Hulk Hogan is a big fan of Rhea Ripley.
The Judgement Day member has been the biggest female star in the WWE over the past year. With a huge win over Becky Lynch at WrestleMania 40, she cemented herself as the new top female star in the company.
She didn’t even let an injury ruin her momentum. Despite missing months due to being on the shelf, Rhea Ripley feuded with Liv Morgan over both the Women’s World title and Dominik Mysterio.
Hulk Hogan spoke with Bill Apter of Sportskeeda WrestleBinge. He was asked about his opinion on Rhea Ripley, to which the WWE Hall of Famer had very good things to say.
He called her a “Hellcat” before adding that “she’s like TheBomb.com”. Hulk Hogan compared Rhea Ripley to Charlotte Flair but added that she has “a little extra gas in her tank,” calling her “really fun to watch.
“I love her, man, she’s like TheBomb.com, she’s got it figured out, man. She’s on fire. And she’s a Hellcat, man. She’s on fire, man. I think she and Charlotte are neck and neck. Then Ripley’s got a little extra gas in her tank whenever she needs it. So that’s really fun to watch.”
Hulk Hogan Had A Guaranteed Contract With WWE In 1984
Hulk Hogan claims he had one of the first guaranteed contracts in wrestling history.
While speaking on The Outbound Life, Hulk Hogan mentioned that he had a guaranteed full-time contract in WCW in 1984.
“I don’t know if it was Kevin Nash or somebody said, ‘there were never any guaranteed contracts until we came along.’ I think Kevin Nash might have said it. When I came back, January 23, 1984, I won the belt. I was back a couple months before then doing TV. I had a guaranteed contract back then. I had a ten-year guaranteed contract then. That was way before they signed Kevin Nash. That was 20 years before. Vince (McMahon) wanted to lock me down because, at the time, I had the gimmick figured out, and I was so hot. I was leading the charge on a lot of fronts. The guaranteed contract was a constant.
“At the time, I started making movies too. I was making a couple movies a year. That was extra money on the side. There was a 1-900 number. 1-900-HULK-HOGAN. It was a hotline that kids could call. They would get their parent’s credit card and stay on the phone all night talking to me. It was all pre-recorded messages about training and vitamins and storyline. I made a ton of money on that 1-900 number. I was killing it on that. Doing movies. My merchandise was selling like crazy.”
