Hulk Hogan recently did an interview with The Outbound Life, where he discussed a wide range of topics.
During the interview, Hogan claimed he had a guaranteed deal well before Kevin Nash and Scott Hall received such contracts in WCW. The three men changed wrestling forever when they formed the NWO in 1996.
“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,” said Hogan.
H/T to Fightful for the transcription
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