{"id":321589,"date":"2025-05-01T03:29:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T08:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/hulk-hogan-launches-pro-wrestling-league-hopes-trump-hits-inaugural-event"},"modified":"2025-05-01T03:30:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T08:30:08","slug":"hulk-hogan-launches-pro-wrestling-league-hopes-trump-hits-inaugural-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/hulk-hogan-launches-pro-wrestling-league-hopes-trump-hits-inaugural-event","title":{"rendered":"Hulk Hogan Launches Professional Wrestling League, Hopes Trump Hits Inaugural Occasion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Hulk Hogan<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-titlecase h2\">Launches Wrestling League<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-uppercase h1\">Hoping Trump Hits First Event!!!<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n            Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-05-01T00:30:18-07:00\">May 1, 2025 12:30 AM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"47.8546686747\">\n<section id=\"cb-f6c5646e5309e47d26ab3c1a995f11e3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-a7f2d8e6-7040-441e-8328-a57ec0d993f0-1490540269-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-a7f2d8e6-7040-441e-8328-a57ec0d993f0-1490540269-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cleveland\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/82\/16by9\/2025\/04\/30\/827aeb02456944a19a3f63428177e382_md.jpg\" alt=\"hulk-hogan-kal-04-30-2025\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f6c5646e5309e47d26ab3c1a995f11e3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a6ee8bfb5b00e9eebb73ad2f9eb9ad95\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"25.8571428571\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/hulk-hogan\/\"><strong>Hulk Hogan<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s got a new wrestling league &#8230; and he&#8217;s hopeful he won&#8217;t be the only major celeb running wild at its inaugural event later this summer &#8212; telling <strong>TMZ Sports <\/strong>he wants <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> there too!!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a6ee8bfb5b00e9eebb73ad2f9eb9ad95--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e7900838bee357db7263c7812b5cd5ea\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29.4007936508\">\n<p>The WWE legend announced this week he, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/eric-bischoff\/\"><strong>Eric Bischoff<\/strong><\/a> and famed coach <strong>Israel Martinez<\/strong> have joined together to start Real American Freestyle &#8212; and on Wednesday, he told us he wants POTUS ringside when it all officially kicks off on Aug. 30 in Cleveland.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e7900838bee357db7263c7812b5cd5ea--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bd9404e95c6dd3ab80e8328fe9f009c5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bd9404e95c6dd3ab80e8328fe9f009c5--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-07e6991438ad9b8a0016c9444238c8ef\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>In fact, Hulk &#8212; who was one of Trump&#8217;s biggest supporters during his run for president in 2024 &#8212; said he plans to make a phone call to the White House soon to personally extend the invite.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-07e6991438ad9b8a0016c9444238c8ef--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-304e59e4977e8bb09084aa1141f00fa0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>With or without Trump, though, Hogan made it clear he&#8217;s expecting big things from the league &#8212; which will have a bit of a different feel than most of the wrestling promotions he used to dominate.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-304e59e4977e8bb09084aa1141f00fa0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2806cc9c110943a28f7a85bc5fa68242\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2806cc9c110943a28f7a85bc5fa68242--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-106ae9d1de259e1c42322a5bd54c9ebd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>The RAF will feature real, unscripted freestyle wrestling &#8230; with both men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s divisions. He said in a teaser for the league that athletes &#8220;are going to get paid to beat people up&#8221; &#8212; before telling us they could make dollar amounts in the seven-figure range.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-106ae9d1de259e1c42322a5bd54c9ebd--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1a2bf7c2f0eeb4b8b9f9de9980798cf5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>Hulk promised it&#8217;ll have &#8220;The Voice&#8221;-like elements too &#8230; saying wrestlers&#8217; backgrounds will be given to fans prior to their matches.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1a2bf7c2f0eeb4b8b9f9de9980798cf5--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5d8d7c48f6dfe763785af2a0cd712fed\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>&#8220;By the time these wrestlers come out,&#8221; he said, &#8220;you&#8217;re going to actually be vested in these athletes and it&#8217;s really going to ramp up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5d8d7c48f6dfe763785af2a0cd712fed--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a93eb448da067a6f007692ffea3868b4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a93eb448da067a6f007692ffea3868b4--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-17196b24317ce6b92ece6a4f7717d12e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>Hogan said the idea all came to him and his business partners right around the time he started his Real American Beer company &#8230; and he told us after watching Trump attend the NCAA Division I wrestling championships in Philadelphia last month, he got really excited for its potential.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-17196b24317ce6b92ece6a4f7717d12e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ea2b97d7cac41c0752d8f4a1f11b4be1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>Now, he said he believes it&#8217;s all got the chance to be &#8220;just as big as&#8221; the UFC and the WWE.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ea2b97d7cac41c0752d8f4a1f11b4be1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f0005974b49f05dba2c5cfac983c4e79\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s what I&#8217;m looking for,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f0005974b49f05dba2c5cfac983c4e79--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/05\/01\/hulk-hogan-real-american-freestyle-wrestling-trump-attendance\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hulk Hogan Launches Wrestling League Hoping Trump Hits First Event!!! 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