Awed by professional wrestler Terry Bollea – better known to wrestling fans around the world as Hulk Hogan – Sylvester Stallone contacted the wrestling newcomer in the early 1980’s to discuss casting the blonde giant as “Thunderlips” in 1982’s Rocky movie sequel Rocky III.
Hulk Hogan’s appearance in Stallone’s third blockbuster boxing film had long lasting effects on both popular culture and real life professional wrestling in the United States.
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