Paul Wight owes a lot to Hulk Hogan for helping him launch his wrestling career and he has now revealed how he got his big break in wrestling thanks to Hogan.
While speaking on Going Ringside, Paul Wight shared how he met Hulk Hogan, did an impression of him and got his first big break in wrestling. At the time, Paul was working for a karaoke company, helping load equipment. He ran into Danny Bonaduce, who was doing a morning radio show.
Danny was surprised by how big Paul was and asked what he did. Paul said he recognized Danny from The Partridge Family, and they started talking. Wight noted that Danny was planning a charity basketball game against Hulk Hogan and Mr. T.
Since Paul Wight had played college basketball at Wichita State, Danny invited him to join the team and said it would be a good chance to meet Hogan.
At the game, Paul met Hogan briefly before it started. Later, Paul Wight told his friend Jimmy that Hogan seemed bigger than him. Jimmy laughed and said Paul was actually much taller but Hogan just had a huge presence.
After the game, Jimmy told Paul Wight to do his Hulk Hogan impression. Paul was nervous at first since he knew that impersonating another wrestler could go badly if it wasnt good. But he gave it a shot anyway. He went all in with the voice and energy, saying lines like, What are you gonna do when the largest arms in the world come for you, brother?
The Hulkster was surprised in a good way. He told Paul Wight that he had a dollar sign on his forehead. Paul joked that he wished he could see it because he was broke. From that moment, Hogan started supporting Paul.
Hogan made phone calls and helped get Paul booked for an autograph signing in Illinois, even though Paul hadnt started wrestling yet. Hogan told people Paul was going to be a star. At that time, if Hogan gave his support, people listened. That one moment with the impersonation helped start Pauls wrestling career.
Paul Wights story shows that one brave choice can change your whole life in a big way. Therefore, fans are just glad Wight decided to take the risk and impersonate Hogan since it obviously paid off in the best way possible.
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