No Holds Barred
It isn’t uncommon to see professional wrestlers translate their success in the ring to the silver screen in modern times. WWE icons Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, John Cena, and Dave Bautista have all become major motion picture stars. However, those three men wouldn’t have parlayed their in-ring success into Hollywood superstardom had it not been for one man. Combat sports fans are gearing up for Conor McGregor’s return to the UFC. Fans can use this welcome offer to wager on McGregor or Donald Cerrone before they enter the octagon.
Hulk Hogan first burst onto the film scene with Rocky III. That appearance led to the WWE signing him and marketing him as the biggest pro wrestler of all-time. Since debuting in Rocky III as Thunderlips in 1982, Hogan has appeared in a number of top releases as a co-star. Unfortunately, Hogan’s starring roles haven’t been quite as good in the mainstream. However, if you love good/bad B films, you can’t miss these Hogan films.
5. Secret Agent Club
Secret Agent Club is one of the least known films Hogan starred in. It came out during the mid-1990s after Hogan’s initial success in wrestling in the WWE and his rebirth as a hated villain in WCW with the NWO. Combat sports fans can get the latest bonus promo codes if they click here before McGregor and Cerrone meet in the UFC. Hogan stars as Ray Chase, a secret spy who steals a laser gun. He is then targetted by the evildoer he stole the gun from and is kidnapped. Chase’s son must then rescue his dad. The film co-stars former The Bold and The Beautiful actress Lesley-Anne Down.
4. Santa with Muscles
Hogan has claimed Santa with Muscles was his worst movie of all-time and should never have been made. We disagree with his claims. The film was panned by critics and made less than $250,000 at the box office. Yet, it is a fun late-night watch during the holidays. Hogan plays a conceited self-made millionaire (seems topical in 2020), who suffers amnesia. It results in him believing himself to be Santa Claus. Interestingly, this 1996 film stars a young Mila Kunis.
3. Mr. Nanny
Compared to some of the other films Hogan has starred or acted in, Mr. Nanny feels quite cliched for men and women who come from the combat sports world. Hogan plays Sean Armstrong, a former professional wrestler turned bodyguard. The twist is Hogan must watch out for tech firm head honcho Alex Mason’s mischievous children. Chaos ensues as Hogan protects the kids when bad guys come after Mason’s last tech microchip creation. It feels like this film has been remade unintentionally (or intentionally) by The Rock.
Suburban Commando
2. Suburban Commando
While some films apes on Hogan’s wrestling career, Suburban Commando is a sci-fi film that isn’t too different from movies such as Demolition Man or Judge Dredd. Released in 1991, Hogan plays Shep Ramsey, an intergalactic commando sent to rescue a deposed general, who is on Earth. The film co-stars Christopher Lloyd and includes Mark Calaway, who would become the WWE’s The Undertaker that year. Suburban Commando may have been panned by critics, but it is a fun sci-fi ride that was initially meant for both Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger before the duo agreed to star in Twins. Had it been released in modern times on Netflix, it would be loved.
1. No Holds Barred
Hogan’s most well-known film, No Holds Barred, sees him play the part of Rip Thomas, a championship wrestler. Thomas must fight crooked wrestling promoters and the intimidating Zeus to come out on top. Released in 1989, the film was panned by wrestling fans especially when WWE owner Vince McMahon brought Zeus into the company to fight Hogan at the annual SummerSlam show that year. Rumour has it that Hogan and McMahon were not happy with the original No Holds Barred film script and re-wrote it during a 48-hour cocaine-fuelled writing session.
