Hulk Hogan Wants Real American Freestyle To Be As Big As WWE

Hulk Hogan recently revealed he was co-launching Real American Freestyle, and the multi-time world champion has lofty ambitions for the brand.

Hogan - alongside Eric Bischoff and wrestling coach Izzy Martinez - launched the project earlier this week, with the promotion set be a freestyle wrestling league, with some of the pizazz of professional wrestling. Speaking with Fox & Friends, the ‘Hulkster’ revealed what heights the trio want to take the promotion:

“It’s freestyle wrestling and it’s professional now because we get to pay the athletes. Izzy is our linchpin. He has trained all of the Olympic athletes, all the NCAA champions, all the college kids that really have made it. He was our source to pull in all these great athletes and get everybody signed. Our goal is not to be competitive with Dana White and the UFC or the WWE, but to be just as big or bigger because this is an underserved market,” stated Hogan.

Real American Freestyle are set to run their first event on August 30 in Cleveland, Ohio. Former UFC fighter Ben Askren, former Olympian Kennedy Blades, and former national champion Zahid Valencia have all been announced for the new league.

H/T: Fightful

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