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Bash at the Baywatch!
8. The Hoff's Heat With The Hulkster
Former wrestler and WCW booker Kevin Sullivan reviewed WCW's February 1995 pay-per-view SuperBrawl V for the latest edition of his podcast Taskmaster Talks.
The episode was sprinkled with interesting anecdotes, such as the fact that Ed 'Brutus Beefcake' Leslie's 'The Butcher' gimmick cost the company $350,000 when Abdullah the Butcher successfully sued them over use the name.
But the thing that stuck out the most was that, according to Sullivan, Baywatch star David Hasselhoff had an issue with Hulk Hogan when the Hulkster guest starred on an episode of the popular series.
Hogan appeared in the episode 'Bash at the Beach' along with Randy Savage, Ric Flair, Vader and Sullivan.
Per Sullivan, the rest of the cast and crew (including co-star Pamela Anderson) treated the wrestlers well, but The Hoff - who didn't appear in the episode - didn't come around.
He said:
'The people on Baywatch were super. They were very nice. The only thing is I think there was some animosity between Hasselhoff and Hogan. Hasselhoff was not in that episode if you recall and he didn’t even come around to see Hulk. I think he was jealous of Hulk. Pamela was wonderful to everybody. She came out and talked to everybody. She was great. All the production people were great. It was a great time. I really enjoyed it'.
He was likely envious of the Hulkster's tan. It was just a few shades closer to 'hot dog' at the time.
Written by Lewis Howse
Features journalist for Cultaholic.com and script writer for the Cultaholic YouTube Channel.
