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Olives Boligarky: Welcome, Mr. Hogan.  It’s an honor to have a legend like you here with us today.

Hulk Hogan: Well thanks Brother.

OB: Seriously, you are a star of movies, television, video games, toys – the father of modern wresting, and an American hero.

Hulk Hogan: Well, my character over the years has always embraced a sort of…

OB: Character?

Hulk Hogan: Yeah, you know.  My character, the Hulk Hogan persona…

OB: Yeah, yeah.  I know.

Hulk Hogan: Good, as I was saying…

OB: I don’t believe those people who say that wrestling is fake.

Hulk Hogan: Uh… 

OB: Now, I see that you’re in excellent shape.  Looks like an 18 pack you’ve got there or something.

Hulk Hogan: Well, you know, my image has sort of been packaged and re-packaged over and over again.  You can find me in so many forms, but I’m always really the same guy.

OB: Wow, yeah.  I have about 32 Hulk Hogan figures in my collection at home.

Hulk Hogan: Wow, 32.  That’s impressive.

OB: Thanks.  So I’m not sure where to start, let’s talk about your wrestling career.

Hulk Hogan:  Sure, what would you like to know?

OB: Well, who was your toughest opponent?

Hulk Hogan:  That’s an easy question.  It was Andre the…

OB: Andre the Giant!  Yeah, of course.  He was 7 feet tall and 500 pounds.  Amazing you survive a match with someone like that, let alone body slam him in front of 90,000 fans in the Pontiac Silverdome.  Wow…

Hulk Hogan:  Uh, yeah, exactly.  I also faced him…

OB: In Wrestlemania 4, in a tournament to decide the heavyweight championship.  I remember the match ended in a double disqualification.

Hulk Hogan:  I can tell you’re a fan.

OB: Yeah, so let’s see.  What about movies and television, what’s been your best experiences with Hollywood?

Hulk Hogan:  You know, I’ve pretty much enjoyed all of it.  I’ve done a few quirky things here and there, but I’m satisfied that I’ve made enough of an impression in popular culture, that Hulk Hogan will always be remembered.

OB: Uh, I have to ask you this…  What happened to your face?

Hulk Hogan:  Oh this.  Well, some of my other forms survived the 80’s a little better than I did.  If you remember us “Thumb Wrestlers” were made of some cheap rubber.  It didn’t take long before some kid’s dog got a hold of me as a chew toy.

OB: Oh my God, that’s horrible.

Hulk Hogan:  Nah, it happens.  Not any worse than what my ex-wife did to me.

OB: Really?  What did she do?

Hulk Hogan:  Well, she used me as a chew toy… just wasn’t chomping on my face.

OB: Whoa, where was she chomping?

Hulk Hogan: Let’s just move on.

OB: Ok, What was it like being a thumb wrestler?

Hulk Hogan:  Well, to be honest, I thought there was always something wrong with packaging us like this.  I mean, let’s be honest, kids were sticking their thumbs up our asses.

OB: Better than their own.

Hulk Hogan: Yeah, I guess.

OB: You know you’ve made a huge impact on American culture.  You’ve been around in one way or another for over 20 years.  And you’re still out there, involved in a reality tv show with your family, and even stepping into the ring now and then for something special.

Hulk Hogan:  Well, I’m an entertainer above all else.  I like to kick ass with the best of ‘em.  But at the end of the day, I’m here to give hope to the little Hulksters out there, remind them to pray and eat their vitamins.

OB:  Yeah, and kicking ass is fun for youngsters too.  One time I body slammed my sister into the coffee table.  My parents were kicking MY ass after that.

Hulk Hogan: Well, you know, what we do on TV shouldn’t be tried at home.  It’s dangerous stuff.

OB: It sure is.  I lost 3 teeth when I jumped off a steel-cage I rigged in the back yard.

Hulk Hogan: Don’t you think that’s a little too dangerous?

OB: Nah, I’ve fallen right on my head a number of times.

Hulk Hogan: I’d have never guessed.

OB: Well, is there anything else you’d like to say to the millions of fans out there?

Hulk Hogan: Just reminding all you little Hulksters to pray and eat your vitamins.

OB: You ARE a real American.

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