Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff’s new venture is not off to a good start.
Earlier this year, in April, Hogan and Bischoff announced their new project via social media. Bischoff and Hogan launched Real American Freestyle Wrestling promotion, hoping to get on par with or even surpass World Wrestling Entertainment and UFC.
However, just weeks ahead of its inaugural event, a major disappointing update has emerged. According to a latest report from WrestleTix (as of this writing), Real American Freestyle’s first show on August 30th, 2025, at the Wolstein Center in CSU, Cleveland, OH, has sold less than 500 tickets.
With a current setup of 3,425 tickets, it has only sold 457 tickets, as 3,882 spots still remain available. With around 52 days left for the show, the current cheapest priced ticket is at $39.60.
Hulk Hogan Has High Hopes For His New Venture
Earlier this year, while speaking on Fox & Friends, Hulk Hogan shared his ambitious vision for his and Bischoff’s new wrestling company.
“Yes it is. 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.”
In other news: MJF recently took a brutal shot at Hulk Hogan.