Former WWE star challenged Hulk Hogan in a shoot fight.
Hulk Hogan is considered one of the biggest and best-known legends in wrestling history, but it’s no secret that many fans and superstars aren’t his biggest supporters. Among those who feel the same way is former WWE star Paul Roma, who even challenged the Hall of Famer in a shoot fight or an MMA clash.
On The Masters of Wrestling, Paul Roma, Mario Mancini, and The Master Emir were discussing MMA when the former WCW star called out Hulk Hogan and challenged him to a fight inside the octagon. The former superstar then mentioned that instead of fighting inside the octagon, they could do it shoot style instead.
“Listen, they’re talking about what they’re, they’re putting together some shoot wrestling, right? [It’s a real American wrestling or something] Real American wrestling. Well, listen, he has a song and he claims to be a real American. Me, I’m a real American patriot right here. So I say, let’s have at it. Let’s do it. I’m willing to lose. The question is, is he willing to lose?”
Paul then shared a story in the past when Hogan “got a little pissy” when Hulk was asked to take a photo with a handicapped child.
“We did a little meet and greet with these kids, handicap kids that aren’t in such great shape. And then there was another kid that I don’t want to say they forgot about, but he came in kind of late and they pretty much wheeled them in on a bed. And they went in and told Hogan, ‘Hey, can you, you know, come on, there’s another kid.’ And he threw his hands up and got a little pissy about it and said, ‘I’m not getting paid for this,’ and made a comment like that.
As per Roma, he got angry when The Hulkster said he wasn’t “getting paid” to do it. This led to Paul challenging him in a fight then and there.
And I overheard it. And I was like, ‘Are you kidding me, dude? Did I really just hear what I heard? Because I have respect for you. And I liked you as a person. Now you have no respect coming from me. And I bought one to whoop your ass right now. The only problem is like anything, if I do, I’m out of a job and B you’re out of a job and I’m getting sued because I cost you your career.’ So, you know what? Again, let’s have at it. I’m ready to go.”
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Former WWE Star Paul Roma Calls Hulk Hogan A Two-Faced
When Paul was asked if there had been other times Hulk Hogan rubbed him the wrong way, Roma shared that Hulk was “two-faced” and that Roddy Piper also had issues with him. However, their fight regarding the handicapped children was enough to get him mad, as he is still not over it.
The 65-year-old also shared that if they do see each other, he will be cordial and would say hello and shake hands, but would have nothing else left to say after that interaction.
Paul Roma then continued to call out Hulk Hogan. The former said he wouldn’t force him to enter the squared circle if they didn’t want to, but asked the latter to at least give him a heads up whether he would accept the challenge or just leave it.