His paycheck from the WWE was just the appetizer. He made millions on merchandise. A single Hulk Hogan t-shirt sold faster than hot dogs at a baseball game.
He had a cash cow in the form of Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling cartoon. And let’s not forget the No Holds Barred movie. It was a critical disaster, but a financial miracle.
By the 1990s, he jumped ship to WCW. He signed a contract so fat it could have wrestled him. Reports say it was $3 million a year plus a massive cut of pay-per-view profits.
His Hollywood Hogan heel turn? Pure genius. It made him even more famous. And more rich.
