As discussed on the latest episode of The Complete Hulk Hogan, here is an absolutely WILD promo that aired only on Philadelphia's PRISM channel on Valentine's Day 1981. Here Hulk says - we believe for the first time on camera - that he will be in Rocky III, which began shooting the next month.
It's notable that prior to this, Hogan had made only one vague reference to such an opportunity on WWF's syndicated TV, the contents of which WWF controlled to a much greater degree than they did PRISM's. Basically, PRISM was a place Hogan could go into business for himself on the mic, and we've noted how differently his promos (sans Blassie) sounded on this channel compared to ones with Vince Jr. holding the mic.
And we're still wondering what Hulk could POSSIBLY MEAN when he says, "I import all my fine products, everything I want ... the finest I've got, I fly in from Cocoa Beach on the weekends just to keep my anxiety down. I'm always high. I'm always on top of the world."
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