In 2014, Hulk Hogan claimed that he missed out a grill sponsorship that eventually went to George Foreman, leading to the famous George Foreman Grill.
"I missed the phone call," Hogan told Dan Le Batard on Highly Questionable in 2014. "George Foreman and I had the same agent. My kids were complaining that I was always towards the end of the line picking them up from school. They get out of school at three and the soccer moms are lining up their minivans and talking shop so I would come quarter to three and I was at the back of the bus. I went to McDonald's early, got diet cokes, burgers, fries, and it was a big surprise. I got to the school a quarter after two and I was the first one in line. My kids came out, they were all excited, I have the drinks and hamburgers. We get home, I check my answering machine. My agent called me, 'Hogan, I got two things, a grill and a blender. Two choices for you and George.' When I called him back, my agent says, 'I called you first and I figured you would take the grill, but you weren't home so I called George and he took the grill.' 450 million dollars later, we got the George Foreman Grill in every size and color you can imagine and I got the blender tha you put eight ounces of water in, scoop the protein, put in a double A battery and it spins three times, farts, and cuts off."
Hogan landed a deal with a blender called the Hulk Hogan Thunder Mixer.
Pablo Torre on Pablo Torre Finds Out got the real story behind Hogan's claim.
"We went to the grill's inventor Michael Boehm and his family issued a statement to us. They dispute the Hulkster's cataloging of events. 'George Foreman was the only celebrity our dad approached about endorsing the grill. We don't know who started the story about Hulk Hogan being approached but it isn't accurate.' The agent Hulk Hogan cited was a guy named Sam. He repped Hulk Hogan and George Foreman. Unfortunately, Sam passed away last fall, but they shared a lawyer. The lawyer is a guy named Henry Holmes and he told us, 'The Hulk Hogan story is not my recollection. In fact, it was two other celebrities sharing representation that their agent was asking about,'" relayed Torre.
Holmes said that Pam Anderson and Chuck Norris were considered before Foreman was approached.
That settles that.
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