Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling
| Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling | |
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| Directed by | Brian Smith |
| Starring | Hulk Hogan |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Eric Bischoff Jason Hervey Hulk Hogan Brian Smith |
| Release | |
| Original network | CMT |
| Original release | October 18 – December 6, 2008 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling was a short-lived American reality television program, which ran for eight episodes on CMT in 2008. The first episode aired on October 18, 2008. In Australia, the show premiered in July 2009 on the FOX8 channel. It was also shown in the UK on Bravo and Viva. The show was co-produced by Hulk Hogan and Bischoff-Hervey Entertainment. The show featured celebrities being trained to become professional wrestlers. The finale aired on December 6, 2008, where Dennis Rodman was declared the winner of the competition.
The trainers included Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, Brian Knobs (who are best friends of Hogan), and Tom Howard with assistant trainers Joseph Meehan, Kevin Martenson, Tommy Williams, Tommy Wilson and Sam Culver. Bubba the Love Sponge was the special commentator.
Former professional wrestlers also made special appearances in the series. Bill Goldberg, a film actor and former WCW World Heavyweight Champion and WWE World Heavyweight Champion, guest starred in the sixth episode. Rob Van Dam, a former ECW World Heavyweight Champion and WWE Champion, guest starred in the fifth episode.
^ Bonaduce was originally eliminated in week 5 because of an injury, but he was brought back in week 6. He was later eliminated in week 7.
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