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Ep. 430:The Complete Hulk Hogan | The Birth of Hulk Hogan (Part 2.5, Matsuda)

The Lapsed Fan

The Lapsed Fan

Wrestling, Tv & Film, Sports

4.71K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2025

⏱️ 109 minutes

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0:00.0

So you've asked the question, we heard from the daughter, how did Hero feel after this?

0:03.6

Do you think he was unbothered? About breaking his leg? Yeah. I don't think he gave a shit. That's correct. According to Jerry Briscoe told Brad Beluccian, how did Hero feel after that? He didn't. He was indifferent about it. How did he feel about it? He didn't feel about it. How about that? He didn't feel around for it either.

0:22.7

He just went for it.

0:24.4

It was just different about it. How did he feel about it? He didn't feel about it. How about that?

0:21.2

He didn't feel around for it either. He just went for it. It was just a job, Jerry said, you know, another guy coming through and he's done a lot worse to guys. Terry actually got off lucky. It was just his ankle instead of breaking his face up and all that stuff and going to the band the next night with two big balloons for eyes. is it fair to say?

0:37.3

He was asked that when guys...

0:38.4

Baloons, dude.

0:39.5

Yeah.

0:41.2

Whoa. going to the band the next night with two big balloons for eyes. Is it fair to say? He was asked that when guys...

0:38.3

Bloons, dude.

0:41.2

Whoa.

0:43.3

Balloon knots, you know.

0:47.8

But it's, you know, he's a guy that, you know, Matt Suda was very secure in his position.

0:52.7

He was not just some wrestler on the card. He had part of the office. He had business interests all over the place. He wasn't going anywhere. And it's important to remember that. One of the things we want to take a look at, Boss, you got that folder open, the aforementioned folder with a lot of the materials, courtesy of the big homie Matt, who's been an indispensable resource

1:12.9

as we really ramp up on the earliest years of Terry Balea.

1:15.6

You'll see a couple of clips in there that I'd love for you to convey to the solar system

1:19.5

because as we try to paint this picture of Hiramatsuda, kind of important to go to the

1:23.4

Tampa area newspaper clippings and how they wrote about his business ventures and him

1:28.0

as more than just a professional wrestler in the community.

1:32.0

So we're going to find those here in a moment and convey them to the folks.

1:36.3

He, as mentioned, he had something of a, I don't know what you'd call it, like an apparel store,

1:43.4

I guess, like a sporting goods store.

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