Reflecting on Hulk Hogan’s Career and Influence on Pro Wrestling With Marc Raimondi | The Masked Man Show

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The Ringer

Wrestling, Sports

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2025

⏱️ 99 minutes

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What’s your favorite Hulk Hogan memory (0:16)? David and Kaz continue the conversation about the late Hulk Hogan and the legacy he leaves behind (3:36). Later, they share some quick SummerSlam picks (71:00).Then David welcomes Marc Raimondi, author of ‘Say Hello to the Bad Guys,' to discuss Hogan’s career and how he changed the landscape of professional wrestling through the NWO (76:00)Read David’s piece “The Mortal Hulk Hogan” on The Ringer's website.Get your tickets for Summer Bash here! Be sure to check out our videos on BlueSky, TikTok, Instagram Threads, and X.Hosts: David Shoemaker, Kazeem Famuyide, and Brian H. WatersGuest: Marc RaimondiProducer: Brian H. Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone.
0:01.0	Danny Haifitz here from the Ringer Fantasy Football Show.
0:02.9	We're coming to you multiple times per week to tell you who to draft, who not to draft.
0:06.9	Honestly, that's kind of most of it.
0:08.3	The Ringer Fantasy Football Show.
0:09.4	YouTube, Spotify, wherever get your podcast, the Ringer Fantasy Football Show.
0:16.5	Cold open question of the week, Kaz.
0:19.7	What's up, shoes?
0:22.6	That was the sound of Kaz ripping off his Velcro du rag face mask
0:24.8	uh
0:26.9	let's start this one on a positive
0:28.6	note let's because I know what the
0:30.8	flip side of this is going to be positive
0:32.4	what's your favorite Hulk Hogan memory
0:34.7	wow
0:36.0	um I have two uh your favorite Hulk Hogan memory? Wow.
0:40.4	I have two.
0:44.8	One is obviously the debut of Voodoo Child
0:48.3	with the NWO,
0:50.5	Dennis Rodman, Michael Buffer,
0:52.6	Eric Bischoff,
0:54.1	the original NWO at the peak of their powers during the NBA finals coming down to the ring and just probably the coolest entrance in the history of pro wrestling entrances.
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