Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling. Just the title is enough to make one giggle with joy. There's nothing like a purely ridiculous reality series, produced by one of the most ridiculous celebrities of the past 20 years (Hulk Hogan) and featuring a cornucopia of even more ridiculous celebrity competitors. Country Music Television has decided to air
Hulk's Celebrity Championship Wrestling, which will feature 10 pseudo-celebrities learning how to become professional (fake) wrestlers and ultimately competing for the title of best fake celebrity wrestler. Or something like that. The season is being filmed currently, though the premiere date has yet to be set. The big news today is the release of the Celebrity Wrestling cast.
Your Take
oscardahl said:
Yet, people keep watching the shows.
padackels said:
The problem with reality shows is that a majority of them attract the worst crowd of ugly , no talented act...
padackels said:
And the picture of Screech....is that of another actor who is a big loser.
Hulk Hogan will host and act as a judge. The two other judges will be wrestling staples Eric Bischoff and "The Mouth from the South" Jimmy Hart. Brian Knobbs (from the tag team the Nasty Boys) and the great Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake.
Here are your contestants:
Danny Bonaduce –
The Partidge Family
Todd Bridges –
Diff'rent Strokes
Butterbean - Boxer
Trishelle Cannatella –
The Real World
Dustin Diamond – Screech from
Saved by the Bell
Erin Murphy -
Bewitched
Dennis Rodman – Former NBA player
Frank Stallone – Brother of Sly
Tiffany – '80s pop star
Nikki Ziering – Playboy model
Depending on your frame of mind, this is either the greatest collection of celebrities ever assembled, or a sure sign of the apocalypse. Screech and Dennis Rodman, together at last! Nikki Ziering and Trishelle, the two token hotties! Danny Bonaduce hasn't been on a reality show for a few weeks, let's bring him in too! I don't see how it's fair to cast Butterbean, however, seeing as he's been a wrestler/boxer in real life, and a pretty good one. I guess this is fake wrestling, but still, it's not like Dustin Diamond will ever be able to pile drive Butterbean.
I'll leave you with the glory of Frank Stallone, in the form of a 1983 music video for the Sly Stallone directed sequel to
Saturday Night Fever,
Stayin' Alive. Enjoy.
-Oscar Dahl, BuddyTV Senior Writer
(Image Courtesy of NBC)