- 5/22/2025
WOOOO vs. BROTHER! Who’s the ultimate TV pitchman: Hulk Hogan or Ric Flair? We dive into Hulkamania’s larger-than-life commercials (think Slim Jim and Right Guard) and the Nature Boy’s slick endorsements (from car dealerships to Woo Energy). Hogan’s 80s pop culture dominance battles Flair’s charismatic swagger in this nostalgic showdown. Who sold it better on TV? Vote in the comments! #HulkHogan #RicFlair #TVPitchman #WrestlingLegends #Hulkamania #NatureBoy #80sNostalgia #90sNostalgia #SlimJim #WooEnergy #Wrestling #PopCulture #Throwback #80s #90s #CelebrityEndorsements #TVCommercials #Charisma #Viral #Humor #WWE #WCW #Nostalgic #ClassicAds #MarketingIcons #ProWrestling #80sVibes
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00:00:00In a world where the IT thing is always changing, sometimes you need a tour guide or two to help you find your way to Pop Culture's Paradise.
00:00:07If you find yourself reminiscing or in need of a good recommendation, these two have you covered.
00:00:12And now, here's your hosts, Joey and Jeff!
00:00:21Welcome back to Pop Culture Paradise, and today, we are declaring a champion.
00:00:26A champion in what?
00:00:28In shilling. The ultimate shiller.
00:00:31I'm Joe, that is Jeff, and today, our combatants for the Ultimate Shilling Championship are the immortal Hulk Hogan!
00:00:42Versus the nature boy, Ric Flair.
00:00:47Dude, we have had some pretty exciting episodes so far, but when you initially pitched this idea to me, I got really excited.
00:00:55Because we're going to see them pitching and shilling some of the most outlandish and incredible things here today.
00:01:03I'm really pumped to dive in.
00:01:05Now, this was a little brainstorm of mine, and I think you, the viewer, will be able to really get into this.
00:01:11Because once we have a champion, they're not champion for life. They have to defend this title.
00:01:16And you can nominate somebody else that you think matches the mold of, well, that guy or girl you see on TV selling you everything.
00:01:26Now, the first person that comes to mind that might be waiting in the wings to take on whoever becomes champion today, might just be Shaquille O'Neal.
00:01:35I'm just going to put his name in the hat, because I've seen him shill some incredible things before.
00:01:41Spoiler alert! I mean, he could be waiting right in the wings, waiting to challenge Hulk Hogan or Ric Flair.
00:01:48He doesn't know yet. It's like every number three contender.
00:01:52You just got to see the big guys go at it, and you come in, pick that carcass clean.
00:01:56Right.
00:01:57Now, can you explain what makes a good pitchman, being somebody who's been paid to also sell product?
00:02:04Oh, gosh. You got to be informative, relatable, exciting, personable.
00:02:10You got to kind of be a people's person, explain the benefit of whatever you're shilling or trying to endorse.
00:02:18There are so many different types of pitchmen.
00:02:23Some that come to mind is your buddy from, what is it called? The special tape.
00:02:29Oh, the Flex Seal.
00:02:31Yes.
00:02:32Everybody loves Flex Seal.
00:02:33That guy, incredible pitchman.
00:02:36I often think about the guy that did ShamWow.
00:02:39I thought he was great, too, though I would never buy a ShamWow.
00:02:43Yeah, just a lot of qualities, and you cannot be afraid to make a complete fool of yourself.
00:02:51Which made me kind of want to name this title the inaugural Billy Mays Championship,
00:02:57who was another guy who, my God, he would sell everything.
00:03:01The Ding King.
00:03:02Yep.
00:03:03Hi, Billy Mays here with an amazing new product.
00:03:06You got to see it to believe it.
00:03:08It's called the Ding King.
00:03:09You're right.
00:03:10You have to be kind of personable.
00:03:12You have to be willing to be the silly guy in the commercial that's like,
00:03:15you know, this problem always happens to me.
00:03:17And then the person at home's like, that problem always happens to you?
00:03:20You're an idiot.
00:03:22But then you're like, I don't know how to do this.
00:03:25I don't know how to do that.
00:03:26Well, this product, this is going to help me finally become human.
00:03:30Right.
00:03:31It's a special breed of person to be a great pitchman.
00:03:35I mean, you look to me, you know, in my opinion,
00:03:40one of the greatest pitchmen ever is Doc Hendricks, right?
00:03:43I can't tell you how many times I saw him talk about the giant Undertaker wall poster
00:03:49that covers the entire frame of the door, and it can all be yours for just $39.99 plus shipping.
00:03:54And I'm just like, Mom, I need this.
00:03:57You know, to keep it on wrestling, but also that QVC lifestyle.
00:04:01Don't forget Don West.
00:04:03Nobody's sold harder than him.
00:04:05So good.
00:04:06So good.
00:04:07If you call right now, we'll throw in all of the MC characters.
00:04:10Every one of them.
00:04:11But that's not all.
00:04:12You want Furbies?
00:04:13I got Furbies.
00:04:15So today our combatants are going to go at it like a true boxing competition.
00:04:20Each round is going to have a specific theme.
00:04:22And at the end of it, we will have a champion.
00:04:25And you know what?
00:04:26The four horsemen have been barred from, well, I wouldn't say ringside,
00:04:30but this is all video.
00:04:32They've been barred from the set.
00:04:35They've been barred from digital distribution.
00:04:37And the other person that's been barred from the set is Jimmy Hart.
00:04:42He is not allowed anywhere near the facilities.
00:04:47Spoiler alert.
00:04:48Jimmy Hart is going to show up.
00:04:50Oh, gosh.
00:04:51Of course he is.
00:04:52And he's going to keep showing up.
00:04:55I'm excited about this, man.
00:04:56Let's dive into round one now at the end of each round.
00:04:59Joe and I will kind of give our thoughts on who we think won the round.
00:05:05Joe will keep tally.
00:05:06But the ultimate decision is going to come up to you in the end.
00:05:09So for round one, we are going to figure out who did a better job
00:05:15pitching one of those products that you would stop off to get quick
00:05:19at a convenience store because you're just really hungry.
00:05:23Ric Flair, what do you have for us?
00:05:25Coming to the farm to Frozen Cold Brew.
00:05:27It's just 99 cents.
00:05:29Ooh.
00:05:33Now, brain freeze.
00:05:35No, that's Frozen Cold Brew with Flair.
00:05:39That is awesome.
00:05:40That is great.
00:05:42I don't even like coffee, not even in the least.
00:05:45But just because I know Ric Flair enjoys these beverages,
00:05:50I'm more inclined to go buy one.
00:05:53Did you see his face, though?
00:05:54Like, was that a brain freeze?
00:05:55Or was that a, ooh, God, I should have tested this earlier
00:05:58before I drank it on camera.
00:06:00Yeah, it could have been a real, you know, brain freeze.
00:06:03Or it could have been, gosh, no wonder this is only 99 cents.
00:06:07Speaking of food, you may have instant regrets on.
00:06:10Here's Hogan's contribution.
00:06:12Yo, Hulkamaniacs, it's me, Hulk Hogan.
00:06:15That was not.
00:06:17That's the dollar store Hulk Hogan.
00:06:20What?
00:06:25Oh, Arby's.
00:06:32What?
00:06:42Joe, can I just say right now that I am now officially an elite company?
00:06:48Oh, really?
00:06:49Because I have an endorsement with Arby's currently.
00:06:53And now that I know that Hogan as well, I feel way cooler.
00:06:59Way, way cooler.
00:07:01Are you also promoting how good the phosphate chicken is?
00:07:05No, mine is something completely different.
00:07:08But it is kind of cool to see.
00:07:11Though I'm a little bit disappointed that Hulk himself didn't actually appear.
00:07:14He just did a voiceover for it.
00:07:17But it's still kind of cool.
00:07:20I don't know, dude.
00:07:22That's kind of cool to me.
00:07:23Well, what I found in some of these commercials is there's not just a market to get Hogan in your commercial.
00:07:29There's an aftermarket to find guys who look like Hogan to be in your commercial.
00:07:35Yeah, scrawny versions of Hulk Hogan.
00:07:38Hey, listen, if you got the perfect look for the commercial, why do you care if they say,
00:07:44You know what? You remind me of somebody.
00:07:46You look like an anorexic Hulk Hogan.
00:07:49Go take it!
00:07:51I have to say that the guy did nail the lip sync.
00:07:55Like, spot on.
00:07:57He's a pro. He's a pro's bro.
00:07:59Yeah.
00:08:00So, round one.
00:08:02Are we going Flair with his frozen iced coffee?
00:08:06Or are we going Hogan at Arby's?
00:08:09For me, even though it's cool to know that Hogan and I have now both endorsed the same company,
00:08:15I got to go with Ric Flair on this one because he actually appeared in the advertisement and not just his voice.
00:08:22So I got to go with the nature boy on this round.
00:08:25I am also going with Ric Flair.
00:08:27Ric Flair is going to take round one.
00:08:30I almost went with Hogan just because he goes, I'm thinking Arby's.
00:08:33And that could be a meme itself.
00:08:35But Flair and his facial reactions to that frozen iced coffee and his oversell of the headache.
00:08:42Yeah, it was good.
00:08:44We're giving it to Flair in round one.
00:08:46So you have to treat your body right.
00:08:48Round two is going to be about, you know, health products and, well, maintenance.
00:08:55Okay.
00:08:57Here is Hulk Hogan chilling for right guard.
00:09:01In trying to make an artistic statement, one should be careful not to let one's personal aroma do the talking.
00:09:07He's very elegant.
00:09:08In order not to offend the critics, I recommend Right Guard Sport Stick.
00:09:12It provides maximum protection and the freshest scents.
00:09:16A sublime palette of odoriferous emanations.
00:09:19This is great.
00:09:20After all, a true artiste should be remembered for his inspiration, not his perspiration.
00:09:25Not his perspiration, yes.
00:09:27I knew it.
00:09:28Anything less would be uncivilized.
00:09:30And people say Hogan isn't a great actor.
00:09:33Dude.
00:09:34Dude, can I just real quick?
00:09:36That was great.
00:09:37I don't know if Flair can handle that KO punch right there.
00:09:41Well, Ric Flair is going to come at us with something called Four Horsemen Vitamins.
00:09:48They'll make you bigger, stronger, and just able to function better.
00:09:53Except when I watch this commercial, I don't really know what it does, actually.
00:09:58Tully Blanchard.
00:09:59Arne Anderson.
00:10:00James J. Dillon.
00:10:01Ric Flair.
00:10:02The Four Horsemen.
00:10:03The most powerful name in professional wrestling.
00:10:06True.
00:10:07Their strength is legendary.
00:10:08Their stamina is boundless.
00:10:09Their endurance is beyond the ordinary.
00:10:11I will say, I like how there's actual clips of them in the ring.
00:10:14The most powerful secret.
00:10:15What is happening in those lockers?
00:10:18Okay.
00:10:19These Vitamins just busted the locker room doors down.
00:10:23Well, yeah, they were glowing out of the locker.
00:10:28There he is.
00:10:31The quote-unquote real world champion.
00:10:37I love how the girl is trying to get the comments, and he's just walking away from her.
00:10:42Well, he doesn't even comment on the match.
00:10:44He's got a product to sell.
00:10:48Wait.
00:10:49Is it Formula One or Formula Two?
00:10:51It's both.
00:10:53You'll get the cars.
00:10:54You'll get the airplanes.
00:10:56You'll get the women.
00:10:57You'll get the clothes.
00:10:59And more importantly, you'll get the body.
00:11:02But what is it supposed to do?
00:11:04Is it just everything?
00:11:06Did they just say, all right, I have a problem with...
00:11:09This fixes it.
00:11:11So wait.
00:11:12You didn't tell me what I had a problem with.
00:11:13It fixes it.
00:11:14It fixes it.
00:11:15Just buy it.
00:11:16Whatever your problem is, you get these.
00:11:18See, that's the problem.
00:11:19I don't even remember what the name of...
00:11:21What was the name of the product?
00:11:24I don't know.
00:11:25I assume you just go up to the store and just be like...
00:11:28Oh, over there.
00:11:29Okay, cool.
00:11:30Thanks.
00:11:31I'll have whatever Ric Flair's having.
00:11:33That's a dangerous, dangerous sentence.
00:11:36The wine section is over there.
00:11:38So Hogan, he also had a vitamin.
00:11:41I don't know if you may even have had this.
00:11:43You seem like the kind of kid who had a Hogan vitamin.
00:11:45Hulk Hogan vitamins!
00:11:47Yay!
00:11:49Hulk Hogan vitamins.
00:11:51The new champion of children's chewables.
00:11:53You've got my name on it.
00:11:55Wait.
00:11:56What was that last line?
00:11:57You've got my name on it.
00:11:59Yes, Hogan.
00:12:00They're Hulk Hogan vitamins.
00:12:02It could have been any type.
00:12:03They're like, hey, it's got my name on it, so you know it's great.
00:12:08Then you're like, I own a Hulk Hogan blender.
00:12:12That doesn't exactly mean it's great.
00:12:14Maybe you can blend the vitamins in the blender.
00:12:17And you can put them into a shake or something.
00:12:19All right.
00:12:20So who are we going with here?
00:12:21Who's taking round two in the wellness section?
00:12:24So is it two videos for Hulk there and one for Flair?
00:12:28Yeah.
00:12:29Hogan went a little bit more offensive this round.
00:12:32Right.
00:12:33You know, honestly, I'm going to say Hogan.
00:12:35I thought the right guard ad was super funny.
00:12:38He delivered the lines right.
00:12:41It was shot well.
00:12:42I like the music to it.
00:12:44It reminded me very much of Mr. Nanny, Suburban Commando Hulk Hogan.
00:12:49Yeah.
00:12:50I think he definitely knocked down Flair in that round.
00:12:53So round two goes to the Hulkster.
00:12:55I think you absolutely correct here.
00:12:57We're agreeing today.
00:12:58It's not going to make such a great podcast if we keep agreeing with each
00:13:01other.
00:13:02Right.
00:13:03But, yeah, the Hogan right guard was a lot like, what was it,
00:13:06Major League Two, where Charlie Sheen's Wild Thing character,
00:13:09Rick Vaughn, also has that commercial.
00:13:11And he keeps messing up the line.
00:13:13Hogan nailed it.
00:13:14First take.
00:13:15Because he's a pro.
00:13:16Yeah.
00:13:17And I definitely, I don't remember that ad specifically,
00:13:21but I definitely remember right guard ads.
00:13:23They were everywhere, endorsed by every athlete you could imagine.
00:13:27So for Hogan to have that on the pro, you know,
00:13:30pro wrestling side of things, that's kind of cool.
00:13:33Around three, there's a little thing in life called loans.
00:13:38So you want to protect yourself and also get the best deal.
00:13:42So when you have to protect yourself,
00:13:44which guy between Flair and Hogan do you trust?
00:13:48We're going to find out in round three.
00:13:51You got to get excited.
00:13:52I've been saving people all those dollars.
00:13:55They can limousine rides and jet flying out.
00:13:57He's had it.
00:13:59Style and profile.
00:14:00What happens when you do a commercial with your father-in-law?
00:14:03Yeah.
00:14:04That's 425-0105.
00:14:07He just cuts him off.
00:14:08Woo.
00:14:10Save with Conrad.com.
00:14:11Yay.
00:14:13I don't know about that one, bro.
00:14:16Well, you have to imagine Conrad's like, well, I mean,
00:14:19I got to use Ric Flair's natural talent.
00:14:21And Flair's just like, I'm going to put on the robe.
00:14:23We're going to do a couple takes of this thing.
00:14:25I don't really care what the commercial is about, but you know what?
00:14:29If it's got my name on it, they'll buy it.
00:14:32They'll buy it.
00:14:33They have been for years.
00:14:34They've been buying it since the eighties.
00:14:36I just woo a couple of times and they're already sold.
00:14:39So on the other hand,
00:14:41Hogan doesn't have a family member that I know of that has a loan program.
00:14:46Doesn't Horace?
00:14:49You know what?
00:14:50I think Brooke Hogan gives out small business loans.
00:14:52Maybe.
00:14:53Tell me about your problems.
00:14:55Oh, my God.
00:14:56Bad credit, no girlfriend, and no life.
00:14:58You're a loser, brother.
00:15:00I thought this was a commercial for a psychiatrist.
00:15:03Wait a minute.
00:15:05Hulk Hogan.
00:15:08Sounds like you need more money.
00:15:12It's as good as cash.
00:15:15Call 1-800-LOMART, brother.
00:15:18Your problem is solved.
00:15:23Your problem is solved.
00:15:25What if his problem now is back injury and a broken leg?
00:15:29Oh, you guys just took a huge bubble top row.
00:15:33That was dude.
00:15:35That was great.
00:15:36I love that commercial.
00:15:37But does it really sell you?
00:15:38I'm like, oh, yeah, this is who I'm getting a loan from.
00:15:40This guy who just, you're a loser, brother.
00:15:43Go with us.
00:15:44Get a loan, baby.
00:15:45Get a loan.
00:15:46Oh, gosh.
00:15:47His voice is so piercing.
00:15:49So piercing.
00:15:50It's brutal.
00:15:51So Ric Flair has a rebuttal to that,
00:15:54and he's going to help you with good quality car insurance.
00:15:58Okay.
00:15:59What do you got, Ric?
00:16:00Thank you for calling Car Shield.
00:16:02This is the Ninja Boy.
00:16:03How may I help you?
00:16:04I'm feeling homeless.
00:16:05He's in the call center.
00:16:06Nice spreadsheet.
00:16:08Oh, chop.
00:16:09You recognize that guy?
00:16:11No.
00:16:12That's Peter Avalon of AEW.
00:16:14Gotcha.
00:16:15Employee of the month every month.
00:16:18The Nature Boy.
00:16:19Too bad there's only 12 months in a year.
00:16:21He could be the 14-month champion.
00:16:23He didn't even connect.
00:16:25He missed completely on that RKO.
00:16:28All right.
00:16:29I will say about this one, I liked how it was in a call center,
00:16:33but then it was also confessional of Ric sitting in that pink chair,
00:16:37which was hilarious.
00:16:39I love the idea of him being on the phones, taking real calls.
00:16:43Hogan, what's your rebuttal?
00:16:44I'm so broke.
00:16:47I need cash today.
00:16:49I'm going to sell my teeth.
00:16:50This car is the only thing I own.
00:16:52Where did he come from?
00:16:54How long has he been back there?
00:16:56Oh, gosh.
00:16:57You're sitting on a pile of cash right here.
00:16:59Show him, Jimmy.
00:17:00Listen to the holster, brother.
00:17:02I'm sitting down to cash me today with an auto title loan from 1-800-LONE-MARCH.
00:17:07That's 1-800-562-6627.
00:17:111-800-LONE-MARCH.
00:17:13Shut up, Jimmy.
00:17:15Does he have to be in everything?
00:17:19How do you get your 15 to 20%?
00:17:21Actually, you know what?
00:17:22Jimmy Hart would probably not even take a percentage.
00:17:24He just wants the attention.
00:17:25No, exactly.
00:17:27But I did love how Hulk was randomly in the back of their Jeep
00:17:30and just started strangling them with advice.
00:17:34What would have happened if they didn't have a problem with this guy making money?
00:17:39He had a good job.
00:17:40He had no stresses.
00:17:41When Hulk and him just stayed in the back seat,
00:17:43just, I sleep here now, brother.
00:17:46I need to call the loan line.
00:17:48I think he would have waited until something went wrong in this guy's life
00:17:51and then been like, all right, now is my time.
00:17:55They're on the highway, and the guy's like, God, I am starving.
00:17:59I don't think I've eaten since, like, eight this morning.
00:18:02We're going to Arby's, brother.
00:18:03What the fuck?
00:18:05And that car goes flying off the road.
00:18:08I was just waiting for my opening, dude.
00:18:11Honey.
00:18:12Put down the bill.
00:18:13Okay, another loan mart.
00:18:16John, can you please put the bills away at the dinner table?
00:18:19Please, put the bills away.
00:18:20We're trying to have dinner.
00:18:21How come everybody looks like Bill Gates?
00:18:24Well, if anybody else in here would contribute.
00:18:26Daddy, I really want my own cell phone.
00:18:28I'm the only one working.
00:18:30There he is.
00:18:33Walmart will use the equity in your paid off car to give you fast cash today.
00:18:40Did they just adopt Hogan?
00:18:42They might have, but I don't know who that other guy was in the video.
00:18:46A horrifying nightmare.
00:18:47That's what they online call a cursed image.
00:18:50Like, the little girl's face now has that computer geek's face.
00:18:53I don't like it.
00:18:54Yikes.
00:18:55And if you notice it,
00:18:56every Hogan commercial seems to have the same idea that he comes in,
00:18:59beats the crap out of you, and then tells you the better way.
00:19:03He kind of like forces you to kind of use whatever product or thing he's endorsing.
00:19:11So round three goes to.
00:19:15I got to say, for me, round three is going to go back to the Hulkster.
00:19:19I'm going to put him up two to one over the Nature Boy.
00:19:23I am going to also give that round to the Hulkster with the assist of Jimmy Hart.
00:19:28Come on, baby.
00:19:29Come on.
00:19:30For round four, we're going back to food product.
00:19:35Let me get one of those energy shots.
00:19:39You're about to get robbed.
00:19:40Where did he come from?
00:19:43You're about to get robbed.
00:19:44By you, horn?
00:19:50I'm not going to make it through the day.
00:19:53There he is, the real world's champion.
00:20:05Wait, what?
00:20:06The woo in your woo?
00:20:08That was pretty good, though.
00:20:10Yeah, but for a guy who's had some heart conditions,
00:20:14I feel like he drank way too many of the product before filming this commercial.
00:20:18Oh, yeah, he downed like four or five of them.
00:20:20And they're like, no, these are going to last like six hours.
00:20:23He goes, I'm the Nature Boy, baby.
00:20:26Maybe that's why he can go through time and space.
00:20:29He's kind of like the video cipher guy in the other video.
00:20:32It's just Flair's here, Flair's there.
00:20:34Board at the boardroom, bam, Flair's here.
00:20:37Take the Flair product.
00:20:39And then, you know, you get that same thing where,
00:20:42what do you do when Ric Flair's around?
00:20:44Like, if you don't even know who Ric Flair is, you've just heard the name.
00:20:49Woo!
00:20:50Oh, yeah, woo, that's the thing he does.
00:20:53Yeah, that's what everybody is going to know him as, you know, and from.
00:20:57So let's, you know, just hard nail it into every single ad.
00:21:03So Hogan, not to be outdone,
00:21:06he's going to come back with his own sort of unhealthy product,
00:21:10depending on how you consume this and how much you consume of it.
00:21:13Well, carbs aren't bad.
00:21:15No, no.
00:21:17So why not stop off, in that brief time period it was open,
00:21:21at Pasta Mania, Hogan's pasta restaurant.
00:21:26But WCW's own World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan,
00:21:29he's got Pasta Mania in the Mall of America.
00:21:32I want to try to get a word with him.
00:21:34Pasta Mania has got all my Hulkamaniacs running wild.
00:21:37And I've eaten so many hulkaroos and hulkyous, I kind of feel sorry.
00:21:41Wait, what?
00:21:42I've been eating my Pasta Mania,
00:21:44and what you going to do in the Mall of America, brother?
00:21:47How many times can you say the word pasta?
00:21:49Pasta Mania and all my Pasta Maniacs run wild on you.
00:21:54I am really glad to be here at Mall of America.
00:21:58Wait, we got a co-sign from the madness himself.
00:22:03But it is so crazy to see all the Pasta Maniacs, brother,
00:22:08running around the Mall of America,
00:22:10because what you going to do, Pasta Maniacs,
00:22:13when Pasta Mania runs wild on you, brothers?
00:22:16Once you eat Hulk Hogan's Pasta Mania, brother,
00:22:19not only are you going to get the energy,
00:22:21the pythons are going to start to swell.
00:22:26You'll be able to pick more merchandise up off the shelves.
00:22:29The kids will be able to carry more toys.
00:22:32But what if you don't want to buy that many toys for them?
00:22:35You don't have a choice.
00:22:39Oh, yeah.
00:22:41What you going to do when Pasta Mania and Hulk Hogan run wild on you?
00:22:47Oh, yeah.
00:22:49I love it. He got the big co-sign right there from Macho.
00:22:54Now, that is a true salesman.
00:22:56I think he said pasta 20 times there.
00:22:59He got away with stealing Macho Man's catchphrase.
00:23:02He nailed home the name of the product.
00:23:05He sold the sizzle.
00:23:06He gave you every benefit from A to Z, and boom, drilled it home.
00:23:13That was bravo, Hulk Hogan.
00:23:15Would you call that double calls to action?
00:23:17Because not only are you going there to get the Hulkaroos
00:23:20and whatever the heck else he was selling.
00:23:22The Hulkaroos and the Hulkaroos?
00:23:24Something like that.
00:23:26But then he said, you're going to actually come back later
00:23:30and order a second meal from them.
00:23:32Yeah.
00:23:33After, of course, you are so jacked up on this stuff
00:23:37that you're going to buy your kid extra toys.
00:23:39Right.
00:23:41If you were going, you're like, oh, my God.
00:23:43What if I convince my parents to go here?
00:23:45Because then I could get more.
00:23:47Hogan said so.
00:23:49Absolutely.
00:23:50And, dude, moving forward to this next clip here,
00:23:52I just want to know why does every actor in these, you know,
00:23:59they're kind of like the B actor, right?
00:24:02They're not the star.
00:24:03They're not the flair or the Hulk.
00:24:05Why do they all kind of look the exact same?
00:24:08I think that's the every man look.
00:24:10Like, you know, when you play a video game
00:24:13and it's to create a character
00:24:15and they don't have a fancy hairstyle.
00:24:17They have generic buzz cut, generic face, generic attire.
00:24:22That is definitely what this guy is.
00:24:25You need a fill in the bottle protein shot.
00:24:28He definitely filmed this one on the same day as the other one.
00:24:31It helps your muscles recover with none of the mess.
00:24:34Woo!
00:24:35Woo!
00:24:37Oh, gosh.
00:24:38He's having a rough time with that power bar.
00:24:40You need fill in the bottle protein shot.
00:24:42This little bottle helps with muscle fatigue
00:24:44and costs less than other protein options.
00:24:47Why do the bottles look empty?
00:24:49Woo!
00:24:51Woo!
00:24:53I love how they always put 16 time world champion.
00:24:57That's great stuff, dude.
00:24:58There's got to be something in that mixture.
00:25:00He literally broke the sidewalk.
00:25:03It was like a superhero fall.
00:25:07So are you saying that Ric Flair is a lot like Thor?
00:25:10He could be.
00:25:11Could Ric Flair join the Avengers?
00:25:14I'm just saying, I bet Ric Flair could wield Thor's hammer.
00:25:18I'm just going to put that out there.
00:25:20Hey, if he's got the woo in his woo, he's already wielding a hammer.
00:25:23Right.
00:25:25Hogan, you have a rebuttal?
00:25:28Hey, B, no way a little dude like you is going to change my ways.
00:25:32It's time you were tempted with a taste.
00:25:34Why is he bullying the whole Cheerios guy?
00:25:37Take this.
00:25:38Because Hulkster doesn't eat Cheerios, brother.
00:25:43That's better than a body slam.
00:25:46Yes, and he bends the spoon.
00:25:48And still champion.
00:25:50That is the most 80s of wrestling punchlines.
00:25:53That's great.
00:25:54It's back with no wrestling character when they went on these commercials.
00:25:58Our sitcoms actually had a personality from their character.
00:26:02They were just wrestling guy.
00:26:04So all their dialogue was wrestling related.
00:26:08I'm going to put you in a headlock.
00:26:10Who says that?
00:26:11You were literally playing the wrestler on a sitcom.
00:26:14That's better than a body slam.
00:26:16But, dude, you got to think Honey Nut Cheerios, huge brand,
00:26:20huge cereal, huge mascot.
00:26:23And you throw Hulk Hogan into the mix.
00:26:25I mean, that's a big look for him right there.
00:26:29Why is he bullying the Honey Nut Cheerio, B?
00:26:31You'd think they'd be on the same team.
00:26:33Hulk's a good guy.
00:26:34The B is supposed to be a good guy.
00:26:36Why is he coming in so pissed off about cereal?
00:26:39Well, halfway through the ad, the cereal won Hulk over,
00:26:42and him and the B became besties.
00:26:45I know, but wouldn't that make more sense if it was a heel?
00:26:48Wouldn't that be Roddy Piper or something coming in, being a jerk,
00:26:51and then suddenly he's a nice guy?
00:26:53Yeah, why is Hogan a jerk coming in?
00:26:56I think just because he's the big bad 80s wrestler.
00:27:01All right, all right.
00:27:02So for this round, who wins the battle of food?
00:27:07Man, I'm going to – I don't know if I'm starting to show off, you know,
00:27:12what part of the country I was, you know, raised in.
00:27:16But I'm going to go with Hogan again.
00:27:18I think that, you know, Honey Nut Cheerios is just such a huge brand.
00:27:24I've never heard of this knockoff, you know,
00:27:26five-hour energy power shot that Rick is pushing.
00:27:29So I'm going to go with Hogan again.
00:27:33Boy, I want to give it because Pasta Mania is so crazy.
00:27:36But the idea – I don't think I'm ever going to get –
00:27:40it puts the woo in his woo out of my head.
00:27:43Right.
00:27:44And I'm going to give the round to Flair, actually.
00:27:48And we disagree for the first time.
00:27:50Now things are heating up.
00:27:51Here we go.
00:27:52Split decision for round four.
00:27:55So for round five, this is for their passion product,
00:27:59something that doesn't really fit one of my basic categories.
00:28:03It seems like they just really cared about this item.
00:28:07Rick Flair decided let's get into business with this guy who, I don't know,
00:28:12seemed a little shady to me, and let's make some custom clothes.
00:28:17I don't trust this guy just by looking at him here.
00:28:20I'm Mr. Custom Made, and we are with Slick Rick.
00:28:24The nature boy.
00:28:26Gosh, it couldn't get to Rick fast enough.
00:28:29Thank you to Mr. Custom Made.
00:28:31I am the nature boy, Rick Flair, in case you don't realize.
00:28:34Rick Flair has to take over this whole ad because I really do not like this other guy.
00:28:37I want to punch him. I really do.
00:28:40Forgot his line.
00:28:44Like, we'll just let him freestyle it.
00:28:46Whatever he wants to reach into his bag and take, we're in.
00:28:51He's so unnatural on camera.
00:28:55What do you got to think?
00:28:56I mean, guys like Flair, like Hogan, they just, you know,
00:28:59when they're cutting their stuff, they're coming off the top, man.
00:29:03They may be told, you know, hit X, Y, and Z.
00:29:06Here are your three points, but just come up with it on the fly.
00:29:10And then for them having to read and memorize this, you know, I don't know.
00:29:14This is a terrible, terrible commercial.
00:29:18And I'm sure WWE was like, why is he wearing our logo in this?
00:29:22Damn it.
00:29:23I bet Jesus said the same thing.
00:29:28This is outside this guy's house.
00:29:31And for custom clothes, like, well, custom made what?
00:29:34I don't see anything.
00:29:36Learn to love it, everybody.
00:29:38It's almost just like a fan meeting Ric Flair and rolling the camera.
00:29:43This is terrible.
00:29:47That chop was for, hey, why did you actually have me agree to this?
00:29:50I didn't want to be here.
00:29:51You've wasted my day.
00:29:53Dude, that was terrible.
00:29:55I'm sorry.
00:29:56That was really bad.
00:29:57This is so far a bad round for Ric Flair.
00:30:01And I love him.
00:30:03But come on.
00:30:04All right.
00:30:05Well, Hogan may not be coming with his strongest performance here either.
00:30:08Oh, no, not crayon on the wall.
00:30:11Under stress.
00:30:12Got a mess.
00:30:16Did you just bust through the wall, the cleaner?
00:30:18Watch how easy.
00:30:19Now I know where Kenny Omega got it from.
00:30:21Cuts through any mess without chemicals.
00:30:23He's a cleaner, but not the wall repairer.
00:30:26All natural, but powerful enough to clean in just one pass.
00:30:29Dude, I need that.
00:30:31If it works that well.
00:30:33It looks like it does.
00:30:36All right.
00:30:37But maybe it's just because Hulk's arm grip is that strong.
00:30:40It could be.
00:30:41Hulk would have done that with a regular dish rag.
00:30:44Right.
00:30:46Oh, yeah.
00:30:47The tiny micro particles.
00:30:50The worst enemy of Hulkamania.
00:30:53What's the power of pumice in the palm of your hand?
00:30:59Are you supposed to ingest this stuff?
00:31:01Why did you just blow it at us?
00:31:09Joe, tell me who thought, you know what?
00:31:11Pumax.
00:31:12This would be a great product for Hulk Hogan to endorse.
00:31:17Listen, if I had a chance to meet Hulk Hogan,
00:31:19because I invented some stupid cleaning product,
00:31:21I'd take the opportunity.
00:31:23Right.
00:31:24Hulk-a-size.
00:31:27Whoa, whoa.
00:31:28There's a best part?
00:31:30All right.
00:31:33$3?
00:31:34Yeah, don't blow $3.
00:31:3832 quarts.
00:31:40If you're buying cleaning product that doesn't even have a label on it.
00:31:46Spray, wipe, and rinse tough grime away.
00:31:49We'll also include two Pumax erasers free.
00:31:51Ah, they're like Mr. Clean erasers, but no chemicals.
00:31:55Hulk-a-size Pumax power gel.
00:31:57Four ounces of concentrate, spray bottle, and two Pumax erasers.
00:32:01Dude, look at that deal.
00:32:03$120 value for $15?
00:32:05$120?
00:32:07Who is pricing this?
00:32:10It's the particles.
00:32:11Now, the other thing Hogan was really interested in,
00:32:14just because I know that you already knew that cleaning was one of his passions.
00:32:18Yeah.
00:32:19Hogan's also a big fan of getting you to watch your minor league rugby team.
00:32:24Roosters fans, we need you right here.
00:32:27Yep.
00:32:28Come join me, become a member now.
00:32:30I love how the other players, they're in Sydney, they have the accent.
00:32:33Hogan does it.
00:32:34Here we go.
00:32:37There we go.
00:32:38Come on, brother.
00:32:40The Roosters are back, Jack.
00:32:43Why is that one of the more common Hogan lines that wasn't ever a catchphrase?
00:32:48Bring it on.
00:32:49Get behind the new attitude, dude.
00:32:51Renew your membership now.
00:32:53It has to be, they're back, Jack.
00:32:55Attitude, dude.
00:32:58Rugby, brother.
00:33:02See, when I saw this commercial, this was one of the weirder,
00:33:05like, all right, I can get food product, I can get cleaning product,
00:33:09I can get grills, because that's all stuff you see all the time.
00:33:12Why is Hogan shilling for Australian rugby?
00:33:17Like, you pointed it out.
00:33:19You see all the actual players there, they got their accents,
00:33:22it feels like a local commercial, and then, brother, go see the Roosters.
00:33:26Yeah, see, I mean, that brings back the question from before,
00:33:29like, who thought Hogan would be the guy for this?
00:33:32I mean, I'm all about Hulkster making a buck,
00:33:36but it just makes no damn sense for him to be shilling cleaning products
00:33:41in rugby teams in Australia.
00:33:43I just don't get it.
00:33:45Well, Ric Flair also has a product he really enjoys.
00:33:49Did you know Ric Flair really loves hummus?
00:33:53What?
00:33:54America, how do you must?
00:33:57This is how I must.
00:33:59Is that Megan Thee Stallion?
00:34:01Yeah, that's one of those Super Bowl commercials
00:34:03that gets all the celebrities.
00:34:05T-Pain's in it.
00:34:07I think Charlie D'Amelio's in it.
00:34:10Boomer Esiason for the OK Boomer joke.
00:34:13Yeah.
00:34:14This is one of those commercials that's like a group collective thought
00:34:17to how to get every demographic, and I just hate it.
00:34:21Right, that was cool.
00:34:23And the winner is Scary Spicy.
00:34:26This is a five-star dude.
00:34:27Sassy.
00:34:29Has nothing to do with Flair.
00:34:32Bring him back.
00:34:34But I like that he's in it.
00:34:36They're like, you know what, we have this oddball cast of characters,
00:34:39but you know who it's missing?
00:34:40The nature boy.
00:34:42Sabra Hummus, whoo!
00:34:45Yes, and he closed it off.
00:34:47And it's the Super Bowl.
00:34:49It's all these people who are current.
00:34:51I mean, that's really putting Flair back over the top again.
00:34:55I think the fashion one is him at his lowest,
00:34:58and that's him back as like superstar legend Ric Flair.
00:35:03Well, I will say this.
00:35:05If I recall correctly, we saw Ric first and we saw him last,
00:35:09which is huge.
00:35:11Now there's some really big stars in that ad, some of them from today,
00:35:16a bunch of them from before.
00:35:18But for Ric to be first and last, I mean, that's, dude,
00:35:22don't call it a comeback, but come on.
00:35:24That's awesome.
00:35:26Well, the Hulkster's not going down without a fight.
00:35:29He's got his own rebuttal.
00:35:31Here's him selling an air conditioner in Japan.
00:35:34Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
00:35:40Sunday comes again.
00:35:42Yep.
00:35:43Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
00:35:48Saturday comes again.
00:35:51Mm-hmm.
00:35:53He forgot the words.
00:35:55Keep rolling.
00:35:58Hogan, we didn't ask you to be painless for this commercial.
00:36:01Brother, I think it adds to the whole cloud thing.
00:36:05Okay.
00:36:06Well, will you sing our cool hit Japanese single?
00:36:09No.
00:36:10I have a song.
00:36:12I love how he was just singing.
00:36:15It was almost like the same era as the right guard spot, you know?
00:36:21It was.
00:36:22Yeah.
00:36:23I was finding Hogan really hit his peak commercial in, like, 89 to 92.
00:36:28Yeah.
00:36:29And then Flair has all this stuff lately.
00:36:32Like, Flair's the guy you go to now, like this commercial.
00:36:35Why are we getting the street prophets in here?
00:36:38I know just the man that can help us out.
00:36:40Hey, we got a wardrobe emergency.
00:36:43Oh, God, take the scissors out of his hand.
00:36:45Sleeze.
00:36:47This looks terrifying.
00:36:49Wait.
00:36:50From that other commercial, it was wear the one.
00:36:52Oh, my God.
00:36:53Custom clothing.
00:36:54Come on, dog.
00:36:55Feel the glow.
00:36:56No.
00:36:57Feel the glow, bro.
00:36:59Now we have the smoke.
00:37:02Wear the rainbow.
00:37:03Taste the rainbow.
00:37:04Dude, that was really good.
00:37:05And you got to think, that's a really good rub for the street prophets.
00:37:09Okay.
00:37:10But are the street prophets a client for Mr. Custom Suit?
00:37:13Is that what goes on?
00:37:15I sure hope not.
00:37:16Just showing what was happening in the other commercial?
00:37:19I'd hate Mr. Custom Suits.
00:37:21I despise him.
00:37:24And finally for this round,
00:37:25Flair's got one more attempt to try to make up for Mr. Custom Suits' appearance.
00:37:31But I don't know.
00:37:32Can you even tell me what this sells?
00:37:35It needs a little more flair.
00:37:37Oh, my brother.
00:37:39Yes.
00:37:40The nature boy is in the house.
00:37:43Sweet Charlotte on his shoulder there.
00:37:4816 pounds of gold.
00:37:52So what exactly were his lines coming into this?
00:37:56I think it was woo, woo, woo, woo.
00:38:04Just come in here and be you.
00:38:08I like that one.
00:38:10I mean, it wasn't very good.
00:38:12It's just they're all kind of like that, though, aren't they?
00:38:15It's all kind of, all right, we'll set up, you know,
00:38:18whatever the spot is with like, you know, three, four seconds of dialogue.
00:38:23And then magically Ric Flair will appear and he'll woo and he'll strut around
00:38:29and then we'll throw up our logo at the end of the, it's like,
00:38:33it's all just, it's all copy and paste, man.
00:38:36I think you're onto something.
00:38:37Ric Flair is some sort of magical demigod, isn't he?
00:38:40He just appears, he woos, he takes control of the situation,
00:38:44gets all the girls, and then he vanishes.
00:38:47Gone.
00:38:48Where Hulk Hogan seems to be the muscle.
00:38:51Yeah.
00:38:52Like he comes in, threatens you, and then beats you up a little bit.
00:38:56And then you're like, all right, fine, I'll buy the product.
00:38:58Fine, okay.
00:38:59Hogan, just chill.
00:39:01And then he's your friend.
00:39:02So who wins this round of passion product?
00:39:05I'm going to go with the Hulkster brother.
00:39:10You know what?
00:39:11I have to say the Hulkster wins this round as well.
00:39:17Just because custom suit guy started him off at like a,
00:39:21you know those football games when you watch your team go down three
00:39:24touchdowns before seven minutes has even gone by?
00:39:26Oh, I certainly know those football games.
00:39:29Well, that's what Mr. Custom suits did for Flair in this round.
00:39:32Yeah, he was the worst man.
00:39:36Our next round is phone versus car.
00:39:39Hogan is going to sell you phone product.
00:39:41Ric Flair is going to sell you car.
00:39:44Who wins?
00:39:45Fight.
00:39:48They call this art?
00:39:49I'll tell you what I call it, brother.
00:39:51It symbolizes my frustration of committing to a phone plan.
00:39:55I don't always get it.
00:39:57You should be down at 10-10-2-20, little dude.
00:39:59Yeah, it's a great service with no monthly commitment.
00:40:02With 10-10-2-20.
00:40:03Remember when Mike DeOtto was in every commercial too?
00:40:05It's cheap.
00:40:06Was that him?
00:40:07That was him.
00:40:08That was a great deal.
00:40:09He was huge for a long time.
00:40:10This speaks to me.
00:40:11He really made a lot of money for being a cashier.
00:40:13No, look at that.
00:40:1410-10-2-20.
00:40:15Brother.
00:40:16I love how he just put this snooty artist in his place.
00:40:21That is great stuff right there.
00:40:24I mean, if somebody knows high art, it's Hogan.
00:40:28Now, do you remember when Ross started off this way?
00:40:32Everyone has heard of the iPhone,
00:40:34but what you're looking at here is the H-phone, brother.
00:40:37What?
00:40:38And with an H-phone, you can tweet.
00:40:40Even the WWE writers knew that Hogan would sell anything.
00:40:42You can Instagram.
00:40:43So they're like, how do we start off raw?
00:40:44You can Facebook.
00:40:45I don't know.
00:40:46Just do a fake Hogan commercial.
00:40:47And you can YouTube.
00:40:48We need that.
00:40:49Or...
00:40:51You can even make a phone call.
00:40:57So what does Flair have?
00:40:59Flair has used cars.
00:41:01I think Flair dresses too nicely to be a used car salesman.
00:41:05I'm just going to put that out there.
00:41:10Here we go.
00:41:12Beautiful office place.
00:41:13Right.
00:41:14Efficient workers.
00:41:15He's got the posters everywhere.
00:41:17The title's up.
00:41:19It hasn't changed hands in over three years.
00:41:21December 2014, 65 cars sold.
00:41:25February 2015, 67 cars sold.
00:41:27She had her feet up on the desk.
00:41:28She's never going to be throwing the champ.
00:41:3090 cars sold.
00:41:32He's the best.
00:41:33I just want to touch it.
00:41:34No, don't touch it.
00:41:35Don't do it.
00:41:36Don't do it.
00:41:37Don't do it.
00:41:38Don't do it.
00:41:39It's just like Flair going to the top rope.
00:41:40Oh!
00:41:41You've got to beat the man.
00:41:42You've got to beat the man.
00:41:43You should know that by now, brother.
00:41:48If Rick was a used car salesman, it would be exactly like that.
00:41:52He would have a shrine to himself.
00:41:54He'd have the most cars sold every single month.
00:41:58Right here at Papa Flair's Used Cars, you are guaranteed.
00:42:02To what, Flair?
00:42:04Right.
00:42:05I want to know, what's with this random girl?
00:42:07She's like, what am I doing here?
00:42:08She's at hate with the door.
00:42:10Wheeling and dealing.
00:42:12No wonder he's selling so many cars.
00:42:16He's beating them into submission.
00:42:17He's got them in the figure four.
00:42:21Are you a used car salesman?
00:42:22Tired of used car salesmen?
00:42:24I'm scared of random assault.
00:42:26Yeah.
00:42:28You come to Papa Flair's Used Car, you either leave with a used car,
00:42:33or you leave with a busted kneecap.
00:42:36What do you mean?
00:42:37This guy looks perfectly safe, okay?
00:42:39Flair's just here to say you did a great job, and wait a minute.
00:42:43Oh, gosh.
00:42:44Oh, my.
00:42:45What a bump, dude.
00:42:49All right.
00:42:50See, this is good.
00:42:51This isn't that copy and paste Rick Flair formula,
00:42:55where it's set up, three seconds, Flair appears out of nowhere.
00:42:59He is Rick Flair, and then logo.
00:43:03I know.
00:43:05Not even once in that, did he do a woo, did he?
00:43:08No.
00:43:09I'm surprised.
00:43:10They're like, look, we're going to get away from that typical formula, okay?
00:43:13I want to see some real acting out of you, Rick.
00:43:16Well, Hogan doesn't plan to lose this round either.
00:43:18He's going to bring in a tag team partner.
00:43:21Is it the Nasty Boys?
00:43:23No, just a nasty, nasty alien.
00:43:25Oh, my ears.
00:43:26He's terrible.
00:43:27It's out, and he's crying.
00:43:30I like things to be easy.
00:43:32Like 10-10-2-20.
00:43:33Exactly.
00:43:34I know 10-10-2-20 is cheap, but it's easy too.
00:43:36Am I tripping right now?
00:43:37I keep seeing, whenever I see Hulk's face, that image of Hulk,
00:43:42and then when it gets to his mustache, it's his face again,
00:43:47and then his face again, and then his face again.
00:43:49I can't stop seeing that right now.
00:43:52Dude, what a team up.
00:43:53Alf and the Hulkster?
00:43:55That might have swayed the entire round for me right there.
00:43:58Talk about a tag team partner.
00:44:00So, who's winning here?
00:44:02Hulk Hogan, hands down.
00:44:04I got to go with the Hulkster, baby.
00:44:06You know what?
00:44:07Because he hit the figure four on the ground, I'm going with Flair, okay?
00:44:12Flair had a great round.
00:44:13He had a great round.
00:44:15I should be the guy who says Hogan and Alf is unstoppable.
00:44:19I'm surprised here.
00:44:21But you know what?
00:44:22I feel like Flair really put his heart and soul into beating his fellow co-workers
00:44:27at the car dealership.
00:44:29That amount of dedication needs to be rewarded.
00:44:32If they even tried to sell as many cars as him,
00:44:35they were going to be physically harmed.
00:44:38Why do I picture that scene from the Boiler Room movie
00:44:42where if the guy's about to sell the car,
00:44:44Flair walks right by and goes, give me the phone.
00:44:46Give me the phone.
00:44:47I'm closing this.
00:44:48But I have this.
00:44:50Woo!
00:44:52You don't have the chops to do the job that they ch-boy can do.
00:44:56And I love how whenever he gets going, he always starts smacking his shoulders.
00:45:02It's just great.
00:45:03So, that round is going to end in a split decision.
00:45:06Yep.
00:45:07And remember, the third judge is the viewer.
00:45:11The next round has Ric Flair promoting the lottery in not just one state
00:45:17but in multiple states versus just some random Hulk projects.
00:45:24I'm pretty sure I've seen these.
00:45:25You call yourself a jackpot?
00:45:27I've seen bigger dimes.
00:45:28The thought of increasing your jackpot potential gets you pumped.
00:45:31Look at the robe, dude.
00:45:32Maybe a time you jack up your jackpot.
00:45:34Who's this wannabe Kurt Angle?
00:45:36Woo, that's what I'm talking about.
00:45:38If you want to go from puny jackpots to huge ones,
00:45:41jack them up with mega millions for the 10th in line.
00:45:43This seems more like a Viagra commercial than a jackpot.
00:45:46Or a steroids commercial.
00:45:48Flair still has some arms, dude.
00:45:50Look at that.
00:45:51Flair's out of his mind ripped.
00:45:53Right?
00:45:54He has no business being in that good of shape.
00:45:56What year was that?
00:46:00Not a clue, but whatever year it was, Flair was on another level.
00:46:05Dude, his arms look pretty damn good, brother.
00:46:11Who's this kid?
00:46:12Drake Bell?
00:46:17Does Kogan know 50 bone-crunching moves?
00:46:20Oh, yeah.
00:46:24If Chris Jericho knows 1,004, Hulk Hogan knows 50 moves.
00:46:28Oh, gosh, he's too little to know.
00:46:31Hey, do you know how he won the championship?
00:46:34No.
00:46:35He found a way.
00:46:36He found a way.
00:46:40I don't know that I've ever played that game.
00:46:43When I'm watching that spot, I think it's for a mobile game, right?
00:46:48It looked like, oh, that's a game you would play on your iPhone and kill time.
00:46:52This is an actual Xbox release.
00:46:54I've never played this game.
00:46:56Have you?
00:46:57I remember hearing about it when it first came out.
00:46:59And everyone was like, it's terrible.
00:47:01There's no need to even bother checking it out.
00:47:03It's Hogan lending his name to another mediocre product.
00:47:07It almost kind of looked like that WWE, what was it called?
00:47:11All-Stars?
00:47:12All-Stars?
00:47:13That game was fun.
00:47:14I know, because you do see that part in the commercial.
00:47:16The guy's hands go straight up Mortal Kombat.
00:47:18And there's a glow behind it.
00:47:20And you're like, what move is that, Hogan?
00:47:23Woo University.
00:47:24If I could go there, I totally would.
00:47:29It just trains you to be more like Rick.
00:47:33Yeah, everybody's wasting their money.
00:47:37Oh, gosh.
00:47:39You know, it's pretty funny.
00:47:41The diversity at Flair University.
00:47:45I thought this was a college spot.
00:47:47But it's a lottery spot?
00:47:49You'd probably get a better degree there than you would from...
00:47:52What the hell is that one online?
00:47:55From Arizona?
00:47:56Arizona State?
00:47:57Right.
00:47:58Where you can take classes from home.
00:48:00Yeah, but if I go to that university, I could dress up like Flair.
00:48:04Yeah.
00:48:05And I could carry around a steel frickin' chair.
00:48:08Now, this next ad...
00:48:11I don't know what it's advertising.
00:48:13And I have so many questions.
00:48:17Alright, looks like a nice day on the pier.
00:48:19You know, with the family.
00:48:21Until that sketchy guy comes by and ruins it.
00:48:23It's a robber.
00:48:24It's a robber.
00:48:25He's on the run.
00:48:27Somebody call for help.
00:48:28The best lifeguard...
00:48:30Yep.
00:48:32I wanna be your hero!
00:48:37Could they not even get their license to American Made?
00:48:39Is he gonna pile drive him?
00:48:41Oh my god!
00:48:43Is that Johnny Nitro?
00:48:47Wait, he didn't even hit.
00:48:51Oh god!
00:48:53Hogan's one of the safest workers around.
00:48:56Yeah.
00:48:58Alright, so here's my question.
00:49:00Are him and the robber on the same side?
00:49:02They might be.
00:49:03Finish him, she says.
00:49:05Oh my god!
00:49:06See that splash?
00:49:09Yep.
00:49:11They're all like, Hogan, what a sweet guy.
00:49:14Stop that robbery.
00:49:16So wait a minute.
00:49:18Was this all just a ploy to make Hogan the hero here?
00:49:21The guy's still gonna get off with the purse.
00:49:23And Hogan notices!
00:49:26They're like, wait a minute.
00:49:28Hogan, what the hell, dude?
00:49:31Wait, I have no idea what?
00:49:34What did that promote?
00:49:36What was that for?
00:49:37What service?
00:49:38I don't understand.
00:49:41I don't know either.
00:49:42I think it's a bank.
00:49:43But yeah, it left me with so many questions.
00:49:45Is this an Ocean's Eleven type con
00:49:47where Hogan and this guy are in on it
00:49:49and they've done this five times today at the beach
00:49:52as their little side gig?
00:49:55It was like, that Hogan, he's just such a good guy.
00:49:58Brother, we made $500 in purse money today.
00:50:03And I do believe he's a thief
00:50:05because why else did he help rob a Radio Shack?
00:50:09What?
00:50:11What?
00:50:12The 80s called.
00:50:13They want their store back.
00:50:15Oh gosh.
00:50:17Jason Voorhees, Hulk Hogan.
00:50:20What is Jason doing at a Radio Shack?
00:50:22The Raisins.
00:50:23Twisted Sister.
00:50:24The Owl.
00:50:25Chucky.
00:50:26Alf.
00:50:27Hulk.
00:50:29It's good to know that Alf and Hogan are still in contact.
00:50:34Dude, that might be the best spot we've seen today.
00:50:37That was freaking cool.
00:50:39That was really cool.
00:50:41So now I got to ask, which Michael J. Fox showed up?
00:50:44Because we got Teen Wolf and a DeLorean.
00:50:47Yeah, I think he kind of pulled double duty there.
00:50:50Hogan seems to have all the friends.
00:50:51Do you recognize this guy?
00:50:53Yeah, and I, for some reason,
00:50:55always will remember these Renna Center commercials.
00:50:59I have no idea why.
00:51:01Probably because it hits right in that perfect middle
00:51:03where it's Hulk Hogan showing up with a Dallas Cowboy.
00:51:06It's like the perfect union of everything we followed.
00:51:10Right.
00:51:11At Renna Center, this beautiful 52-inch Sony HD TV
00:51:15is only $39.99 a week.
00:51:17Cut, cut, Troy, dude.
00:51:18Cut it, dude.
00:51:21Come on.
00:51:22Have a little personality, brother.
00:51:24You're never going to have a broadcast career, Troy.
00:51:26No.
00:51:29It's guaranteed, Troy.
00:51:32Brother?
00:51:34That does not look like a 52-inch TV.
00:51:37No, that looks like a computer monitor.
00:51:39Yeah.
00:51:41Did he just want Troy to tear his shirt off?
00:51:44That'd be great.
00:51:45If I could have saw Troy tear his shirt like Hogan,
00:51:48that would have been amazing.
00:51:50I think my new favorite thing is when they first moved to Fox,
00:51:53that they had to get the NFL guys to help promote SmackDown.
00:51:56So you had the most unnatural line reading from Troy Aikman
00:51:59being like, this Friday, Roman Reigns, the big dog,
00:52:04is going to defend his championship.
00:52:07It was the worst, man.
00:52:09He had no idea.
00:52:10And Troy's a very even keel broadcaster.
00:52:14He doesn't get, you know, there's no up and down
00:52:18in his delivery.
00:52:20So for him to be like, and this Friday night on SmackDown,
00:52:24Bayley will defend her women's championship against the boss,
00:52:29Sasha Banks.
00:52:31Back to you, Joe.
00:52:32Friday, SmackDown.
00:52:34It's like, yikes, dude.
00:52:36My go-to has always been the pile driver.
00:52:38It's not my signature move because it came before me,
00:52:41but it was effective nonetheless.
00:52:43He could learn from Ric Flair here.
00:52:45This guy is all ups.
00:52:47Is he going to chop this old lady?
00:52:49Excuse me?
00:52:50The woo ticket.
00:52:52It's not woo.
00:52:54See?
00:52:56Three-second setup.
00:52:58Ric Flair appears out of nowhere.
00:53:00And then logo on the screen.
00:53:05It is a formula.
00:53:06They have down this Ric Flair commercial formula down to a science.
00:53:11Woo.
00:53:13Woo.
00:53:14Woo.
00:53:15Woo.
00:53:17So while you think that Flair is really over the top,
00:53:21Hogan has to keep bringing in his celebrity pals
00:53:24to try to give him that win.
00:53:26He thought Alf was bad.
00:53:28Here's his other friend, Pikachu.
00:53:31Yes.
00:53:32I was hoping this was going to be in here.
00:53:35I like those red and yellow colors.
00:53:36Those are my colors.
00:53:38Yeah.
00:53:40He's going to sue Pokemon.
00:53:42It's okay.
00:53:43You're my friend.
00:53:44It's pure entertainment for the kids.
00:53:45It's a very positive form of entertainment.
00:53:47You know what I like?
00:53:49It's Hulk just being himself right here and being Terry.
00:53:53Kids like my son can get involved with Pokemon
00:53:56and keep those values all through their life
00:53:58because it is all positive stuff.
00:54:00That's so cool.
00:54:02And I think that's also what you look for in a pitch man as well.
00:54:05It's like when the commercial isn't airing,
00:54:07can he still sell the product?
00:54:09Because he's still your spokesperson.
00:54:11And if a camera goes on him, he's not going to be all like,
00:54:14not today.
00:54:15He's just like, what do I have to talk about?
00:54:17Oh, how great Pokemon is.
00:54:19Okay.
00:54:20Brother.
00:54:21Oh, cool colors.
00:54:22Pokemon's great.
00:54:23Teaches great values.
00:54:24Thanks.
00:54:25Yeah.
00:54:26I was going to say, let's just break that down real quick.
00:54:29It was kind of tongue in cheek.
00:54:31He was friends with Pikachu.
00:54:34Oh, those are my colors, dude.
00:54:36But no, we're friends.
00:54:37I'm just kidding.
00:54:38And then he,
00:54:39and that was a way for people to get that little bit of Hulk that
00:54:42they know.
00:54:43And then that's gone.
00:54:45And then he talks about my son loves this stuff.
00:54:48And it is safe for your kids to love this stuff too.
00:54:51That was just dude.
00:54:53That was just a human moment.
00:54:55That was like,
00:54:56that's kind of rare to see out of any professional wrestler,
00:54:59especially out of a Ric Flair or a Hulk Hogan.
00:55:02So on this round,
00:55:04is this going to the Hulkster or there's a lot of commercials.
00:55:08So great that flair has pulled this one off.
00:55:11To me, the flair stuff is more copy and paste.
00:55:14So I got to go with the immortal Hulk Hogan brother.
00:55:18You know what?
00:55:22Because he's what you look for in a salesman.
00:55:25I'm going to go with Hogan on this one.
00:55:27Hogan has one round seven flair has to make a miracle comeback here.
00:55:32And he might just do it because he's got a high profile client.
00:55:36All right.
00:55:37So before you roll this next clip, do you think I,
00:55:40I want to try to be as fair as we can here, right?
00:55:43Because you have to think we grew up in the Northeast.
00:55:46So WWF at the time was what we were exposed to ever since we were kids.
00:55:51Right?
00:55:52So if it were opposite and we grew up in North Carolina, Georgia, whatever,
00:55:57would it,
00:55:58would we be voting the opposite way or are we being objective here?
00:56:03It's kind of a tough line to toe.
00:56:05I think I'm trying to be as objective as possible.
00:56:08And I think it comes down to what you said,
00:56:12what they're doing in these commercials.
00:56:14Is it one of those things where he comes in and woo product?
00:56:17Yeah.
00:56:18Or are they trying different things and how much energy has been put into
00:56:22each commercial?
00:56:23Now flares putting a lot of energy in, but Hogan is matching it.
00:56:27So if flare was in a lesser competition,
00:56:29you would pick him every round because he brings it.
00:56:32He hasn't not brought it.
00:56:34It's just Hogan has matched that intensity.
00:56:37Gotcha.
00:56:38Yep.
00:56:39All right.
00:56:40I'm just wanting to make sure we're on the same wavelength here.
00:56:42So when Shaq challenges, does Shaq bring the same intensity,
00:56:46same level of commitment?
00:56:48Well, we can't.
00:56:50Yeah.
00:56:51We can't completely write off, you know.
00:56:53All right.
00:56:54Let's keep on rolling here.
00:56:55Cause this is getting down to nut cutting time.
00:56:57Flare could make his comeback.
00:56:59It's Snickers versus the ultimate grill.
00:57:05I know this one.
00:57:06Don't think about it too much.
00:57:07You're a champion.
00:57:08Let me hear it.
00:57:09Woo.
00:57:10Woo.
00:57:11Woo.
00:57:12Yes.
00:57:13Oh, please try it again.
00:57:14Woo.
00:57:15Okay.
00:57:16Okay.
00:57:17See, this is what all those Woo commercials must've built up to.
00:57:19This is the climax right here.
00:57:21The ultimate Woo commercial.
00:57:22Woo.
00:57:23Woo.
00:57:24Woo.
00:57:25Woo.
00:57:26Woo.
00:57:27I've never been more disappointed in you Zack Ryder.
00:57:31I've never been more disappointed in you Zack Ryder.
00:57:33Confused.
00:57:34Better?
00:57:35Better.
00:57:36Woo.
00:57:37Woo.
00:57:38The queen from the queen city.
00:57:44That's my girl.
00:57:45Charlotte.
00:57:46Woo.
00:57:47Flare.
00:57:48So what are they saying?
00:57:49Inside every Mac Cardona is a Charlotte Flare waiting to break free?
00:57:52Yeah.
00:57:53So Hogan,
00:57:56you know the story where he could have been the guy who was George
00:58:00Foreman's ultimate grill,
00:58:01but he would arrive home too late and instead only was able to pick the
00:58:05Hulk Hogan blender.
00:58:06Right.
00:58:07So wait, is that an actual thing?
00:58:08It was supposed to be his grill.
00:58:10Yes.
00:58:11So wait,
00:58:12what is the background to that?
00:58:14So he was supposed to,
00:58:16he had an agent who found these types of products for him to endorse,
00:58:20but that agent also represented George Foreman.
00:58:24And this person called Hogan's answering machine to offer him this
00:58:28product.
00:58:29But I guess Hogan was taking his kids off to school that day.
00:58:31And when he arrived home,
00:58:33he was ready to accept the idea and do this product.
00:58:37But George Foreman already said yes.
00:58:40So Hogan later on decided,
00:58:43well, what else do you have?
00:58:44Well, we have the blender.
00:58:45Okay, fine.
00:58:46I'll do the blender.
00:58:47No.
00:58:48That is so disappointing.
00:58:51I didn't know that.
00:58:53Yeah.
00:58:54Yeah.
00:58:55So I guess Hogan lived a life of regret till he could jump on the next
00:58:59opportunity.
00:59:00And boy, did he ever.
00:59:01Hey guys, I'm Hulk Hogan.
00:59:03Stay with me for the next half hour.
00:59:05I'm going to show you my latest invention, Hulk Hogan's ultimate grill.
00:59:10I gave you a best of.
00:59:11Finally, we come up with a grill that lives up to its name.
00:59:14It's the ultimate grill and it's definitely the ultimate cooking appliance.
00:59:18It cooks on a slant and it may drain all the grease,
00:59:22but what are some of the other problems?
00:59:25Hey guys, notice this.
00:59:26These aren't ordinary burgers.
00:59:27These are Hulk sized burgers.
00:59:29Yup.
00:59:31Oh yeah.
00:59:33That's that good stuff right there.
00:59:35What about this panini sandwich maker?
00:59:38This is okay.
00:59:39Live on burgers alone.
00:59:40Dude, that's your panini sandwich maker.
00:59:42$30.
00:59:43What?
00:59:44$30.
00:59:45That's hard.
00:59:47Yeah.
00:59:48Well, that's really Hogan.
00:59:50This is ridiculous.
00:59:51Who wants to haul that around the kitchen?
00:59:53Is that a pizza?
00:59:54That is a pizza.
00:59:55What?
00:59:56Isn't that great?
00:59:57Let me show you the bottom.
00:59:58God, it looks good.
00:59:59I'm not going to eat it, but it looks good.
01:00:01He is starving.
01:00:02The grease is in the pancakes.
01:00:03That's not a family breakfast.
01:00:05That's just Hogan's breakfast.
01:00:06Big or small, fresh or frozen, Hulk Hogan's ultimate grill truly does it all, brother.
01:00:12But wait, we'll also include the cooking with Hulk Hogan cookbook featuring 50 of Hulk Hogan's favorite recipes,
01:00:18including food progressions from today's show.
01:00:21I'm so confident you'll love your Hulk Hogan ultimate grill.
01:00:24I'm not going to give you a 30-day money-back guarantee.
01:00:27I'm going to give you a 60-day money-back guarantee.
01:00:29Oh, okay.
01:00:30You know why?
01:00:31Because I'm putting my name on it.
01:00:32I like the certificate.
01:00:33Yeah.
01:00:34I just want that to hang up on my wall.
01:00:38I know you like grilled cheese sandwiches.
01:00:40I love grilled cheese.
01:00:41But you told me you had a problem with it.
01:00:43I can never get the center finished the same time the outer edges do, and I always make a mess, and I always burn them.
01:00:50I've got to have one of those hot dogs.
01:00:52I like how this is Hulk just, like, chilling.
01:00:56And it's the perfect infomercial because Hogan's playing the guy who's just struggling in life.
01:01:01I don't know how to make a grilled cheese sandwich.
01:01:03How about a Mexican fiesta?
01:01:04A Mexican fiesta?
01:01:05Yeah.
01:01:06We got dual temperature control.
01:01:07I'll be taking a Mexican siesta after all this food.
01:01:10I bought cookies the size of the grocery store.
01:01:12Stop the cup, dude.
01:01:13Nobody wrote that for him.
01:01:14I bought three or four or five cookies.
01:01:16That would pay for my mold machine.
01:01:17That's crazy.
01:01:18There you go.
01:01:19So big or small, open or closed, fresh or frozen, Hulk Hogan's Ultimate Grill does it all.
01:01:25Joe, why don't you have this?
01:01:26Thank you so much.
01:01:27I only learned about it last week.
01:01:29Come on.
01:01:30I need some help.
01:01:31Can we get one for the show?
01:01:33You know what?
01:01:34I do seem like the type of person who's struggling to make a good quality panini sandwich.
01:01:39I need this.
01:01:40Yeah.
01:01:41I need Hulk-sized burgers.
01:01:44But, Flair, he's going to try to hold on here, because I think you were won over by the Ultimate
01:01:49Grill.
01:01:50But what if eating a Snickers allowed you and Ric Flair to become tag team champions
01:01:55of the world?
01:01:56That would be pretty cool.
01:01:57At the beach, Matt Carlson has a Snickers to keep hunger at bay.
01:02:00Packed with peanuts, Snickers handles hunger, and now Matt is ready for anything.
01:02:03Feeling rejuvenated, Matt decides to catch a monster wave.
01:02:06Yeah.
01:02:07He is the most 2001 guy of all time.
01:02:09Oh, gosh.
01:02:11What?
01:02:14This guy has the best luck ever.
01:02:21This must have been, like, evolution era Ric Flair.
01:02:25Yeah, it had to be.
01:02:27I mean, that was pretty cool, man.
01:02:29I liked it.
01:02:30So, in round eight, are you going with the guy selling the Ultimate Grill, or Ric Flair
01:02:36with his classier, more high-profile gig of selling a Snickers bar?
01:02:41As much as I like the father-daughter spot with Ric and Charlotte, the grill.
01:02:48I have to go with Hulk in that round.
01:02:51I have to.
01:02:52I, too, for round eight, am going to give that round to the Hulkster, because I kind
01:02:57of want the grill.
01:02:58Round nine of this fight, it's the best of the best that they can offer.
01:03:04Hogan, why don't you sell us some oil in an Arab country?
01:03:10How is he going to do that?
01:03:14Oh, my God.
01:03:15What?
01:03:16What did he just say?
01:03:19We don't have a translator.
01:03:20So, fine.
01:03:21He's disqualified there.
01:03:22Sell us some paper towels instead, Hogan.
01:03:28He's a scientist.
01:03:34He's intimidating it.
01:03:40Do you want me to isolate those sounds?
01:03:42Please don't.
01:03:46You didn't have to take your shirt off, Hogan.
01:03:48There's no point in that.
01:03:50He's proud of his physique, man.
01:03:52I know this freaking commercial.
01:03:54This is the fireworks one.
01:03:58Here we go.
01:03:59Three seconds.
01:04:01Here we go.
01:04:02Three second build up, right?
01:04:04Ric Flair reveal, and then logo in the end.
01:04:11Is there one company doing all these Ric Flair spots?
01:04:18She's in the wrong place.
01:04:19She's just looking for a firework, and now she's buying 12.
01:04:23He's a good salesman.
01:04:26Gosh, their audio is brutal in that, huh?
01:04:29Wait, is that a hostage mania?
01:04:32No, hosta mania.
01:04:33Okay.
01:04:34No, that's hosta mania.
01:04:35Hosta?
01:04:36Hosta?
01:04:38Listen, you have Randy Hogan here from the old WCW days.
01:04:41Oh my God, that is.
01:04:43I have to imagine that is, because where else are you finding more people who look like Hogan?
01:04:47You had anorexic Hogan.
01:04:48Is that Steve Nash?
01:04:51Who is that upside down?
01:04:53I don't know, but this is the commercial of nightmares, okay?
01:04:56What the hell is this?
01:04:57What the hell is this?
01:04:59This is for Hogan's web hosting company.
01:05:03Oh my God, no.
01:05:09Kick him in the face.
01:05:10Yes.
01:05:13Oh my God.
01:05:14That guy is done.
01:05:18No, don't do it.
01:05:19No.
01:05:20No.
01:05:21No.
01:05:24Oh no.
01:05:26Oh my God.
01:05:29What was one of the key things that I said at the beginning of this that made a great pitch man?
01:05:35Commitment.
01:05:36You cannot be afraid to make a complete ass of yourself.
01:05:39No pun intended.
01:05:41Make a complete ass.
01:05:42Show your complete ass.
01:05:43Oh God.
01:05:48Oh no.
01:05:49Bad Hogan.
01:05:50Why did you have to save that for last?
01:05:52This is going to be the lasting impression in my mind tonight.
01:05:56He is slapping it too.
01:05:59Hogan, you know, you kind of feel like they were like, Hogan, we just want you to be Miley Cyrus.
01:06:04And he goes, brother, I'm a committed actor.
01:06:07I've seen the wrecking ball video.
01:06:09She's like naked in that, right?
01:06:13Yeah, but we just want to have the wrecking ball.
01:06:17No, brother.
01:06:18That's not the type of half ass commitment you get from the guy who did Suburban Commando.
01:06:22No, that wasn't half ass.
01:06:24He was full frontal.
01:06:26So round nine, I think he finished it off.
01:06:30That's the big boot.
01:06:31That's the late drop.
01:06:32It's over.
01:06:33I think so.
01:06:34You know, just that kind of commitment, not being afraid to make a fool of himself.
01:06:38That's the one, two.
01:06:40And I hope you're adding sound effects to this.
01:06:43Three.
01:06:44Ring the bell.
01:06:45We got a winner.
01:06:46So our final total.
01:06:47Ric Flair with one win.
01:06:49Two split decisions.
01:06:51Hogan with six wins.
01:06:53Our winner by unanimous decision.
01:06:58Hollywood Hulk Hogan.
01:07:03But wait a minute.
01:07:04Up in the entranceway, we have our next competitor.
01:07:08I know I got skills, man.
01:07:10I know I got skills.
01:07:13Shaquille O'Neal wasting no time challenging the immortal Hulk Hogan.
01:07:20And yeah, I don't know when you're going to see this episode,
01:07:24but it's going to happen.
01:07:25So you've been warned, okay?
01:07:27The diesel is going to be a hell of a competitor.
01:07:31Hogan has won this one here today.
01:07:34Poor Jeff.
01:07:35I'm Joe.
01:07:36This has been Pop Culture Paradise.
01:07:38Jeff, what do they do if they want to nominate a contender as well?
01:07:41Yeah, please just drop it in the comments.
01:07:43Also, let us know who you think won this nine-round battle in your opinion.
01:07:50And if there's somebody that you want to see take on the champ,
01:07:53let us know in the comments as well.
01:07:55Like and subscribe, and we'll see you next time on Pop Culture Paradise.
01:07:59Peace.
01:08:00Hogan's ass.
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