Hulk Hogan Auditioned For Metallica
 

I had read this from somewhere else:

What Do You Think Would Have Happened If Metallica Hired Him?

They would have squandered all their credibility long before becoming megastars.

Your thread title's a bit misleading though, according to that article he never actually auditioned.

I might be interested in listening to Metallica.

they would have turned into the biggest joke ever. really though, Hogan was already the biggest thing in wrestling in the 80s - it could even be argued that Hogan was significantly bigger than Metallica was in the 80s as well. his career was taking off into superstardom when Metallica was only getting started.

I don't think it could be argued, I think it's pretty much a fact that he was bigger than Metallica in the 80s.

^ that's because we're old enough to remember Hulkamania and being told to take our vitamins every Saturday afternoon hahaha

This just needs to be added:

http://www.retrojunk.com/img/art-images/hulkster1.jpg

There's no argument. Hulkamania was bigger than everything in the 80s and early 90s, trust me I was there.

I remember seeing a bio on Hulk and he was playing a guitar and he wasn't too terrible. Don't be quick to judge guys maybe he's a pretty good bass player. I wouldn't be surprised if he's better than Newsted anyway.

dude i saw Andre the Giant tag teamed with Hillbilly Jim from the floor :p:

You were three years old when the 80s ended. Do you even remember anything from that decade?

If Hulk Hogan got the job as the Metallica bassist they would've been considered more of a joke than Dragonforce are now.

I was there in the early 90s. When I was a kid I was indeed a hulkamaniac. And I watched Mr Nanny and Surburban Commando god knows how many times. :o:

Heh, probably. You'd hear Master of Puppets as Hulk's theme song. (If he wrestled)

^ fair, but the early 90s Hogan pales in comparison to the mid 80s Hulkamania.

That would've been great :( why didn't they offer him the job?!

True but he was still pretty big in the early 90s. I think the only other wrestler who compared in popularity was Bret The Hitman.

I do know that he was huge in the 80s though, hell he had his own cartoon. HE HAD HIS OWN PASTA!!!

I know that Wrestlemania III once held the record for largest attendence for an indoor sporting event in North America, drawling over 90,000 people. Hulk vs Andre the Giant being the main event. I used to rent old WWF pay per view events on VHS and watch them all the time.

If he had become a musician with Metallica, then he never would have released his album with The Wrestling Boot Band.



The world would have missed out.

Wonders if the macho man ever auditioned for Megadeth...

Sticky!

They would've done a thrash metal cover of Real American. =P

But yeah, Hogan was DEFINATLY bigger than Metallica in the 80s without a doubt. Hogan was an 80s icon while Metallica were just some thrash metal band that had to sell out to become big. SAY YOUR PRAYERS, TAKE YOUR VITAMINS, AND RIDE THE LIGHTNING, BROTHER!!!!

The bass looks like a toothpick in that vid :) but I think Creeping Death would have been more challenging than Johnny B. Good.

If Hogan gets into the band... he'll be a block away from our house during recording. Seriously, Metallica's recording studio is a block away from our house, I've heard some of their interesting music.

Too funny, I somehow doubt, that Hulk Hogan was even considered to play bass for any band. haha