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Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling
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Title card
Genre Animated series
Created by World Wrestling Federation
Developed by Jeffrey Scott
Voices of
Theme music composer Jim Steinman
Opening theme Hulk Hogan's Theme
Ending theme Hulk Hogan's Theme
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 26
Production
Producer(s)
  • Jean Chalopin
  • Andy Heyward
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) DIC Enterprises
World Wrestling Federation
Saban Productions (1985 special episode only)
Columbia Pictures Television (1985 special episode only)
Release
Original network CBS
Original release September 14, 1985 (1985-09-14) – October 18, 1986 (1986-10-18)

Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling was a fun American animated TV show. It aired on CBS every Saturday morning from September 14, 1985, to October 18, 1986. The show featured cartoon versions of famous WWF wrestling stars, like the legendary Hulk Hogan. It was all about good guys battling bad guys in silly and exciting adventures! Reruns of the show continued until June 27, 1987.

About the Show

Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling was made by DIC Animation City. It showed animated adventures of popular WWF wrestling stars from that time. The main character was Hulk Hogan. He led a group of "face" wrestlers. In wrestling, a "face" is a good guy or hero.

They fought against a group of "heel" wrestlers. A "heel" is a bad guy or villain. This group was led by "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. The show was like many 1980s cartoons. It focused on good characters winning against bad guys in funny situations.

Real Wrestlers, Cartoon Voices

The show didn't focus much on actual wrestling matches. Instead, wrestling was a way to show who the good guys and bad guys were. The real wrestlers sometimes appeared in live-action parts of the show. However, they were too busy traveling for wrestling events. So, professional voice actors did the voices for their cartoon characters.

One live-action part that appeared often was a music video. It was a cover song called "Land of a Thousand Dances". Several WWF wrestlers sang it for The Wrestling Album.

Keeping Up with Wrestling

Making cartoons takes a long time. Because of this, the show sometimes didn't match what was happening in the real WWF. For example, some wrestlers might become a "heel" (bad guy) in real wrestling. But they would still be a "face" (good guy) on the cartoon.

This happened with "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. He was a bad guy when the show started. But he became a good guy in real wrestling in late 1986. Yet, he stayed a bad guy in the cartoon. André the Giant was a good guy in 1985. He turned bad in early 1987. But he remained a good guy throughout the cartoon series.

Also, characters like Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka and Wendi Richter stayed on the show. This was true even though they had left the WWF in late 1985.

Where to Watch It Now

Today, WWE owns the rights to the show. In April 2015, WWE added the show to the WWE Network. It was available after an episode of WWE Raw. Later, the show was removed from the WWE Network. It has not returned since.

Main Characters

The show had two main groups of characters:

The Good Guys (Faces)

Hulk Hogan was the leader of the good guys. These characters were the heroes of the show.

The Bad Guys (Heels)

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper was the leader of the bad guys. These characters were the villains.

Other animated characters who appeared in some episodes included Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and "Mean" Gene Okerlund.

Show Music

The opening song for Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling was "Hulk Hogan's Theme". Jim Steinman composed this song. It was also used as Hulk Hogan's entrance music in real wrestling. Later, his entrance music changed to "Real American" by Rick Derringer.

Jim Steinman later changed "Hulk Hogan's Theme" into a new song. This new song was called "Ravishing". It was sung by Bonnie Tyler and appeared on her 1986 album Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire.

Voice Actors

Here are the talented voice actors who brought the characters to life:

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