Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling is an American reality competition television series co-produced by Hulk Hogan and Bischoff-Hervey Entertainment which features celebrity contestants being trained to become professional wrestlers while being eliminated one by one each week.
The series aired in the USA on CMT from 18 October to 6 December, 2008. There are eight hour-long episodes in the first season. It was not renewed for a second season.
Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling premiered in South Africa on SABC3 on Monday 26 April 2010, at 20h00. New episodes air weekly.
Repeats
Sundays: 13h00
Synopsis
Ten brave celebrities come together to learn, train and compete in competitive wrestling while being eliminated one by one each week based on judges' selections and head-to-head matches with one another.
World champion wrestler Hulk Hogan, former president of World Championship Wrestling Eric Bischoff and professional wrestling manager Jimmy Hart judge the celebrities on their performances throughout various challenges which include mastering complex wrestling moves, trash talk to intimidate the opponent and working a live audience.
On the road to transforming them into wrestlers, the cast will be coached by former professional wrestlers Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake and Brian Knobbs.
The Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling cast includes:
Danny Bonaduce
Television and radio host, reality star and actor The Partridge Family
Todd Bridges
Television personality, actor Diff'rent Strokes
ButterBean
Super-heavyweight boxer
Trishelle Cannatella
Television personality, reality star Real World: Las Vegas
Dustin Diamond
Television personality, actor Saved by the Bell
Erin Murphy
Television personality, actress Bewitched (Tabitha Stephens)
Dennis Rodman
Five-time NBA champion
Frank Stallone
Actor, singer, Sylvester Stallone's brother
Tiffany
Chart-topping '80s pop singer
Nikki Ziering
Actress, Playboy playmate
The celebrities will be faced with exhausting challenges and elimination matches that will lead up to the heart-pounding finale that will determine the winner.
The contestants will be divided into two teams, then taught the same set of moves to create the most exciting wrestling match against one another in an attempt to win over the judges and a live audience.
Hogan, 12-time world champion, will be just as tough on the cast as he was on his challengers in a match, and each week the celebrity who doesn't bring their A-game will be thrown out of the ring.
Ultimately only one will become the celebrity all-star wrestling champion.