Pro wrestling veteran Dan Spivey had an in depth profession within the industry, competing under several names across his profession and teamed up with many notable names like Sid Vicious and a rookie named “Mean” Mark Callous, who went on to change into The Undertaker.
Nevertheless, Spivey was a bit of too near the look of one other WWE legend, “The Immortal” Hulk Hogan
“I believe [Hulk Hogan] may need been a bit of frightened of me; I do not know,” Spivey said concerning the late WWE Hall of Famer, during an interview on the “Golden Era Network” podcast. During his tenure within the WWE, Spivey also sported yellow trunks and blonde hair, muck like Hogan, throughout the same time that Hogan was becoming a megastar. The comparison simply didn’t work out for Spivey.
“That’s the worst mistake that I ever did, wearing those yellow tights and having blonde hair,” he admitted. “Matter of fact, when Vince [McMahon] let me go, he says, ‘It is not your fault, God made you 6’6 and blonde hair.'”
Throughout the 80s, Spivey and Hogan did not have much of a relationship.
“We did not have heat with one another,” he said, explaining that the 2 Tampa natives had plenty in common. “I used to work as a bouncer at a number of the same bars that him and his band played in, but we weren’t very close.”
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