S01E01 Down to the Basics
The competitors learn three of the basic skills of becoming a wrestler including: the clothesline, the forearm smash and kicking to the mid-section; later they must use those three moves in matches against their own...
Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling
S01E05: Train With the Pros
Both Team Nasty and Team Beefcake are combined to make up Team Hulk; the celebrities learn two moves to help them for the battle royal match, including: being tossed over the top rope, the duck and boost, and former WWE Champion Rob Van Dam helps the celebrities to come up with a unique finishing move; Danny Bonaduce is injured during the training session and rushed to the hospital. The remaining contestants compete in an battle royal.
Overview
Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling was an American reality television program, which ran for eight episodes on CMT in 2008. The first episode aired on October 18, 2008. In Australia, the show premiered in July 2009 on the FOX8 channel. It was also shown in the UK on Bravo and Viva. The show was co-produced by Hulk Hogan and Bischoff-Hervey Entertainment. The show featured celebrities being trained to become professional wrestlers. The finale aired on December 6, 2008, where Dennis Rodman was declared the winner of the competition.
Episodes
S01E02 Talkin' Trash
Erin Murphy begins rubbing Team Beefcake the wrong way; the contestants jump from a high platform onto a stuntman's airbag; the celebrities learn three more basic moves: headlock takedown, the school boy and a shoulder...
S01E03 Pick Your Gimmick
Following disappointing matches, the contestants take their focus off of wrestling, to find a gimmick that works for them and to help them connect with the live crowds; the celebrities learn three more basic moves:...
S01E04 Work the Crowd
The celebrities learn the unteachable ability of cutting a promo and then learn three more wrestling moves: the hip toss, taking the turnbuckle and an elbow smash; Team Nasty begins to question the dedication of...
S01E05 Train With the Pros
Both Team Nasty and Team Beefcake are combined to make up Team Hulk; the celebrities learn two moves to help them for the battle royal match, including: being tossed over the top rope, the duck...
S01E06 In-Ring Psychology
The celebrities take a trip to a junk yard, to find a weapon to use in their first hardcore match; Danny Bonaduce returns to contest his elimination from the show, which angers Dustin Diamond; the...
S01E07 Recap All Skills
Hulk Hogan teaches the celebrities how to bodyslam; the coaches begin to work the contestants into shape for their next match.
S01E08 Finale
In week eight, there are four remaining contestants and a winner must be crowned.
Cast
Nikki Ziering
Hulk Hogan
Brian Yandrisovitz
Tiffany
James Ray Hart
Frank Stallone Jr.
Todd Bridges
Danny Bonaduce
Trishelle Cannatella
Bubba the Love Sponge
Eric Bischoff
