Hulk Hogan‘s loss of life comes one month earlier than he was set to debut his newest undertaking on TV.
FOX Nation introduced on Monday, July 21, that the streaming service would air the debut matches of Hogan’s new Actual American Freestyle wrestling league, which he cofounded with Eric Bischoff and Chad Bronstein earlier this yr.
Within the wake of the previous professional wrestler’s loss of life, a FOX Nation supply tells TV Insider that the community will transfer ahead with streaming Actual American Freestyle’s two inaugural occasions.
The league’s first-ever occasion, RAF01, shall be broadcast from the Wolstein Middle in Cleveland, Ohio, on Saturday, August 30. Matches scheduled to happen throughout RAF01 embrace Bo Nickal vs. Jacob Cardenas, Yianni Diakomihalis vs. Bajrang Punia, Darrion Caldwell vs. Actual Woods, Austin Gomez vs. Lance Palmer, Kennedy Blades vs. Alejandra Rivera, and Sarah Hildebrandt vs. Zeltzin Hernandez.
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“Additional matches are in growth, together with a featured, foremost card bout,” a press launch for the occasion provides. FOX Nation additionally acquired the published rights for Actual American Freestyle’s second occasion, the placement and date of which have but to be revealed.
In Monday’s press launch, Hogan said that his new wrestling league is “creating one thing that’s by no means been achieved earlier than, and we would have liked a accomplice that understood that and will construct with us.” He continued, “FOX Nation is synergistic with our model; they admire the significance of bringing this sport to the lots, and so they imagine in our objective.”
FOX Nation president, Lauren Petterson, mentioned the streamer was “thrilled” to be partnering with the league in a Monday assertion of her personal, including, “Fusing elite athleticism with unmatched leisure, it’s an honor to be a part of the brand new period of the world’s oldest and most iconic sport.”
Following Hogan’s loss of life on Thursday, July 24, Petterson supplied her condolences in a press release to TV Insider. “We’re deeply saddened by the passing of Hulk Hogan, who single-handedly formed the world {of professional} wrestling and impressed tens of millions around the globe,” she shared. “Our hearts exit to his household, pals, and his many followers.”
TMZ Sports activities reported on Thursday that Hogan was wheeled out of his dwelling in an ambulance early on Thursday after paramedics responded to a reported “cardiac arrest” at his Florida dwelling. He was later pronounced lifeless at a close-by hospital.
Hogan was greatest identified for his legendary wrestling profession, having been inducted into the WWE Corridor of Fame twice: as soon as as a solo performer and once more as a member of The New World Order, in 2005 and 2020, respectively.
“WWE is saddened to be taught WWE Corridor of Famer Hulk Hogan has handed away,” the sporting league shared in a Thursday social media assertion. “One of popular culture’s most recognizable figures, Hogan helped WWE obtain international recognition within the Nineteen Eighties. WWE extends its condolences to Hogan’s household, pals, and followers.”