Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling

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Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling
CMT
ReleaseOctober 18 (2008-10-18) –
December 6, 2008 (2008-12-06)

Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling was an American reality television program, which ran for eight episodes on

Bischoff-Hervey Entertainment. It featured celebrities being trained to become professional wrestlers. The finale aired on December 6, when Dennis Rodman was declared the winner.[1][2]

Cast

Judges

Other

The trainers included Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, Brian Knobbs (who are best friends of Hogan), and Tom Howard. Bubba the Love Sponge was the special commentator.

Former professional wrestlers also made special appearances in the series.

ECW World Heavyweight Champion and WWE Champion
, guest starred in the fifth episode.

Contestants

Name Elimination # Elimination week
Todd Bridges 9 8
Trishelle Cannatella 5 6
Dustin Diamond 7 8
Danny Bonaduce 6 7^
Eric Esch 8 8
Erin Murphy 3 3
Dennis Rodman Winner
Frank Stallone 2 2
Tiffany Darwish 1 1
Nikki Ziering 4 4

^ Bonaduce was originally eliminated in week 5 because of an injury, but he was brought back in week 6. He was later eliminated in week 7.

Episode recaps

Week 1

Team Nasty Faces (Erin Murphy and Dennis Rodman) def. Heels (Frank Stallone and Dustin Diamond) with Nikki Ziering
Team Beefcake Faces (Trishelle Cannatella and Butterbean) def. Heels (Tiffany and Danny Bonaduce) with Todd Bridges

The moves learned were the

clothesline
, and a kick to the midsection. Team Nasty won the match.

Week 2

Team Beefcake Heels (Trishelle Cannatella and Danny Bonaduce) def. Faces (Todd Bridges and Butterbean)
Team Nasty Heels (Erin Murphy and Dustin Diamond) def. Faces (Nikki Ziering and Frank Stallone) with Dennis Rodman

In week two, the moves learned by the celebrities included the headlock take down,

shoulder tackle
. Originally, Dennis Rodman was going to wrestle for Team Nasty, with Stallone managing. During practice, however, Rodman injured his arm attempting a flying clothesline on Coach Nasty. Team Beefcake won the match.

Week 3

Gimmick
Butterbean One Mean Bean
Danny Bonaduce "Dangerous" Danny Bonaduce
Todd Bridges Mr. Not So Perfect
Trishelle Cannatella Red Hot Redneck
Dustin Diamond The Winner
Erin Murphy Mistress of Mayhem (M.O.M.)
Dennis Rodman Rodzilla
Nikki Ziering Candy Girl
Team Nasty Faces (The Mistress of Mayhem [Erin Murphy] and Rodzilla [Dennis Rodman]) def. Heels (Candy Girl [Nikki Ziering] and The Winner [Dustin Diamond])
Team Beefcake Faces (Red Hot Redneck [Trishelle Cannatella] and "Dangerous" Danny Bonaduce) def. Heels (Mr. Not So Perfect [Todd Bridges] and Mean Bean [Butterbean])

The basic tie up, as well as the techniques for working the arm and working the ropes, were the moves of the week. The challenge in week three was for the individual celebrities to create for themselves a gimmick, which is a character or persona. Team Beefcake won the match.

Week 4

Team Beefcake Heels (Mean Bean and Red Hot Redneck) def. Faces ("Dangerous" Danny Bonaduce and Mr. Not So Perfect)
Team Nasty Face (Rodzilla) def. Heels (Candy Girl and The Winner)

The moves learned included the

elbow smash
. The two teams tied for best match.

Week 5

Finishing moves
Dennis Rodman (Rodzilla) Diving clothesline
Butterbean (Mean Bean) Powerslam
Trishelle Cannatella (Red Hot Redneck) Inverted STF
Todd Bridges (Mr. Not So Perfect) Diving sunset flip
Dustin Diamond (The Winner) DDT
5-person battle royal

Red Hot Redneck def. Mean Bean, Rodzilla, The Winner and Mr. Not So Perfect

In week five, the celebrities learned the "Over the Top" and "Duck and Boost" techniques. They also created their own finishing moves. "Dangerous" Danny Bonaduce was going to be in the match, but he had to withdraw due to an injury he sustained during practice. The two teams merged into one team, Team Hogan.

Week 6

Hardcore tornado tag team match Red Hot Redneck and Rodzilla def. Mean Bean and Mr. Not So Perfect
Falls Count anywhere grudge match
The Winner def. "Dangerous" Danny Bonaduce

The celebrities learned how to hit the head, back, and gut of their opponents with weapons (Trash cans, chairs, etc.) in week six. Danny Bonaduce returned because his injury was not as bad as originally thought. Because he was not eliminated face-to-face, Hogan allowed him to return.

Week 7

Triple Threat match The Winner defeats Mr. Not So Perfect and "Dangerous" Danny Bonaduce
No-Disqualification match Mean Bean defeats Rodzilla

The last three professional wrestling moves were taught to the celebrities in week seven. The three moves of the week were the

basic chop, and body slam
.

Week 8

Tag team match Rodzilla and Mr. Not So Perfect defeat The Winner and Mean Bean
CCW Championship Rodzilla defeats Mr. Not So Perfect

In week eight, there were four remaining contestants. Diamond and Butterbean were eliminated after the tag team event. Bridges was eliminated in the final episode after the final main event. Dennis Rodman was declared the winner and the first CCW Champion.

References

  1. ^ "Casting Call: Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Wrestling". Archived from the original on March 15, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2008.
  2. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly. "CMT sets wrestling lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 9, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2022.

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