Hulk Hogan visited Detroit Lions practice and said coach Dan Campbell would have been good inside the wrestling ring.
The pro wrestling great even coined Campbell with a great nickname: “Dirty Dan.”
“He probably missed his calling,” Hogan said Thursday during a visit to the Motor City to promote his new beer brand. “I would want him as my tag-team partner because I would let him do all the work.”
Hogan and Campbell stood together after practice, recording a promotional video.
“Campbell-mania, brother, is going to run wild this year,” Hogan said in his familiar gravelly voice. “Super Bowl. Nothing but greatness. Nothing but victory. So, what’s you going to do when the Detroit Lions and Campbell-mania runs wild on you, brother?”
Campbell clearly loved it.
“You’re the best,” he said, walking away from Hogan to get back to work. “Appreciate you, man. Great to meet you.”
The 70-year-old Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, is a member of the WWE Hall of Fame.
Donald Trump invited Hogan to speak at the Republican National Convention last week in Milwaukee and he accepted, saying he’s no longer shy about saying what’s on his mind about politics.
Day 2 of Lions training camp also brought out two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields, who is going to challenge women’s WBC heavyweight champion Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse on Saturday night in Detroit.
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