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Don’t be shy about shooting those over – the more, the merrier. Hey, ya wanna banner? Clyde is still trying to shave the perfect “Z” into the side of his head: Who thought Zeus was a good idea—that he could defeat Hogan—easily, but Hulk could only beat him with Sherri’s loaded purse? Where was this all leading? Before his passing, Tiny Lister – a.k.
a. Zeus – did a shoot interview with noted piece of shit Hannibal. In the interview, he said that when he originally auditioned for No Holds Barred , there was no talk about him eventually doing matches.
However, Vince McMahon came up with the idea of a Hogan/Zeus in-ring feud for the purpose of promoting the movie and keeping it in theaters longer by putting the main antagonist front and center in fans’ minds. That’s where it was leading. Promoting a movie.
In fact, the feud was blown off at the December 27, 1989 pay per view event “ No Holds Barred : The Match, The Movie” in which fans would pay one price to watch the film on PPV along with an exclusive cage match pitting Hogan and Brutus Beefcake against Zeus and Randy Savage. Lister also claims in the sho.
