Pastamania was a success... Let's try it agan... WITH A MECHANICAL SHARK!
 

From USA Today:


Having personally seen Hulk Hogan getting in and out of limousines multiple times on Dale Mabry Highway, take this writer's word that the Hulkster is as much of a Tampa mainstay as strip clubs and Busch Gardens.

Now, the sort-of-retired professional wrestler is opening a restaurant on Florida's Gulf Coast.

The 20,000-square-foot, waterfront "Hogan's Beach" is set to open New Year's Eve on the Courtney Campbell Causeway.

"It's going to be Jimmy Buffet's [Margaritaville] times 10; Hooters times 10," Hogan told the Tampa Bay Times. "It's a logical extension of the Hogan brand, with my image and likeness.

"In 36 years I've become so tangible to the public, and not just Americans. We have a chance to have an international draw."

This isn't Hulk's first foray into the restaurant business, having once owned a short-lived joint called "Pasta Mania" in Minnesota's Mall of America.

The new restaurant will have a "mechanical shark ride," which sounds like a mechanical bull, but you know, a shark.

To go along with the beach theme, there's volleyball courts, fire pits, tiki huts and cabanas.

Asked by the Times about his role with the restaurant, Hogan cited his fictional managerial experience.

"I see myself almost like a general manager, creatively," Hogan said. "I play a fake general manager on Impact Wrestling. But this is for real."

And naturally, Hulk wants to turn his new restaurant into another reality show with his family having already been featured on VH1's Hogan Knows Best from 2005-2007.

"I just went out to Los Angeles to pitch Hogan's Beach," Hogan told the Times. "CMT is very interested. It would be like a controlled sound stage, with the pool, bar, volleyball and live music."

What was his pitch for the show?

"It's Baywatch, Muscle Beach and Cheers all in one."

Lol but this is for real.

:lol:

That's about 10 minutes from me. Maybe I'll go there sometime.

thunder in paradise v2.0

Yeah, I'm surprised Hogan mentioned Baywatch instead of Thunder in Paradise, but I guess Hulkster is humble enough to acknowledge Baywatch has the broader name recognition. :)

I really do hope Hulk succeeds, though! He seemed depressed in his 2008 autobiography, and this would be a great psychological safety net in case his wrestling promotion involvements (Impact!, his own WXS fed) don't pan out. If not a wrestling promoter, then a restauranteur....

And regarding his "fictitious" experience, I guess by Hogan's logic, an actor who played a doctor on ER can perform invasive surgery in real life. :yes:

"sort-of-retired" my ass, I am still surprised TNA hasn't completely screwed the pooch and put the title on Hogan

Hogan is trash, I give it till summer.

where's the photoshopped version of this?

http://thesmartmarks.com/artman/uploads/pastamania.jpg

"Volleyball Courts inside the restaurant sounded like a good idea, brother! How could I foresee someone hitting a ball into somebody's meal, dude?"

Holy shit, just saw the exact location it's like 2 miles from my work and I drive right past it on the Courtney Campbell going back to Clearwater.

Location kinda sucks though, Rocky Point is out of the way. Should be busy in the summer, maybe. Although the Ben T. Davis beach there is ghetto and it looks like the million man march in the middle of summer.

I'm hoping there's a drink menu consisting of Coloda-Mania and a shot called "Brother!"

Also hoping the waitresses greet each table with "WHATCYA YA GONNA ORDER WHEN THESE 24 PIECES OF FLARE COME LOOKING FOR YOU"?

Also wouldn't be surprised if it gets listed as a WWE Blastzone yet somehow doesn't show TNA ppvs.

I wonder how they're gonna cook all the food...
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Side note, I'm still eventually gonna buy one.... BROTHER!!!!

Hogan needs to parody himself a bit more to get this thing over as a spokesman.

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great location Hulkster!

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For what it's worth, everything is better with a mechanical shark.

"Big WWE Names like Jimmy Hart and Steve Chamberlain"

I might go there this weekend just to see what the fuck the deal is.

You should jump the shark while you are there.

who is Steve Chamberlian

that guy was not in the WWF

From a quick google search, Steve Chamberlain is a one-legged wrestler who was briefly signed by John Laurinitis after Vince told him to sign Zack Gowen.

They then realized they had signed the wrong one-legged wrestler, and revoked his contract.

hmm

Cant wait for the bad pun menu items. Brookes big boobie chicken breasts.

:lol:

Holy shit, Vince mentioned that on RAW one time and I didn't know what the hell he was talking about. I thought Zach Gowen was the only 1 legged wrestler.

:rofl:

Do I even need to say what I'm thinking after watching 2 minutes of that? Don't make me....

If anyone has sex in Pastamania, then they cannot successfully sue Hulkster if a video of them doing the nasty winds up on the Internet! :naughty:

Drove by it today and it looked pretty dead this afternoon. The mural of Hulkster is PrettyCool in a 1995 wcw Hogan way.

There's actually another guy named Micheal Hayes (no relation) that wrestles in OVW and only has one leg. Am I going to hell because I want to see 2 one legged wrestlers wrestle... or become a tag team?

BY OUR POWERS COMBINED..... DROPKICK!

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He's the big guy teaming with XPac. I gotta say... not too bad

Shisen you have to go there and order up a YAPPA PIE brother!