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– The Wrestling Inc. Daily recently interviewed WWE Hall of Famer Mr. T, who discussed his rivalry with Rowdy Roddy Piper and teaming with Hulk Hogan in the main event for the first WrestleMania. According to Mr. T, he and late WWE Hall of Famer Roddy Piper did not have a genuine beef or heat with each other, he was simply trying to sell the feud. Below are some highlights.
On being contacted by Vince McMahon and Hulk Hogan for WrestleMania: “When I met with Vince McMahon and Hulk, Hulk was telling me about it because remember, me Hulk Hogan, we go back because we were in Rocky III together, then he did a couple episodes of The A-Team. He was friends with Cyndi Lauper, and everyone came in and said, ‘Wow, you’re getting Mr. T in!’ We did the contract, and now it’s serious. Now we gotta train. Now I gotta learn the moves. I knew wrestling in Chicago. Two-time state champ, but like I said, this is professional wrestling because I remember as a kid, Dick The Bruiser and The
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The fourth “Biography: WWE Legends” documentary on A&E, focusing on WWE Hall of Famer Booker T, drew 595,000 viewers on Sunday night at 8pm ET, according to Showbuzz Daily.
The two-hour doc drew a 0.24 rating in the key 18-49 demographic, and ranked #17 for the night on the Cable Top 150.
This is down from last week’s Biography documentary, on WWE Hall of Famer Randy Savage, which drew 790,000 viewers. That special ranked #7 on the Cable Top 150 with a 0.31 rating in the key demo.
A midnight replay of the Booker T documentary drew 211,000 viewers with a 0.11 rating in the key 18-49 demo. A 2pm replay of the recent Biography special on WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin drew 278,000 viewers with a 0.11 key demo rating. A 4pm replay of the recent Biography doc on WWE Hall of Famer Roddy Piper drew 295,000 viewers with a 0.09 rating in the 18-49 key demo. A 6pm replay of the recent Biography episode on Randy Savage drew 377,000 viewers with a 0.12 rating in the
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WWE A&E Biography Viewership Down For Week Two, WWE Most Wanted Treasures Viewership Up
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The second “Biography: WWE Legends” documentary on A&E, focusing on WWE Hall of Famer Roddy Piper, drew 880,000 viewers on Sunday night at 8pm ET, according to Showbuzz Daily.
The two-hour doc drew a 0.27 rating in the key 18-49 demographic, ranked #11 for the night on the Cable Top 150.
This is down from last week’s premiere documentary, on WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin, which drew 1.062 million viewers. That special ranked #6 on the Cable Top 150 with a 0.38 rating in the key demo.