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HULK HOGAN AND RIC FLAIR RETURN TO THE RING THIS SATURDAY, HULKAMANIA TOUR HITS THE AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT AND MORE NEWS

By Mike Johnson on 2009-11-19 09:43:15
The promotional machine in Australia for the debut Hulkmania tour continued yesterday with Hogan appearing at the Australian Parliament House in Canberra to raise money for the Make-a-Wish foundation with Australian politicians. The appearance, which saw Hogan putting over the Federal Minister for Sport, Kate Ellis, and cancer patient Mark Dunn in an arm wrestling contest, received a huge amount of attention including this ABC News article.

The Hogan-Flair press conference angle, which saw Flair bloodying Hogan, continues to get a lot of mainstream attention overseas, with much of the media playing it up as a legitimate incident.

The Hulkamania tour will feature the first in-ring matches for Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan in a number of years.  Flair officially retired at Wrestlemania XXIV in 2008 with a loss to Shawn Michaels in Orlando, Florida.  Hogan's last match was April 2007, defeated Paul "Big Show" Wight at a Memphis Wrestling event promoted by Cory Maclin.  Although both have gotten involved physically at times - Flair in WWE, Hogan in the Celebrity Championship Wrestling reality series - neither have had actual in ring bouts in years.

Also appearing on the tour are The Nasty Boys, Brutus Beefcake, Ken Anderson, Eddie Fatu (Umaga), Sean Morley (Val Venis), Jimmy Hart, Black Pearl, Vampire Warrior (Gangrel), Solofa Fatu (Rikishi), Orlando Jordan, Nick Dinsmore (Eugene), The Pimp Fatha (Charles "Godfather" Wright), Heindenreich, Spartan 300 (Matt 'M-Dog 20' Cross), Lacey Von Erich, Stephanie Pietz and Koa Marie Turner.

The tour runs:

Saturday 11/21 in Melbourne at the Rod Laver Arena

Tuesday 11/24 at the Burwood Dome in Perth

Thursday 11/26 at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane

Saturday 11/28 at the Acer Centre in Sydney

If anyone is attending any of the Hulkamania events, PWInsider.com is seeking live reports.

Thanks to Andrew Marrington for his help.

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