5 Superstars who left WWE for unusual reasons

#1 Hulk Hogan wanted to become a TV star like David Hasselhoff

Hulk Hogan was one of the biggest reasons for the success of the WWE in the 80s. But in the early 90s, his relationship with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon had deteriorated due to various reasons.

Hogan eventually left WWE in 1993. One of the biggest reasons for the now WWE Hall of Famer to leave the company was his desire to become a big TV star with the Thunder in Paradise TV show. Bruce Prichard revealed recently that Hogan thought that Thunder in Paradise would be a big hit, considering it was produced by the same team which created Baywatch.

"This was a time that he had distanced himself, and Hulk saw the opportunity with Thunder in Paradise to go off and become a David Hasselhoff in the syndication world, so he saw bigger and better things. If he was going to do wrestling maybe he was going to do good for a different billionaire, even though Vince wasn't a billionaire at the time" (H/T WrestlingInc)

Prichard also revealed that Hogan's relationship with McMahon was very poor and that one of the reasons for it was Hulk Hogan's decision to use WCW wrestlers in his show, even when he was contracted with WWE.

"The fact that Hulk was using talent from WCW that was doing tapings I believe in Disney in Orlando, Florida, that was kind of a statement by Hulk Hogan."

It was unusual for Hogan to leave considering he was still a big deal in WWE, and that he had previously been part of movies and TV shows even when he was contracted with WWE.

Hulk Hogan then joined WCW and showed a different side of his character as a heel as part of the NWO.