Sylvester Stallone Praises Hulk Hogan For Rocky III Work, Hogan Replies on Twitter

– Sylvester Stallone posted to Instagram to praise Hulk Hogan for their work together on Rocky III, prompting a response from Hogan. You can see the posts below. Stallone talked about how stunt work on the film was “up close and personal” and referred to Hogan as a “great and immensely powerful athlete.” Hogan then posted a screenshot of the post on Twitter and thanked Stallone for the words.

Hogan played “Thunderlips” in the 1982 film, a world champion wrestler who faces Stallone’s Rocky Balboa in a charity event.

Some stunts are up close and personal and hurt! Here is a perfect example of working with a great and immensely powerful athlete @hulkhogan

A post shared by Sly Stallone (@officialslystallone) on May 23, 2018 at 11:27am PDT

Thanks Sly for putting me over my brother HH pic.twitter.com/5ImMm3bc99

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) May 23, 2018