ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Hulk Hogan, who attended Detroit Lions training, said coach Dan Campbell would have been good in the squared circle.
The professional wrestling great even came up with a nickname for Campbell: “Dirty Dan.”
“He probably missed his calling,” Hogan said Thursday during a visit to the Motor City to promote his new beer brand. “I would have him as my tag team partner because I would let him do all the work.”
Hogan and Campbell stood together after practice and recorded a promotional video.
“Campbell mania, brother, is going to run wild this year,” Hogan said in his familiar gravelly voice. “Super Bowl. Nothing but greatness. Nothing but victory. So, what you gonna do when the Detroit Lions and Campbell mania come crashing down on you, brother?”
Campbell took a kick from Hogan’s schtick.
“You’re the best,” he said as he walked away from Hogan to get back to work. “I appreciate you, dude. Nice to meet you.”
The 70-year-old Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, is a member of the WWE Hall of Fame and lives in the Tampa Bay area.
Donald Trump invited Hogan to speak at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee last week and he accepted, saying he is no longer shy about saying what he thinks about politics.
Day 2 of the Lions training camp also featured two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields, who moves up a weight class to challenge WBC heavyweight champion Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse on Saturday night in Detroit.
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