Wednesday, August 09, 2006
The Real Story Behind the Foreman Grill
Certainly everyone is familiar with the George Foreman Grill. Over 55 million grills have been sold since the cooking device was introduced in 1995. In total, Foreman has earned over $150 million due to the outrageous sales numbers from this simple yet popular grill. Besides these facts, what's so interesting about the Foreman Grill? How about the fact that it really should be the Hulk Hogan Grill! In fact it is the Hulkster's name that should be synonymous with grills, not Foreman's. And further, it should be Hogan's pocket that is approximately $150 million heavier...here is the story.
In a recent episode of Hogan Knows Best, Hulk Hogan revealed that the Foreman Grill and all of the fame and wealth that came along with it could have been his. But rather, on a Spring day in 1995, Hogan was picking his two children up from school when his agent left a phone message for Hogan saying he had two products he needed two of his clients to endorse. Because Hogan was busy with his children, he never received the message. The other client that was called was George Foreman, who returned the call first and agreed to endorse the grill. When the Hulkster did eventually return the call, he was left with a mundane power mixer. The "Thunder Mixer" wasn't exactly a success, only selling 200,000 units, in comparison to Foreman's 55 million grills sold. It is facsinating to think how different our lives might be if we lived in a society filled with Hogan Grills, rather than Foreman Grills.
Hogan now has his own premium grill, Hulk Hogan's Ultimate Grill, available for only three payments of $49.99. Sure that is much more expensive than the Foreman grill, but you pay for quality brothaaaaaaaaa!
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Here's a video Q&A i which George Foreman talks about the grill, God, five boys named George, and other topics:
http://msnbc.com/modules/take3/aug/10questions.htm
$150?!?!?! That's robbery. But the thing is huuuge.
P.S.- The word I have to type into the Verification is "Puebus". That's dirty Mini....very dirty.
Hogan should just pimp his daughter out for $150 a pop...
Thanks for the link anonymous!
AA, I had nothing to do with determining the verification word...I doubt it even said that...I think you are seeing things.
TJ, he should pimp her out, but would she make $150 a pop?
I'd pay upwards of $1.50 for that manly piece of white trash.
SI.com actually wrote something about this about five months ago.
//[Hulk] Hogan's biggest news, however, is his latest business venture. "Brother, I'm getting ready to knock out George Foreman's ass," he said. "I'm getting to launch Hulk Hogan's Ultimate Grill next month and it's going to be poetic justice. True story. About 10 years ago, my agent Henry Holmes calls me up and leaves a message that he wanted to talk to me and George about a grill and a blender. I get home late and call Henry to see what was up with this grill and blender. By this time George had already agreed to do the grill, leaving me with the blender and the rest is history -- 400 million bucks later, George is sitting pretty and I've got this blender. The truth is I made about 400 grand off it, but it was this little machine where you put eights ounces of protein and water and it blended and then after a couple times it would take a fart and would never work again."//
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/arash_markazi/04/03/hot.read/2.html
Thanks for the link Mr. Anonymous!
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