{"id":225881,"date":"2026-03-01T22:06:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T22:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/01\/logan-paul-loses-bidding-war-for-hulk-hogans-bloody-wrestling-boots\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T22:06:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T22:06:42","slug":"logan-paul-loses-bidding-war-for-hulk-hogans-bloody-wrestling-boots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/01\/logan-paul-loses-bidding-war-for-hulk-hogans-bloody-wrestling-boots\/","title":{"rendered":"Logan Paul Loses Bidding War for Hulk Hogan’s Bloody Wrestling Boots"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Logan Paul<\/strong><\/a> nearly became the new owner of Hulk Hogan<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s bloody wrestling boots before losing a bidding war.<\/p>\n

\u201cStayed up until 2am in a bidding war trying to win Hulk Hogan\u2019s worn & signed boots from Wrestlemania 1,\u201d Paul, 30, wrote via X<\/a> on Sunday, March 1. \u201cThe inscription read \u2018These are my real boots with my real blood on them from MSG, Hulk Hogan.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cI tapped out at $1,021,000. Gg to the winner.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paul shared a screenshot of the yellow lace-up tall boots, with Hogan\u2019s message written on the side. The picture noted that Hogan wore the boots in 1985.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tInfluencer Logan Paul has had his fair share of controversies on his way to becoming a professional boxer. Paul began gaining traction for his six-second videos on the social media app Vine in 2013. In 2015, he began posting on YouTube and quickly had one of the most-subscribed YouTube channels with 23.6 million subscribers as [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Per the screenshot, the boots were sold on Saturday for $1,037,000. A message underneath read that Paul\u2019s final bid of $1,021,750 was ultimately outmatched.<\/p>\n

Hogan began his wrestling career in the late 1970s, later joining the WWE in 1979. He officially retired from wrestling in 2012. More than a decade later, Hogan died of a heart attack<\/a> in July 2025. He was 71.<\/p>\n

Medical documents obtained by Us Weekly<\/em> revealed that Hogan had a history of leukemia CLL. One month before his death, a source told Us<\/em> that Hogan underwent a \u201cpretty serious\u201d heart surgery<\/a> but was \u201cdoing well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paul, meanwhile, made his in-ring debut at WrestleMania in 2022. That same year, Paul announced that he signed with WWE.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tHulk Hogan was undoubtedly crucial to WWE\u2019s stratospheric popularity during the 1980s and 1990s, but he was also a hugely controversial figure on screen and off. Hogan (real name Terry Gene Bollea) \u2014 who died at age 71 in July 2025 \u2014 publicly apologized in 2015 after leaked sex tape footage caught him using a [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s safe to say @LoganPaul shocked the world with his abilities as a guest at #WrestleMania \u2026 just imagine what he\u2019ll do as a @WWE Superstar. Congratulations and welcome!\u201d Triple H<\/strong>., a former WWE superstar and the VP of talent strategy and development at WWE, tweeted at the time.<\/p>\n

The next year, Paul re-signed with WWE on a multiyear deal. \u201cI feel incredibly blessed to have found something that I\u2019m good at, at 28 years old,\u201d he said in a statement at the time. \u201cAnd the fact that the organization believes I\u2019m good enough to continue hopefully building this WWE legacy is mind-blowing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paul won his first major belt in the WWE in 2023, becoming the United States Champion after defeating Hall of Fame wrestler Rey Mysterio<\/strong> at the Crown Jewel event.<\/p>\n

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