I liked Belzer, so I can fill in some of the tidbits.
Mr T and Hogan were being worked really hard leading up to Wrestlemania 1, they wanted time off or just a break, but the WWF made them go on Belzer's show. They told Mr T and Hogan there would be handicapped kids there, etc...., so they do it, but weren't happy.
They get there, and I guess it was a regular show with no kids, etc.... But they still go on because the WWE wants them to. Belzer's schtick is that he's an investigative/conspiracy reporter/comedian, so he starts asking them about wrestling being fake. This wasn't too far from when Dr. D smacked John Stossel, so it was a popular issue.
So while this interview was happening, Hogan decided he's going to work Belzer over a bit, and tells Mr T. In one version of the show, you could see Hogan whisper to Mr T, and they smile and giggle. Hogan gets him in that front face lock/neck crank, which was supposedly his go to move when he wanted to fuck with people. But he doesn't know Belzer was going to go out that fast, or that the floor was concrete below.
Belzer cracked his skull, and needed 8-10 stiches, plus some other stuff. He sues Mr T, Hogan, and the WWE. It goes on for awhile, and they decide to settle, split 3 ways - Mr T, Hogan, and Vince/WWF. They slap each other with non-talk stipulations.
Belzer wanted $5 million, they settled for between $250 - 400,000 (300,000 is the most common number mentioned). Belzer buys an estate in France, which he named Chez Hogan as a joke, with his wife Harlee McBride -(
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/05/12/16/34165E4400000578-0-image-a-40_1463065339287.jpg ) .
And it goes down in Wrestling lore.
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As I mentioned, I liked Belzer. He was an old school liberal, but he'd call out left bullshit as well, and he was apparently nice to any fans, crew, etc... that he'd deal with.
I do wonder if he killed himself / had euthanasia service, because it was whispered in comedy circles that he was pretty sick, and he didn't look so good recently -
https://twitter.com/billscheft/status/1627417309366067204 .
Guy had a tough life. Father and brother killed themselves, he had testicle cancer that left him with 1 ball in the 80's, and got dropped on his head by Hogan.
RIP.
