Hulk Hogan accused of copying dwarf wrestling show

Richardson, who is the brains behind the dwarf wrestling programme, Half-Pint Brawlers, has revealed that he’s considering suing Hogan for copying his venture.

Hogan’s latest idea for a TV show is also a dwarf fighting show – Hulk Hogan’s Micro Championship Wrestling (MCW) – which Richardson claims is a violation of his intellectual property rights.

'I have no ill feelings toward Hogan, but loads of his wrestlers are the guys I fired,' the 42-year-old wrestler said.

'They're using all the ideas, everything I came up with. There's no individuality. They're following the same concepts. It's a violation of intellectual property rights,' he added.

But according to MCW owner Johnny Greene, Richardson is flipping out over nothing, especially as the show only aired for one season.

'We had this idea first, but they rushed to Spike TV to get their show on the air first, figuring whoever got on the air first would capture the audience,' Greene said.

He added: 'But their show sucked. They were doing midgets and Jackass, and ours is a real wrestling show. Puppet's just trying to jump on the bandwagon because their business is dying.”

A spokesperson for Hogan declined to comment.