Since American wrestling antics are fairly unknown in Australia the media weren’t sure what to make of the brawl. Many news outlets reported the bloody press conference as a legit bust-up.

The two icons of wrestling who have 28 world championships between them are toplining HulkaMania: Let The Battle Begin tour Down Under.

Both Hogan and Flair have feuded for decades and, as they say in the industry, have “bad blood” between them.

Several Aussie newspapers revealed that the fight at the press conference was a staged fight – when Flair, 60, busted open the Hulkster, 56, after the two titans traded insults about their crummy love lives.

The papers then described in detail the classic wrestling stunt known as “blading” in which ‘the bleeder” cuts himself on a key location so it will drip all over his face and shiny white tee for maximum gruesomeness.

This is the first wrestling tour in Australia for Hogan during his 32 year career and Flair’s first match since he retired at Wrestlemania XXIV last year.