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Hulk Hogan, just months before his death, convinced his good friend, President Donald Trump, to sit down for an interview for an upcoming Netflix doc, the director revealed to TMZ Sports.

"Hulk Hogan: Real American" hits the streaming giant next week, and the man behind the highly anticipated four-part series, Bryan Storkel, shared the story of locking down POTUS.

"There's a nice little surprise interview with Donald Trump, which [Hulk] helped me set up. We went to the White House and interviewed Trump and he talked all about Hulk Hogan," Storkel told Babcock.

Bryan says it took a few calls for Hulk to convince the president to do the interview -- he's a busy man -- but DJT eventually came around and agreed to sit down in the spring.

Daniel Rodriguez spent eight months in a Mexican prison, but no one laid a finger on him ... 'cause the UFC star says he had some very powerful people watching over him while behind bars!

"I've been in jail before. It's not my first rodeo, but this was a whole different monster," 39-year-old D-Rod told Babcock. "Surrounded by the lowest of the low. You can imagine jail, then you can imagine jail in Mexico."

"Fortunately for me, word kind of got around who I was and I had people in high places take care of me and stuff. I guess you can say for the most part I was put in probably the best living situation."

IShowSpeed opened up the WrestleMania 42 with tag team partners Logan Paul and Austin Theory … and, he learned an important WWE lesson -- trust no one!

Speed, Paul and Theory, faced off against The Usos and LA Knight in a tag team match ... built on weeks of pretty scary moments for Speed.

ICYMI ... Knight interrupted IShowSpeed’s live stream a few weeks back, throwing the streamer through his monitors like a rag doll. 

WrestleMania 42 is underway, and TMZ’s "Inside The Ring" podcast is on the ground in Las Vegas ... catching up with all of the WWE superstars, including the G.O.A.T. John Cena! 

Yes, that’s right, we could ACTUALLY see him, and we heard him too ... because he boldly declared that he was “the first wrestler to actually retire.”

He was complimenting 2026 Hall of Fame inductee AJ Styles when he said he hoped Styles would be the second to retire for good, though he also said if Styles ever had a chance to wrestle his son Avery, who he previously mentioned he was training to follow in his footsteps, he should take it. 

Bam Margera wants to build a real relationship with his son ... something he's telling the court he can only do via joint legal custody.

The "Jackass" star filed court documents in Los Angeles Friday ... asking a judge to modify the current custody order for Bam's and Nicole Boyd's 9-year-old son, Phoenix Margera.

Margera says he currently only gets to see his son for four hours of supervised visits on Saturdays and Sundays. The two also connect on FaceTime up to 4 times a week.

Madonna was in full "Holiday" mode at Coachella Friday night ... letting loose and dancing the night away with her boyfriend, Akeem Morris.

Check it out -- fans spotted her dancing like no one was watching at Anyma's main stage set ... groovin' to the beat from her head to her toes.

She exuded much different energy from 29-year-old Akeem. While the "Material Girl" hitmaker was having the time of her life, her better half was much more subdued as he stood in place and nodded his head to the music. They do say opposites attract!

Nikki Bella ain't letting an ankle injury get in the way of her and twin sister Brie's big WWE comeback at WrestleMania 42 this weekend -- she even walked the red carpet in a boot!

The WWE Hall of Famers were all smiles, chatting it up with each other on the Las Vegas red carpet Friday night ... looking strong and sexy in their respective ensembles. But, there was no hiding the giant boot Nikki has on her left foot, resulting from an injury sustained during the March 27 SmackDown.

Rumors are swirling online Nikki won't be cleared to compete in the WE Women's Tag Team Championship fatal four-way match alongside Brie Saturday night ... but she's given no indication that she'll drop out.

West Wilson and Amanda Batula's love isn’t just a spring training fling ... they're seemingly hitting it out of the park with a date night to watch the Yankees!

Check it out -- the "Summer House" stars were all cuddled up and cute at Friday night's New York Yankees game against the Kansas City Royals in NYC. They ain't afraid to show their affection for one another either ... passionately locking lips at one point, which was caught on the big screen!

As you know, Amanda and West shocked fans when they confirmed the rumors they were dating last month -- a major strike to Amanda's costar and close friend, Ciara Miller, who previously dated West.

Ciara has since unfollowed both Amanda and West on Instagram.

WrestleMania 42 is set to explode this weekend with WWE’s fiercest talent … and TMZ is hyping things up with a head-to-head “Who’d You Rather?” showdown.

Key players like Cody Rhodes, Becky Lynch, and The Bella Twins aren't backing down ... are you?!

One of Garret Anderson's oldest friends, actor Tyrin Turner, tells TMZ Sports he was shocked to learn of the MLB great's passing ... because as far as he knew, GA wasn't dealing with any medical issues prior to his death.

The "Menace II Society" star grew up with the World Series champ in Los Angeles ... and said he knew Anderson was destined for greatness on the diamond at a young age.

Their bond was strong over the years ... and it remained that way for decades, with the ball player even serving as Turner's best man at his wedding.

The Dudley Boyz put a near-endless list of wrestlers through tables over the years, but if there's one person Bubba Ray would've liked to execute his finisher on, he says it's the woman who will soon join him in the WWE Hall of Fame this weekend!

"If there's one woman in the business that I would have wanted to put through a table, but never had the opportunity to, it's Stephanie McMahon," Dudley told us this week.

Of course, Steph will soon become part of the 2026 HOF class ... an enormous honor, and one that's well deserved.

Dianna Russini should probably change her LinkedIn bio to "Good Samaritan" ... because that might be her new career path.

Just one day after resigning from The Athletic, Russini reportedly rescued an elderly man and his dog from a car crash in Wyckoff, NJ ... according to Page Six.

An eyewitness told the outlet she was driving on the same road when the wreck happened, and stopped to help.

Police Lt. Joseph Soto told the local Patch affiliate that a 17-year-old in a Honda Civic turned left onto Cedar Hill Avenue from Sicomac Avenue and collided with a Jeep.

Soto told the outlet the Jeep turned onto its side from the impact, trapping its 73-year-old driver and a dog in the car.

LA Knight and The Uso's may be on Logan Paul's mind, but someone who ain't ... Tom Brady, as the G.O.A.T. is once again catching strays from The Maverick, who unleashed on TB12 from the site of WrestleMania in Sin City!

TMZ's Inside The Ring caught up with Logan at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas ahead of an action-packed weekend and asked if he’s prepared for the possibility of Brady popping up. Paul didn’t hesitate to fire back.

“As far as I’m concerned, he’s washed up,” Logan told us, adding Brady already “was beaten by a YouTuber slash wrestler in his own sport.”

Logan’s referring to their viral showdown at the Fanatics football just a few weeks ago ... when he went toe-to-toe with Tom on the gridiron and came out on top -- something he clearly hasn’t let the seven-time Super Bowl champ forget.

Brooke Hogan says walking away from Hulk Hogan’s will felt right at the time ... but now she regrets the fallout.

The daughter of the late Hulk Hogan got brutally honest on the “Hollywood Raw Podcast with Dax Holt and Adam Glyn,” revealing she removed herself from her dad’s will because she feared for her safety -- not because she didn’t want the money.

“There were situations that had me so scared,” she said. “I really took myself off the will because I was actually scared for myself, my family, my safety.”

TMZ DC isn't just taking over politics, it's getting sports scoops, too -- our camera guy ran into a college basketball player ... who revealed to us he's becoming a Terp!!

We caught up with 6'9" former Queens University Royals forward Maban Jabriel at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Friday ... and asked what he was up to while in town.

Turns out the upcoming junior was visiting the Maryland basketball program ... and apparently it went so well that he decided he's completed his search in finding a new home.

One of the most popular power couples in the sports world is no more -- Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird just announced they have broken up after 10 years together.

The two superstar athletes -- who got engaged in 2020, but never exchanged vows -- shared a joint statement on Friday ... admitting, "There really is no smooth or easy way to share this news."

"This hasn’t been an easy decision, but it’s one we’ve made together, with so much love, respect, and care for each other. We’ve shared a whole life over the last decade, through big moments and in quiet ones, and that is something we’ll always carry with us."