On March 27, 1985, days prior to the inaugural WrestleMania, Belzer requested on his cable TV talk show "Hot Properties" that Hulk Hogan demonstrate one of his signature wrestling moves. After being asked by Belzer several times, Hogan put Belzer in a front chin-lock, which caused Belzer to pass out. When Hogan released him, Belzer hit his head on the floor, sustaining a laceration to the scalp that required a brief hospitalization. Belzer sued Hogan for $5 million and settled out of court. He used the incident in his HBO special "Another Lone Nut" as part of his stand-up routine.