Lou Ferrigno and Arnold Swarzenegger both got an early career boost from the documentary Pumping Iron, in which the two go head to head for the Mr. Olympia title. Swarzenegger wins, thanks less to his bodybuilding than his prowess as an evil genius who verbally ruins Ferrigno's confidence before going on stage.
Ferrigno went on to be the much beloved Incredible Hulk, so it's not all bad. Still, we came close to living in a world where Swarzenegger was a Ferrigno knockoff instead of the other way around. Think about that.
