Hulk Hogan Chat

[The Dark Vampire]

First off this is not like the old thread on Friday the 13th site wher it was an appreciation thread this is for any Hulk Hogan talk love him hate the git or just news so lets start

Hulk hogan Takes to the Sun newspaper (what a meeting of honest and truthful minds)
WRESTLING legend Hulk Hogan has lashed out at the industry which made him a megastar.

And he has demanded an end to the decades-long cover-up of steroid abuse in the sport.

Hogan, 54, took the muscle-enhancing drugs almost daily for 16 years during his career and says he can spot a user a mile off.

With more than 100 grapplers dying before the age of 50 in the last decade, he is begging others to face up to the crisis.

The Sun has been leading an anti-steroid abuse campaign since wrestler Chris Benoit murdered his wife and seven-year-old son before committing suicide in June.

A handful of former stars have already spoken out and prompted US politicians to start investigating the industry.

But many in the WWE, the world's biggest fight franchise, deny there is a problem and have blasted their ex-colleagues as bitter failures who haven't wrestled in years.

They cannot same the same about Hogan, wrestling's equivalent of Pele or Muhammad Ali who was fighting for them just 12 months ago.

In an exclusive Sun interview, he said: "Are steroids a problem in wrestling? Oh God yeah. They have always been a part of the business. It's prevalent.

"But there's not some big mystery to it. Just open your eyes and it's there. You can look at a wrestler and pretty much tell.

"They will be above their weight range, with these big veins. My body weight is around 285lb, depending on how much junk I eat. Even if I was 25 and clean, I could probably only carry 300lb.

"Yet when I was wrestling I weighed anywhere between 320 and 340lb, because my body was full of water weight.

"My face was puffy, my arms were so bulky I couldn't touch my shoulders. You could take one look at me and know I was on something.

"Steroids have been around for ever in other sports too, but if we have to pick on somebody now then let's pick on wrestling.

"I'm glad the business is in the spotlight because they're probably the only ones smart enough, after being able to dodge it for so long, to know how to fix it."

The Hulkster added: "I remember up until the early 1990s any wrestler could walk into a doctor and they'd write you a prescription for steroids.

"Then there was a huge trial where WWE boss Vince McMahon was unfairly accused and rightly acquitted of distributing the drugs to his workers.

"This ushered in the era of wrestlers playing 'hide and seek'.

"If they can get away with things then they will. But now I think we're at the 11th hour.

"We can't have hide and seek being played any more.

"The WWE say they are drug testing, but if they are then it's not good enough. Because these guys have to stop dying."

Despite going on TV at the time to deny it, Hogan has since confessed he regularly used steroids between 1975 and 1991.

In that period he helped turn the WWE, then known as the WWF, from a New York-based wrestling group into a global entertainment brand.

In 1984 he won their world heavyweight championship, holding it on and off for the best part of the next seven years and starring in the main event at six of their first seven WrestleMania extravaganzas.

But behind his superhero mystique lay a dirty secret.
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In his 2003 autobiography Hogan admitted: "I would tell kids to train, say their prayers and take their vitamins. But it wasn't just vitamins I was taking.

"But at that time every wrestler I knew was on steroids. They were part of my generation. I'm not making excuses but they were everywhere. And a lot of that had to do with what we knew about them, which obviously wasn't enough.

"The most commonly prescribed were testosterone, Deca-Durabolin and Dianabol. I never had a question about whether I would take them.

"It was part of my daily regimen. Did you take a shower? Yeah. Did you brush your teeth? Yeah. Did you take your steroids? Yeah.

"That was the deal. It was how I lived."

Alongside steroids, experts also blame painkillers and recreational drug abuse for the high number of deaths among young wrestlers.

Again it is something Hogan witnessed and he is pleased to say the industry has made progress on the latter.

He said: "There's definitely much less of a party scene and cocaine use today.

"When I went back to the WWE, I'd go down to the Marriott bar after the show - and all you would see is Ric Flair there with a Jack Daniels and Hulk Hogan drinking a beer.

"In the old days EVERY wrestler would be in the bar and then they'd go out and stay out all night.

"But now they are all upstairs on their computers.

"Maybe they're not playing games up there, but it certainly seems a lot better.

"As for painkillers, like steroids, they have always been around. I was naïve when I first entered wrestling and didn't even know what they were.

"But there was a point later on where I got hurt and found out… pretty quickly!

"I used them but not to the point of abusing and to the levels of the horror stories I've heard.

"I always knew my limitations and had regular blood tests and physicals.

"During the years when I would hear of these massive doses of pills some guys would take, I remember thinking they would laugh at me if they knew what I was involved in. I would be a big joke."

Hogan is currently in talks to start his own promotion, in which the focus will be firmly taken off those with superhuman physiques.

He said: "I don't know what the other federations can do, but I do know what I can do and it's all part of my plan for a new wrestling idea.

"It came from another person and when they told it to me it was the smartest thing I'd ever heard.

"I have been speaking to people from the American television networks and other important people in LA. In the first two weeks they raised $40million (£20million). I need about $80-100million to start it up.

"If me and my partners pull it off then the wrestlers will have a more natural look and an easier schedule - all of the things people are saying the business needs.

"And then Vince McMahon and everyone else in the business will have to follow suit."

Hogan is fully aware that his stance opens him up to charges of hypocrisy.

Critics argue he was the "poster boy" for steroids throughout much of his career and other wrestlers emulated him to get the same "main event" physique.

So isn't Hulk Hogan's plea to get steroids out of wrestling like George Bush calling for troops to leave Iraq?

The Hulkster replies: "I'm not trying to repent but I am being honest about my failings. I want youngsters to be educated.

"If I was 25 right now, coming into this business, I don't know what I'd be like in that locker room.

"But I know one thing. Wrestling needs to make sure everything is above board.

"So is it hypocritical of me? Yes.

"But is it hypocritical of me now in 2007? No. I think it's more like poetic justice.

"I've learned from being around, surviving and watching the many mistakes I and others made.

"I thank God I'm still alive!"]


Hulk Hogan to start own promotion and plans to take down Vince McMahon and WWE

"McMahon is DESPERATE and DEFEATABLE" - Hulk: I'll defeat desperate Vince!

Source: The Sun UK Newspaper

LAST week Hulk Hogan shocked the grappling world when he called for an end to steroid use in the sport and lashed out at the number of stars dying young.

The Hulkster also stoked interest by revealing he has raised $40million (£20million) of the $80-100million he needs to start his own wrestling federation and take on Vince McMahon's all-powerful WWE.

Now, in part two of our exclusive interview, wrestling's biggest ever name turns his guns on his former friend and boss.

Hogan slams the "compromised" McMahon and his "robot" roster, then reveals exactly how their relationship broke down.

He also has harsh words for fellow legend Steve Austin and those who he saw wrestling to "silence" at last year's SummerSlam.

People are going to be very excited when they hear your plans to start your own wrestling promotion. Can you tell us any more?

If I can do what I want to do in the next few months then this will be bigger than anything ever done before in wrestling.

You've seen WrestleMania, the nWo, UFC, steel cages, PPV - but this is something completely different again.

Someone else gave me the idea and I said go ahead go and do this crazy thing.

It is something I would have never dreamed of. It would be like inventing an engine that runs on air that kind of an idea

Wrestling needs to be about the art form again. It needs to be about painting a picture and having a really good match.

Whether the guy can dropkick off the top of the cage or, like me, his boots never leave the ground - it's about understanding what this business is about.

The best wrestlers, whether it's a Hulk Hogan or a Rey Mysterio, are the ones who have psychology and can understand this business.

Do you think anyone can challenge the WWE's dominance of wrestling?

Definitely.

If you look at the numbers when I was in WCW, we used to beat them every week.

We had three times the audience of Vince. He was facing bankruptcy.

Then AOL merged with Time Warner and said we do not want wrestling on our stations, and that was the end of WCW.

Right now, Vince's stuff has been compromised.

With all respect to TNA, the WWE is the only option people really have - but it is not at the level of the quality of programming that Vince usually puts out.

What don't you like about the WWE product at the moment?

Well, I never said I didn't like it.

Sorry, what do you think it lacks then?

It lacks stars, it lacks consistency, it lacks quality story lines and it lacks anybody that understands the art form.

Everybody's out there wrestling like a robot.

At WrestleMania, you were rumoured to be part of the Vince McMahon v Donald Trump match. Is that true?

I don't know anything about that.

I know I was supposed to be the main event at WrestleMania either against Austin, Big Show or Khali

It is something they had talked about for a year, as it was the 20th anniversary of me slamming Andre The Giant at WrestleMania III.

The year before at the Hall Of Fame, Vince even told me: "Make sure you're ready for WrestleMania 23 because it is 20 years since the attendance record was set in Detroit and we want you back in there as the main event."

But you ended up not being on the show at all. What happened?

Last year, at SummerSlam, I fought Randy Orton - and me and Vince had some problems with the money.

Before SummerSlam, I was a little worried because instead of being a main event match I was on fourth against Randy Orton.

When I heard about the first three matches at the Fleet Centre in Boston and it sounded like a funeral.

And when I listened to the crowd reactions to those matches, it did sound like a funeral.

Then when my music came on it was like the old days people were stood up. It was electric.

Randy is a great hard working wrestler and we fought an old school style match.

That was the most exciting match I've ever had in the Fleet Centre.

I wrestled Sting in a cage - which was a great match in my opinion at least - but this one was better as after second-guessing I was like "oh my god, it still works".

Then Vince went out with his son and wrestled Triple H and Shawn Michaels and it was dead against.

Cena went on for the main event, and people started leaving.

I felt bad when the night ended, as they should have put me on later, but it was the money that really got to me.

I swore I would never talk about the money again with Vince because that's what we always argue about but when I saw the amount, it I was like that like one of my driver's pay cheques so I had to say something.

He replied: "Well you're not the only big guy any more, there are now 12 big guys."

I said: "Well if that's the case let me explain something to you, I heard the first three matches and nothing. I wrestled and I heard what happened.

"And then I heard your match Vince and nothing and I saw Cena and people were leaving. I had a hard time getting out the building because of all the people marching through.

"So who are the other 11 big guys you're splitting my money with?"

Was that your last conversation with him?

No, we tried to get back on track for WrestleMania.

Vince called me up a few months later wanting me to wrestle his son Shane.

He was raving: "It'll be exciting. Shane can bounce around for you. You can do anything. We really want to re-create WrestleMania 3."

But I said: "How come not Big Show? How come not Stone Cold? Nothing against your son, but why Shane?

"You can re-create everything about WrestleMania III except the magic and probably my pay cheque right?"

And that was the last time I talked to him.

Recently Vince McMahon has had a female wrestler called Jillian Hall play the character of an awful blonde singer - which is obviously a dig your daughter Brooke. What did you think when you saw that?

I haven't seen it myself but people have told me about it.

It's the lowest thing you can do. Like talking bad about someone in high school.

If I have a problem with someone I talk about them. I don't pick on their kids.

So if that's what he's doing then he's desperate and defeatable.

Would you ever go back to the WWE?

Never say never, but I think it would be highly unlikely.

A lot of people are calling John Cena the new Hulk Hogan. He's got the charisma, looks and he has held the title for a long time now. Do you think he could emulate your huge success?

If anybody can do it, he can.

I've talked to John and he's got a real big head on his shoulders. He's not jaded.

He definitely has the opportunity, simply because he keeps his options open.

He is not falling into that replaceable robotic cookie kind of character. He's definitely the one guy that is smart enough to rise and has the talent to move on.

There are two dream matches that are always talked about. You against Cena and you against Austin. Any chance of either of those happening?

Somewhere down the road, Hulk Hogan v John Cena could definitely happen.

But Austin?

Well his claim to fame - rather than slamming Andre The Giant or beating Vince every week in the ratings - is that Austin v Hogan is something he'll never let happen.

If Steve turned round tomorrow and said "I've changed my mind and I'd really like the fight to go ahead" - would you do it?

I don't know. It depends if I was available.

I'm very right busy now.




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[Kat]

I respect Hogan for what he done for wrestling and his matches were pretty cool in an entertainment sort of way, but I still like guys like Flair and Steamboat who could actually "wrestle" over the Hogan types.

[Rich]

Hulk never was much in the ring. All he was is a name. Also, this thing he's got against Vince. He doesn't really give a shit about the problem, this is just him lashing out at Vince after their recient fall out. What does Hulk Hogan think he's going to do? Buy a newspaper and then run for president. That guy is a scum. He has already proven himself to be a liar in that very article so his credibility is none existant in my book.

[The Dark Vampire]

Wrestling star's son hurt in Florida car wreck, police say

(CNN) -- The teenage son of wrestling star Hulk Hogan and a companion were seriously injured in a high-speed car accident in his hometown of Clearwater, Fla., Sunday evening, a police spokesman said.

Nick Bollea was the driver of a Toyota Supra that went out of control and slammed into a palm tree while headed out of downtown Clearwater at a "high rate of speed" about 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Clearwater police spokesman Wayne Shelor said. "It destroyed the car," he said.

Hogan, one of the top professional wrestlers of the 1980s and 1990s, is now featured in the VH1 reality show "Hogan Knows Best." His son, wife and daughter regularly appear on the show.

A helicopter took Bollea and his passenger, whose identity was not immediately released, to a hospital in nearby St. Petersburg after paramedics removed them from the wreckage, Shelor said.

"They're both down there. Nick's father is down there," he said. (Posted 9:35 p.m.)

The story about Nick Bollea's accident has made the 11pm news on Boston's Channel 5. They have confirmed that Nick and his passenger were traveling at a high rate of speed when the car hit a tree. They were both flown to an area hospital where Nick is listed in serious condition and his passenger (still not identified) is listed in critical condition.

-Heather Niles




(CNN) -- A high-speed car accident in Florida has left the teenage son of wrestling star Hulk Hogan seriously injured and a companion in critical condition late Sunday, police said.

An image from the ambulance of a person injured in a car accident involving Hulk Hogan's son.

Nick Bollea, 17, was the driver of a Toyota Supra that went out of control while driving at a "high rate of speed" about 7:30 p.m. Sunday, said Wayne Shelor, a spokesman for the Clearwater police in Clearwater, Florida.

The car "inexplicably left the roadway," jumped across a raised median and slammed into a palm tree just east of downtown, Shelor said.

"It destroyed the car," he said.

Firefighters had to extract Bollea and his passenger, whose identity was not immediately released, from the wreckage. Both were flown to a hospital in nearby St. Petersburg, Florida, Shelor said.

"They're both down there. Nick's father is down there," he said.

Hogan, one of the top professional wrestlers of the 1980s and 1990s, is now featured in the VH1 reality show "Hogan Knows Best." His son, wife Linda and daughter Brooke regularly appear on the show.

One episode documented the son's interest in a type of high-speed car racing known as "drifting."

Shelor said there was no evidence of drag racing or "drifting" in Sunday's wreck.

Police said Bollea -- known to viewers as "Nick Hogan" -- was not as seriously hurt as his passenger, who was listed as critical.

Shelor said the wreck forced police to shut down mile-long Court Street, the main east-west road through central Clearwater, as they investigated the accident.

"I will have this road closed for a minimum of four hours," he said. "It was a spectacular wreck."



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Pictures of the car
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[Spade]

I respect Hogan for what he done for wrestling and his matches were pretty cool in an entertainment sort of way, but I still like guys like Flair and Steamboat who could actually "wrestle" over the Hogan types.

I completely agree. I prefer wrestlers like Steamboat and Flair over entertainers like Hogan. Cause to me you still can go back and watch Steamboat and Flair matches and be entertained, but I can't rewatch old Hogan matches.

Man I hope his son is O.K.. It's hard to believe he survived a wreck like that.

Take care and God bless.

Spade

[NW77]

Wow!! That is amazing Nick survive something like that. Seeing how totaled it is, I imagine it's impossible to survive that. I hope when he make a full recovery, he won't do something reckless like that again. I mean he was speeding too much than he should, right? He still have a lot of growin up to do.

[sCabbOy]

What a lucky kid.

[Denzil]

Whoa Nick is very lucky. I hope he has learned his his lesson about speeding and racing.

[Mutant Leprechaun]

That was a real lucky escape there for Nick. The car looks completely destroyed!

[The Dark Vampire]

- In a story on FOXNews.com in the entertainment section it was reported that Nick Hogan's car accident is probably "the final straw in his folks' marriage." A source close to the Hogans said that the Hulkster and his wife didn't need this on top of their current marriage problems. The source continues saying that Hulk and Linda have been "sleeping in separate beds for quite some time" while they try to make their relationship work. While
police said that excessive speeding was the cause of the crash, another friend said that what Nick's parents are going through is eventually effecting Nick. "His accident was probably a culmination of a lot of things," the unnamed friend said.

- And speaking of Nick, the speed-loving teenager is featured in the latest issue of Rides. In a question and answer session titled 'Young & Relentless', the young Nick talks about his different cars and his - and we quote him - "terrible driving record." Nick goes to explain how he was driving from Miami to Tampa and got pulled three times by three different police officers. The first two cut him lose because they recognized him but
the third one decided to give him the ticket because he heard on his radio that he got stopped twice in 10 minutes. And you can guess for what. Yep, speeding. If he continues like this, his daddy might have to go back to
wrestling to get some money and pay his fines and damages. (thanks to Colin Vassallo)
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[The Dark Vampire]

Hogan Son's Heavy Foot

Two weeks before serious accident, wrestler's son cited for speeding

AUGUST 27--Wrestler Hulk Hogan's teenage son, who last night crashed his car while apparently racing another vehicle on a Florida street, was cited earlier this month for speeding in a construction zone while workers were present. Nick Bollea, 17, was nabbed August 10 by Pinellas Park police after his 1998 Toyota was recorded going 82 mph is a 45 mph zone. He was also cited for failing to wear a seatbelt. The infractions occurred at about 10:30 AM on a stretch of U.S. Highway 19, the heavily trafficked corridor for north-south travel in Pinellas County. According to the traffic citations, copies of which you'll find below, Bollea is scheduled to appear in a St. Petersburg court on September 10 to answer the speeding charge. According to police, Bollea last night lost control of his Toyota Supra and crashed the vehicle on a Clearwater street. While Bollea was treated at a hospital for his injuries and released, his passenger, 22-year-old John Graziano, remains hospitalized in critical condition. Bollea stars with his father (real name: Terry Bollea) and other family members in "Hogan Knows Best," a VH1 reality show. The Bollea family recently moved to Pinellas County from Miami Beach.

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According to an article at RealityTVWorld.com John J. Graziano, the 22-year-old who was riding with Nick "Hogan" Bollea in the front passenger seat when he crashed his car into a palm tree on Sunday night, remains in critical condition and is possibly facing brain damage according to his grandmother Catherine.
The Tampa Tribune reports that Graziano is a Marine who recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq. While Nick Bollea hasn't been charged with anything yet, the story says that "eyewitnesses alleged they spotted Nick's Toyota Supra racing a silver Dodge Viper prior to the accident". A Clearwater, FL police spokesman did say however that "Everything that happened [on Sunday night] was because of excessive speed. When the car hit, it largely exploded or disintegrated."
Bollea has a history of speeding. He has had three speeding tickets in the last year, according to Florida state driving records obtained by TMZ. Last September, he was ticketed for driving 105 MPH in a 70 MPH zone in Collier County. In February, he was cited for driving 57 MPH in a 30 MPH zone in Dade County. In April, he was ticketed for driving 106 MPH in a 70 MPH zone in Osceola County.
According to the St. Petersburg Times, Pinellas Park, FL police also cited Nick for a fourth speeding offense on August 10 -- a 82 MPH in a 45 MPH zone violation that, due to its pending court status, does not yet appear on his state record. The Hogan Knows Best co-star is reportedly due to appear in court on September 10 for the Pinellas Park offense, which took place in a construction zone that had workers present.
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The bit I bolded is because there are rumours saying Nick was racing Hulk who does in fact own 3 Silver Dodge Viper’s not to mention Hulk was allegedly on the scène within a few minutes after the accident.

[Geddy Peart]

If that's true, TDV I guess Hulk won't be winning "Father of the Year" anytime soon, huh?

[The Dark Vampire]

The man who was left critically injured after he was involved in a car crash with Hulk Hogan's son Nick will probably need to be given lifelong care, according to a report.

Former marine John Graziano had to be put on total life support after the August crash, which allegedly occured moments after Hogan began speeding. If it is proved that this is the case, Nick will be held criminally responsible for the crash, which is currently being investigated by police.

Nurse Joanne Jones, who examined Graziano on behalf of the court, wrote in her report: "At this present time, he states his prognosis remains guarded. He states that this young man most likely will spend the remainder of his life in a nursing home."


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[Geomonic]

Awww man, now thats sad.

If the speeding was to blame, Nick should be held accountable for his actions. I wonder how he feels about this all, knowing his friend is gonna be in a nursing home for the rest of his life. Seriously, not cool at all. Poor guy.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUnJQzk1CCg

WHAT. THE. FUCK.

[Denzil]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUnJQzk1CCg

WHAT. THE. FUCK.

Indeed. I didn't even notice the first time that it was an advert for an air conditioner, i was so in awe of Hulk's singing.

[NW77]

Awww man, now thats sad.

If the speeding was to blame, Nick should be held accountable for his actions. I wonder how he feels about this all, knowing his friend is gonna be in a nursing home for the rest of his life. Seriously, not cool at all. Poor guy.



Yeah. I feel sorry for the poor guy & his parents dealing with this. Nick really need a harsh punishment to learn from how reckless he did to this friend.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUnJQzk1CCg

WHAT. THE. FUCK.

Ha ha!! That is pretty funny & weird. You shouldn't be surprise at some Japanese commerical with celebrities. They're always weird. You should see the one with Arnold Schwarzenegger that Conan O' Brien show on his late show one or two times. Check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skBlEbsM0jM]here & prepare to pee your pants. :lol: :lmao:

[Denzil]

Ha ha!! That is pretty funny & weird. You shouldn't be surprise at some Japanese commerical with celebrities. They're always weird. You should see the one with Arnold Schwarzenegger that Conan O' Brien show on his late show one or two times. Check it out here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skBlEbsM0jM) & prepare to pee your pants. :lol: :lmao:

Wow, that rocks! :lmao:

[JVY2K]

Awww man, now thats sad.

If the speeding was to blame, Nick should be held accountable for his actions. I wonder how he feels about this all, knowing his friend is gonna be in a nursing home for the rest of his life. Seriously, not cool at all. Poor guy.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUnJQzk1CCg

WHAT. THE. FUCK.

Nick is probably feeling pretty fucked up right now. He should definitely face some kind of punishment. I don't think a lengthy prison term is deserving as it was an accident, but he should have his license removed indefinitely. Make him appreciate driving and realize that racing and speeding should be left to professionals on the race track. Just like they always say with wresting - don't try this at home. Unfortunalty people don't listen though. I'm guilty of that. I used to backyard wrestle with my buds all the time when we were teens. Got hurt real bad a few times. Racing isn't something you just hop in a car and do. It requires skill and training and proper gear so that if you DO crash, you're properly prepared. If Nothing happens to Nick and he's out driving again scott free then there's seriously something wrong with the law system...

And that commercial is just weird, haha. Not as weird as this fucked up little kid though. God damn, I'd hate to be the parents of this demon spawn - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGicCMKu9JU

[ChoKo]

From WZ (http://www.wrestlezone.com/article.php?articleid=197078845):

Hogan Knows Best may be finished because it would be difficult to continue the show after all the stuff that has down since Nick Hogan's car accident. Talks regarding that notion have already started. It would be hard to go on and completely ignore the car accident issue, or even focus on it for that matter as it would really dampen the show. Although, they only need a few more episodes to go into syndication, and there is a lot of money in that.

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[The Dark Vampire]

I hope it gets canceled but I would bet Hulk wll be more pissed that Nick's actions cost them a show and money then he will be over him runing his friends life.

[NW77]

Even if Nick wasn't involve in the horrible car accident, I think Hogan Know Best wouldn't last long anyway. Some reality shows about celebrities's personal lives never last long. The Osbournes only last like 3 or 4 seasons as far as I'm aware. Not to mention Jessica Simpsons & Nick Lacehy's show on MTV too.

[ChoKo]

Some reality shows about celebrities's personal lives never last long.

... which is for the best because they all suck horribly.

[NW77]

... which is for the best because they all suck horribly.

I don't know. I thought the first season of The Osbournes was somewhat pretty entertaining. Or maybe that because I like Ozzy. :p

[ChoKo]

From WZ (http://www.wrestlezone.com/article.php?articleid=197872559):
TMZ is reporting that Linda Bollea filed for divorce from Terry Bollea on Tuesday, November 20, 2007. Two days before Thanksgiving... OUCH! They also have a link to the court document they are taking the news from. No reason has been ascertained yet.
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[Esten]

Looks like for the first time in his life, Hulk has no choice BUT to sell.
....

That was mean.

[ChoKo]

Source: Associated Press

Hulk Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, told the St. Petersburg Times that he had no idea his wife had filed for divorce. He was informed by a reporter that Pinellas County court records showed that the paperwork was submitted Tuesday.

"Thank you for the great information," he told the reporter.

Family spokesman Adam Handelsman referred calls to another spokesman, who did not immediately respond Friday night.

"My wife has been in California for about three weeks. ... Holy smokes," Bollea later told the newspaper. "Wow, you just knocked the bottom out of me."
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[Spade]

That's a hell of a way to find out.

[ChoKo]

From Wrestlezone:

Over the weekend the Associated Press picked up on the Hulk and Linda Hogan divorce story. Now that the Thanksgiving holiday has passed and things are back to normal, expect the Hogan divorce story to be featured prominently on all of the entertainment industry news television shows and magazines this week. The news has so many elements that make it newsworthy story. Hulk and Linda had a hit television show, Hulk found out from a news reporter (not Linda) and of course - it's another chance to feature a pro wrestling star in a negative way.
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A bit more news:
From TMZ.com: - Even though it was Linda Bollea who dropped divorce papers on hubby Hulk Hogan last week, the 48 year-old celebuspouse is still hoping to save her marriage. "She keeps saying to him 'Can't we find a way to make this work?," a source close to the couple tells TMZ. "She doesn't want to see the family break up. She really wants to work it out with him. But it is like pushing up against a brick wall. She is heartbroken about it." And the Hulkster's not so tickled about reports that he learned of the split from a Florida newspaper reporter. "He actually heard it from his lawyer," we're told. "There was no surprise. It had been coming for a while. They have grown to be two different people. When hardships hit them, it really brings them down. And when they were finally hit with a real problem -- (son Nick, 17, is facing felony charges of reckless driving from an August car wreck) -- they just couldn't make it work."

Also:

From The Tampa Tribune: - Linda Bollea wants a share of two multimillion-dollar local properties she and her husband own as well as alimony, child support and attorney fees. These are the details in a divorce petition she filed last week in Pinellas Circuit Court against famed wrestler Hulk Hogan after 24 years of marriage. The lawsuit says the marriage is "irretrievably broken." The two had one child �" Nick Bollea, 17, who was arrested this month in connection with a wreck that left a passenger, John Graziano, with severe brain injuries. Linda Bollea is seeking child support and a life insurance policy to cover child support in the event that Hogan dies, the petition states. She wants wherever she decides to live to be Nick Bollea's primary residence, with Hogan allowed liberal visitation, the petition states. She also wants Hogan to pay for Nick Bollea's health insurance, the petition states. Linda Bollea wants the couple's assets equitably distributed �" including the family's $.7.2 million mansion on Willadel Drive, which has a gazebo, two boat davits, a pool, a fountain and three fireplaces. She also wants a share of a separate $2 million waterfront home, the petition states. Neither property has a mortgage on it, the petition states. The couple also have a condominium under construction in Las Vegas; Linda Bollea wants a share of that, too. If the two cannot work out an arrangement, the properties should be ordered sold, with the money divided equally between the two, the petition states. Linda Bollea also says she does not have enough money to pay a lawyer, though Hogan does.

[ChoKo]

New stuff on Nick Hogan's car crash:

The Florida newspaper "St. Petersburg Times" has released the 911 tapes recorded just moments after Nick Hogan crashed his Toyota Supra back on August 26th. One caller can clearly be heard saying, "They were racing!" Nick Hogan's passenger, 22-year-old John Graziano, was not wearing a seat belt and was seriously injured in the accident. He suffered permanent brain damage and is now in a vegetative state.

Hulk Hogan has issued the following statement, exclusively through his manager, Darren Prince, to TMZ: "Please respect my family's privacy at this time with all that we have been through. I care for my wife and my children are my world and I just hope this all works out."

Source. (http://wrestlezone.com/article.php?articleid=198189537)

[Freddy-Fan]

I’ve recently heard people claim that their divorce is a ruse to protect their assests when the Graziano family sues them.

The attorney representing Ed Graziano -- the father of John Graziano, who was injured while driving with Hogan's son, Nick -- claims the sudden divorce announcement may be a strategic move, reports the St. Petersburg Times.

Lawyer Kimberley Kohn said yesterday (Nov. 26) a divorce would protect the couple's assets when Nick is tried for felony charges of reckless driving with serious bodily injury.

from here (http://www.dose.ca/celeb/story.html?id=a01de95a-3912-437b-a5c4-906d8d1b3517&k=2885).

[Spade]

I’ve recently heard people claim that their divorce is a ruse to protect their assests when the Graziano family sues them.

I think their divorce is real, but if it is not they're pretty sick people.

[ChoKo]

People Magazine recently sat down with WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan to talk about his ongoing personal issues:

--Hogan commented by saying "I had some crazy days, and some things that caught me off guard. I'm riding the highs, surviving the lows, and leaning into the wind. It's all an attitude thing to me. Being positive and knowing that things are going to get better." Hogan went on to say that the most important thing to him right now was to help Nick get through the charges levied against him in the wake of the August automobile accident that left his friend John Graziano permanently injured.

-- Speaking of Hogan, when asked whether or not his Hogan Knows Best reality series would continue on VH-1, he told OK Magazine, "I don't know if we could ever regroup again, to do the whole family thing. That's pretty stressful, to tell you the truth. But you can never say never."

[ChoKo]

From WZ:

Jimmy Hart has been trying to convince Hogan to come back for Wrestlemania. Of course, the natural connection is that Hogan is doing "The American Gladiators" on NBC, so they could do a cross-promotional vehicle on USA.

I hope he doesn't come back.

Random, idiotic, Hulk Hogan pic of the day:
http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/d/db/Frontpage_pastamania.jpg

[ChoKo]

From WrestleZone:

Hulk Hogan's son Nick was in court today in Tampa, FL for a pre-trial hearing where the Judge reviewed his background information for prior arrests and convictions. While Hogan has never been arrested, he's had a number of speeding citations and warnings before the August car wreck that left his friend John Graziano seriously injured. It's possible this is the first step towards putting together a plea bargain deal that would prevent Nick from going to jail.

[Special Killa B]

You wake up in the morning and hear the birds chirping and the sun is shining so you go to open your blinds and you see THIS in the backyard!!!

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o42/bajbajsbajs/hulk-hogan-speedo-03.jpg

[ChoKo]

If that was the first thing I saw when I pulled my blinds in the morning, I'd gouge my eyes out with a spoon.

[Denzil]

That picture is horrible. I just ate and now i feel like puking.

[Geddy Peart]

Mine eyes! Mine eyes!

[nottidelterrore]

The man is made entirely of tanned leather. And greed. And shitty wrestling skills.

Brother.

[ChoKo]

He's the king of Oompa Loompas.

Brother! Brother! BRRRROOTHHERRR!

[nottidelterrore]

He looks like a tanned walrus, brother.

I kind of like his shitty movies though.

[ChoKo]

Well, ya know somethin', brother? I think his movies are unwatchable piles of shit, brother. Because, you know dude, he can't act, brother. Anything Hogan-related, dude, I can't watch, brother.

Brother, brother... BROTHERRRRRR.

Haha.

[nottidelterrore]

Hahahaha. They're so bad but I just have to watch them if they're on TV...especially Mr. Nanny & Suburban Commando. I want to see Santa With Muscles because of its "creative" title & The Secret Agent Club based on the cover. Hahahaha.

Ya know somethin' dude!?

[ChoKo]

Suburban Commando is so terrible that it's funny in parts. Especially the scenes with the Col. and Christopher Lloyd.

[Jigsaw]

I remember seeing Mr. Nanny years ago on television. Ugh, I'd rather swim in raw sewage than watch that again :X

[ChoKo]

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[nottidelterrore]

You're avoidin' Randy Savage 'cause you know you'll get smoked!

[ChoKo]

Now, if only Hogan would release his own diss-rap about Randy, then the real comedy could begin.

Oh, brother. Haha.

[nottidelterrore]

I'd buy it. Or maybe just download it because I don't want a cent of my money to go to that leather walrus.

And that video you posted is gold.

[ChoKo]

I think it's one of the funnier wrestling vids on Youtube. Haha.

[ChoKo]

Source: TampaBay.com/WrestleZone:


John Graziano, the 23 year old friend of Nick Hogan who was a passenger in Hogan's car wreck last summer, remains in critical condition at James A. Haley VA Medical Center. Graziano's parents and attorneys made a made a public statement on Wednesday afternoon and addressed the media.

It was announced that Linda, Brooke and Nick Bollea are no longer welcome at the hospital bedside of John Graziano.

Graziano family attorneys said the reason Hulk Hogan's family is no longer allowed visiting is because the trio went to the hospital on Valentine's Day with gifts and images of their visit showed up on several celebrity news Web sites. "We believe that it was a total (public relations) stunt," said attorney Kimberley Kohn.

An attorney for Nick Bollea says that's nonsense. "The Bollea family has been visiting John for the last seven or eight months, and there's been no PR about it whatsoever," said Tampa attorney Morris "Sandy" Weinberg Jr. "It's a bunch of nonsense to suggest their visits to John are a PR stunt. That's crazy."

Terry Bollea, better known as Hulk Hogan, was not part of the Valentine's Day stunt and still visits Graziano about every month.

[nottidelterrore]

I had a few Hulk Hogan energy drinks yesterday. They're actually not too bad. Brother.

[ChoKo]

You drank Hogan's piss?

.... brother?

[nottidelterrore]

Yep. I have a bleached skullet & a sweet bleached mustache now.

Job or die, more talented wrestlers!

[zombie extra 3]

Nick Hogan in Court Facing the Music

Nick is currently in court.

Nick Hogan has just pleaded no-contest to the felony charge of reckless driving involving serious bodily injury.

Currently the plea calls for a year of county jail and five years of probation. The father of John Graziano, Nick's friend who was injured in the crash is currently making a statement about his son and what the accident has done to his family.

"What Al-Qaeda couldn't do, Nick Hogan did in a matter of minutes." - Father of John Graziano
[John Graziano was a former Marine.]

Update #1: John's father is asking the judge to give Nick the maximum punishment. John's sister is now speaking and crying to the judge.

Update #2: John's girlfriend is speaking now. She thinks Nick should be punished to the maximum extent of the law. She says that Nick hasn't even shown any remorse - not even apologizing to the family. She's pointing out Nick's lifestyle of racing carelessly on the streets. She explains to the judge how things have changed and won't be the same ever again. She pleads to the judge that it shouldn't just be considered an accident - "an accident doesn't consist of the driver being drunk."

Update #3: The Hulkster has now taken the podium dressed in an all-black suit and black bandana (wtf?) to address the judge. He says John was like a son to him, spending a lot of time with him and Nick. He says his family has also been torn apart by the accident and they too are hurting.

*****UPDATE*****

Nick Bollea Sentenced

How bad is it?

- Today Judge Philip Federico of the Pinellas County Court sentenced Nick Bollea to the following sentence:

* 8-months in the county jail starting immediately.
* 5-years probation.
* 500-hours of community service, none of which can be performed by public speaking.
* No alcohol consumption for five-years.
* Drivers license revoked for three-years.

- It will not go down as a felony on his record. Nick was apparently "very accepting" of the sentence as he left the courtroom.

Credit: Wrestlingobserver.com

[Geddy Peart]

He'll probably get special treatment while serving time. And this not being counted as a felony is BS.

[nottidelterrore]

Nick Hogan needs to go to a prison full of Hulk Hogan clones so he can continuously feel the wrath of the big boot followed by the big leg. Forever.

[Geddy Peart]

VH1 should dedicate another reality show to the Hogans. It should be called "The Hogans are Scum Bags."

The family's phone conversations with Nick while he's incarcerated have been released and man, are these people assholes.

Hulk says God is punishing John Graziano, Nick's passenger for being a "bad man" and Linda says she's the one in suffering, and Graziano's mother is "nasty and vindictive."

Yeah, I'd be nasty and vindictive if someone turned a loved one of mine into a vegetable and showed no remorse.

The phone calls:

http://www.tmz.com/2008/05/27/hulk-god-punished-nicks-victim/?icid=1615984944x1203051782x1200309124

The phone calls plus the Graziano family's reaction to the Hogan family's comments:

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/showbiz/2008/05/28/sbt.hogan.tapes.cnn

What a classless bunch of white trash. The Hogans I mean.

[James M]

This nor "backstage news" changes my opinion of Hulk Hogan. This is Terry Bollea we're talking about. Hulk Hogan is a fictional character who I'll never hate, BRAH! *flex* Kind of like I hate scientology, but still enjoy Tom Cruise in his old movies.

[Special Killa B]

Remember Nick beware of the hot dogs in prison!

[Esten]

Jesus. If there was ever a place for a Ford Fairlane quote, this is it:

Those sick, confusing motherfuckers.

[Brett H.]

This nor "backstage news" changes my opinion of Hulk Hogan. This is Terry Bollea we're talking about. Hulk Hogan is a fictional character who I'll never hate, BRAH! *flex* Kind of like I hate scientology, but still enjoy Tom Cruise in his old movies.

I don't think I'm going to say, "What the fuck?" anymore.

[nottidelterrore]

The Hogans are huge pieces of shit. Hopefully this will mark the end of Hulkamania(like I've heard about online) & we'll never see that orange, skulleted walrus ever again.

If I read a report about someone giving Nick the big boot & leg drop in prison, I'm going to die from laughter.

YOU!

[Monkey]

Remember Nick beware of the hot dogs in prison!
Amen... brother.

Nah, they keep him locked up by himself. He's only 16, I think? If not, he'd be man candy for sure. ('hot dog' storage box) :X

[James M]

I don't think I'm going to say, "What the fuck?" anymore.

Just curious, was that an insult towards my difference of opinion and my ability to separate characters from performers, or are you saying Hogan/Bollea doesn't surprise you anymore?

[Harmonic Bond]

I heard the phone call on CNN this morning, and you know who the real scumbags are???? Fucking TMZ.

I don't give a shit about Nick Hogan, Hulk Hogan, or wrestling in general. However, TMZ accessed a very emotional and private conversation between a minor and his parents and broadcasted it to the world. That family is in a great deal or turmoil right now and they were all on the emotional brink during those calls. Of course they were susceptible to say hurtful things about Graziano, they were venting, it can be a normal part of the remedial process. It doesn't necessarily reflect how they feel. I myself, have said many unwarranted, hurtful things in a moment of pain or frustration, as I'm sure most of us have. So ..... I'm not throwing the first stone.

[James M]

TMZ are a bunch of bloodsuckers. Not that I condone any of the Terry or Nick Bollea's words or actions.

[Geddy Peart]

I heard the phone call on CNN this morning, and you know who the real scumbags are???? Fucking TMZ.

I don't give a shit about Nick Hogan, Hulk Hogan, or wrestling in general. However, TMZ accessed a very emotional and private conversation between a minor and his parents and broadcasted it to the world. That family is in a great deal or turmoil right now and they were all on the emotional brink during those calls. Of course they were susceptible to say hurtful things about Graziano, they were venting, it can be a normal part of the remedial process. It doesn't necessarily reflect how they feel. I myself, have said many unwarranted, hurtful things in a moment of pain or frustration, as I'm sure most of us have. So ..... I'm not throwing the first stone.


The Hogan's aren't saying those things because they feel remorse, they're saying these things because they think they're above the law.

[D-Lo]

I heard those phone conversations on the radi the other day. Jesus, that family is fucking cold.

[Brett H.]

Just curious, was that an insult towards my difference of opinion and my ability to separate characters from performers, or are you saying Hogan/Bollea doesn't surprise you anymore?

Mon frere, I thought you were a fan of old Tom Cruise movies? That line was from Risky Business, and meant no more, no less. :shyface:

[James M]

Ah, didn't catch that. My apologies if I came off as rude. I misunderstood the comment.

[andrew8798]

More Hogan Drama

The drama among the Hogan doesn't look like it's heading to a stop anytime soon as Linda Bollea filed a motion yesterday in Pinellas County court against her soon to be ex husband Hulk Hogan saying that because of him
she's fearing for her safety adding that he's stalking her outside her house, has a history of violence towards her and could attack her at any given time.

TMZ.COM published a statement which was issued by Hulk's attorney saying, "Linda Bollea's allegations are pure fantasy, in line with her recent 911 call that has been widely played in the media. Since November, Terry Bollea has been in Los Angeles working. The limited time that he has spent in Florida has been solely to visit his son and daughter.
In addition, he has no history of violence." Looks like Linda is either on crack or going mental.

credit: Gerweck.net

This family gets more and more ridiculous by the day.

[The Dark Vampire]

To be honest I don't buy this divorce from what I understand the Graziano Family are going to sue Hogan and will likely take a lot of his money.

I believe he and Linda came up with this plan to get divorced so she will get half or more of his money in "The divorce settlement" thus it will be safe as soon as the Graziano court case is over and they get all they can from what he has got left then they will get back together.

[nottidelterrore]

To be honest I don't buy this divorce from what I understand the Graziano Family are going to sue Hogan and will likely take a lot of his money.

I believe he and Linda came up with this plan to get divorced so she will get half or more of his money in "The divorce settlement" thus it will be safe as soon as the Graziano court case is over and they get all they can from what he has got left then they will get back together.

That wouldn't surprise me any if that was their plan.

[andrew8798]

Hulk Hogan reveals his greatest opponent ever

Hulk Hogan has revealed his toughest opponent ever. It's not Andre The Giant or Macho Man or any big name Superstar. It's his soon-to-be ex wife Linda. "Without a doubt, this one is the most formidable opponent I've ever
run into. You talk about dirty tricks: Brass knuckles, steel knuckles, cheap shots, tripping people up. I've never seen anybody in the wrestling business that has more dirty tricks than she does," said the WWE Hall of Famer. "I guess I taught her well," he added.

Linda keeps accusing Hulk of abuse, insisting that he's causing her anxiety and she fears for her safety all the time. Hogan's camp shot down the accusations and even their daughter Brooke
is now saying that the affidavit she signed claiming that her dad abused her mother was a mistake and she was forced to sign it by her mom during a very difficult time. Brooke has moved back to live with her dad until this whole ordeal is sorted out.

credit:Gerweck.net

[andrew8798]

A judge just ruled he has to pay Linda $40,000 a month in support, at least temporarily. The divorce judge added the insult to injury ... $40k TAX FREE (for Linda) for the next year, while they hammer out the final terms of their divorce.

A lot of their fortune was declared off limits, but Hulk can withdraw $400,000 to pay his/her lawyers.

She gets the Bel Air, Calif. home and Hulk has to foot the utility bills. Think of it ... he has to pay the pool man she'll probably end up banging.

http://www.tmz.com/2008/08/14/linda-hogan-supported-by-jock/

[The Dark Vampire]

HULK HOGAN's estranged wife LINDA BOLLEA has been fined for speeding in Florida.

Bollea was stopped by cops on Friday (3Oct08) racing to visit her son Nick at Pinellas County Jail.
According to TMZ.com, she was driving over 71 miles per hour in a 55 miles per hour zone, and was fined $206 (GBP111).

Nick Hogan is currently serving an eight month prison sentence for his part in a car crash that left his best friend John Graziano with brain injuries."
Credit>Gerweck.net

I find it sad that she was going to visit Nick who well we all know why he's in jail

[The Dark Vampire]

Hulk Hogan's son Nick will be released from jail tomorrow after serving five out of his eight month sentence which was handed to him for his role in the car crash that left his best friend John Graziano permanently brain
damaged. Nick is getting out early for good behavior however he still has 500 hours of community service, five years probation and a three year license suspension to look forward to. "When you calculate good time, which
everybody that's there that doesn't get in trouble [is granted], they come up with a date, and we've known that date literally since the day that he went in. October 21 is the day that we expect he will be released, but that's because of good time and all that," his lawyer said last month during an interview. Nick - now 18 - pleaded no contest to the charges of reckless driving involving serious bodily injury and had to serve time at the
Pinellas County jail in Florida. At least the streets of the Sunshine State are safe for the next three years. Landing in jail was probably Nick's best option considering the chaos and trouble his family has been involved in during the past several months. While in jail he was still somewhat part of a controversy after his conversations with his parents were released to the
public, exposing the Hogan family's real thoughts on Graziano among other stuff. (thanks to Colin Vassallo)
Credit>Gerweck.Net

[The Terminator]

She gets the Bel Air, Calif. home and Hulk has to foot the utility bills. Think of it ... he has to pay the pool man she'll probably end up banging.

Think they'll bang away to "Real American", or "American Made"?

[nottidelterrore]

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As much as I despise Hogan, I love this song. It's amazing. I used to love 1980s Hulk though. Still kinda do.

Brother.

[jasonlives13]

Hogan is suck a bullshitter,and he well had the hots for his own daughter

[TheShowstoppa]

Ya know, I was just thinking about it, and I actually have the Hogan Box Set WWE released a few years ago. I haven't watched it since I bought it so I don't even remember what was on it! I'm going to actually go look at it now!

[The Dark Vampire]

Hogan is suck a bullshitter,and he well had the hots for his own daughter

To be fair the girl does look like Hulk in drag and the guy loves himself so much he's obvious he have the hots for her

[jasonlives13]

To be fair the girl does look like Hulk in drag and the guy loves himself so much he's obvious he have the hots for her

True, that picture is very disturbing though when he's rubbing lotion on his daugthers ass :eek:

[nottidelterrore]

Hogan, divorce lawyer spar outside Fla. court

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — An attorney for Hulk Hogan's wife got into a verbal sparring match with the former professional wrestler outside a courtroom and asked if Hogan was going to wrestle him.

The spat started when lawyer Ray Rafool was answering questions about the divorce case for television cameras. He spoke after a hearing Thursday in which a judge granted the release of $225,000 in frozen assets for Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea.

While Rafool spoke to the media, the towering Hogan tried to interject a comment from behind a row of cameras and reporters.

"Are you gonna to wrestle with me here?" Rafool said loudly. "Are you gonna come across the cameras? Then be quiet."

"It's a free world," Hogan replied.

"No, it's not a free world," Rafool said. "It's called professionalism."

The attorney, who had recently accepted an autograph from Hogan for his son, then delivered a stinging blow to any World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler: "You're an actor. You're acting now."

"I hope your son enjoys the autograph," Hogan said. "Thank you Hulkamaniac brother."

Hogan's attorney joined in and continued arguing with Rafool. The former wrestler, who was on crutches because of recent back surgery, left a few minutes later.

"I guess I get the feeling of what it's like to be on the WWE now," he said.

Rafool had cooled off when The Associated Press reached him by phone Friday.

"It got much more heated than I would have preferred," Rafool said. "Some of it was a little tongue-in-cheek about the wrestling. He was smiling and laughing. I was, too."

David Houston, Hogan's attorney, said his client spoke up because, "He felt that every dime they have was being dissipated by virtue of the divorce proceeding."

Houston said Hogan worries that when all is done, he won't be able to help John Graziano, a young man who was like family to the Hogans and was seriously injured in a crash caused by Hogan's son Nick Bollea. Nick Bollea was sentenced last year to eight months in county jail after he pleaded no contest to causing the crash.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hLBb8OjhlUJUS83iI7aVcimjNVYAD96TA1V81

I'm not a fan of Hogan but this shit is hilarious, especially Hogan calling him a Hulkamaniac Brother. :lol:

I bet that guy would've gotten the big boot followed by the big leg if Hulk wasn't on crutches.

Video!

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[The Dream Master]

Fuck, Hogan looks fuckin' old in that video, man. :(

[Nancy Thompson]

Well Dream Master he is old lol

[jasonlives13]

yeah that lawyer looks like a dick when hogan says I hope your son enjoys his autograph, suckin up to hogan before the proceedings he should be professional by not asking him for an autograph, its obvious hogan would of brought it up at some point

[pa®tci]

Pffff! I am not a Hulk Hogan fan, but I would give the crutch to this lawyer's head. Geeesh what a prick!

[Nancy Thompson]

Yea i might hate Hulk Hogan but i would knock that lawyer out. god what a prick

[The Dark Vampire]

I do think Hogan is just plan bullshitting about the fact he is worried that when all is done, he won't be able to help John Graziano as Hogan doesn't give a shit about him as we heard in the phone conversations.

PS
John Graziano's dad has been arrested for hiring a hitman to kill his wife (John's Mum) even sadder he wanted it to be set up to look like a car crash

[Nancy Thompson]

PS
John Graziano's dad has been arrested for hiring a hitman to kill his wife (John's Mum) even sadder he wanted it to be set up to look like a car crash

Shit i did not know that. I wonder why his father wanted to kill his wife for

[The Dark Vampire]

Shit i did not know that. I wonder why his father wanted to kill his wife for

They were getting divorced and he didn't want her to get her hands on his money

Edward Graziano, the father of John Graziano who was injured in a car crash with Nick Bollea in August 2007, has been charged with trying to arrange for the murder of his estranged wife.

Graziano, 53, of 568 Daventry Square in Palm Harbor, was led into Pinellas County Jail at 1:50 p.m. in chains and shackles.

Graziano was arrested after he held several meetings with an undercover detective who was posing as a go-between for a hit man Graziano wanted to hire to kill Debra Graziano, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said The investigation began in mid-December when the sheriff's office received a tip that Graziano wanted to arrange for the murder of his estranged wife, detectives said. Detectives arranged for meetings between Graziano, the tipster and an undercover agent at various places including shopping malls, a hospital and a gas station in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties.

During the meetings, Graziano said he wanted to have Debra Graziano killed by having her involved in an automobile accident and provided her schedule so the "hit man" could arrange the murder and ensure Graziano had an alibi, detectives said.

Authorities met with Debra Graziano and her attorney, George Tragos, to inform them of the threat.

Earlier this week, Graziano paid $1,100 in cash, wrote a personal check for $1,000 and gave a gift card for $13.06 to Westshore Pizza in order to have the crime committed, detectives said.

Investigators say Graziano wanted to have the murder committed to solve several divorce-related financial issues. He was arrested at 11 a.m. at his home today.

Stay with TBO.com for developments.
Credit>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29413272/

Note it wasn't today it was about 2 weeks ago

[nottidelterrore]

The whole thing is one huge mess. I think the Hogans are pieces of shit but the hitman thing is a bit too much.

If this were 1998, Hogan would have his own hitman: Bret "The Hitman" Hart.

[Nancy Thompson]

well thats fucked up for him doing that. Hell and i though Hogan was nuts

[TheShowstoppa]

Why does everyone continue to give Hogan so much shit? Am I missing something. I kinda looked up to the guy growing up and never really saw anything otherwise that made me go... Uhh....

[The Dark Vampire]

I think it's obvious that at least in part the car crash played a factor both The Hogans and Graziano's divorcees.

And I admit I did think at 1st I did think the Hogan's divorce was BS just to get out of paying any compensation to the Graziano Family but I doubt it now as if what abut the money it's causing is true it may of been cheaper and easier to to pay them money out of court

[The Dark Vampire]

CLEARWATER — A judge has set a tentative trial date in the auto negligence civil lawsuit against Hulk Hogan’s family that centers on the August 2007 car crash that severely injured John Graziano.

Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge W. Douglas Baird said during a case management conference Monday he would clear three weeks from his calendar in March 2010 to preside over the civil trial if the parties aren’t able to come to a settlement before that.

Graziano was injured after Nick Bollea lost control of his Toyota Supra and crashed into a palm tree during a street race in downtown Clearwater. Bollea is the son of Hulk Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea.
Credit>http://blogs.tampabay.com/breakingnews/200...march-2010.html

[The Dream Master]

Hogan: "I Totally Understand OJ" (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,516135,00.html)

Hulk Hogan is sounding homicidal over the way his wife Linda dumped him, forced him out of his $18 million mansion, allegedly started spending his money at the rate of $40,000 a month and dating "some shaggy-haired pool boy 30 years her junior," Rolling Stone reports.

"I could have turned everything into a crime scene, like OJ, cutting everybody's throat," he told the magazine.

"You live half a mile from the 20,000-square-foot home you can't go to anymore, you're driving through downtown Clearwater and see a 19-year-old boy driving your Escalade, and you know that a 19-year-old boy is sleeping in your bed, with your wife . . . I totally understand OJ. I get it."

He and Linda are battling it out in a Florida divorce court, where Linda's attorney claims she's entitled to use the car and that Hogan's claims against her are merely an attempt to control her love life.

Whatcha gonna do when Hulkamania goes psycho on you? :X

[The Dark Vampire]

Hogan: "I Totally Understand OJ" (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,516135,00.html)



Whatcha gonna do when Hulkamania goes psycho on you? :X

I don't see what Hogan's probelm is he's always hanging around with his bit of fluff what's her name Brooke

[sooners4life98]

Hogan is cool with me. This is some nasty stuff him and Linda are going through. I hope they get this over and move on with their lives.

[Nancy Thompson]

Hogan has lost his mind

[The Dark Vampire]

In now have this picture in my mind of Hogan just going about town and then seeing the pool boy in his car then he starts to Hulk up ripping his shit off and pointing whilst chasing the car down the street all the time shouting "What ya going to do what at going to do pool boy when Hogan runs wild on you"

On a more serious note Hogan should really watch what he says as stuff like that can go against him plus just say something does happen to one of them (and Hogan genuinely has nothing to do with it) Hogan will be in deep shit

[nottidelterrore]

Hogan: "I Totally Understand OJ" (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,516135,00.html)



Whatcha gonna do when Hulkamania goes psycho on you? :X

Smart, Hulk. Smart.

I don't see him going OJ on anybody. He'll go Hulk on people but not OJ. I'm expecting to read about him just losing his mind & wreaking havoc with people knocked out cold after receiving the big boot & leg drop. Their unconscious bodies will be lying everywhere!

LET THE BODIES HIT THE FLOOR!

[sooners4life98]

Smart, Hulk. Smart.

I don't see him going OJ on anybody. He'll go Hulk on people but not OJ. I'm expecting to read about him just losing his mind & wreaking havoc with people knocked out cold after receiving the big boot & leg drop. Their unconscious bodies will be lying everywhere!

LET THE BODIES HIT THE FLOOR!

LOL!!!!:lmao:

Was Hulk getting tired of Linda's booty or was he not getting enough from her?

[The Dream Master]

Oddly enough, I think Hulk started to notice that he had a 20 year old version of Linda living with him already, so he traded her in. :X :X

[sooners4life98]

He wants to bang his daugther?

[The Dream Master]

That was what my horrible joke was insinuating, yes. :X

[nottidelterrore]

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r294/oltrelamorte/1130_hulk_hogan_smackdown_00.jpg

[Bill 1981]

That is so wrong on many, many levels... :o

[sooners4life98]

That is gross. I could see if it were one of her friends but not Brooke herself.

[The Dark Vampire]

From the pics 'I've seen (the sun tan lotion) it does insinuate Hulk and Brooke and a VERY close farther daughter relationship
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TBH though as I've said before I think Brooke just looks like Hulk in drag only difference is no tache and more hair

[sooners4life98]

Yep, she does look like her Dad or want to do her Dad. J/K about the last part.

[SlasherFreak]

yeah, i definitely can't mess with no girl who looks like their male family members. my cock would probably shrivel and crawl up into my stomach if i was in a room with janet jackson...all i would see is wacko jacko.

[sooners4life98]

yeah, i definitely can't mess with no girl who looks like their male family members. my cock would probably shrivel and crawl up into my stomach if i was in a room with janet jackson...all i would see is wacko jacko.


Sorry I would have to put a brown bag over her and then do her. One hell of a body but messed up face.

Btw, Hulk can't get mad at Linda for doing that little boy. The young dude is blowing whatever she gets from Hulk anyway.

[SlasherFreak]

Sorry I would have to put a brown bag over her and then do her. One hell of a body but messed up face.

Btw, Hulk can't get mad at Linda for doing that little boy. The young dude is blowing whatever she gets from Hulk anyway.

as far as her ass is concerned, i agree. I've seen Janet Jackson's nude ass...good shit right dere. id possibly hit it from the back.

But I just can't rock with fake boobs, plus she got nipple piercings, and in my humble old opinion, i think tatoos and nipples rings absolutely ruin breasts.

[sooners4life98]

as far as her ass is concerned, i agree. I've seen Janet Jackson's nude ass...good shit right dere. id possibly hit it from the back.

But I just can't rock with fake boobs, plus she got nipple piercings, and in my humble old opinion, i think tatoos and nipples rings absolutely ruin breasts.


Agreed 100%.

[The Dark Vampire]

"Former wrestler HULK HOGAN has been quick to clarify comments he made in a new Rolling Stone magazine interview after causing a stir with his thoughts about the O.J. SIMPSON murder trial.


Incarcerated Simpson was acquitted of killing his wife Nicole and her friend Ron Goldman in 1993, but, like many people, Hogan thinks the fallen sports hero got away with murder - and in the new article Hogan admits he can understand what drives a man to kill his wife after battling his ex Linda in the divorce courts.


In the piece, which will appear in the new issue of the publication, the tough guy, real name Terry Bollea, admits he was tempted to attack his wife "like O.J."
Hogan says he is furious Linda is allegedly dating "some shaggy-haired pool boy 30 years her junior," adding, "I could have turned everything into a crime scene, like O.J., cutting everybody's throat.


"You live half a mile from the 20,000-square-foot home you can't go to anymore, you're driving through downtown Clearwater and see a 19-year-old boy driving your (SUV) Escalade, and you know that a 19-year-old boy is sleeping in your bed, with your wife... I totally understand O.J. I get it."


A representative for the wrestling superstar says, "Hulk in no way condones the O.J. situation. As part of a larger conversation, he referred to it to exemplify his frustration with his own situation."


But Linda Hogan isn't taking the comments in the magazine lightly, telling U.S. news show Entertainment Tonight, "Hulk's serial cheating destroyed our marriage, our family and our future. Sadly, his recent comments remind us that his definition of fair is much different than what the law dictates."


Her rep says, "We are taking these recent comments seriously... We have always maintained that the fear that Linda has had to live with comes from the rage and instability much too often associated with pro wrestlers."



Credit>Gerweck.Net

Whilst I would never defend Hogan I do find it odd it's only now when Hulk's time in the spotlight is over it looks like he's going to loose a shit load of his money in the Nick Hogan car crash case his name is pretty much mud and other stuff now she has decided she can't take it any more

[Nancy Thompson]

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r294/oltrelamorte/1130_hulk_hogan_smackdown_00.jpg

oh great now i can not even watch DX if they ever get back together without seeing Hogan doing that :eek:

[pa®tci]

Hogan called into Bubba The Love Sponge this morning to discuss the publicity he has received from his "out of context" Rolling Stone magazine comments. He said Linda Bollea was in "hiding" before the blurb came out because Hogan and his lawyers are trying to deposition Linda's financial records before a May court case on her spending, but she hasn't responded. He said Linda is "working" the divorce like its a wrestling match and he understands that and he sill loves her. He said he called his children yesterday to make sure she knows that.

They discussed a local Fox affiliate that found Hogan yesterday and his explanation to what he said (that he could have went two ways and the one he chose was religious and positive) but he hasn't seen the article. Hogan said that 20 years ago he might have snapped but that isn't the way he is now. He talked about how humiliating it is to live in Tampa and see his car drive by with a 19 year-old driving it and knowing that his wife of 20-plus years is sleeping with him. He said he is happy he took the high road and is "walking in the spirit of Christ."

He said several local Tampa people offered to hurt Charlie Hill for him and Hogan said he didn't want that. He said he understands O.J. Simpson because he understands people and he was stating he was glad he was thankful he wasn't that way but the quote was out of context. Bubba said RS Magazine and Linda are both really working this big and Hogan said he gave them something to run with for sure.

He said he has to report all his spending each month but has yet to see Linda's and that the court date is in May but Linda has yet to show his lawyers anything and that is why she isn't in Tampa. They discussed that Hogan has witnesses ready to back him up that Linda was actually one to get physical and once hit Brooke while Linda was drunk backstage at a Brooke concert. He talked about how he understands people like O.J. and Charles Manson going berserk but doesn't condone it obviously but media is just doing their job with what they were giving from RS, and he understands that but hopes the article is fair.

They discussed a few DJ's that are latching on to Hogan. A duo "Lex and Terry" in Jacksonville lied by saying they talked to Hogan last night and gave direct quotes from him. Hogan said he never talked to either one of them. He again said that if someone went through what he has and was not right in the head this could have gone in different directions but that isn't the case with him and that was the comment.

Hogan said he had no idea that out of a three-day interview that this would be the focus but it is one for Linda's team and that Linda canceled her flight back to Tampa on Tuesday a day before this news broke, so her "hiding" had nothing to do with the RS comment but her avoiding deposition.

Hogan said he is currently looking for work but his body is shot (didn't say what work) and that he is running out of money and that Linda spent over 300k last month alone, Hogan kidded that he wants to intern for Bubba, but Bubba said Hogan would never listen to him. They kidded about several jobs like a newsman or bounty hunter and then discussed his upcoming book.

He said the book is not a "tell all" and gave full disclosure about what he earned and that the book is about how he almost committed suicide (which Bubba said he was concerned about) but he thought about his children and knew he had to be stronger for Nick and Brooke. During his lowest point he knew he had to do things right for them and the black cloud (Linda) is almost out of his life and that is what he is focused on. They did a wrap-up and again said that he hoped the full interview was fair.

I truly understand what he meant with his word since the first media stuff came out. It's like getting under the skin of someone and clearly "see" what his (or hers) motives for particular action was. It doesn't mean you gonna do that, it means you understand and think over it.

I am not a Hogan fan, but I also, in some way, understand what hes feeling is about when he sees that young-his-ex-banger driving his car and etc. Guess he just needs to talk with somebody about it.

[The Dark Vampire]

TBH if Linda wasn't rich or (semi) famous this 19 year old wouldn't of looked twice at her and when and if the money starts running out and the house and the car have to be sold he will be out of there as fast as his legs will carry him

[The Dark Vampire]

"HULK HOGAN's daughter BROOKE has come to her father's defence after he was accused of likening his ongoing divorce battle to O.J. SIMPSON's murder trial.


The former wrestler was forced to clarify comments he made in a new Rolling Stone magazine interview after causing a stir with his thoughts about the disgraced sports star.
Simpson, now in jail on an armed robbery conviction, was acquitted of killing his wife Nicole and her friend Ron Goldman in 1993, but, like many people, Hogan thinks the fallen sports hero got away with murder - and in the new article he admitted he can understand what drives a man to kill his wife after battling his ex Linda in the divorce courts.


But Hogan's daughter, Brooke, is adamant her father's words have been twisted by the press - insisting the star would never say anything so inflammatory.


She tells ETonline, "I cannot believe how blown out of proportion one small part of a seven-page article has become. It's a classic case of a quote being taken out of context. I look up to my father in every way. He has been through so much and has taken the high road through it all. The idea that he would condone the O.J. situation is just outrageous."

Credit>Gerweck.Net

Not with this story but it's obvious Brooke has only picked Hulk's side because he can do more for her singing career than Linda can

plus the other thing of course

[Deathscythe]

Well I'm pretty sure Chris Rock agrees with Hulk Hogan on the subject of the OJ Simpson scandal. I'm surprised me decided to say OJ instead of Chris Benoit.

That being said, I thought he was fucking awesome in the nWo and Rocky III.

[pa®tci]

... Chris Benoit...

Who?




























http://i42.tinypic.com/2ufx5wn.gif



:doh:

[Deathscythe]

LMFAO. I remember when that news broke WWE got rid of all of his DVDs and stuff, but is that for real? If so I am going to buy an edited version of WrestleMania XX ASAP.

Oh yeah about Hogan...um...uh...BROTHER!

[Bill 1981]

Hulk Hogan Soundboard (http://soundboard.com/sb/Hulk_Hogan_Knows_Best.aspx)

Enjoy :p

[Denzil]

Hulk Hogan Soundboard (http://soundboard.com/sb/Hulk_Hogan_Knows_Best.aspx)

Enjoy :p

Thanks that is pretty entertaining.

[nottidelterrore]

I want to get me one of these. Haha.

http://www.hulkhogangrill.com/

[The Dream Master]

Didn't Hulk pass on endorsing what eventually became known as the George Foreman Grill? Seems like he's trying to make up for lost time.

At any rate, I guarantee you that thing won't do a job when you want it to. :X

[nottidelterrore]

It won't job to those hamburgers!

[Esten]

Didn't Hulk pass on endorsing what eventually became known as the George Foreman Grill?

He didn't pass on it, he just didn't answer the phone in time. :X

[nottidelterrore]

He didn't pass on it, he just didn't answer the phone in time. :X

And he got stuck with the "Hulk Hogan blender." :lol:

http://www.yourbarbecue.com/george_foreman_grill.html

He jobbed to Foreman.

[The Dark Vampire]

TBH I don't think it would of done as well with Hogan's name on it I've had quite a few Foreman Grills over the years but doubt I've of bought 1 if it had Hogans name attached and I know a few others who said the same thing

[nottidelterrore]

The idea of a "Hulk Hogan Grill" is just hilarious.

I'm on the lookout for the Kwee Wee Juicer.

http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/pictures/a/allenfunk/08.jpg

[Brett H.]

56-year-old wrestling legend Hulk Hogan has told Chicago Trubune's "About Last Night" column that he played bass guitar in high school and that he tried to get back into music even after making it big in wrestling.

"I was in England presenting an award with Jerry Hall, Mick Jagger's ex, and she told me THE [ROLLING] STONES were looking for a bass player," Hogan said. "I sent her a ton of merchandise that she asked for and said 'Tell Mick I'm a great bass player.' I never heard a word back.

"When METALLICA was looking for a bass player, I called and never heard a word back from them either. I would have quit wrestling in a heartbeat to be a bass player for METALLICA."

Hulk Hogan was in Chicago last week to promote his autobiography, "My Life Outside The Ring".

The book is Hogan's second autobiography and offers more details on his family and childhood.


http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=129699

[nottidelterrore]

http://www.mudtrap.com/images/hogan_guitar.gif
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http://media.peopleofwalmart.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/419.jpg

http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/?p=5959

[The Dream Master]

I'm just glad Ron Zombie saw the Hulkster's potential and gave him a shot:

http://i564.photobucket.com/albums/ss85/bretthorror/rz/rob.jpg?t=1233879608

[nottidelterrore]

:lol:

One of the best pics ever.

[jasonlives13]

LMAO Hulk Hogan ringing Metallica when they needed a bass player hahahaha

[sooners4life98]

Hogan has signed with TNA.

[The Dark Vampire]

Hogan has signed with TNA.

According to rumours he's not only singed with them he owns part of the company and has more power than anyone inc Dixie Carter

[sooners4life98]

According to rumours he's not only singed with them he owns part of the company and has more power than anyone inc Dixie Carter

Thanks for the update. I looked at a wrestling news site last week and it said he did not have control of the company. They were trying to down play it i guess.

[kiss_armyman1]

Is it just me, or dose everyone else wish to, that Hogan would fall off the face of the planet? GEEEEEEZ! The man is annoying!!!!!!!!!!

[craven]

i am actually going to the hulkamania tour in melbourne,im looking forward to it,i know some people dont like him,but i was always a fan of his,and i have always wanted to see him wrestle live.

[The Dark Vampire]

I'll be honest whilst I do dislike Hogan I do 100% respect him for all the work he has done with Make A Wish Foundation and sick kids in general I've read that he's even cancelled stuff with celebrities and other things if he knows a sick kid wants to meet him

[Rich]

Hogan was not the best in ring worker, however he IS the greatest attraction the industry of professional wrestling has ever had. There will never be another Hulk Hogan. Hogan is one of those guys that can sell tickets to matter where they are or how old he gets.

I have so far watched the first two out of three discs in the new DVD titled Unreleased Collector's Series, and I must say, the absolute greatest Hulk Hogan match I have ever seen was against Bob Backlund on the first disc. They went for 27 minutes and it was mostly on the mat. I have never seen Hogan "wrestle" like that before. Of course in the later matches it is all punches, kicks, and back scratches, but in his early days, he could actually wrestle if he was in there with the right guy.

The stand out matches on that release for far are against Backlund, Randy Savage, Ric Flair, Ted Dibiasi, and The One Man Gang.

[craven]

here are the matches we had at hulkamania show

tag team match.
Nick Dismore(eugene) and Pimp Father(the godfather) vs Rock of love,Nick and Pimp win
Sparton 3000 vs Shannon Moore, Sparton 3000 wins
Nasty boys vs Black Pearl and Vampire Warrior(gangrel) in a tag team street fight. Nasty boys win.
Heidenrich vs Brutus Beefcake. Brutus wins
bikini contest
Lachey Von Erich agaist 3 others women ive never heard of, a couple were playboy models.
Lachey won,and she does look good in a bikini.
Sean Morley(val venis) vs Mr Ken Anderson, Mr anderson wins and also had the best commentof the night ,doing his ring annoucement,people yelled out 'Kennedy'and his come back was "no kennedys dead"
tag match
Brian Christopher and Rikishi vs Orlando Jordon and Uso Fatu(umaga)
Brian christopher and Rikishi win
The main event
Hulk Hogan vs Ric Flair
Hogan wins

[nottidelterrore]

I bet Morley & Anderson was a good match. Both are damn fine in-ringer performers. :)

[craven]

yeah it was a pretty good match sean played the heel,by calling everyone in australia inbred,and i hope tna picks up mr anderson,
hogan and flair did steal the show, for a couple of old men they do know how to work a crowd and put on an entertaining match.

[The Dark Vampire]

I bet Morley & Anderson was a good match. Both are damn fine in-ringer performers. :)

TBH Anderson isn't a good wrestler in WWE he kept injuring himself an others due to his botches it ot to a point where other wrestlers refused to work with him

[nottidelterrore]

I thought he was good when he wasn't botching shit. He's just very injury prone.

[Rich]

I was a huge fan of Kennedy. I would have actually liked to see that Hulkamania tour. I would love to see Hogan vs. Flair live.

[nottidelterrore]

4K4r14ZNy8Q

[pa®tci]

Was thinking were to put this, bu finally decided to be here. interesting reading, never seen Hogan to talk like that, really sounds "grown". It's really different:

It was just six weeks ago when Hulk Hogan signed on with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. However, his primary role with the company is not in front of the cameras. Sure, the Hulkster is still an on-air character but he's not putting on the wrestling boots and taking care of business with his signature big boot and leg drop. Instead, his main role is with management behind the scenes, working alongside TNA President Dixie Carter.

With Hogan on board, the company has gotten the go-ahead to take a big step forward. This past Monday, Hogan and TNA announced that its weekly 'Impact' television show on Spike TV is moving from Thursdays to Monday nights beginning on March 8 and will be live every other week. The show will air from 9:00-11:00p ET, directly opposite of WWE Raw on the USA Network which has dominated cable ratings for years.

Following the press conference on Monday, FanHouse spoke with Hogan about his new role with TNA, the expectations of 'Impact' moving to Monday night, working directly with the company's creative team and more.

Brian Fritz: You've been with TNA now for six weeks and the expectations jumped up a level or two once you came over here. Are you surprised that things have come together this quickly when it comes to getting on Monday nights?

Hulk Hogan: Yeah because I really don't know what I'm doing. (laughs) I've never really done this before and with me everything is by instinct and feel. I was just saying a second ago to someone else that it's actually taken me this long not to be overwhelmed because when I first came in here, everybody was going oh, they're not going to like you, the young guys are not going to accept you. This whole negative veil of tears was thrown at me that wasn't true. The company was very receptive; they gracefully accepted me with open arms. And then I got overwhelmed. There was so just so much good stuff going on but so many other little tweaks that kind of caught me off-guard 'cause I'm just a wrestler. I'm not someone who should be running a whole wrestling company. I know the feel for it. So it's taken me this long to actually get all four of my claws on the ground or four feet on the ground and I feel comfortable. Now, I'm really focusing. Some things just kind of work out naturally with a couple little tweaks. Now I'm really starting to get a feel for exactly how to focus on the women's division, on certain talent and how to make production, the things I know and are inherent from doing this so long that I always notice. When the hero shot is missing, the hard camera misses things, the physicalities aren't caught at the right time or shots are missed. I know all this stuff but now academically I have to lay it out ahead of time. So, it was overwhelming but now I got it. I'm trying brother – I'm trying hard.

That has to be a tough transition considering that you're someone who is used to be out in front of the camera as a performer and now you're main focus is as someone calling the shots behind the scenes.

Yeah. Well, you have to realize -- barbarically speaking -- I used to lace my boots up, go out to the ring, make my money and go home if you can say it that way. Now, the network is asking for certain things and when things get successful you get input from people you never thought you would get input from that give you, kind of, suggestions that help you or almost kind of like demands of what they want that could not be what's best for wrestling creatively. And so all of a sudden, all these monsters are coming at me and I'm wondering how to politically, gracefully massage them and make them work because sometimes I...I wear my feelings on my sleeve and I'm not real good at being political and graceful with finesse. I'm trying to get all that done because there's a lot of stuff, a lot of stuff. But I get it now.

How difficult is that job since you have to deal with a lot of personalities and different egos to appease but at the same time you want to do what is best for business? Someone has to be the boss and tell people no at different times.

Well, if you let the wrestling kind of run the show it would be chaos. It's not that difficult because the only thing I don't have a hard time with is looking at someone and telling them the truth. Over the years, I've told half-truths or I've avoided the truth. Now that I've learned after all these years, if you've got something to say, say it to somebody honestly and it either fixes it or moves it forward or it ends it. So whenever there is a situation like that, I just approach it that way and things are getting fixed really quickly around here on that creative level and ego level and all that stuff.

How tough to you think this battle will be on Monday nights especially right off the bat?

Well...

Because there are going to be expectations from not only TNA but fans and everyone.

Well, they're two different networks. They're apples and oranges. They're two completely different networks with two different themes and there's a huge buzz Dixie Carter and Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff who have done this before. And I don't want to repeat history. But we've done this before. In my mind, after being around the WWE and the Vince McMahon family creatively, I know what they've got. Before I got here, I was talking to them up until a week before I came here so I kind of understood what they were doing with their direction and the 'PG" and what they were doing with their superstars. Coming here, there's so much more meat on the bone. I think it's going to be -- you have to recondition and re-educate the audience. First off, there's the big move. A lot of people will go 'oh my God, I was tuning in on Thursdays, what happened here'. There's that little transition. It re-educating the audience. It's being very consistent and when you come to story telling, you know, and the arc and the confrontation, the drama and the excitement, you have to be very, very consistent. Basically, we can't have a bad segment or a bad show because we're proving our self now. This is a momentum-shifting move. Everybody goes 'hey, wait a minute' and they're going to watch us and we don't want to lose them. So we have to be very, very consistent but it's like Dixie said, we can't expect the first week to be competitive. It's a slow build, it's a slow burn but once you get to even ground, then the whole game changes. Once you get that first number where you beat your competition, then it's a game changer. I understand that process, I've done it before. It took me six months to become the #1 wrestling company before (with World Championship Wrestling) and we were in the soundstage next door (at Universal Studios) and in six months we were out on the road and the whole wrestling business changed. The universe got bigger. From six-to-seven thousand people it got to 11 or 12 thousand people. Competition is good. It's good for everybody

You talk about TNA still adjusting right now and making tweaks. Are the biggest tweaks still creatively are making sure you're on the same page with everybody and you're going the direction you want?

(pauses) Yes. Yes. And I'm thinking as you're talking. Yes it is because that's what we can handle right now at the moment. This whole move to Monday and the business stuff – Dixie and I were out in LA with Kevin Kay and Brian Diamond from Spike and there were talks about October and we all agreed that the timing and the strategy and what Hulk Hogan's net worth and the company's net worth after it had been seen for another five or six months compared to going right away. So, at this point, what we have control of, yes, creative is the most important. It really is. In my mind...and I never think wrestling. I starting working part-time in the early 90's and really wasn't plugged in but now that I'm plugged in, my mind thinks wrestling as I'm eating or as I'm talking with my kids. So I'm guilty of that. Now that I'm thinking it, creatively we won't have any problems with new stuff or new ideas and really putting the icing on the cake. The main thing that I gotta tell these guys is you gotta be consistent. You can't leave things open ended. We've got a couple of open ended issues here creatively and before we came out here I just addressed those on tied those up. You have to be very consistent with the fans because they want to believe.

Are you happy with the way things are creatively with the people in place behind-the-scenes, especially Vince Russo because of the past between yourself and him?

Yeah. I love Vince Russo from a distance. Sometimes a leopard doesn't change his spots, you know? All those old clichés I could plug in but I come in peace. I think we've all grown. I think we all don't really live by knee-jerk reactions any more. And so far, everyone is holding their end up. As far as I'm concerned now that I'm running this thing with Dixie, everybody from the guy who sets the ring up to the guy who has the final say on the last hero shot when we go off the air, everybody has to prove themselves and everybody has to bring something to the table. And so far the writing staff – Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara and Matt (Conway) – these guys have really stepped up. They really have. And they're open. What I really like about them is when we get in these meetings some people are like 'I don't want to say that because you might think I'm crazy or it's embarrassing' but they talk. I love it when people just say what they think in the creative meetings if it's embarrassing or if it's a great idea or a bad idea. I'm really guilty because sometimes on the phone we'll be going over creative and they'll hit me with an idea and I just say what I feel. I still think like a wrestler when it comes to creative and I had no idea that Dixie was on the phone and Russo is on the phone and the writing staff is on the phone. I just thought it was me and Eric and he pitched an idea to me and I go 'that's the worst f'n idea I've ever heard in my life'. (laughs) And it was like Dixie's idea or Russo's or somebody else's and I didn't know they were on the phone. That's just me – I'm honest. If it's good, it's good, if it doesn't work for me...and I could be wrong. Maybe it was the greatest idea but I have to say what I think. The writing staff has been great.

[Bill 1981]

3QXY3y1agNY

[Special Killa B]

3QXY3y1agNY

Wasn't that the same episode of RAW when after the NWO attacked they loaded Rock into the ambulance and Hogan drove a Semi into it with Rock inside?

[Bill 1981]

*EDIT*

It is, I think

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[jasonlives13]

"its real simple, yes or no?" that was classic from the rock.

[Nancy Thompson]

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Now thats funny shit

[The Dream Master]

Whatcha gonna do, Post Cereal, when Hulkamania runs wild on you? (http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/hulk-hogan-rumbling-with-post-cereal-over-ad/19488061)

(May 23) -- Hulk Hogan is ready to rumble with Post Cereal.

The wrestling legend, whose real name is Terry Bollea, has filed a federal lawsuit against the cereal giant, alleging the company uses -- and degrades -- his likeness in a wrestling-themed Cocoa Pebbles commercial, the Tampa Tribune reports.

The ad features a bulky, blonde mustachioed wrestler named Hulk Boulder going to mat and handily beating Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble -- but losing to Barney's brawny son, Bamm-Bamm.

In the lawsuit filed in federal court in Florida, Hogan claims Post uses his image without his permission and degrades him by showing him "humiliated and cracked into pieces with broken teeth, with the closing banner, 'Little Pieces...BIG TASTE!'"

Hogan said he used the name Hulk Boulder early in his career before changing it at the suggestion of wrestling promoter Vince McMahon.

According to the Tribune, Hogan voiced his objections to the ad with Post in August, but said the company continued airing "Cocoa Smashdown" ads, which Hogan claims have harmed him with "unauthorized and degrading depictions."

Hogan markets his own food products - the Hogan Energy drink and Hulkster Burgers, a line of microwaveable hamburgers, at Walmart.

Post has not commented publicly on the lawsuit.

[nottidelterrore]

Hulk doesn't job to Bamm-Bamm or Post.

[The Dream Master]

I just had a funny image of Hulk Hogan going to his local supermarket and giving all the boxes of Cocoa Pebbles a big boot and a leg drop.

[nottidelterrore]

Leaving lots of children in tears. Then he gives them the big boot & leg drop too. Randy Savage makes the save & runs Hogan off.

[nottidelterrore]

http://www.facebook.com/hulkhogan

[nottidelterrore]

Someone posted this on the Wrestlecrap boards. Hahahahaha.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/albadeimorti/d7be4532.jpg

[Special Killa B]

Someone posted this on the Wrestlecrap boards. Hahahahaha.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/albadeimorti/d7be4532.jpg

:lmao: That is awesome!!! Just the picture of Hogan with his head down and Triple H laughing at him makes this picture classic!

[nottidelterrore]

There was a thread on the board where people would Photoshop that picture of HHH laughing at people. Really funny shit. Haha.

[kiss_armyman1]

http://www.facebook.com/hulkhogan

Thanks for the link. this turned out ultra scary with my pic.
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs292.snc4/40933_1374014957965_1459557791_30831101_4827506_n. jpg