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Post by Iron Bison on Mar 19, 2016 13:50:16 GMT -5
Joey Ryan's penis suplex has nothing on the Hulkster's.
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Post by WalterF on Mar 19, 2016 13:50:20 GMT -5
Not tr biggest fan of Hogan but he went through alot of garbage the last few years and way too much invasion of his privacy. Happy this went his way
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Post by greenjack1992 on Mar 19, 2016 15:43:00 GMT -5
Essentially, the lesson to learn from this is that, if you want to make $115,000,000 (£79,425,900 in real money), all you have to do is make a sex tape and say a bunch of racist stuff.
Vintage Hogan.
WHATCHA GONNA DO?!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2016 18:18:01 GMT -5
Essentially, the lesson to learn from this is that, if you want to make $115,000,000 (£79,425,900 in real money), all you have to do is make a sex tape and say a bunch of racist stuff. Vintage Hogan. WHATCHA GONNA DO?! And be famous enough for someone to exploit it to make millions in revenue for their site,
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Post by Miztery on Mar 19, 2016 18:25:09 GMT -5
He had sex and got 115 million dollars. Could there even possibly be a better feeling?
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Post by Emerald Enthusiast on Mar 20, 2016 0:27:25 GMT -5
The decision is correct on principle. Regardless of the circumstances, Hogan was filmed without his consent and deserves to be compensated for it. None of the other aspects of this change that simple fact.
Hopefully, the desperate old man now has enough money to go into seclusion for the rest of his life. WWE should never associate themselves with him again outside of his previous work because he's a scandal magnet.
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Post by King Clayton of the MidWest on Mar 20, 2016 2:09:25 GMT -5
The decision is correct on principle. Regardless of the circumstances, Hogan was filmed without his consent and deserves to be compensated for it. None of the other aspects of this change that simple fact. Hopefully, the desperate old man now has enough money to go into seclusion for the rest of his life. WWE should never associate themselves with him again outside of his previous work because he's a scandal magnet. Couldn't have said it better then that.
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Post by Word™ on Mar 20, 2016 2:30:27 GMT -5
They threw the book at Gawker.. Hogan was asking only for $100 million, they gave him $115 million and they're not even finished with the case.. Hogan could end up getting even more. The CEO or whatever he is that was testifying on stand came across as a complete assh*le. He even tried to treat the jury as dumb.. This is going to bankrupt them and rightfully so.
Gawker was wrong. Plain and simple. They knew they were wrong, and continued to do this wrong thing even though they were told LEGALLY, not to do this wrong thing.
Good riddance, congratulations Hulkster.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2016 7:32:21 GMT -5
As much as I want to see Hulk Hogan return to WWE & the Hulkamania merchandise can start flowing again, I see this verdict as a bad thing, and I'll tell you why...... * Hogan slept with his best friends wife. Sure, it was consensual, but who else on this board has ever done such a vile thing? I don't actually know anyone who has slept with their best friend's wife.... The right thing to do would have been to say "no thanks, Bubba..... I can get my own chicks." Hogan is a crumb for even considering it..... let alone, actually DOING it..... * While doing "the deed" listed above, Hogan was also recorded saying hateful, racist things. Hogan said those things. Gawker didn't make him say them.... Heather didn't make him say them..... Hogan thought those thoughts, & very foolishly said those horrible things. Hulk Hogan brought this all on himself - sleeping with his best friend's wife was unwise & wrong. Saying the racist comments (repeatedly) was even MORE unwise & even MORE wrong.... Hogan did these things to himself, and he got caught. He did wrong, and he paid the price. And now - he's being rewarded. So all the "apologizing" and "redemption" he's been going around the media trying to obtain doesn't really matter..... he's got a big pile of money to comfort him & to tell him that he really didn't do anything wrong - he's the victim here. Hogan being rewarded for his dumb, reckless, foolish behavior just doesn't sit well with me.... I don't feel sorry for him..... and he brought all the problems on himself, and he shouldn't be vindicated. This ruling doesn't take away the fact that Hogan still did these things..... I'm still a huge fan of his work, though..... I'm just not so sure about the man who plays "Hulk Hogan" on TV. In the real life, human world.. There's this thing called "swinging" that's widely accepted in most communities. "Sleeping with the best mates wife" is pretty damn PG growing up as a early-20yr old in some parts of England! Over here, he have this thing called "TOWIE", it's easily the most watched show in the UK these days, where sexual exploitation is strongly glamourised and it has literally made millions for the stars of the show. If you think Hogan slamming his mates wife is "vial", I suggest you go for a night out in Newcastle or Essex and see how the cornerstones of British celebrity culture get themselves on TV every week. You'll be hiding behind your bible. As for the racism I agree with you there, you can't just win a court case to vindicate racist comments, but it's not like he hasn't apologised. If he didn't have so many high profile black celebrities siding with him, he couldn't ever come back. But he does, so he probably will, given healing time.
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Post by Flair Forever on Mar 20, 2016 8:53:07 GMT -5
As much as I want to see Hulk Hogan return to WWE & the Hulkamania merchandise can start flowing again, I see this verdict as a bad thing, and I'll tell you why...... * Hogan slept with his best friends wife. Sure, it was consensual, but who else on this board has ever done such a vile thing? I don't actually know anyone who has slept with their best friend's wife.... The right thing to do would have been to say "no thanks, Bubba..... I can get my own chicks." Hogan is a crumb for even considering it..... let alone, actually DOING it..... * While doing "the deed" listed above, Hogan was also recorded saying hateful, racist things. Hogan said those things. Gawker didn't make him say them.... Heather didn't make him say them..... Hogan thought those thoughts, & very foolishly said those horrible things. Hulk Hogan brought this all on himself - sleeping with his best friend's wife was unwise & wrong. Saying the racist comments (repeatedly) was even MORE unwise & even MORE wrong.... Hogan did these things to himself, and he got caught. He did wrong, and he paid the price. And now - he's being rewarded. So all the "apologizing" and "redemption" he's been going around the media trying to obtain doesn't really matter..... he's got a big pile of money to comfort him & to tell him that he really didn't do anything wrong - he's the victim here. Hogan being rewarded for his dumb, reckless, foolish behavior just doesn't sit well with me.... I don't feel sorry for him..... and he brought all the problems on himself, and he shouldn't be vindicated. This ruling doesn't take away the fact that Hogan still did these things..... I'm still a huge fan of his work, though..... I'm just not so sure about the man who plays "Hulk Hogan" on TV. In the real life, human world.. There's this thing called "swinging" that's widely accepted in most communities. "Sleeping with the best mates wife" is pretty damn PG growing up as a early-20yr old in some parts of England! Over here, he have this thing called "TOWIE", it's easily the most watched show in the UK these days, where sexual exploitation is strongly glamourised and it has literally made millions for the stars of the show. If you think Hogan slamming his mates wife is "vial", I suggest you go for a night out in Newcastle or Essex and see how the cornerstones of British celebrity culture get themselves on TV every week. You'll be hiding behind your bible. As for the racism I agree with you there, you can't just win a court case to vindicate racist comments, but it's not like he hasn't apologised. If he didn't have so many high profile black celebrities siding with him, he couldn't ever come back. But he does, so he probably will, given healing time. Look, I'm a fan of Hogan's work.... I grew up watching his matches, and I agree - Gawker was 100% wrong for what they did, and they should be held accountable for their part. I just can't get past the fact that none of this would have happened if Hulk had just said "No, Bubba, I don't want to bang your wife. Goodnight." The court case paints Hogan as a victim, and in reality, it was his own choices that him in the situation - he just got caught & exposed.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2016 14:19:26 GMT -5
In the real life, human world.. There's this thing called "swinging" that's widely accepted in most communities. "Sleeping with the best mates wife" is pretty damn PG growing up as a early-20yr old in some parts of England! Over here, he have this thing called "TOWIE", it's easily the most watched show in the UK these days, where sexual exploitation is strongly glamourised and it has literally made millions for the stars of the show. If you think Hogan slamming his mates wife is "vial", I suggest you go for a night out in Newcastle or Essex and see how the cornerstones of British celebrity culture get themselves on TV every week. You'll be hiding behind your bible. As for the racism I agree with you there, you can't just win a court case to vindicate racist comments, but it's not like he hasn't apologised. If he didn't have so many high profile black celebrities siding with him, he couldn't ever come back. But he does, so he probably will, given healing time. Look, I'm a fan of Hogan's work.... I grew up watching his matches, and I agree - Gawker was 100% wrong for what they did, and they should be held accountable for their part. I just can't get past the fact that none of this would have happened if Hulk had just said "No, Bubba, I don't want to bang your wife. Goodnight." The court case paints Hogan as a victim, and in reality, it was his own choices that him in the situation - he just got caught & exposed. Well who are you, or any of us, to question whom one of the founding fathers of Sports Entertainment decides to penetrate?! Haha.. Is that how you really think adults operate in a situation such as that..?! "Caught and exposed".. Dude, Marlon Brando and James Dean had a homosexual S&M and drug fuelled affair in the peak of their fame. Marilyn Monroe was banging the president. Pam Anderson made a sex tape. Charlie Sheen has HIV. Celebs leak nudes, sex and drug scandals all the time.. It isn't exactly new.. Hogan banging his mates wife is very, very mild. If you think Hogan is in any way extreme, you should see what Ryback gets upto in his free time. Eeesh.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2016 14:25:38 GMT -5
Look, I'm a fan of Hogan's work.... I grew up watching his matches, and I agree - Gawker was 100% wrong for what they did, and they should be held accountable for their part. I just can't get past the fact that none of this would have happened if Hulk had just said "No, Bubba, I don't want to bang your wife. Goodnight." The court case paints Hogan as a victim, and in reality, it was his own choices that him in the situation - he just got caught & exposed. Well who are you, or any of us, to question whom one of the founding fathers of Sports Entertainment decides to penetrate?! Haha.. Is that how you really think adults operate in a situation such as that..?! "Caught and exposed".. Dude, Marlon Brando and James Dean had a homosexual S&M and drug fuelled affair in the peak of their fame. Marilyn Monroe was banging the president. Pam Anderson made a sex tape. Charlie Sheen has HIV. Celebs leak nudes, sex and drug scandals all the time.. It isn't exactly new.. Hogan banging his mates wife is very, very mild. If you think Hogan is in any way extreme, you should see what Ryback gets upto in his free time. Eeesh. Wait...what does Ryback do?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2016 14:37:18 GMT -5
Well who are you, or any of us, to question whom one of the founding fathers of Sports Entertainment decides to penetrate?! Haha.. Is that how you really think adults operate in a situation such as that..?! "Caught and exposed".. Dude, Marlon Brando and James Dean had a homosexual S&M and drug fuelled affair in the peak of their fame. Marilyn Monroe was banging the president. Pam Anderson made a sex tape. Charlie Sheen has HIV. Celebs leak nudes, sex and drug scandals all the time.. It isn't exactly new.. Hogan banging his mates wife is very, very mild. If you think Hogan is in any way extreme, you should see what Ryback gets upto in his free time. Eeesh. Wait...what does Ryback do? He's been known to attend a lot of Porn Expos, basically. If it's something he's into, more power to him.
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Post by marino13 on Mar 20, 2016 15:17:41 GMT -5
Think we're walking a fine line here people. We're supposed to be talking about WWE related news, and this is dangerously close to becoming material for just about any other site online but this one. Keep it clean and think of the children. Won't someone please think of the children?
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Post by Patrick Bateman (original) on Mar 20, 2016 15:17:41 GMT -5
In the real life, human world.. There's this thing called "swinging" that's widely accepted in most communities. "Sleeping with the best mates wife" is pretty damn PG growing up as a early-20yr old in some parts of England! Over here, he have this thing called "TOWIE", it's easily the most watched show in the UK these days, where sexual exploitation is strongly glamourised and it has literally made millions for the stars of the show. If you think Hogan slamming his mates wife is "vial", I suggest you go for a night out in Newcastle or Essex and see how the cornerstones of British celebrity culture get themselves on TV every week. You'll be hiding behind your bible. As for the racism I agree with you there, you can't just win a court case to vindicate racist comments, but it's not like he hasn't apologised. If he didn't have so many high profile black celebrities siding with him, he couldn't ever come back. But he does, so he probably will, given healing time. Look, I'm a fan of Hogan's work.... I grew up watching his matches, and I agree - Gawker was 100% wrong for what they did, and they should be held accountable for their part. I just can't get past the fact that none of this would have happened if Hulk had just said "No, Bubba, I don't want to bang your wife. Goodnight." The court case paints Hogan as a victim, and in reality, it was his own choices that him in the situation - he just got caught & exposed. To be fair it is something he has been into forever. I believe Warrior said that "Terry wanted him to take a run at his wife Linda." Warrior said no, and then went on to say that was the reason there was a drift between Hogan and Savage because the did swap and that was the reason Savage became so paranoid after, because they wanted to continue to do that and Savage didn't. It is all in his Karma is coming to collect video. Turns out he was right. And Karma did come to collect.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2016 15:49:47 GMT -5
Think we're walking a fine line here people. We're supposed to be talking about WWE related news, and this is dangerously close to becoming material for just about any other site online but this one. Keep it clean and think of the children. Won't someone please think of the children? But we haven't mentioned Tammy Sytch yet.. Dammit!
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Post by skribbel24 on Mar 21, 2016 7:01:54 GMT -5
Hulk Rules Brother!!!!
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Post by bigshab421 on Mar 21, 2016 7:40:38 GMT -5
Awesome, Hulkster finally beats the crap storm he usually gets sunken by.
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Post by J12 on Mar 21, 2016 15:05:17 GMT -5
Absolutely pathetic that he was awarded that much money. I agree that he ultimately should've won the decision, but not for anything even remotely close to what he was asking. In what I'd seen throughout the week regarding the case, Gawker had done an acceptable job presenting the fact that there is almost an indistinguishable line between Hulk Hogan and Terry Bollea. At this point, Terry Bollea is just a gimmick too. Still shocked, and quite frankly, a little appalled that people want him back, and as soon as Wrestlemania. Not really. Hulk is a celebrity. He's ing Hulk Hogan, one of the most reconignizable men on the planet. 50 odd million covers what he's lost in income because of the defamation of his character at the hands of Gawker. He makes a crap ton of money from licensing his name to products, or through merchendise sales (T Shirts, figures, mugs, anything you can name) 60 odd million covers his lawyers fees, the anguish, stress and whatever else he's gone through as a result of what they've done. Going through all this crap takes a huge toll on your mental and physical health. I think you're greatly overestimating Hogan's value in 2016. If this were the 1980s, or even 1990s, sure, I'd agree with you. It was pretty well known, though, that Hogan is a scumbag and had done most of the damage to his reputation long before this ever came to light. The stuff with Nick, in particular, was far more damning than any of this was. His only notable sponsorship or endorsement was Rent-A-Center, and I'm sure they weren't making him filthy rich. His deal with WWE certainly wasn't that lucrative, either. You could make the case that he lost a few million as a direct result of this, but the name Hulk Hogan does not carry the namesake it used to. If it did, he wouldn't have had to do a multi-year stint in TNA just a few years ago.
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