Hulkamania may have been running wild in the 1980s and 1990s, but in 2020, it's all about the Punkbronies, the colloquial term for hardcore fans of disgraced MMA fighter CM Punk. That's right, as you've probably just noticed and audibly groaned about, my delightful colleague Chad is out sick today (a voice in my headset […]
Eric Bischoff ripped into Florida radio shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge on the latest episode of his podcast. Bubba, one of many Howard Stern imitators who had a brief flash of popularity, was most famous for his parasitic friendship with Hulk Hogan, a friendship that ultimately enabled the Hulkster's downfall. Bischoff said that while […]
WWE Hall-of-Famer Hulk Hogan has cut a new promo on social media as part of Fox's promotion of WrestleMania 3, airing next Tuesday on FS1 for the first time ever on free television. "Please, Hulkster," begs Hogan's personal lackey, "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart, in the video. "You can't take on the whole […]
In a rare double breaking of kayfabe, Ronda Rousey has straight-up admitted that her recent comments breaking kayfabe by calling wrestling "fake fighting" are indeed themselves a work. Rousey took to Instagram to post a photo of herself beating up a Hulk Hogan wrestling buddy while quoting Hogan's 2011 tweet, "Goodnight #ROWDYONES and jabronie marks […]
Despite orders banning large gatherings of people preventing WWE from putting on its usual massive stadium show for WrestleMania 36, the event did go on. WWE just had to pretape the entire thing with no audience and air it over the course of two nights. Circumstances did force WWE to change some plans at the […]
In an effort to prove that, no, destroying your career while being recorded on a racist rant while having sex with the wife of a Florida radio shock jock to fulfill his cuckold fantasy is not, in fact, as low as you can go, disgraced WWE Hall-of-Famer Hulk Hogan took to Instagram Tuesday to suggest […]
World Wrestling Entertainment announced their first two inductions to their Class of 2020 Hall of Fame: the New World Order (nWo) (Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Sean Waltman) and Dave Bautista. The Rise of the nWo On July 7, 1996, three of the biggest personalities in World Championship Wrestling ushered in what is many […]
When WWE used the name "Hulk" as the ring name for professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, they were forced into a legal settlement with Marvel Comics over the Hulk trademark. But aside from his muscular physique, Hogan's character wasn't very much like the Incredible Hulk at all. After all, the Hulk has never been known to […]
The Immortal Hulk Hogan will induct Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake in to the WWE Hall of Fame, a press release from WWE revealed Thursday. The announcement confirmed rumors that Hogan would induct his longtime friend, which will presumably somehow help other's learn from Hogan's mistakes, which WWE swore last year was the only capacity in […]
Chris Hemsworth will play another larger-than-life figure as wrestling icon Hulk Hogan in a biopic directed by Todd Phillips. Phillips working alongside his The Joker scribe Scott Silver will reunite to work on the film. Joining them is John Pollono, who will co-write the script with Silver, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The likely outlet […]
Ahh, the WWE's Royal Rumble! Every January, there is at least one thing all wrestling fans can agree on: we love us some Rumble. 30 men and 30 women (sometimes 40!) come to the ring in timed intervals one at a time for the ultimate shot at immortality: main eventing the granddaddy of them all, […]
The wrestling world was on fire this weekend, debating the morality of a controversial booking decision. No, we're not talking about WWE using the death of beloved personality Mean Gene Okerlund as an excuse to further their goal of cleaning up Hulk Hogan's image. We're talking about Priscilla Kelly pulling a bloody tampon out of her […]
Just days after the death of legendary interviewer Mean Gene Okerlund, WWE has announced that disgraced former star Hulk Hogan will return to Monday Night Raw on January 7th to pay tribute to his friend and former co-worker. The move, according to WWE's announcement, has everything to do with honoring the late Okerlund, and presumably […]
Beloved WWE announcer and Hall of Fame member "Mean" Gene Okerlund, created some wonderful memories for wrestling fans through his near five decades in the grappling world. WWE is saddened to learn that WWE Hall of Famer Gene Okerlund, the most recognizable interviewer in sports-entertainment history, has passed away at age 76. https://t.co/DyPiEiVLoV — WWE (@WWE) […]
Professional wrestler Becky Lynch is a revolution of her own making by doing something no other woman has done in WWE: become its top star…"The Face That Runs The Place." On the January 1st edition of WWE's SmackDown, Lynch crashed John Cena's return to the company, declaring an open challenge to anyone in the back. […]
Mattel's WWE line of figures is one of the most vast and successful figure lines around. Every year, the design team puts out wave after wave of figures covering all eras of the company, and we collectors gobble them up as fast as we can grab them off the peg or click the order button. […]
Hulk Hogan has apologized enough, in the opinion of some people, such as Hulk Hogan. It's apparently enough for WWE, who trotted out the aging Hulkster at their Crown Jewel PPV last week in Saudi Arabia to spout his catchphrases and pose for the crowd, contradicting previous claims that they would only work with Hogan […]
Hulk Hogan finally returned to WWE last week at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia, ostensibly hosting the show, though he really only came out and cut a quick promo running through his catchphrases at the start of the event. Surreal. #WWECrownJewel @HulkHogan pic.twitter.com/DwcfySBT90 — WWE (@WWE) November 4, 2018 Crown Jewel was a subject of […]
It's been a rough couple of weeks for the WWE. The organization has been under fire from the media and fans for its determination to press ahead with a lucrative deal with the government of Saudi Arabia to produce pro wrestling events in the country in the wake of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. […]
