If the event didn't work out for Vince McMahon, there's really no telling where the WWE would be today, and maybe Starcade would still be around (Starcade predates WrestleMania by a handful of years).
The first WrestleMania opened with Tito Santana vs. The Executioner, and the main event was Hulk Hogan and Mr T (with Jimmy Snuka)[...]
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Presidential Election (…you know you want to…) and a "pirate" television station broadcasting "The Resistance" from international waters.
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Hulk Hogan Responds to Mark Henry, Apologizes to "All Wrestlers" for Racist Rant
Jesus Christ Superstar Live[...]
According to Mark Henry, Hulk Hogan hasn't done enough to earn a return to WWE after he was fired over a leaked racist rant in 2015 But one former WWE Superstar does want Hogan to return: Ryback Ryback took to his podcast, Conversations with the Big Guy, not this time to accuse Jinder Mahal of steroid[...]
The Hulkamania 2018 Apology Tour has begun! We've been closely following recent developments in the saga of disgraced WWE Hall-of-Famer Hulk Hogan, who was fired from the company in 2015 after a slur-laden racist rant was leaked as part of Hogan's Peter Thiel funded sex tape lawsuit against the website Gawker WWE has been testing[...]
Presidential Election (now more than ever) and my own private island-nation.
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Speaking for Delegation of Black Wrestlers, Mark Henry Says Hulk Hogan Can't Come Back to WWE Yet
Stormy Daniels Gives 60 Minutes Their Best[...]
WWE is testing the waters for an eventual Hulk Hogan return, but they're only dipping their toes in the tiniest bit The company has released a statement to paywalled dirt sheet PWInsider about Hogan's upcoming appearance at the Andre the Giant documentary premiere, downplaying what it means for Hogan's future with the company.
Hulk Hogan is[...]
Upcoming WWE Hall of Fame inductee Mark Henry previously hinted that he would be okay with Hulk Hogan returning to WWE if Hogan apologized to all Black wrestlers for the racist rant that got him fired from WWE in 2015 when it leaked to the public as part of the Gawker sex tape trial However,[...]
The return of Hulk Hogan to WWE is moving along very quickly now Yesterday, we reported on WWE's remarkable confirmation that they were talking with Hogan, who was fired in 2015 after leaked sex tape footage showed Hogan on a vulgar, racist rant The company's statement was carefully worded to place the minimum possible heat[...]
Another day, another rumor about Hulk Hogan making his long-awaited return to WWE after being fired from the company for a slur-laden racist rant released as part of his sex tape trial in 2015 This time, PWInsider reports that WWE has been in talks with Hogan about a return to the company, though the role[...]
Hulk Hogan's best friend, Bubba the Love Sponge, illegally recorded Hogan and his wife having sex When they got divorced, the drawer where the tapes were was left unlocked, and a rival DJ stole the tapes They weren't bought with the intent to shame Hogan but to shame Bubba The tapes would be passed along[...]
Listen up, Hulkamaniacs! The story of Hulk Hogan's sex tape and ensuing legal battle funded by Peter Thiel to take down the website Gawker could be coming to a movie theater, or television screen, near you soon! Punctuality-obsessed Hollywood gossip site Deadline reports that David A Neuman's Blackrock Productions has picked up the rights to Ryan Holiday's[...]
Disgraced WWE Hall-of-Famer Hulk Hogan has given fans a new update on his quest to overcome a secretly recorded racist tirade and return to WWE In an interview with an ABC affiliate in Tampa Bay, Florida, Hogan spoke about his desire to return to the ring (as transcribed by 411 Wrestling).
"The fans are pulling for[...]
The Immortal Hulk Hogan did not appear at Raw last night, except in a couple of brief clips, despite months worth of rumors that WWE was looking at bringing him back While Hogan's absence was likely a disappointment to some (and a blessing to others), no one was more disappointed than the Hulkster himself.
Very hard[...]
Could disgraced pro wrestler Hulk Hogan finally be ready to make his return to WWE? A lot of big stars from WWE's history are set to appear at the upcoming celebration of the 25th anniversary of Monday Night Raw on January 22, but one name that's been absent from advertising is The Immortal Hulk Hogan[...]
Presidential Election (and I wish I was joking about that one) and a chance to yell, "Live ! From New York! It's Saturday Night!" from NBC's Studio 8H.
The Walking Dead: [SPOILER] Rips Into Showrunner for Mid-Season Finale Decision
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Jim Ross on Hulk Hogan's WWE Return: "The Guy Paid[...]
Now that the world is focused on driving powerful men out of their positions for sexual misconduct, is the door open for powerful men previously driven out of their positions for racist rants to return to the fold? According to WWE Hall-of-Famer Jim Ross, that may be the case.
Ross spoke with Business Insider promoting his[...]
No more Game of Thrones 'til 2019; Doctor Who is for Brexit voters, too; blasting The Exorcist homophobes; and more from the realm of television this week!
During the podcast, as the wrestling site astutely noticed, Lawler went in depth on manscaping, telling a story about how he first got into the habit after watching Hulk Hogan shaving his back.
Lawler explained:
"I was never into manscaping, or even worry about grooming your chest hairs, or shaving your back, or anything, or even shaving[...]
In 1987, in front of 863 billion screaming Hulkamaniacs at the Pontiac Silverdome, the Immortal Hulk Hogan hefted the 2,000-pound Andre the Giant high above his head and slammed him down to the mat, etching forever into history one of pro wrestling's most memorable moments at WrestleMania 3.
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Superstar actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was doing press schmoozing for the upcoming release of Jumanji when he told a heartwarming story about catching Hulk Hogan's headband in a WWE crowd as a child.
This is an amazing story!
When I interviewed @TheRock for JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, I brought him my original JUMANJI ticket from[...]
That, it seems, it what WWE is thinking, if recent rumors making the rounds on dirt sheets like The Sun are true. According to the rumors, Hulk Hogan is in talks with WWE to make a return at the 25th anniversary episode of WWE Monday Night Raw in January.
The Hulkster was ejected from the company in[...]
It's 2017, and the most heated feud in pro wrestling is between… Hulk Hogan and Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake? Strange as it may seem, that's entirely the case.
The feud kicked off late last month when Hogan finally seemed to notice, about 40 years after the rest of his did, that his hair was thinning a[...]
Ric Flair Vows To Never Drink Again After Health Scare; Plus, Hulk Hogan Left Flair The Cutest Notes
Barlow says she often called Stone Cold Steve Austin, who is apparently a really good listener, and Hulk Hogan checked in every day and flew to the hospital to pray for Flair While Flair was in a coma, Hogan even left him sweet notes in a journal "You are the greatest wrestler I have ever seen[...]
Only two concerns: the concept not being strong enough to attract/keep viewers beyond a single season; and E!'s willingness to invest both time and money in a quality show that could be a tent pole for them from a programming standpoint.
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Former WWE Superstar Hulk Hogan, who once slammed the 5,000 pound Andre the Giant in front of 62 million screaming Hulkamaniacs at the Pontiac Silverdome at WrestleMania 3, took to Twitter today to denounce Hurricane Irma victims who didn't suffer enough loss according to the Hulkster's standards, defined here as losing homes, lives, businesses, or[...]
However, this isn't the first time use of this particular sort of colorful language made for a memorable segment in pro wrestling history:
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After the segment, the Ball family described their experience on the show during a backstage segment:
EXCLUSIVE: @Lavarbigballer, @ZO2_[...]
Netflix has released the trailed for Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press, a documentary about the Hulk Hogan sex tape and how it turned into a battle that destroyed the website Gawker The sex tape cost Hogan his job with WWE after leaked audio recording from the tape revealed a racist rant from the[...]
The word was offensive and I regret saying it and am very sorry.
But for one pro wrestling legend with twenty-four inch pythons, brother, it just wasn't good enough.
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Hulk Hogan took to twitter to subtweet about the controversy:
ON PURPOSE and[...]
Well, at least he is the most successful pro wrestling politician…yikes.
5) Hulk Hogan
Most of his roles are terrible, but there is no denying that the Hulkster is one of the more famous people on this list Look no further than his star-making turn as Thunderlips in Rocky 3 Hogan was so big that Stallone could[...]
Former WWE Superstar Hulk Hogan keeps all his old bandannas, according to a video interview with TMZ Hogan was cornered at an airport along with "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart, and reporters pressed him on his bizarre bandanna habits.
"I was counting at 4 o' clock this morning, and I counted one row of black bandannas that[...]