Zachariah Dandera

[Providence Peep]

For those who might not know, he was the ringside fan who dressed in Hulk Hogan gear for the RAW show in Orlando and was asked to remove the attire and instead wear a "Stand Up For WWE" t-shirt. He says he spent more than $700 on tickets for the show and the Hogan gear, and then he was told that he couldn't stay in the arena without taking off his Hogan memorabilia and putting on the WWE shirt.

Do you think this guy had a right to dress however he wanted to dress? Was the WWE wrong for telling him he couldn't stay dressed in the Hogan attire? Post your thoughts.

[Xero]

Remember when Vince was all about free speech?

lol

[Xero]

$700, though? I don't believe that unless he flew in for it, which would be dumb as far as I'm concerned.

[BollywoodSingh]

I don't understand what WWE's problem with this is. So Hogan works for TNA but they pose zero threat to WWE.

[Xero]

Maybe Vince is mad at Terry.

[whiteyford]

I thought this was a new NXT rookie when i saw the name.

[BizarroKing]

TNA is as big as a threat to WWE as a infant might be.

[KayfabeMan]

I would not have went for that at all.

That is ridiculous.

Do they even have a right to do that, legally?

[The Ravishing One]

Come on guys, lets all Stand Up For WWE.

[Ultra Mantis]

He should have gone to the impact zone dressed as John Cena instead. He would have been a featured cast member.

[Xero]

I would not have went for that at all.

That is ridiculous.

Do they even have a right to do that, legally?

Legally, they can kick anyone out of the arena for any reason that isn't discriminatory. He had the choice of leaving (and legally, he would have had to get a refund I'd guess) or do what they said.

[Cool King]

lol hypocrite Vince.

[Majunior]

I'm sure Vince saw it as free advertisement for the competition. Yes, I understand with TNA I'm using the term loosely, but still.

Is this really THAT different from WWE officials confiscating signs, though?

[thedamndest]

John Cena can buy a front row seat and interfere in Nexus matches yet this guy can't show up dressed as Hogan?

[Razzamajazz]

THIS WOULD NEVER HAPPEN AT A TNA SHOW :shifty:

[The Jayman]

Damn that guy for dressing up as the very character that put World Wrestling Federation on the map

[bigslimjj]

I'm sure Vince saw it as free advertisement for the competition. Yes, I understand with TNA I'm using the term loosely, but still.

Is this really THAT different from WWE officials confiscating signs, though?
they used to tell you to bring signs,and talked bad about wcw taking them.Vince sucks balls.

[RiX1024]

He went to the wrong show. What's next? a guy getting chucked out for wearing Flair's robe and bleached blonde hair?!

[Damian Rey]

Legally, WWE has the right to pretty much whatever they want. All arenas are private access, and rented by WWE nightly. The back of one's ticket explains that they have the right to enforce whatever rules or laws they see fit.

Once you buy your ticket and enter the arena, you give you right to freedom of speech.

[Rammsteinmad]

Whilst that is true DR, it is still fucking pathetic on WWE's behalf.

I don't ever (or often) go for one of those 'during the Attitude Era' lines, but seriously, back in the day people were wearing WCW shirts to WWF and vice versa all the time.

I can understand if he wore a TNA t-shirt or something, but come on, as much as I hate Hulk Hogan (I wish he would die) he is still one of the biggest superstars in the companies history. It's like they're treating Hogan like Chris Benoit (except Hogan is a thousand times worse) :foc:

However, if the guy got to keep the WWE t-shirt, then fuck it that's cool. I'd settle for that.

[Majunior]

they used to tell you to bring signs,and talked bad about wcw taking them.Vince sucks balls.

I just remember about reading stories at different times when signs were confiscated... sometimes due to being indecent, other times due to them having messages like "Die Rocky Die" on them. And so on.

[Loose Cannon]

Legally, WWE has the right to pretty much whatever they want. All arenas are private access, and rented by WWE nightly. The back of one's ticket explains that they have the right to enforce whatever rules or laws they see fit.

Once you buy your ticket and enter the arena, you give you right to freedom of speech.

you know I've never really thought about it, but yea, they really do have the right to make the rules.

[Tom Guycott]

Non issue.

They were obviously afraid the guy was going to be hard camera, and anything not going on in the WWE "doesn't exist". Until Hogan dies and they give the obigatory 10 bell salute, or unless he returns in some legend promotional capacity, there is no such thing as Hulk Hogan and they obviously feel that the fans should not be perpetuating this myth.

The reason I say "non issue" is because the alleged $700 seems akin to the practice of trying to ambulance chase for "pain and suffering".

[Anybody Thrilla]

If you spent $700 to dress up like Hulk Hogan, then fuck you.

[SOCCER LEGS]

real scumbag move by the WWE. this kind of shit makes me not want to buy another one of their PPVs.

[Juan]

real scumbag move by the WWE. this kind of shit makes me not want to buy another one of their PPVs.

lol

[SOCCER LEGS]

why are you laughing juan? is it because you somehow know that i never pay for any of their PPVs in the first place?

[JimmyMess]

Well at the end of the day its not like WWE is a government-run organization or anything. Its like dress code at a bar or club.... if you don't want to follow those guidelines then they simply don't let you in. They are a private business opting to have a "dress code" of sorts.

I know where you are coming from in that it doesn't mean anything to WWE's revenue strain if one guy dresses as Hogan at a show. But they are running, or at least attempting to run, on principle, from a business perspective.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Who the fuck cares? Really? Some of you are acting like not seeing a guy dressed up as Hogan is going to make any lick of a fucking difference.

[Anybody Thrilla]

As a matter of principle, I don't let anyone dressed as Hulk Hogan into my home either.

[Xero]

Who the fuck cares? Really? Some of you are acting like not seeing a guy dressed up as Hogan is going to make any lick of a fucking difference.

Some of them may want to go dressed as Hogan and now they can't.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Maybe I want to wear a thong and nothing else to the grocery store, but I'm not allowed to. Does that make me never want to buy groceries again?

[Anybody Thrilla]

"NO SHOES, NO SHIRT, HULK HOGAN: NO SERVICE"

[MoFo]

People turn up in nWo and EC F'N W shirts all the time.

Dunno what the deal was with this. Probably never happened.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I bet if Hogan was retired, it wouldn't be a problem. nWo and ECW shirts have no bearing on anything. Hogan works for the closest thing to competition that WWE has.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I do fondly remember signs on Nitro that said "WRONG CHANNEL, JACKASS" as a parody of Austin's "WRONG SIDE, JACKASS" t-shirt.

[FourFifty]

Once you buy your ticket and enter the arena, you give you right to freedom of speech.

I agree with this dude.
When I went to SummerSlam last year my "Are You 50" sign got taken away, but I got over it, and I spent more on my ticket than that guy. So, fuck him.

[SOCCER LEGS]

on another note, i bet vince really regrets not trademarking "hulkamania" and the hulk hogan character back in the day.

[Thunder Savage Go]

There's no room for Hogan in the "Universe"

[Sixx]

on another note, i bet vince really regrets not trademarking "hulkamania" and the hulk hogan character back in the day.

Well, they bought the rights for "Hulk" from Marvel so he couldn't really trademark it.

[Damian Rey]

Whilst that is true DR, it is still fucking pathetic on WWE's behalf.

I don't ever (or often) go for one of those 'during the Attitude Era' lines, but seriously, back in the day people were wearing WCW shirts to WWF and vice versa all the time.

I can understand if he wore a TNA t-shirt or something, but come on, as much as I hate Hulk Hogan (I wish he would die) he is still one of the biggest superstars in the companies history. It's like they're treating Hogan like Chris Benoit (except Hogan is a thousand times worse) :foc:

However, if the guy got to keep the WWE t-shirt, then fuck it that's cool. I'd settle for that.

Oh, I agree Ram. But while it's a scumbag move, I also get the reasoning behind it. Why in God's name would you want anyone to show up to your event plugging someone else's image and/or promotion?

I'm just trying to be objective here, despite not particularly agreeing with the action in question.

[HBPunk]

I do fondly remember signs on Nitro that said "WRONG CHANNEL, JACKASS" as a parody of Austin's "WRONG SIDE, JACKASS" t-shirt.

ahhh what a lovely fond and very WRONG memory you have sweetheart. it was 'other side, jackass'

[Anybody Thrilla]

Well. My adolescence is forever tarnished. That's WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY different.

[Shisen Kopf]

I want to go to a funeral dress as either Hulk Hogan or Ric Flair. I think that would lighten the mood.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Not if it were one of their funerals.