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07-15-2018, 02:51 PM | #1 | |
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Hulk Hogan reinstated to WWE HOF.
https://www.wwe.com/article/hulk-hog...?sf193730743=1
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07-15-2018, 03:04 PM | #2 |
Trickster Demon
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Welcome back Hulk!
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07-15-2018, 04:00 PM | #3 |
Reigning Tipsters Champ!
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If he has really worked to redeem himself and is genuinely repentant and has learned from his behaviour, no reason why he shouldn't be allowed back in. Stupid comments and am sure many fans were let down by them, but hopefully he has learned and become a better person because of it all.
He is a living legend, so nice to enjoy him while he is still around. |
07-15-2018, 05:45 PM | #4 | |
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The fact is the dude did say racist things at the low point in his life, kid in jail, getting divorced, ect. That is not excusing the behavior, but he was punished by WWE keeping him away for 3+ years. I think that, along with all the charity work he has done, the fact that he owned up to it, and seems truly remorseful, I don't think you punish him forever. |
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07-15-2018, 05:49 PM | #5 | |
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If Roman Polanski gets to keep his Oscar, who gives a fuck? |
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07-15-2018, 06:00 PM | #6 | |
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Yeah Reggie Bush got some money, but just cause the NCAA says nobody won the Heisman in 2005, Reggie Bush won it. I remember, he has an amazing year. Hulk Hogan dropped a couple N Bombs about one person He hated. He hates one person who he choose to use a vile racist slur about to convey his hatred. Had he called the guy a dickhead, nobody would have cared. Alas, that isn't what he said. |
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07-15-2018, 07:33 PM | #7 | |
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07-17-2018, 10:08 AM | #8 | |
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I was never a Hogan fan and I think that all of this makes him sound like a bit of a piece of shit. Even still, I'm not outraged that he's in the WWE hall of fame. It's a bizarre business, and I'm sure there are countless others that have done far, far worse without being outed. I'm just going to chalk Hogan up as the, err...dickhead that I already assumed he was and hope that he doesn't try to wrestle again. I just like wrestling. |
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07-15-2018, 04:23 PM | #9 |
Tongue my Fartbox
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Reinstated into an imaginary hall of fame.
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07-15-2018, 04:23 PM | #10 |
I'm Something Else
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About Time.
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07-15-2018, 04:54 PM | #11 |
Trickster Demon
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Hulk spoke w/ the WWE wrestlers backstage in Pittsburgh, site of tonight's EXTREME RULES event:
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07-15-2018, 05:07 PM | #12 |
President of Freedonia
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07-15-2018, 06:18 PM | #13 |
Rigged from the start
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07-15-2018, 06:11 PM | #14 |
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Hulk Hogan and Papa John!
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07-15-2018, 07:04 PM | #15 |
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07-15-2018, 07:30 PM | #16 |
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Wonder how many times he used the word "brother" during the apology?
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07-15-2018, 08:46 PM | #17 |
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Yesssssssssssssssss!
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07-15-2018, 08:55 PM | #18 |
Spammy Certified
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Hogan caught spray painting something outside
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07-15-2018, 10:26 PM | #19 |
Resident drug enabler
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The GOAT is on his way back! Gonna add some actual star power to the shows and make them seem like a big deal. Let him take the title off Lesnar and hold it for a year without ever defending it. FUCK IT.
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07-15-2018, 11:26 PM | #20 |
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Not surprised considering its been rumored ever since he got kicked out that Vince wanted him reinstated as soon as possible and didn't really want to do it in the first place.
The real test is going to be when he inevitably shows up on tv or at an event and how big the backlash it generates. |
07-16-2018, 11:12 AM | #21 |
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07-16-2018, 03:13 AM | #22 |
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This is something that was inevitable and isn't something I've been particularly interested in, but now that it's been announced I just think "Gross" and it feels like more of a reason to just not give a shit about this promotion.
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07-16-2018, 09:21 AM | #23 | |
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Hogan saying racist shit isn't really a big deal. |
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07-16-2018, 03:14 AM | #24 | |
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Even one of the main lessons from his speech feels a bit off going by PWI's part. Like its great that he apologized and realized his error but also sort of blamed the camera for being outed as a racist instead of having those views to begin with. |
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07-16-2018, 03:38 AM | #25 |
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It reminds me of the David Cross joke "First of all, I forgot them microphones was on..."
It's just more PR hippy-dippy bullshit. "He's learnt his lesson. He won't ever say those things publicly again. Now we can all be a happy family...or else." Like, what is a black roster member supposed to say? If they're cool with it -- good for them, I guess. If they're not, are they really going to go up to Vince and Triple H and say "I don't like this"? It's got that "hands-tied, play ball" feeling to it. And let's not pretend that there was an actual suspension or that this is part of some ongoing process of healing. They distanced themselves and now they want him back because they have no real stars. It's got that Saudi propaganda feeling to it, and just like that, I do hope it blows back in their face at some point, just because I am now actively root against this company. |
07-16-2018, 08:44 AM | #26 |
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I hope they make Hogan the trouble-shooting GM of Raw.
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07-16-2018, 08:48 AM | #27 |
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Would prefer Hogan to Angle 100% tbh
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07-16-2018, 08:58 AM | #28 |
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If any heel gives him shit, Hogan drops the leg brother!
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07-16-2018, 09:01 AM | #29 |
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KO getting legdropped brotherjack
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07-16-2018, 10:16 AM | #30 |
Fire up Chips!
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Hogan should join Titus Worldwide and become the HNIC
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07-16-2018, 01:43 PM | #31 |
Trickster Demon
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Big E three years ago:
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07-16-2018, 05:54 PM | #32 |
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07-16-2018, 09:25 PM | #33 |
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Hogan ain't getting booed when he returns. If anything, the company will probably wait to run a "Hogan friendly city" like Detroit or Toronto for his return. Hogan could lead a second Holocaust and get cheered in Toronto.
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07-16-2018, 10:56 PM | #34 |
Fire up Chips!
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i remember cheering Hogan at WM18. Good times.
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07-16-2018, 11:28 PM | #35 |
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SJW fans want Big E's last name back
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07-17-2018, 12:21 AM | #36 |
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The fact that this was taped makes this all PR bullshit.
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07-17-2018, 07:23 AM | #37 | |
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07-17-2018, 09:13 AM | #38 |
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07-17-2018, 02:16 PM | #39 | |
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Sure, a lot of them are clueless about the product. This isn't something people with taste watch. It's awful television with plot-holes out the ass. We're a particular brand of nerd and we hate it a lot of the time. They're going to say things that sound really dumb to wrestling fans, but in the broad strokes they are going to be completely correct -- WWE is pretty cunty for hiring back an open racist in order to milk a quick buck from its fly-catching fan-base. They are planning more Saudi propaganda shows. Charlotte Flair is probably not paid as well as Randy Orton despite being more crucial to the WWE's crucial story arcs of 2018 and probably 2019. And that perception can become toxic for advertisers and investors. Maybe not a large scale right away, but social progression has seen businesses drop relationships with the NRA in recent months, and animal rights has led to the closing down of at least one major circus. If enough people say "Fuck it, we're not going to buy Snickers as long as Hogan is employed by WWE," that could soon turn into "Fuck it, we're not going to watch anything on USA or FOX for as long as they keep television deals with Vince McMahon." Consumers are active agents and if the perception of WWE is "Fucking gross, who would support this awful company?", well, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. |
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07-17-2018, 07:11 AM | #40 |
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Mark Henry has said that the black talent in WWE are apparently 50/50 on Hogan coming back.
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