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Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan dies aged 71, his representative confirms

First responders received a call from his Florida home at 10:00 local time over a report of "cardiac arrest", authorities say - he was pronounced dead at hospital later

Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, was the biggest professional wrestler of the 80s and 90s and went on to achieve crossover fame

Tributes from the wrestling world, political sphere and Hollywood have been pouring in, with many remembering him as an "American pop culture fixture"

Known for red and yellow outfits, "Real American" entrance music, and army of "Hulkamaniac" fans, he continued wrestling well into his 50s

In 2018, he was reinstated into the WWE Hall of Fame after being ejected for using a racist slur

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[-] Owl@hexbear.net 18 points 2 days ago

Sure, Hulk Hogan was a racist and a scab, but people forget that he also founded an awful chain of pasta restaurants.

[-] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 10 points 2 days ago

And a mixer that ran on two AAs and couldn't even crush ice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IheVRJkROxQ (CW: animal products)

[-] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 2 days ago

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[-] D61@hexbear.net 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

ACAB includes wrestlers who snitch on other wrestlers attempts to start a union to management.

[-] TheRogueKitten@hexbear.net 17 points 2 days ago

Once the news broke, I've had people tell me: "Kitten, you cant deny that he was a phenomenon that brought the WWF from a regional thing to the biggest wrestling show in the world!"

Me: "True... but you also can't deny he was a racist scab piece of shit who slept with his friend's wife and got Peter Thiel to kill Gawker after his N-word debacle... and lets not forget his embellishments of his past like lying about Bruiser Brody's murder in 1988."

Them: " agony-turbo"

[-] Keld@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I genuinely dont see him as the bad guy in the gawker fiasco. I blame no one but gawker and I dont see why we should give them an ounce of sympathy.

Posting someone's sex tape, openly defying a judge to keep the sex tape up, then telling the judge you'd post child porn too, js just not a winning formula, and the loss of celebrity stalking apps and articles by millenial nepo babies on the best places to do coke just won't move me from that position.

Edit: Like I'm supposed to shed tears that Nick Denton had to stop giving blowjobs to tech firms and pumping VC money directly into fancy vacations and drug dealers because he wouldn't stop posting involuntary pornography and ad to pivot to being an AI tech bro.

[-] ButtBidet@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago

Did the husband secretly record the sex act? I can't believe either Hulk or that woman would knowingly record themselves.

[-] Keld@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago

I believe that yes bubba the love sponge has placed a recording device to capture his wife cheating on him with Hogan

[-] RandallThymes@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago

Bubba is in the video. Him and his wife conspired to get rich off selling a hogan sex tape during which he went on an unprompted racist rant about his daughters sex life.

[-] Keld@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I'll defer to you on that. I didnt watch the video out of disgust with the concept of releasing someone's sex tape involuntarily and a total lack of interest in potentially seeing Hogan's penis. I just remember the lawsuit.

Edit:That sounded like im judging you for being more aware of the facts of the video. That was not my intention

[-] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 20 points 2 days ago
[-] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 12 points 2 days ago

many people are saying this

[-] Midnight_Pearl@hexbear.net 5 points 2 days ago
[-] Awoo@hexbear.net 9 points 2 days ago
[-] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 8 points 2 days ago

Wow, with him gone, who's going to make up crazy lies about his life and career now? Its a real void

[-] GoebbelsDeezNuts@hexbear.net 9 points 2 days ago
[-] EcoAsh@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago

Didn't know shit about this guy until he died but I'm not mourning over it lmao

[-] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago

ANOTHER CRACKKKA DOWN!1!1!

[-] djphdk@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago
[-] muirc@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago

OME. Let's go.

[-] Ath3ro@hexbear.net 5 points 2 days ago

throwing something on the grill, new pack just dropped

[-] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 5 points 2 days ago

I was more of a fan of Hollywood Hogan, anyway. #nWo4ever

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