Hulk Hogan has been removed from WWE 2K16

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xfiles20993829d ago

Well Im not buying it now

FamilyGuy3829d ago

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LeCreuset3828d ago

Interesting. So now that the racist IS NOT in the game you're not buying it. Funny what moves people to action.

"Oh please shut up everyone is so touchy now days It is getting to the point where we cant order Chinese food or go to KFC with out being considered racist."

As evidence by the "well said" you received and nearly 3-1 agree/disagree ratio for an absurd comment that overlooks Hogan admitting he is racist. I don't have a problem ordering Chinese or going to KFC. Probably because I'm not spouting racism at the people taking my order.

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Blurmobjet3828d ago (Edited 3828d ago )

Lol,be glad Hulk that WWE is not owned by Konami. they probably would have tried to completely deny your existence, erase archival footage of every match you were ever in, use CIA tactics to remove your image from all promotions past or present, bar your name from every interview and probably use internet hackers to try to brick everyone's copy of every wrestling game you were in.

Just be glad.

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Monduu3825d ago

@Blurmobjet +1 bubbles for the giggles

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B1uBurneR3829d ago

What goes around comes around.

Mr Lahey3828d ago

Don't you mean What's all around comes around B1uBurneR?

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Aceman183829d ago

Oh well when you are idiotic like he was here expect to pay the price for said idiocy. I personally have lost respect for him. Whatever befalls him, he only has himself to blame.

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ChrisW3829d ago

I don't think anyone at 2K thought this through properly. They may potentially lose more money from people boycotting the game because of the Hulk being removed than those who wouldn't buy it because the Hulk said some things 8 years ago.

silvacrest3828d ago

its not about money though, for any big company, protecting your reputation is perhaps more important then income

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GordonKnight3828d ago (Edited 3828d ago )

@silvacrest

Reputation is important. The NFL has a really bad reputation, but grosses over 8 billion a year. This makes your point invalid.

In my book anyone with a DUI or is a women beaters is just as bad as a racist.

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SonyWarrior3828d ago

i doubt it was 2k's decision it was WWEs decision

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MadLad3829d ago (Edited 3829d ago )

A bigot is a bigot.
Most other civilized countries deal with them in such a way. We are finally catching up.

SonyKong643828d ago

we need a new word for any race that acts in such a barbaric, selfish, rude, inconsiderate way.

I hate White's, Black's, Asians, Muslims and Indians that act like the rude, vile, violent gangsters they emulate on tv, music and movies.

for me, my hate is never directed at skin color, instead I direct my hate towards sociopathic humans that treat others with disrespect on the daily, incorporating it into their personality.

now imagine what would happen to your train of thought if you met allot of people from one race or another that retains said ^^^ characteristics. this might make an individual somewhat racist, depending on their local environment.

I'm white, and I see allot of white trash gangster wannabes disrespecting and antagonizing people for no other reason then to be an mtv og. Now if 9/10 whites that I came across acted in such a way, I could forsee myself disliking most whites based on the actions and personalitys they have derived from media.

would this make me racist per say? or do I just hate how dumb sociopaths act? regardless of skin color?

the issue is always much deeper then skin color.

the question that's never addressed is WHY are people 'racist'? riddle me this 😶

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ToxicSushi3828d ago

Not saying its right however Obama used the N word during an interview last month. He is still employed.

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n4rc3828d ago

sonykong

ive always felt this to be true.. most people labeled as racist arent truly.. they hate the stereotype theyve placed on a certain race.. why is it wrong to hate criminals? placing that hate to every single person of the same color is wrong but ive never actually seen it happen (canadian... yay).. people like nice people and dislike bad people.

growing up ive seen the race card played so many times it isnt even funny.. principal is racist for suspending someone because they are black (or whatever) and id be standing there like "uhhh.... im white and got suspended.. its cuz we were drinking beers on school property at 17" lol

i know other parts of the world is a different story.. but thats my take on it..

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MadLad3828d ago

@Toxic

You do get the idea of using a certain word in context of making a point, and using one purely in a derogatory manner . . .

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deno3828d ago

I guess you're a bigot then. I find your name offensive. Why would you use "slap happy jesus"? Are you trying to offend christians? It's not nice when you point out other people's imperfections yet have many of your own to correct.

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MadLad3828d ago (Edited 3828d ago )

@deno

It's actually a reference to a few dumb videos friends and I made back in highschool. SlapHappy(Hey-Zues) was a character, and was played by my friend Jesus . . .

I've actually addressed this on here already, not that I actually expect you to be aware of that.
But go be a try-hard elsewhere.

Now try to follow your own advice and keep from calling people out. Especially when you don't even have your facts straight lol.

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slasaru013828d ago

Yeah, but when you are speaking shit of somebody's religion, like Charlie, it's "freedom of speech". Hypocrisy

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hiredhelp3829d ago

Just saw this ... https://mobile.twitter.com/...

FlexLuger3828d ago

Worse thing is I want to feel sorry for him..But I cant as a black man. I cant be friendly with anybody that uses that word. I cant forgive him for that. Most black people wont to be honest.

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slasaru013828d ago

Flex,
He's just using redneck's language.
If you see his history he never ACTED as a racist. That's stupid words coming from his mouth, but it's not hatred that he has. More dangerous are those guys who pretend they are politically correct but act very different.

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blakstarz3828d ago

His stupid ass should've knew better.....oh well.

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TBONEJF3828d ago

Yet Vince McmHahon uses the N word in front of Booker T why is that a$$ not fired yet.

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Skate-AK3829d ago

Who needs the NSA when the people you talk to leak your conversations. Now I have to go look up what he said.

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guitarded773829d ago (Edited 3829d ago )

They had a partial transcript in the National Enquirer. He said some bad stuff... and I know it offends people. But it pisses me off more that someone can have a private conversation given to the media and exposed to the world. What if every stupid thing any of us have said in the past was put out there for the world to see? I don't think any of us could show our faces with some of the things we said.

I'm not saying Hogan wasn't an A-hole, but everyone has thoughts... bad thoughts from time to time about something, and we all say something stupid from time to time. It doesn't mean that he, or we should be only associated with that one stupid thing for the rest of our lives. The WWE has a right to remove Hogan from their organization, but doing so changes nothing. His character was a HUGE part of the organization's history. Even though they removed him, he will still be someone picture when the word "wrestling" is mentioned.

Scatpants3829d ago

I'm sure most really rich people are a-holes. Most of the ones I've met have been.

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MadLad3829d ago

The funny thing is, I get pissed off at specific people. I don't throw around negative insults at entire ethnic groups.
Weird how that works.

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ChrisW3829d ago

Ooooo! The National Enquirer...

I guess that's where one goes to publish such caliber of discrediting and defamatory stuff.

kakashi813828d ago

Common sense tells us not to say anything that is offensive to people in general.

I'm tired of closet racist bringing up that it was private conversation.

Soooo you let Donald Sterling get away with saying racial slurs also?

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ABizzel13828d ago

@SlapHappyJesus

The EXACT words I was coming here to say. It's nothing, but ignorance and lack of rational thinking that prevents people from addressing the issue at hand.

If I'm upset with someone, what on earth does bring up an race has to do with the issue I have with that specific person. I can't ever remember a time where I've ever used a racial slur against someone, because their race isn't the reason they're stupid, it's just the fact that they're ignorant.

And when you're life is that of a public figure even a retired one, you're still held to a standard above those of the average person, so you're words are of greater consequence, especially with a media that's all bout gaining the most controversy possible.

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ABizzel13828d ago

I hate auto correct sometimes.

"what on earth does bring up an entire race"

"And when your life is"

"so your words are of greater consequence"

"especially with a media that's all about"

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vega2753828d ago

@ guitarded

I agree with you comment.

I know I will get a lot of disagrees. But as a black man the word holds no weight with me. Maybe because black people as a whole use the word when talking to friends, family or just people in general. Hell I've seen and heard other races call each other it.

I remember a few years back someone asked Malcolm x's daughter how she felt about other races saying the N word and she said " how can you get mad at someone saying that word, when you keep saying it to each other"

All my friends are of different races and we say it to each other. I would be a hypocrite for getting mad at someone for doing the same. Now in hulk Hogan case. I stopped liking him when he bash randi savage after he died.

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vickers5003828d ago

"If I'm upset with someone, what on earth does bring up an race has to do with the issue I have with that specific person"

I'll put in my two cents here. I don't think it has much to do with race. Think about it, when you hate someone and want to insult them or put them down, how do you go about doing that? You think of the biggest and most efficient way to hurt their feelings, you try and find the biggest thing they're sensitive about and attack them for it. At least that's what most people do. Fat person ever pissed you off? Call them a fatass. Someone piss you off that had something extremely embarrassing happen to them? You insult them by reminding them of that. It's just an ammo thing, you use whatever insult will hurt the person the most.

We have all said extremely offensive things in private when we thought nobody was listening, things that society would crucify us for. If you say otherwise you're a flat out liar. I think we should stop looking beyond surface level at these types of issues.

Everyone has problems, everyone has anger and hatres in them at some point in time. Consider for a moment that maybe, just maybe, saying one racist thing does not actually make someone a racist. Also consider the fact that people DO change from time to time. Maybe Hogan genuinely was a racist back then, but what about now? Maybe he was just going through an emotional time in his life that made him an angry and hateful person who said ugly things. Maybe he has moved past his hatred and is not actually a racist anymore. People can change. And I don't think someones life should be ruined for a stupid mistake they made when they were younger. Think of the most f'd up thing you've ever said or thought in your life, now imagine it being broadcast to the entire world. You wouldn't think it was fair right? You were a different person back then, werent you? And you'd never say something like that now that you're a better person. Unfortunately for you, you will now be defined by society for that one mistake in your life. All it takes is one.

Life isn't as black and white as society makes it out to be (no, this is not a pun or a joke). It's more complicated than that. One sentence, one action, one point in time in an individuals life does NOT define someones entire personality or existence.

Of course I'm not saying he's not a racist p.o.s., I'm just saying whenever you hear someone say something that deeply offends you, think about it a bit more before trying to define someones entire life on that one ugly thing about them. Would an entire lifes work of charity and helping others be completely negated if that person said something racist or offensive one time?

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BB3829d ago

I'm going to miss Hogan in my wrestling games. I can't imagine them without him.

LOL_WUT3828d ago

All I want to know is why is the WWE still a thing? Why is it still being watched? ;)

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BillytheBarbarian3829d ago

I guess 2k14 will remain the most complete game in recent memory. Fortunately, Yukes does a good job on create a wrestler so the community will have some decent Hogans to download if you need that n.W.o. and Hulkamania 80s dream matches.

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TeamLeaptrade3829d ago

I have a feeling they will end up deleting Hogan creations much like they did with Benoit creations. Even though Hogan didn't go as big of a thing, I can see 2K and WWE keeping a close eye on the creations.

BillytheBarbarian3829d ago

Wonder if they'll update older titles and delete his files or block them like EA did with Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson in Madden.

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Majin-vegeta3829d ago

Bunch of over dramatic drama queens.

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The7Reaper3829d ago

No kidding people are stupid now a days

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Whirlwind_Fanfare_083829d ago

Yep.

Thunder_G0d_Bane3828d ago (Edited 3828d ago )

Clearly you are a racist. If you heard what hogan said in the sex tape you'll understand that what's happened is Justified.

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n4rc3828d ago

wow.. moving past that first sentence.

what i think most people feel is this... look back at his life and career, he more then likely isnt a racist.

now.. did he make remarks regarding the guy banging his daughter in the heat of the moment that can be taken as racist? sure.. but cmon... its not the same thing as hating an entire race.

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solid_snake36563826d ago

Those comments were made toward a particular person 8yrs ago, he wasn't talking about a whole race. He went on to say he'd rather have her date a 8ft tall ni**er who plays basketball and makes millions. Gee why would the "racist"say he wants his daughter dating a 8ft tall black guy, if he's racist.

SeanScythe3828d ago

Hulk Hogan is just this months racist rant issue. Haven't any of you noticed we have 1 just about every month? Last one was the battleflag of the confederate, before that it was cops, before that it was some politician, before that it was something else. Just wait the next thing will be coming in a few weeks.

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The_Blue3828d ago

Didn't Vince use N.i.g.g.a before?

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Software_Lover3829d ago

If we all are honest, some of our "personal conversations" could cast a different light on us as people. Having said that, it doesn't mean you, or I for that matter, are racists.

I talk about poor black people in America all the time. Doesn't mean I'm racists against them. I just wish they had the mindset to do things differently AS A WHOLE. People keep harping on this "Black Community" thing. There is no Black community. There is a poor community. A not so poor community. A well to do community. A rich community. An exclusive community. All different skin colors and all different opinions.

I talk about Wealthy "old money" white people all the time. Doesn't mean that I'm racists. I just wish they would realize the advantages that they have/had coming up and that their life doesn't reflect the average person in the world. I talk about hard working Mexicans all the time. Doesn't mean that I'm racists.

Private conversations, IMHO, should be kept private.

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bmwfanatic3829d ago

Yah well you aren't a famous celebrity. No one cares what you think millions care what hogan thinks. After Donald sterling losing the clippers based on comments taped over phone im pretty sure most publicist told them to be careful what they say over phone.

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N83829d ago

But are you calling these black people the N word to describe them? That makes the difference.

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KwietStorm_BLM3829d ago

"There is no Black community. There is a poor community."

Christ.. So are you equating poor with black, or are you just ignoring every single other issue within the black community? Is there is no black community, tell that to Eric Garner, Sandra Bland, Amadou Diallo, Trayvon Martin, and the entire city of Baltimore.

suicidalblues3829d ago

Funny how we can read the same comment and get totally different things from it. But then again, I'm not trying to find fault in software lovers statement.

He never said poor= black, far from it. And the continuing issues that are in the "black community" just so happen to be in poor communities. I don't think any of the rich Hollywood actors or successful business owners that are black have the same problems that poverty class people have, black or white, or whatever.

And as for the police problems with the people you listed, keep in mind that Bland resisted arrest, Garner resisted and had health problems, Gray resisted arrest...see a trend? I'm no rocket scientist but I'm willing to bet that if a cop tries to arrest me, resisting isn't the best option regardless of my color.

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Bigpappy3829d ago (Edited 3829d ago )

@suicidalblues : So were are your vids of white men resisting arrest and being shot or strangled to death. You can't just pass off the death of people as okay because they resist police. Which law are you citing that says it is okay for police to kill those who resist. If that is the case, I may be dead soon, because I question everything and everyone.

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suicidalblues3829d ago (Edited 3829d ago )

@ bigpappy

I don't condone any type of police brutality, but if someone resists arrest what is the police officer supposed to do? It's not like they can just give up and say "well,I tried to arrest that person but they said no". So what does the officer do when the situation turns physical?

Edit: and to touch on a couple points you made...
The strangle hold was deemed to be textbook, Garner wasn't strangled to death. Know your facts. And asking what law I was citing just makes you sound childish.

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remixx1163828d ago

Regardless killing them still isn't an option in my opinion......there's a point where you have to make a decision.

Someone's death should never be the solution.

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UnHoly_One3828d ago

Bigpappy, you realize that cops kill nearly twice as many whites as blacks, right?

We just don't hear about any of those because it doesn't fit the agenda of the left or the liberal media.

There is no white equivalent to Al Sharpton to go around and stir up riots because some moron white kid got killed because he attacked a cop.

It's a crazy double standard, but that is how the left operates. They preach tolerance, but only to their views. Everyone else be damned.

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gamey3828d ago

@UnHoly_One- You do realize that black people are Disproportionately shot, killed, arrested, incarcerated, sentenced to die than white people are right? Somewhere around 15% of the country are african american. If you look at the numbers in light of this simple and fundamental statistical context things get a lot more clear. So your rant on "liberal" "left" boogymen is junk now. Confirmation bias being what it is, I don't hold out hope you'll ever see this perspective clearly.

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AlphaJunk3829d ago (Edited 3829d ago )

Software_Lover, I get what you're saying. I grew up a poor white kid in a poor neighborhood with different peoples. I can tell you, I mostly saw the differences in being poor versus the kids being well off, more so than their cultural or ethnic background. I can also tell you there is some prejudice in many people no matter their culture - I was told by fathers of "non-white"girls that they weren't allowed to date "white boys." Do I think they were racist (as in wanting to terminate my people)? No. but a little prejudice? Yes. Either way, I was still more concerned about the inequality of the social classes I experienced and how different it is to be poor versus even being middle class.
I know everyone says some not so great things, but don't equate someone to Hitler or some filthy rebel flag waving murders over some stupid words that may only be words.
But, people do get offended in different ways, which goe back to thinking about your words before you say them. Hopefully, Hsogan's poor words are not truly representative of who he WANTS to be.

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B1uBurneR3829d ago

If we were all treated equally no matter of color, race, ethnicity.. then this would be a non issue. It's time for America and the rest of the world to shed it's racist skin. This new generation is passionate and they are making it known loud and clear we are not for it. And the generation to come should not tolerate it. People are losing their life over and just because it's not your love ones doesn't mean you should be passive about it.

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TKCMuzzer3829d ago (Edited 3829d ago )

Unfortunately Mr Hogans issue is not only the fact he may be racist but also the way he expressed that feeling, which of course makes the matter worse, it doesn't matter when he said it, it was wrong, private or not.
Mr Hogan is a celebrity, someone in the spotlight, who requires that spotlight to make a good living, it is his responsibility to realise that his kind of lifestyle means nothing is ever truly private, whether that is right or wrong doesn't alter the fact that his true feelings on race should be for himself and himself alone.

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reallyNow3829d ago

I don't know...us yuppies tend to stay to ourselves. If we had friends they would find out where we hide our Jew gold. we have acquaintances, not communities. /s

rainslacker3829d ago (Edited 3829d ago )

Well...I can tell you that by some of the logic I see here every waiter and pizza delivery person would be considered racist, because in those service industries, I have not heard a single person that didn't like serving black people because they "don't tip". Even the black people that work in these industries say this.

Now this isn't 100% true, just statistically speaking you're more likely to get stiffed from a black person than a white person. To me though, cheap-asses are cheap-asses regardless of skin color. To keep myself protected, I will qualify my statement by saying it may be region specific to the areas I've worked in.

I never really considered any of those people racist per say, because overall, the ethnicity is rather diverse in the service industry, and outside of personal problems between individuals, I've never really seen a lot of latent hostility among staff members as a whole at any place I worked, and outside of a couple instances, i can't remember anyone being hostile because of a persons race.

The above example does go to show that prejudices or beliefs can affect what people will say, but do not necessarily define what they believe or what their actions will entail.

On the topic at hand, Hulk Hogan has for a long time been a positive role model, and while this ordeal may not make him the best person, I don't like when the media constantly tries to tear down those who have a positive influence on people's lives when that person's actions or comments were meant to express a certain feeling and it had no effect on the public at large. I feel Hulk Hogan's comments should have only been offensive to the person he was talking about, because that was who it was aimed at. The fact that everyone gets offended when someone else is slighted is not making us a healthy society.

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MadLad3829d ago (Edited 3829d ago )

The "black community", in America, are incarcerated at a much higher level than white people are. And we are talking when comparing the same offenses.
They are killed for minimal offenses at a much higher rate than white people are.

That's a statistic.
Not simply a talking point.

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jackwei223829d ago

I think WWE trying to act like they're all for justice which is bollocks look what happen Alberto Del Rio incident as cody rhodes still kept his job after what he said to him and those stupid racial stereotype gimmicks like new day and prime time!!

Still seen no African American win the WWE Title once I wonder why is that and I am not talking about The Rock?

PTMG3829d ago

It wasn't Cody Rhodes who said it. It was a member of the production team called Cody.

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ChristopherJack3829d ago (Edited 3829d ago )

Why not count the rock? Is he too much of a halfbreed outcast for you? Also what about Booker T?

medman3829d ago

So in your mind The Rock doesn't count? Is that your rationale? Yikes. I guess you forget Derek Jeter is black too.

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BillytheBarbarian3829d ago

Ron Simmons beat Vader for the WCW title in the early 90s. Booker T. had it 5 times. And I'm just going off memory but Mark Henry had a small run with it as well. The WCW championship always seemed to be the more important title than the WWE/WWF one. I know that now people feel it's the WWE title but it's a toss up and sad that Ron Simmons, Booker T., Tony Atlas (Samba Simba), Ahmed Johnson, Mark Henry, and others weren't pushed to have the title. But the Rock is a great example of how good you have to be on the mic and not just in ring ability to get that push. I think Vince just see's who generates the most heat and pushes reguardless of color. I think if Ahmed Johnson would have been just a little bit better on the mic he would have been in the mix during the Bret Hart era. He just wasn't as hated/liked as Bret, Shawn, Nash, or the Taker. Timing is everything. I think Zeus was the closest to taking the belt from Hogan in 88. They just kept working him into tag matches with Savage and just wouldn't let Zeus take the one on one win. Back then though the belts rarely changed hands. Wasn't Hogan Champion for 4 years before the Wrestlemania 4 Tourney?

Also, because it wasn't a TV taping it didn't officially count, but Brock Lesnar dropped the belt to Kofi Kingston during a recent tour. Lesnar won it back the following show but still would have been nice to see someone like Kofi get some time with the belt. He had a lot of heat before the writers pushed him back into the background again.

There are thousands of wrestlers. And the list is short of who have actually held the WWE Title. I think it's safe to say that everyone is pretty sick of Cena losing the title one PPV only to get it back a month later. Now he's ruining the US title. Now is a great time for a push for something fresh, someone that can work a crowd be it heel or face. Kevin Owens from NXT is so boring people are going to forget him and he'll be a jobber in no time. R. Truth could have been good but they've diminished his character to comedy stints.

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TheUndertaker853829d ago

If one wants to run technicality Mark Henry has held the World Heavyweight Championship while in WWE. Not the WWE title but its equivalent for Smackdown! for a good amount of time.

They have unified the titles and split them on a few occasions.

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SarcasticDuck3829d ago

idk if youre talking about the rock or not, but i dont think samoa is in africa, so you can't call dwayne johnson african-american! I also came to say "booker T" but he only got world heavyweight once! you've got a point there.

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KwietStorm_BLM3829d ago

You are correct. Samoa is not in Africa. But most of us were born to two parents. His mother is Samoan, and his father is black. He was born in America. 2+2=

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Lenrulesdaworld3829d ago

I think people categorize him that way cause his father is black. In most people who are half black, not all but most of the time are considered black or consider themselves to black as well. Rock did early on with the nation of domination, then later on going more of both with rikishi and repping his other half with his somoan tattoo.

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xfiles20993829d ago

To be fair Mark Henry won it

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BLAKHOODe3829d ago

So, I guess there will be over 119 unique superstars now.

sniper19073829d ago

wwe needs to stop being little girls over something that Hogan says on radio that wouldn't happen if he said what he said back in early 2000s.

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silvacrest3829d ago

just read what hogan said, he openly claims to be a racist

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DragonKnight3829d ago

So what it was was that Hogan was paraphrasing Booker T in a conversation he had 3 years ago in which he stated how often Booker T said the n-word himself. And now, I'll leave this here.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

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Dee_913829d ago

except that's not the reason he is being dropped..

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NatureOfLogic_3829d ago

lmao at that video.

LeCreuset3828d ago

"I mean, I don’t have double standards. I mean, I am a racist, to a point, (bleeping) (n-words). But then when it comes to nice people and (stuff), and whatever."

"I mean, I’d rather if she was going to (screw) some (n-word), I’d rather have her marry an 8-foot-tall (n-word) worth a hundred million dollars! Like a basketball player!"

"I guess we’re all a little racist. (Bleeping) (n-word)."

http://www.nationalenquirer...

maniacmayhem3828d ago

That is just one incident that's not even the reason.

The reason comes from some leaked tapes of him casually talking about his daughter being with a black guy. And he uses the N word to describe him.

DragonKnight3828d ago

@everyone: I realized after it was too late to edit my post that it wasn't about that incident.

gamey3827d ago (Edited 3827d ago )

Feel free to jump to your unconditionally certain conclusions without the facts. I'm positively certain this hasn't stopped you before. Tell me more about what it's like to be black in America?

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Morgue3829d ago (Edited 3829d ago )

I guess no one but me remembers this promo....

http://youtu.be/LkfhS255dfo

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BillytheBarbarian3829d ago

I was going to find that lol.

psplova3829d ago (Edited 3829d ago )

Not sure this is surprising to be honest. He's old. Lots of older white people still hold resentment towards black people (not all if course, please don't read into that) . He's just done a good job at hiding his feelings until now. Nothing new here folks!

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5yb5n6u3829d ago

Good move from wwe i think. For however hogan is portrayed in the wrestling, I heard he is a bit of an arse in real life.
And I thought wwe was cherry picking when they fired del Rio because of the same reason. This show that being HAFer and the company legend doesn't make you untouchable

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SarcasticDuck3829d ago

but he's a judge in WWE's tough enough!?

medman3829d ago

Not any more he isn't....

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InTheZoneAC3829d ago

it's sad he said this

with that said, now that this is in the spotlight all games should remove players that use the N word, and I know it's going to be quite a lot....

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InTheZoneAC3829d ago

3 people don't think it's sad he said this?

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5yb5n6u3829d ago

put it at rest.
its n4g, you will get disagrees whatever happen.
i reckon somewhere along the comment section, some poor chap get one when they said they want to go to heaven when theyre gone.

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rainslacker3829d ago

Guess that means there won't be much of a roster for football or basketball games.

Sadly, the term is so commonplace now it's hard to avoid. Not that anyone should say it due to it's serious negative connotations, but it's become an every day term to many, both as a sign of respect, and a way to express prejudice. Guess it's all about context.

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iceman063828d ago

"Guess it's all about context." EXACTLY!!! Many words have changed from negative to positive and vice versa. However, it is the intent while using the word. Football and basketball players, with the exception of Riley Cooper, don't usually use this word to demean and demoralize one another. THAT is the key to this discussion. This wasn't a casual "oops!!!" situation. There was a point to be made and that point was that Hulk apparently doesn't (or didn't at the time) like black people or want his daughter to date them.

rainslacker3828d ago

I understand that. I just feel that his anger was due to the issue with his daughter, and not actually with black people. He lashed out at his daughter, and used the demoralization of another race to do so.

Reading his comment, I didn't really feel that he was taking his anger out on the black community itself, although perhaps it may have been towards the guy his daughter was with...but that's not the community at large.

I know it's not 100% applicable, but if you call someone an a**hole, does that mean you are calling everyone who happens to be like that person an a**hole, or are you just attacking that one person? That's kind of my point.

In other comments I mentioned that people are not taking the entire context of the whole situation, and are only looking at the actual context of the single word in his comments.

He was obviously angry, and while he may very well be a huge racist, there has never been an instance of his feelings about it before this conversation was made public. He's being demonized for something that happened a long time ago, and something that he said in the heat of anger, and the context only matters to the point of where it allows people to be angry with him, instead of just realizing that he is human just like the rest of us. i guess what I'm trying to get at is the whole "let he who is without sin cast the first stone" mentality...because I wouldn't doubt for one second that everyone who has something bad to say has said things in the heat of anger they didn't mean, and regret saying.

I really hate defending the use of the word or HH specifically, and I know in a lot of my comments that what it sounds like I'm doing, but all I'm really trying to get at is people are being quick to judge, and not really taking a look at the bigger picture before they make their decisions or reactions which have an effect on this mans life. It's the same thing as the social media plague...where you say one stupid thing, and it can destroy your life....although HH will probably be just fine since he's not in any kind of dire straights that I know of.

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eye no toe fu3829d ago

So Hogan is basically the MJ of wrestling? Larger than life icon, a-hole in person I get it.

Anyway, the WWE should be ashamed for removing him off everything considering they made caricatures of many wrestlers, not just the ones of color either. Too sensitive, this world has become smh.

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reallyNow3829d ago

They should give every cent they made from Hulk Hogan merchandise to every black person in the US. Oh wait, they're only interested in making MORE money..

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BillytheBarbarian3829d ago

Thinking back now there are a ton of talented guys that never held that title:

Rick Rude, Curt Hennig, British Bulldog, Kerry Von Erich, Arn Anderson, Butch Reed, Ricky Steamboat, Sting, Roddy Piper, Jake Roberts, Jesse Ventura, Papa Shango/Godfather, Junkyard Dog, Ted Dibiase, Paul Orndorff, Scott Hall/Razer, William Regal, Bad News Brown, Jim Duggan, The Great Muta, Haku/Meng, Dino Bravo, Ken Patera, Koko B. Ware, Superfly Jimmy Snuka, and there are some good guys on the current roster that just won't get the push until Cena gets injured again.

5yb5n6u3829d ago

because as the rock put it to shane:
"The WCW Title is like you sister, everybody gets a turn!"

SuperStatePro3829d ago

Yes.... "Talented"...in Wrestling.. Sure.

Jag-T10003829d ago

So he said that, so what? Who turned him in? Why can't they talk it out and find a solution? Didn't they know they can ruin his life/career.

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Kane223829d ago

then he shouldn't have said it. thats his fault no one else....

SuperbVillain3829d ago

hulk hogan is still my nga

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iliimaster3829d ago

damn not buying it now hulks my guy... i could only imagine what everyone elses in the worlds secret conversations would do..... get over it

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SuperbVillain3829d ago

social media turned society into sensitive pansies

reallyNow3829d ago

Social media spawned the Social Justice Warriors.

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silvacrest3829d ago

no one cares what your average joe says but a celeb? you gotta be smarter then that

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Tonykid3829d ago

it sucks we live in an era where we say one word YEARS ago or even voice an unpopular opinion YEARS ago that can ruin a career.

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Hercules1893829d ago

And there was no hate in the speech either, just concern for his daughter

Lenrulesdaworld3829d ago (Edited 3829d ago )

damn no hate in the speech, the N word is not a hateful word. On top of that she can't be with a regular N, he has to be a rich N. like a basketball player WTF but no problems with a regular white guy though, i bet you that.

though i don't agree with what wwe did to his career, regardless of his feelings. the man is wwe/wwf there is no legend like hulk hogan. this is what breaks my heart the most, he was my wrestling idol. smmfh

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headshotfrosty3828d ago

Wow. Concern for one's daughter doesn't justify a racial connection. How do you NOT see that?!!! It's ok if she doesn't want him marrying a scumbag (of any color) or degenerate. However to even use that word to describe what's wrong with the guy (not his actions only skin color here folks) and the fact that he's not a "rich N-word"... Are you being serious here? You sound like another blind privileged individual.

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Hercules1893829d ago

Is Hollywood humiliating Jamie Foxx for threatening whites, what about Spike Lee for giving away Zimmerman's address which happened to be the wrong Zimmerman.What about all the rap music promoting and encouraging violence against cops and whites.

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Tonykid3829d ago

Social Media....Home of the double standards

silvacrest3829d ago

no one, black or white should get away with stuff like you mentioned, that does also apply to hogan though

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Tonykid3829d ago (Edited 3829d ago )

the problem is one side can say certain words while other people can't.

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XabiDaChosenOne3828d ago

@Hercules
"rap music promoting and encouraging violence against cops and whites." Seriously dude?

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VitaOwner3828d ago

Stop listening to FOX news, They talk about 1 rap song that mentions cops and now every rap song is hate speech against Whites and cops but the KKK is still allowed to exist.

headshotfrosty3828d ago

Exactly. Those who don't have to experience or connect with the experience of racism will not get it. I hate most rap music. Why because of the content. But there d@mn sure aren't ANY songs that I know of that mention targeting whites specifically in ANY fashion. Alot of popular rap nowadays does promote negativity and violence (definitely not specific to one group). So does the KKK (except they are focused on pretty any one not like them). Ever stop to comment for a moment to those groups (KKK)? I bet not. I wonder why not...You can casually accept negativity from the most disgusting pieces of trash in our society (KKK and the like) however have an issue with non-existent rap songs that supposedly promote violence and whites?

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VitaOwner3827d ago

@headshotfrosty Thank you for your eloquent response that hits the nail on the head. I'm Black and I hate most rap music as well, but I have heard a lot and none have promoted targeted hate towards anyone. Most is kinda silly to me if anything lol Groups like the KKK and Council of Conservative Citizens, which Dylann Roof cited, do promote targeted hate but not many, especially FOX news, ever calls them out. Another example. Now I see a lot of people focus on the New Black Panther Party even though that group hasn't been accused of hurting anyone, but the KKK which has been proven to have KILLED thousands of people is ok.

headshotfrosty3828d ago

Name one rap song that encourages violence against whites...I'll wait.

Sheikh Yerbouti3828d ago (Edited 3828d ago )

Off the top of my head I think of a few rap songs that are against the use of the n word. The Coup's "I Ain't the N-" and PE's "I Don't Want to Be Called Yo N-".

Majin-vegeta3828d ago

I've been listening to rap music since i was 6.To this day I have yet to hear one song encouraging violence against whites.Now violence against cops that's another whole story.

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bitboi3829d ago

kind of crazy how there's some folks here defending Hulk Hogan and saying things like "get over it" or "people are sensitive these days". Some of you guys just don't get it. Think about all the fans he has that are black. Hulk has let it be known how he really feels towards black people. Having no problems referring to us as "Niggers". And he sure as hell isn't using the word as slang, but as how slave owners would refer to blacks back in the day. Why would I want to still like the guy after something like this?

Stringerbell3828d ago

Bigot overload in the comments. More so because they can't / wont answer your question.

iceman063828d ago

This is WHY the word still has such impact. When we see an issue, we don't see it the same way. One group sees it as being oversensitive. The other group sees it as just another day of being in the skin of a black person. (meaning it's not a shock...we are used to this) I am saddened by the fact that, despite the man openly saying that he is racist, people are trying to defend his blatant racism. We can talk about his liberal use of the term all day. But, in the end, he ADMITTED his intent.
James Baldwin put it best---"People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them."

DxTrixterz3829d ago

They really do Krispen Wah him all the way.

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silvacrest3829d ago

people need to look at the context of what he said, social media could probably get over the N word being said but it is everything else that is hard to swallow

its weird, i stopped watching wrestling when i was a kid and once i realized it was fake but i still respected hogan, so to find out this has left a lasting effect on me

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rainslacker3829d ago

I watched wrestling when sting wasn't the gothy emo crow wannabe they ended up making him into. Back when he was actually awesome and did things that seemed impossible or defied physics. He still kept doing a lot of those things, but they turned into some dark brooding douche who was hard to care about. back then, it was him, andre the giant, and hulk hogan who stood out the most for me, and it's a shame he'd be cut loose due to some things said in anger years ago despite all he did for wrestling and all the other positive things he did for so many through the years.

People focus on the wrong things too much, and forget too easily why they loved certain people in the first place. I understand being disappointed someone doesn't live up to the expectations we place on them, but at the same time, we have to remember that these people are human, and have their flaws just like the rest of us.

22CobraKing3829d ago

In today's world nothing can't be said without someone always having to post it on the Internet. If that was said privately then it shouldn't come out. People always discriminate it is just better for them to keep it to themselves if not they make all this fuss about it.

SilentNegotiator3829d ago (Edited 3829d ago )

Booker T had this to say about the incident:
https://www.youtube.com/wat...
lol

I really don't care who actors/actresses/CEOs/etc are in their personal lives or what they say. Enough "moral cleansing" bans and firings; if their personal prejudices aren't affecting the show/work environment/etc, then drop it.

Or at the very least, let's stop employing double standards...we all know that these punishments are almost only used against a certain type of person, but never other types of persons when they commit the same offense. (hint: the Boston U teacher that said that "white people are a problem population", taunted a white rape victim on Twitter, and didn't lose her job immediately - or ever - isn't white).

Thuggy3829d ago

his a$s shouldn't of been on it in the 1st place hes taking up a slot that could be a new superstar/diva

Tonykid3829d ago

he hasn't wrestle in like forever or at least in a WWE ring

jmc88883829d ago (Edited 3829d ago )

This game (and Hogan's firing) is just a negotiation position.

Oh yes, he'll pay the price of being fired, and not being in this game and receiving some sort of likeness fee (if not already paid)... but does anyone really think we've seen the last of Hogan?

I don't think so.

They are just going to use this AGAINST Hogan, so that in a year or two, they can bring him back, and a reduced cost, maybe half, and he'll be back on WWE.

People need to get their priorities straight.

How many people are hating Hogan, but loving the child murderer Obama? Think about it. How can anyone with a straight face think this way? Unfortunately millions of my fellow Americans are too brainwashed to put 2+2 together.

Obama murdered a 16 year old child born in Colorado. Specifically targeted his death, without warrant, with a drone strike.

It was like when Obama chimed in about Cosby. As bad as Cosby has been revealed to be a scum bag, Obama is a child murderer...so where does he get off on this crap lecturing Cosby? Cosby is a scumbag who is ABOVE Obama.

So just remember that folks. While some people complain about a some guys phone call from 7 years ago, we have a child murderer (and much worse) in the White house that these same idiots love. That, and the WWE is going to USE this situation, to gain brownie points with some people, while lowering Hogan's price from here on forward.

You're being scammed. Played for as a fool. Don't let them do it to you.

...and if you aren't aware of ANY of this truth, then god help you.

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Sm00thNinja3829d ago

You need help bud....

rainslacker3829d ago

wow...dude, you went from a somewhat reasonable comment directly to all sorts of jacked up crazy.

I'll address the reasonable part.

As far as bringing him back, I wouldn't put it past the WWE at all. Reduced price...don't count on it. Despite all this, HH still has crowd draw. They could easily bring him back as one of the "bad guys" everyone loves to hate who just happens to make it past security, be in full wrestling attire and suddenly shows up on the rampway or jumps into the ring, then a few months to a year later, he turns good by doing it again by turning on the "bad guys", and all is well again because he had a change of heart...or some other such nonsense.

Christ, it's happened more times than I could count and all it takes is pandering to the people who take wrestling drama seriously.

Question is...would HH be willing to change his image like that...although he has done it before sort of.

On the other hand, he is getting up there in years, and he's quite wealthy, so perhaps he should just retire and live a nice quiet happy life with his family.

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Moe-Gunz3829d ago (Edited 3829d ago )

People here are completely ignorant (especially the ones defending Hogan). Here is a perfect explanation why Hogan is looked at as a racist prick. Let George Carlin tell you:

"There is absolutely nothing wrong with any of those words in and of themselves. They're only words. It's the context that counts. It's the user. It's the intention behind the words that makes them good or bad. The words are completely neutral. The words are innocent. I get tired of people talking about bad words and bad language. Bullshit! It's the context that makes them good or bad."

It's all about the context and the way Hogan used the words showcased racism. Therefore he was fired.

C L O U D3829d ago

Real talk.

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rainslacker3829d ago

Great...what was the context that led him to be so angry to express words in such a fashion though?

I mean, people seem to ignore that he was quite angry at something when he spoke those words.

Are you saying that human nature should not be considered when considering context?

Are you saying that it's not quite normal for people to say really terrible things when they're angry, even if they would not typically say them at all?

We all have said things that we regret, and I don't condone the mans words, nor the context in which they were used, but I also don't condemn the man, because I know that people are not without fault, and that this one incident does not show a pathological pattern to the man's true beliefs, or that the words themselves were actually harmful to anyone outside those they were spoken to or about.

At what point should society stop being the protector of everyone's feelings, and stop being the judge and jury condemning everyone who happens to have a moment of weakness?

Not to defend the man here, because I really don't know him, nor the full context of the situation outside of what I've been able to find based on reading this thread and google...heck even the article doesn't say...just that the principal of the condemnation that you're bringing up are being looked at very narrowly, and with a extremely high moral authority that belays how I know a lot of people will also behave...better known as hypocrisy.

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Moe-Gunz3827d ago

"just that the principal of the condemnation that you're bringing up are being looked at very narrowly, and with a extremely high moral authority that belays how I know a lot of people will also behave...better known as hypocrisy."

Bullshit. Doesn't matter if you give him a pass or not that is up to you. You can say hey maybe he was just angry and said some things he wouldn't normally say. That is fine by me. Personally I don't care what he says, it doesn't affect me. However, the company WWE cares what he says, thus they terminated his contract. That is the end of the story.

Also most people get mad and say things but racist remarks not really. He actually admitted to being racist. At the end of the day one doesn't have to condemn him. I'm one of those whose indifferent to the situation, but WWE as a company can't tolerate this.

"I mean, I don’t have double standards. I mean, I am a racist, to a point, f*cking n*ggers. But then when it comes to nice people and sh*t, and whatever."

"I mean, I’d rather if she was going to f*ck some n*gger, I’d rather have her marry an 8-foot-tall n*gger worth a hundred million dollars! Like a basketball player!

I guess we’re all a little racist. Fucking n*gger."

Lol in that context he is gone sorry. WWE did what they had to do. Erasing him from the HOF etc is too much imo. Just terminate his contract and move forward. Hogan is a pathological liar to comedic proportions. I'm just happy he's going to get more interviews so we can laugh at more of his lies.

Sm00thNinja3829d ago

Who ACTUALLY read what Hulk Hogans statements entailed? I didn't think anything of it either til I read what he actually said.... This guy has no place in today's society. He was irrelevant before these comments came to light may it stay that way

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optimus3829d ago

It's going to be hard for hogan to live this down...he's going to have to not pull a "Trump" and do some repenting... Seems to have worked for paula dean and dog the bounty hunter...

This guy @21:40 puts this whole thing in perspective... https://youtu.be/NMExw0R3FU...

ElementX3829d ago

The conversation happened YEARS ago! Let it go

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VitaOwner3828d ago

Talk to WWE, they let Hogan go before it was even made public.

Xbonewone320153829d ago

Wont be buying the game now.

Society needs to get over the whole sticks and stones thing.

He used the n word.

So freaking what.

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carmelo433828d ago

he used the n word so freaking what? ok im gonna kill someone you know so freaking what youll get over there death

DarXyde3829d ago

If you think Hogan deserves any endorsements or representation in the game after this, you're part of the problem.

People aren't being sensitive, you're being insensitive.

Let's not pretend to understand the weight of those comments. You work in a diverse industry that doesn't tolerate prejudice and everyone respects you...then you do this? It's like finding out Tommy Hilfiger and the CEO of Abercrombie and Fitch are terrible people.

Do you people not understand that Hogan was a renowned wrestler who was highly respected from all types of people? Then, this happened? That's disgusting, no matter which way you slice it. Don't enable this by saying people need to lighten up.

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Atomicjuicer3829d ago

You've just contributed to the destruction of privacy. He didnt make these comments publically. You are destroying and censoring private conversation with your anti-freedom spy friendly stupidity.

YOU ARE THE PROBLEM.

If he said this in an interview professionally then action would be warranted.

YOU ARE BUILDING A DYSTOPIAN NIGHTMARE where any stupid comment not meant to offend will be used against you regardless of the circumstances AT ANY TIME.

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DarXyde3828d ago

No.

Do I think it's okay that this has been publicized?

No, but I don't think it's right for a closet racist to profit from anyone who would otherwise feel differently if they knew what they were really like. Same goes for musicians, actors, etc. If people knew what they were really like, they'd probably dissociate with them. This isn't really any different from Mel Gibson's situation. Hogan is a bumbling fool. When you're a celebrity, your life is no longer private; you can try, and perhaps some have done it well up until now, but you have a target on your back. Jesse Jackson was caught using language that wouldn't be conducive to his "cause" as well. People responded accordingly to his character.

Regardless, it's public knowledge now. Move past that part. If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a bigot (in any capacity of the term). People post their experiences gaming online with racists, sexists, etc. on YouTube all the time.

Question is, do you think it's not problematic that he harbors animosity towards his peers for something beyond their power? Do you think that, following this incident, WWE would be making a wise business decision by keeping him endorsed? Heck, do you think it's a MORAL decision? Those are rhetorical questions by the way. I don't care how you feel about that.

You can say it was an invasion of privacy, but in the end, you an also say that the decision to recant his presence from the WWE was business.

You're worried about privacy here, I'm worried that an "all-murikkan" wrestler feels this way in this day and age.

That's about all I have to say on the issue. Agree to disagree, but I really don't see a need to entertain this anymore.

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Xbonewone320153828d ago

You know who SHOULD be fired.

Not Hulk Hogan.

The journalist who was RESPONSIBLE for bringing this to the public domain.

HH said something in the HEAT of the moment in PRIVATE.

Something we are ALL guilty of.

This doesnt represent Hulk Hogans views whatsoever. It should never have been made public.

Fire the journalist, not HH.

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MasterCornholio3829d ago

Detained for the countless murders of innocent t-shirts.

Atomicjuicer3829d ago

If you can't have private conversations then there is no freedom in America.

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silvacrest3828d ago

doesn't the NSA monitor you anyway? there is no real freedom

WelkinCole3829d ago

I still don't understand why the pigment of the skin of a person is so god dam important.

In the end we are all human beings.

It will not matter if my daughter goes out with a black, white, Pink or purple person.

What will only matter is that they love each other.

Cause my daughter pain though I will still skin that person alive whatever color of skin they have.

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YodaCracker3829d ago

If the person you skin alive has a different skin color, it might be a hate crime. Especially if you're white.

spacedelete3828d ago

can i date your daughter ? lol

joel013829d ago

Yes , the whole phone leaking thing is still disturbing but wow people are still supporting him in this forum !

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Stringerbell3828d ago

Because birds of a feather.

jlove4life3829d ago

will vince be fired and removed as well

Grown Folks Talk3828d ago

They weren't PG rated or publicly traded then. Didn't have anyone to answer to.

spacedelete3828d ago

how does that make it right ? so before they could get away with being racist but now they have people to answer to its not. BS.

Grown Folks Talk3828d ago

Where did I say it was right? I gave a factual reason why it won't happen.

UNKLE3829d ago

I never liked Hulk hugan anyway, Dean ambrose is the best.

STGuy10403828d ago (Edited 3828d ago )

I'm not saying it makes any difference, but didn't he make those comments eight or so years ago? I'm just wondering why it took so long for this to catch up to him, especially if it really happened that long ago.

Xbonewone320153828d ago

Money.

Its all to do with money and bribery.

GreenUp3828d ago

Is it legal to remove a character/person out of a video game such as something big like Hulk Hogan? I ask because what if someone bought a certain game for that certain character? Then it was removed entirely. Is there a refund that takes place? It's not like it's a bug fix or anything. Just curious.

silvacrest3828d ago

they already did it with chris beniot, and yes he did far worse things but im just saying they have removed players from the game before

Grown Folks Talk3828d ago

For the "who cares/over-reacting" crowd, it has nothing to do with how WWE feels about or whether they agree/disagree with the statements or conduct. They are PG rated programming & a publicly traded company now. Their reaction is purely based on sponsors & shareholders.

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NerdStalker3828d ago

Hulk Hogan has definitely made himself look bad here, but if he was really that racist surely it would be well documented long ago. I mean he's been in the spotlight for over 30 years, he's worked with lots of different races and things like this haven't been reported before to my knowledge and you know how bitter people are in the wrestling business they always have a story to tell.

Excalibur3828d ago (Edited 3828d ago )

It's sad that I come to my gaming site and have to read this crap, I'm not even remotely defending Hulk Hogan but everyone wants to freak out and be "offended" by something he said in a private conversation?
How about being "offended" at that very same word being openly used 20-30 times in one of the 1000's of rap songs made, do you still go out an buy them?
How about being "Offended" at all the times that word is said in all the various black movies made, did you pay to go see them?
Do you boycott every movie a black actor made because somewhere, sometime in his/her life they used that word?
Do you get "offended" because some black people use that word in their everyday greetings to one another?
Pick any youtube video where there might be a conflict between black people and that word is used every other sentence, did you boycott Youtube?
Some Preachers use that word in black churches are you Offended by that?

Stop buying into all the media hyperbole and THINK for yourselves.

Majin-vegeta3828d ago

So he was within his house when he said this right?Wtf he has every right to say what he wants in the privacy of his own home.I hope he sues the nimrod who leaked this for invasion of privacy.

TheJacksonRGN3828d ago

For the Hogan defenders. Take out the N word and replace it with black guy, or blacks. His comments would still be racists. They were still hateful and disrespectful. It is a shame that people's private conversations get leaked but it has happened.

The negative sh*t storm WWE's PR would face if they continued to deal with him is something the company does not want to deal with. They have lost $50 million already.

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Funky Town_TX3828d ago

crazy

Elda3828d ago

When you're a public figure sometimes unexpectedly things come back to bite you in the ass.

Claudinho693828d ago

now ill buy it

ATi_Elite3828d ago

When you dehumanize and villaphile another race with hatred and villainous slander due to your own ignorance of not understanding that other race's culture and fail as a person to look beyond color while bolstering your positions morality then you sir or mam are following the Adolph H. doctrine and that is being a racist.

carmelo433828d ago

it looks like alot of people are defending this racist piece of poo, but then again all you whites have to stick together right even if hulk said it himself he hates Ns huh, also remember those pictures of him touch his daughter i guess thats ok too right lol defend away

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Majin-vegeta3828d ago

Lol oh please I'm the farthest thing from being white(Hispanic).I'm defending him cuz what he says in the confinement of his home is of no concern to any of us.Now had he said it out in a public place then you could have a case but since he didn't get over it and move on.

Sheikh Yerbouti3828d ago

The same thing was true with Paula Dean. If it was a private conversation and I overheard it, it still doesn't make right. Being a leaked video doesn't make it better.

I wasn't at the meeting when my past employer's objections to my race when discussing my promotion. But someone at the meeting told me. Yet for you it is private and therefore is alright. Too much "hidden" racism in America exists for it to be excused because of privacy. The idiot made a sex tape that got leaked, and that's your excuse...? Privacy?

PurpHerbison3828d ago

There is a whole lot of opinions being thrown around in this thread as fact and it is pissing me off.

Rhezin3828d ago

Can't say ANYTHING anymore

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mixelon3828d ago

ANYTHING!

Rhezin3828d ago

derp.

AstroCyborg3828d ago (Edited 3828d ago )

yet vince still has a job when he did the same thing in a skit https://www.youtube.com/wat...

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AstroCyborg3828d ago

so whens vince going to be blacklisted for doing the same thing? https://www.youtube.com/wat...

C L O U D3828d ago

I'm convinced a lot of people on this website are closet racists

And so out of touch with cultural differences

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Stringerbell3828d ago (Edited 3828d ago )

Well at least Hogan literally has the cajones to say 'I'm a racist.' A lot of these users here are doing a song and dance to justify bigotry. Its easier to say hey I'm a bigot too. At least let the world know where you stand. But that requires a little bit of backbone on their part.

MJ230073828d ago

STOP JUST STOP this BS! if we were to remove all racists and pollicatlly incorrect people the whole roster would be gone. So Hulk screwed up, big freakin deal get over yourselves its not like we live in the 1950s deep south anyways. I still want hulk Hogan the game or im not buying it.

Jag-T10003828d ago

This is all the daughter's fault. Should of sticked to her kind.

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PigPen3828d ago

I wish they didn't. I would like to have a match with Hulk Hogan.

ABBAJESUS3828d ago

WWE is pussy

XanderZane3828d ago

Pretty sad. A bit strange though since the Hulk had worked with black men in the past like Mr. T and Tiny Lister in real life and in movies. Now he goes ballistic over his daughter dating a black guy. Sheesh, get with the times. Yelling out racist remarks in the public eye will destroy your career quicker then a black person being wrongly pulled over and arrested. Hogan didn't know best after all.

noksucow733828d ago

Smh. Not Hogan. Well, Dusty Rhodes was my favorite anyways

Moe-Gunz3827d ago

Dusty and Macho Man was a thousand times better than Hogan.

Ohhhhhhh yeahhhhhh daddy!

gamey3827d ago (Edited 3827d ago )

I like that idea that people can have private conversations. I also like the idea that if someone is a bigot, is hateful, is violent, abusive, in private...and it just so happens that their behavior comes to light by whatever means. SCREW THEM. Is it okay to have a hateful secret life and a polished public one? As if we don't get the difference. We're smarter than that. We know when someone is bullshi*ng us. You're a secret Nazi? You hate african americans? We happened to hear about it? Guess what. Go to hell.