– WWE held a live event from Madison Square Garden last night, and after his match against Kane, Braun Strowman celebrated in the ring by using Hulk Hogan’s mannerisms. Check out a photo here:

– Hideo Itami has used the GTS as his finishing maneuver for quite some time on WWE TV, however, after a recent incident in his match with Brian Kendrick on RAW this past Monday, there’s speculation the company could be banning the move. On 205 Live last night Itami defeated Jack Gallagher using a new finisher – Neville’s Rings Of Saturn.

This feeds the speculation that WWE could be shelving the move. With Itami now using the Rings Of Saturn there’s also speculation that Neville won’t be coming back to the company. We’ll keep you updated.

– WWE Hall Of Famers Sting and Hulk Hogan are set to reunite with one another at next month’s Ace Comic Con in Phoenix, Arizona. The pair have had run-ins with each other during their days in both WCW and TNA.

– Current independent wrestling star and former WWE Superstar Gene Snitsky is looking to be in incredible shape as of late. Snitsky, who worked for WWE from 2004 to 2008, shared the following photos of his physique on Twitter earlier last week:

https://twitter.com/BIGGENESNITSKY/status/943564978853957632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwnerd.com%2Fformer-wwe-star-gene-snitsky-incredible-shape-age-47-photos%2F

https://twitter.com/BIGGENESNITSKY/status/900829702239203328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwnerd.com%2Fformer-wwe-star-gene-snitsky-incredible-shape-age-47-photos%2F

– WWE posted the following video in which Sami Zayn reacts to SmackDown Live Commissioner Shane McMahon inserting himself as Special Guest Referee for he and Kevin Owens’ Tag Team match against Randy Orton and Shinsuke Nakamura at Clash Of Champions. If Zayn and Owens lose the match, they will be fired from WWE. Check it out:

.@SamiZayn & @FightOwensFight have their CAREERS on the line at #WWEClash. Sami reaches out to @WWEDanielBryan for help. pic.twitter.com/yz5jNK498C

— WWE (@WWE) December 11, 2017

– FOX 5 in Washington, D.C. did an article in which they discuss the recent social media exchanges between Hulk Hogan and The Rock, teasing a possible WrestleMania rematch between the two icons. John Cena gave his thoughts on the possible rematch in the article, and had this to say:

“My thoughts are the age-old adage that is WWE: Never say never,” Cena said.

Have we seen the last of Hulk Hogan in WWE? Legendary wrestling announcer Jim Ross is absolutely convinced we haven’t. Good ‘ol JR spoke with Business Insider this past week to promote his best selling book, Slobberknocker: My Life In Wrestling and says he will be “shocked” if Hulk Hogan is not back in WWE next year.

Hogan has been persona non grata since 2015 when audio leaked of him making racist comments about African Americans. The Hulkster has been keeping a relatively low profile since then. Whatever business opportunities exist in his future, a return to the WWE Universe and plugging back in to global WWE marketing machine has to be the best case scenario for him.

JR says, “The world has an interesting way of forgiving others. The guy paid his price. He had a trial. He lost jobs. He had a court case. I don’t know what more he needs to do. And why are we his judge and jury? It seems right for, arguably the greatest alumnus of WWE ever with the most global name identity, will make his presence felt in WWE in some way.”

As the former head of WWE’s talent relations division, Jim Ross says, “If I were there, I would encourage that development.” If fans aren’t ready to welcome Hogan back into the fold after a 2 year exile, Ross says those fans don’t have to watch. He believes Hulk Hogan belongs in WWE and expects it to happen some time next year.

“I don’t know what Terry – Hulk Hogan is able to do physically,” Ross said. “I know he’s still training. He’s about my age — 64, but he’s in really good shape. He looks awesome. So, I would say that Hulk is – there’s a ticket for Hulk to punch somewhere to get back in WWE, at least on a reoccurring role-type basis, in my opinion.”

You can watch JR’s comments about Hulk Hogan returning to WWE here:

– Former WWE and IMPACT Wrestling star Brandi Rhodes will be staring in this season of ‘WAGS Atlanta’ on E!. The season’s debut will take place on Wednesday, January 3rd and the official synopsis can be read here:

“The series follows the relationships and glamorous lifestyles of Ariel Anderson, Niche Caldwell, Kierra Douglas, Kaylin Jurrjens, Kesha Norman, Brandi Rhodes, Shuntel “Telli” Swift, Sincerely Ward, and Hope Wiseman.

“These nine tight-knit Atlanta-based wives and girlfriends of today’s hottest professional athletes live life unapologetically, with no boundaries and no filters within the infamous social life of Atlanta.”

Here’s a preview for this season:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZE1_maXiAI&feature=youtu.be

– WWE Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan has signed a deal with ProWrestlingTees.com, and now has a store on the site that features more than 12 exclusive designs. Check out the store here.

Earlier this weekend WWE Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan teased a WrestleMania rematch with The Rock on Twitter. The pair initially went head-to-head in one of the featured matches of WrestleMania 18 back in March of 2002, which “The Great One” came out of with the win.

The Rock told a story earlier this week about catching one of Hulk Hogan’s headbands as a kid back in the 80s at an event in Madison Square Garden. Hogan responded to the Tweet by saying he’d give the former WWE Champ another headband if he gives him his WrestleMania rematch:

Wow this was the match back in ‘84 when I caught this @HulkHogan headband he throws. I was 12yrs old at Madison Square Garden. I went back to the locker room after the match to give it back to him. Two weeks later he gave me a brand new one. Crazy story. 🙏🏾🤙🏾 https://t.co/0UX0I68Wm4

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) December 1, 2017

Yo @TheRock, if you need another head band this time you need to give me my rematch then see if you can take it brother!! Lol. Only love but I’m serious about the rematch brother HH https://t.co/IDpN7h6uIb

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) December 1, 2017

When The Rock was about 11-12 years old in the 80s, Hulkamania was very much running wild throughout the world of professional wrestling. During a recent interview to promote his new movie in Hawaii, Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle, “The Great One” shared an awesome story about his Hulkamania experience. Rock said he caught one of Hulk Hogan’s headbands during a live event and joked about crying ‘nerd tears’ out of joy. Here’s the story:

This is an amazing story!

When I interviewed @TheRock for JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, I brought him my original JUMANJI ticket from when I saw it in January of 1996.

I asked Johnson if ever collected anything special as a kid and he told me this amazing @HulkHogan story. pic.twitter.com/o3sDERNfGn

— Kevin McCarthy (@KevinMcCarthyTV) November 30, 2017

“When Hulk Hogan came into the WWF in 1983 or ’84, I can’t remember … And this was when getting ready to blow up. Vince McMahon said, ‘You’re going to be my guy, I’m giving you the ball. I’m giving you the baton, and I want you to go.’ Hulkamania running wild, right?

“Right there, right when he came in … he was wrestling at Madison Square Garden, and he had a white headband that said ‘HULKSTER.’ Do you remember that? He came in the ring, and I was at Madison Square Garden. I was sitting there front row with my mom, I was watching the matches. And he came out. And I’ll never forget, he was wrestling Paul Orndorff, Mr. Wonderful. And he takes the thing off, and he throws it to the crowd. And I caught it. And it was a big nerd-out moment. … It was amazing.

“My dad was wrestling on the card that night … I was so happy that I caught this thing from Hulk Hogan. I go in the back of the dressing room when the matches were over. I go to my dad and I said, ‘Look. I caught Hulk Hogan’s headband.’ And he was like, ‘Oh, that’s cool. That’s awesome,’ you know”
‘Take it home.’ And I’m like, ‘Okay.’

“But then Hulk Hogan was right over there taking off his wrestling boots, getting ready to shower. And I’m like damn, I want to go over and just say hello to him. So I went over to him, and I was like, ‘Mr. Hogan … I caught your headband.’ And he goes, ‘Oh man! That was my last one! I didn’t want to throw it out! Thank you so much! … Thanks man!’ And I’m like, ‘Oh, okay. You’re welcome, Hulk.’ …

“He did [take it back], but he didn’t know how bad I wanted it. But here’s how cool Hulk Hogan was. Two or three weeks later, he had thousands [of headbands] made. Went to my dad, he goes, ‘Hey, I signed this for your son. He gave me my only one back, and I needed that one, as one to make a thousand other copies. Give this back. Give this to him.’

“And I have one of those. Isn’t that the coolest thing. So Hogan, if you’re watching, I appreciate it, brother. I still have it.”

WWE Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan’s status with the company has been in question for quite some time, and after his recent comments on Twitter, rumors of his nearing WWE return continue to gain momentum.

Hogan took to Twitter to reveal that he will be making and closing deals this week, and with Dave Meltzer reporting that the WWE is considering bringing “The Hulkster” back in the fold, it should be interesting to see if these two comments are related:

Perfect day, great Thanksgiving. Back to making new deals this week and closing some I’ve beat into submission. Around great, loving, happy, positive people all day. miss the good old days? No, these are the really great days man, the future is really bright!!! Only love HH

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) November 24, 2017

In love with my journey,resetting,getting clear,is a whole new life! I’ve learned to listen to people speak,what they say or talk about is who they really are and how they live life,positive words=abdunant life,negative words=low level life,the good doesn’t prevent the better HH

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) November 24, 2017

Discussion: Do you think Hogan’s comments on making and closing deals is related to a WWE return? Are you interested in seeing the former WWE Champ back with the company?

It seems as though WWE officials are tossing around the idea of bringing back WWE Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan to the company, per a report from Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Whenever a Hulk Hogan return is discussed, however, it all comes back to how sponsors would feel about the idea given “The Hulkster’s” racist comments that came to light several years ago. There’s also the risk of a media backlash against WWE should they choose to bring Hogan back to WWE TV.

Hogan reportedly was in talks with another wrestling promotion about a return to action, with a huge angle in mind, but the deal is said to be off the table as it doesn’t make economic sense.

The ending of last night’s episode of Monday Night RAW saw the return of “The Monster Among Men” Braun Strowman, who obliterated The Miz and The Miztourage after the trio turned on him at TLC and threw him inside a garbage truck (no you didn’t misread that). WWE Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan took to Twitter after the show to offer Intercontinental Champion The Miz some advice, telling him to ‘stay home brother’:

I think if I was Miz I would just stay home brother HH

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) October 31, 2017

A fan decided to remind Hogan that wrestling is a work, but “The Hulkster” was quick to bring up the fact that the injuries suffered inside the squared circle are far from a work:

as long as u know it still hurts like crazy brother! As in 9back surgery’s,2 knee and 2 hip replacements,a work okBrother. HH

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) October 31, 2017

Hogan also answered a fan who asked about his WWE return, saying he’s really been thinking about lately:

I’m starting to really think about it brother HH

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) October 31, 2017

WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan and longtime friend Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake have been going at it on Twitter this weekend. It began on Thursday, with Beefcake announcing on Twitter that he’s writing a book and implied that he’ll be airing out dirt on Hogan.

Beefcake alleges that Hogan stabbed him in the back and accusing Hogan of hanging out with his ex-wife in an attempt to get under his skin. Hogan says Beefcake is a ‘poisonous snake’ who has always been a follower and has no idea ‘how deep the water is.’

You can check out the full exchange below, including a statement from Beefcake’s ex-wife Barbara.

Working on my book which is fastly becoming a tell all! Hold onto your bandana Brother it's about to get real! #BTFBB #KARMA

— Brutus Beefcake (@brutusbeefcake_) October 26, 2017

Got the bandanna glued on tight,get a good lawyer,brother. HH

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) October 27, 2017

Here's a rare pic of Terry carrying his own bag!!! #BTFBB pic.twitter.com/pxqv98L0ZN

— Brutus Beefcake (@brutusbeefcake_) October 27, 2017

If I really wanted to destroy @hulkhogan I'd get them in the ring #BTFBB

— Brutus Beefcake (@brutusbeefcake_) October 27, 2017

Officially I’m done,I will not drop below the negative snake line again,I blame it on Tito’s and diet Ike brother. HH

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) October 28, 2017

pic.twitter.com/IwPVozCup6

— Brutus Beefcake (@brutusbeefcake_) October 28, 2017

All this started when my wife wouldn't drink the Kool Aide #BTFBB

— Brutus Beefcake (@brutusbeefcake_) October 28, 2017

Maybe someone's guilty because they stabbed me in the back! Not the other way around! Chew on that! I'm out!

— Brutus Beefcake (@brutusbeefcake_) October 28, 2017

Mountain climbers know poisonous snakes are the biggest danger,higher altitude is safe above the snake line,won’t drop down again pray4U HH

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) October 28, 2017

while hanging out with my ex-wife trashing the person who always had your back!? Keep praying to that false God of yours! Jesus is my Savior pic.twitter.com/bITupUMQTS

— Brutus Beefcake (@brutusbeefcake_) October 28, 2017

Parental alienation for 7 years and that's the TRUTH! Hogan never have time for my X or my daughter until he ended our friendship! #BTFBB pic.twitter.com/JRRpEE6fTb

— Brutus Beefcake (@brutusbeefcake_) October 28, 2017

my daughter is "upset" over a tweet but not upset she hasn't seen her father? #ParentalAlienationIsChildAbuse alienation pic.twitter.com/RKvG6rwW5j

— Brutus Beefcake (@brutusbeefcake_) October 28, 2017

Icing on the cake My daughter retweets @hulkhogan insulting me because my X has her brainwashed! #ParentalAlienationIsChildAbuse pic.twitter.com/oD1HJCFM9K

— Brutus Beefcake (@brutusbeefcake_) October 28, 2017

My book MY STORY What's Hogan so worried about??? Karma, perhaps! #BTFBB

— Brutus Beefcake (@brutusbeefcake_) October 28, 2017

I follow Jesus Christ more than I can say for Hulkster! He's got people blowing smoke up his ass telling him how wonderful he is! #BTFBB

— Brutus Beefcake (@brutusbeefcake_) October 28, 2017

if @hulkhogan we're a friend he'd stay AWAY from my daughter & x wife! never had time 4 them B4 Mr. POSITIVE this is all to hurt me! #KARMA

— Brutus Beefcake (@brutusbeefcake_) October 28, 2017

https://twitter.com/brutusbeefcake_/status/924647150381944833

– Forbes has released their annual “Fab 40” list, ranking the most valuable sports brands. WWE WrestleMania ranked #6 on the list, valued at $195 million, an 8.3% increase over last year. The Top 5 includes Super Bowl, Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, FIFA World Cup and the NCAA Final Four.

– Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan indicated on Twitter that he’s considering shaving his head.

It’s about time to give myself a Stone Cold haircut brother. HH

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) October 24, 2017

– Last week, The Miz and Maryse revealed the baby they’re expecting next year is a girl. TMZ caught up with WWE’s Intercontinental Champion, who said he’s fine if his daughter wants to become a pro wrestler. Miz said she can do whatever she wants in life, whether it’s a pro wrestler, reality TV star, doctor or lawyer. Whatever she wants to do, she’ll have his full support.

– After weeks of feuding with Brian Kendrick, Jack Gallagher apparently turned heel on this week’s episode of 205 Live. During Kendrick’s main event match with Cedric Alexander, Gallagher hit the ring and attacked Alexander, leading to the disqualification.

Gallagher first confronted Kendrick, but then beat up Cedric before kicking him out of the ring. The show ended after Gallagher offered a handshake to Kendrick, which Kendrick accepted after hesitating.

– RAW General Manager Kurt Angle and WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan reacted on Twitter to Kevin Owens’ vicious assault on 72-year-old WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon at the conclusion of Tuesday’s SmackDown. The attack came after Mr. McMahon announced Owens will square off against his son Shane inside Hell in a Cell at the upcoming pay-per-view.

Kurt Angle said Owens’ attack on Vince was something that would never happen on his show, while Hogan marveled at WWE’s booking and sees big money in KO.

The headbutt heard around the world. This would never have occurred on my show, under my watch. #Itstrue https://t.co/0FaFmaFF0b

— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) September 13, 2017

Vince just taught this new crew how to get somebody over,now Shane needs to put icing on cake then KO will be money forever. HH

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) September 13, 2017

The Young Bucks spoke to Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated this week to promote Ring of Honor’s upcoming Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view. Topics discussed include Adam Cole, Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly in WWE NXT, wanting to wrestle The New Day, their feeling that WWE is ‘going to war’ with them and the Motor City Machine Guns being their greatest rivalry ever.

In talking about next year’s Wrestle Kingdom 12 event from the Tokyo Dome (1/4/18), the Bucks said they want Hulk Hogan to walk them to the ring.

“I’d love to welcome Hulk in,” said Matt. “He’s honestly my favorite wrestler of all time, so working with him in any capacity would be fun.”

Nick added, “I’d love to have him walk us down the aisle at the Tokyo Dome while the three of us play air guitar. That would be a dream come true.”

You can check out the full interview at SI.com.

Of course, Hulk Hogan is no stranger to New Japan Pro Wrestling. Hogan wrestled for New Japan Pro Wrestling from 1980-1985 during the initial rise of Hulkamania. He won the first International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP) tournament back in 1983 and defended the WWF Championship in Japan several times before WWF & NJPW’s working relationship fizzled out in 1985. Hogan later returned to New Japan in 1993 after leaving the World Wrestling Federation prior to joining WCW.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf78v6Fa9vI

Pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan has been getting active on YouTube lately and is starting a new series of Q&A sessions answering all sorts of questions from his fans.

In the first installment of his Q&A series, Hogan brought up the possibility of returning to the wrestling world. At the end of the Q&A, Hogan came right out and asked the fans — should he return to wrestling or stay away?

“Now I got a question for you,” said Hogan. “From this point forward, with Hulk Hogan being in the prime of his career, with Hulk Hogan being the greatest beach bum ever with the greatest beach shop, what do you fans want to see me do with wrestling?”

He asked, “Do you want me to stay out of it? Do you want me to get back in it? Do you want me to tear the business apart? I want to hear from you guys. I want to get your replies. What do the fans want Hulk Hogan to do about wrestling from this point forward.”

Upon his initial run with WWE, Sid Vicious was immediately thrusted in to the main event scene against the likes of Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior. It was an incident that occurred backstage between Hogan and McMahon after The Royal Rumble, however, that really ticked him off and made him want to leave the company.

At the 1992 Royal Rumble “The Hulkster” was booed by the crowd who had grown tired of his “American hero” gimmick, despite him being the face of the promotion at the time.

The fan reaction greatly angered Hogan, who took it out on McMahon backstage and blamed him. During a recent interview with Hannibal TV, Vicious claimed Hogan began yelling at McMahon as if he had planned for the boos to happen:

“He [Hogan] is putting on like a woman, screaming at Vince like Vince planned for him to get booed,” Vicious said. “I went to Vince’s office and I said, ‘Vince, I can’t work in a place where a grown man acts like this.’ I said, ‘I’m going home, I’m done.'”

On the latest episode of his “Dinner With The King” podcast, Jerry Lawler and co-host Glenn Moore were joined by WWE Hall Of Famer Jimmy Hart. During the show, they discussed the career of Hulk Hogan and possibility of the Hulkster resurfacing in WWE following his sex tape / racism scandal.

Despite all the negative headlines, Lawler and Hart are convinced we haven’t seen the last of Hulk Hogan in WWE. “In the wrestling world, you never say never,” said Lawler. “I thought it was way big overreaction what happened with Hulk in this most recent situation — the reason why he’s not in WWE at the moment.”

Lawler continued, “But I think that has definitely blown over. It was never a big deal to begin with. And I don’t think anybody even thinks about that anymore. I do think a lot of people would like to see Hulk come back. I think, right now, the ball is in Hulk’s court. If he wants to come back, I think he would definitely be able to come back.”

Jimmy Hart added, “You have seen clips of the Hulk being sprinkled into video packages lately on WWE programming. So I think one day that Hulk will be back where he deserves to be, with the WWE. I really do.”

You can listen to the full episode here:

WCW Starrcade 1997 marked the payoff of a year-long feud between Sting and Hollywood Hulk Hogan. It was WCW’s highest-grossing pay-per-view ever, but the finish to their main event bout left some fans confused.

The match was supposedly booked to finish with a worked screwjob in Hogan’s favor, featuring referee Nick Patrick counting a pin fall too quickly. Patrick ended up counting the pin at a normal pace, resulting in the appearance that Hogan had beaten Sting cleanly and a deviation from the plan. Bret Hart then ran down and claimed the finish was a screwjob, and restarted the match with Sting winning after the restart.

20 years later, Nick Patrick has broken his silence on the confusion. On Dave Penzer’s Sitting Ringside podcast, Patrick blamed the situation on backstage miscommunications and tensions.

“What happened was two people, Sting and Hulk, they were the two franchise guys and the two franchise guys were butting heads at that point in time,” Patrick said. “One guy came up to me and told me to fast-count it to get some heat and give him an out, and the other guy said ‘Don’t fast count it. Keep it nice and slow.’

“So the person that was in charge evidently didn’t want to make a call, didn’t want to pick a side, and made themselves scarce all night long to where I couldn’t find them to ask them ‘Hey, what do you want me to do?’”

Patrick went on to work for WWE after their purchase of WCW in 2001. He remained on the WWE referee crew until his release in August of 2008 after more than six months of inactivity due to a chronic back injury.

Hulk Hogan was let go of his WWE deal back in July of 2015 after some extremely racist comments he made were leaked and made public. After nearly two years away from the company, the WWE has been slowly attempting to re-introduce him into the WWE Universe with sporadic appearances on the WWE Network. He has yet to be brought back on WWE TV, however, as officials are still wondering how fans will react to “The Hulkster” after all that has happened.

Recently, former WWE Superstar Ryback took to his podcast, Conversation With The Big Guy, to comment on the situation and offer his thoughts on if Hogan should be brought back to the company. You can read Ryback’s comments here:

“I’m just picturing, they bring him back and you know, like, the Be a STAR campaigns and everything? But they send him out to talk to groups of youths, black kids. They just go overboard trying to shove it down people’s throats. Do you know what I mean? And it backfires. No, I say that all as a joke. It only makes sense for him to go back at some point, or to be involved in some way, shape, or form.”

“I like him a lot, man. I actually had several conversations with him where we talked about The Secret a little bit and positivity. When you meet him in person, he’s such a down-to-earth, nice guy.” Ryback summarized, “he’s a good f–king dude and anyone that questions that has their head up their ass.”

H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions

The Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker lawsuit has had far-reaching legal consequences. The precedent set by the case is expected to impact the future of journalism and celebrity privacy.

Netflix will be releasing a documentary on the case, and have just released the first trailer for the move:

The Many Facets of Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker

The co-founder of Paypal, Peter Thief, helped bankroll the lawsuit against Gawker. The media company had previously released private information as well.

WWE cut ties with Hogan after the tapes were released, allowing Hogan to sue Gawker for lost revenue.

More information should be revealed in the upcoming documentary.

Back in 2015 WWE Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan was let go by the WWE after some viciously racist comments made by “The Hulkster” were leaked out online. Virtually all references to Hogan were removed by the WWE after he was fired, and Hogan won a $115 million lawsuit against Gawker for releasing the tape without his permission.

Recently, HBO late-night host Bill Maher has been taking some heat after using the N-word on TV over the weekend in a joke while interviewing a Senator. Shortly after, Maher released the following apology for his actions:

“Friday nights are always my worst night of sleep because I’m up reflecting on the things I should or shouldn’t have said on my live show,” Maher stated.

“Last night was a particularly long night as I regret the word I used in the banter of a live moment. The word was offensive and I regret saying it and am very sorry.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYp4Vh9FGKs

HBO also commented on the incident:

“Bill Maher’s comment last night was completely inexcusable and tasteless. We are removing his deeply offensive comment from any subsequent airings of the show.”

Hogan didn’t seem too happy with Maher’s actions or his apology, as he said the following on Twitter:

ON PURPOSE and ,only an apology,,unbelievable. HH

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) June 4, 2017

As WWE continues to gradually integrate Hulk Hogan back into the company’s content offerings, there is renewed speculation that Hogan will be returning to the fold sooner than later.

After his sex tape / racism scandal, Hogan was toxic and WWE went to great lengths to distance themselves from the industry icon. During WWE’s Q2 2015 investor conference call, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon stated that Hogan is no longer associated with the company and Hogan’s departure would have “no material effect” on their financial performance.

According to the Wrestling Observer, there’s been talk of bringing Hogan back, probably as an Ambassador. We could see Hogan appearing on WWE Network shows like Table For 3, autograph signings, etc. Many have seen Hogan’s eventual return as inevitable, but WWE wants to be reasonably sure that bringing Hogan back would not generate a backlash of negative media attention.

The latest sign of the Hogan-WWE relationship thawing out was the inclusion of a Hulk Hogan poster in the International version of the WWE Kids magazine.

During a recent interview, Hogan’s longtime friend Jimmy Hart said they’re working on a few projects for Hogan, including overseas tour with “some of the Superstars” that would involve a stage show, autograph signings and more.

Former WCW President Eric Bischoff recently talked to Sports Illustrated about the wrestling business, and shed some light on Hulk Hogan’s infamous heel turn in 1996 to join the nWo.

Bischoff said that it was very difficult for Hogan to abandon his good-guy character, but he eventually got comfortable in the heel role.

“He was so unsure how the fans would react after being so familiar seeing him as a babyface for so long,” Bischoff recalled. “There was a big part of Hulk Hogan that loved being a heel, and once he connected to that character, and once the audience connected to that character, he thoroughly enjoyed it.”

Eric feels that Hogan’s experience working against the top heels in the business for nearly 15 years primed him for becoming a heel himself.

“He saw a lot of things that he filed into his ‘heel folder’, and that included drawing from ‘Superstar’ Billy Graham, Jesse ‘The Body’ Ventura, and Roddy Piper,” Bischoff said of Hogan’s inspirations for his heel character. “He’d had the opportunity to work with some of the best heels in the business, and he filed a lot of that away. There was also a part of Terry Bollea’s real personality that he brought to the table that allowed him to let loose.”

Bischoff currently hosts a weekly podcast on the MLW Radio Network called Bischoff On Wrestling.

WWE Hall Of Famer Jimmy Hart recently did an interview with Cerrito & 5 Starr to discuss Hulk Hogan, his upcoming endeavors and if we’ll ever see the Hulkster back on WWE television. Here are the highlights of what Jimmy Hart said about:

What Hogan has been up to:

“Well first of all The Hulkster has been great, we were in LA a couple of weeks ago for a couple of shows. Then we went to San Francisco for a couple of shows and a business meeting. I went to Las Vegas Cauliflower Alley for the WWE of course, but Hulk is doing great. He has his Clearwater beach shop doing phenomenal down in Clearwater Beach, and he just opened a brand new one he’s been working on for two years. We finally got the okay and the building done, fixed it up unbelievable right at WrestleMania time. It’s doing great up in Orlando right now.

“But we’ve got a couple of great projects that Hulk has been working on that we’re gonna let the whole world know about in a couple of months. One of them might be an overseas major tour with some of the Superstars. You see how The Rock does those big bus tours? We’re gonna grab one of those big buses over there and hit five or six cities during a week, come back home for a month, go back – maybe Australia, maybe Germany, maybe England, and kind of do that. So many of the fans have asked Hulkster to come back over there, but we’ve never really done a Q&A, we’ve never really done autographs, we’ve never done a ton of merchandise over there. So we’re in the process of working some things out. There’s a lot of great things happening with The Hulkster.”

If Hulk will ever return to WWE:

“You never say never on anything. I know there has been a lot of people I thought would never ever return to the WWE, but for some reason – It’s like Triple H always says ‘We’re gonna do what’s best for business.’ You never know what might happen but I know Hulk still loves the WWE and everyone up there, like me too, and I’m grateful to still be doing stuff with them and doing stuff with the Hulkster.”

You can listen to Hart’s interview with Cerrito and 5 Starr here.

H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcribed quotes

Arguably the biggest star in Pro Wrestling history is in talks to appear in this year’s UK Celebrity Big Brother house.

According to a source within the CBB fold: “They think he may go for it this year after previously turning them down because of the battering his reputation took.”

Hogan has supposedly refused previous offers throughout the years to appear on the long running Channel 5 show, his recent issues stemming from the Gawker case may make him more open to the idea of appearing on the reality show to tell his side of the story.

The current offer on the table is rumoured to be in the £1 Million mark, whether this is enough to tempt Hogan remains to be seen.

If the earth is shaking today,don't worry! It's just the aftershock of the slam heard around the world 30yrs ago today, brother HH pic.twitter.com/rNrPxTk2lB

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) March 29, 2017