thesandman Posted June 30 Report Share Posted June 30 Hulk Hogan, as we reported earlier today at PWTorch.com, has parted ways with WWE. The decision was made, relatively mutually, last week during a phone conversation Hogan initiated with Vince McMahon a couple days after the Smackdown tapings.Hogan was concerned with how he was being used creatively. The feeling was that he wasn't at the stage of his career where he could be utilized effectively as just another face appearing every week. He felt that in order to be an effective draw, his appearances on TV needed to be treated as a big deal, not as the third rung of a three-man team in a TV main event.His frustration boiled over last Tuesday at the Smackdown tapings at Madison Square Garden. When the crowd chanted "Hogan, Hogan," he felt that Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle should have responded to that by playing into the chants and tagging him in. Instead, Angle and Lesnar followed the script of the match rather than improvise, which is standard practice for TV tapings.It didn't help that Smackdown, headlined by the six-man tag with Hogan, drew the smallest WWE crowd at MSG in over six years, under 9,000 paid (and thousands less than Raw the night before). Hogan doesn't like being associated with a product that losing to another, and being in the main event of a Smackdown taping that drew so much less than Raw the night before was instrumental in his emotions last week.Of course, money is always a factor in these situation, even though "creative differences" sounds more noble. While Hogan's feelings about being misused are genuine, it could be soothed over quickly if he felt he was "being appreciated fully financially." There are already rumblings that Hogan may try to get the XWF going again, which could be Hogan genuinely wanting to try to be part of a start-up group to compete with WWE, or it could be an attempt at a leverage move to scare Vince into giving Hogan what he wants creatively and financially. Remember, the XWF used Sable, Curt Hennig, Hulk Hogan, and several other lesser names who all ended up getting hired by WWE. With Hennig, it was clearly an attempt by WWE to flex some muscles and take away a major headliner from the upstart XWF at the time, which shows Vince is conscientious of any start-up group threatening his market share, no matter how small they are at the time.Last Tuesday at MSG, Hogan unmasked for the crowd after the cameras stopped rolling and played into the cheers. That was his way of perhaps saying "good bye" to the crowd in person rather than under the mask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christianjay Posted June 30 Report Share Posted June 30 wrestling is gay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesandman Posted June 30 Author Report Share Posted June 30 Originally posted by christianjay wrestling is gay As gay as you stalking all my posts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
destinyschild Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 Maybe he wants to see you in tights! lolNah but seriously that would be sad. Hogan for this past smackdown seemed immortal for a blip. It's too bad he didn't get to win that match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christianjay Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 Originally posted by thesandman As gay as you stalking all my posts... hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnholmes Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 Originally posted by thesandman Hulk Hogan, as we reported earlier today at PWTorch.com, has parted ways with WWE. The decision was made, relatively mutually, last week during a phone conversation Hogan initiated with Vince McMahon a couple days after the Smackdown tapings.Hogan was concerned with how he was being used creatively. The feeling was that he wasn't at the stage of his career where he could be utilized effectively as just another face appearing every week. He felt that in order to be an effective draw, his appearances on TV needed to be treated as a big deal, not as the third rung of a three-man team in a TV main event.His frustration boiled over last Tuesday at the Smackdown tapings at Madison Square Garden. When the crowd chanted "Hogan, Hogan," he felt that Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle should have responded to that by playing into the chants and tagging him in. Instead, Angle and Lesnar followed the script of the match rather than improvise, which is standard practice for TV tapings.It didn't help that Smackdown, headlined by the six-man tag with Hogan, drew the smallest WWE crowd at MSG in over six years, under 9,000 paid (and thousands less than Raw the night before). Hogan doesn't like being associated with a product that losing to another, and being in the main event of a Smackdown taping that drew so much less than Raw the night before was instrumental in his emotions last week.Of course, money is always a factor in these situation, even though "creative differences" sounds more noble. While Hogan's feelings about being misused are genuine, it could be soothed over quickly if he felt he was "being appreciated fully financially." There are already rumblings that Hogan may try to get the XWF going again, which could be Hogan genuinely wanting to try to be part of a start-up group to compete with WWE, or it could be an attempt at a leverage move to scare Vince into giving Hogan what he wants creatively and financially. Remember, the XWF used Sable, Curt Hennig, Hulk Hogan, and several other lesser names who all ended up getting hired by WWE. With Hennig, it was clearly an attempt by WWE to flex some muscles and take away a major headliner from the upstart XWF at the time, which shows Vince is conscientious of any start-up group threatening his market share, no matter how small they are at the time.Last Tuesday at MSG, Hogan unmasked for the crowd after the cameras stopped rolling and played into the cheers. That was his way of perhaps saying "good bye" to the crowd in person rather than under the mask. i can sleep now knowing this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amercali Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 fuck hogan, he always retires and comes back. he needs all the attention Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesandman Posted July 1 Author Report Share Posted July 1 Originally posted by amercali fuck hogan, he always retires and comes back. he needs all the attention I agree, he always bails out when business is down too so he can't be blamed for it. He can't keep up w/ any of the top wrestlers today anyway... He will be good in small doses though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrapturex Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 I was just gonna say, what is this like his 10th retirement party?What is he now 80?he should get a match going with moola...or however you spell her name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesandman Posted July 1 Author Report Share Posted July 1 Originally posted by xrapturex I was just gonna say, what is this like his 10th retirement party?What is he now 80?he should get a match going with moola...or however you spell her name. Thats the Fabulous Moolah to you!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclebuc Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 thanks for the indepth article ball Bag.Hogan sucks.....In order to be the man, you have to beat the man and Ric Flair has been the man his whole lifeWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!*strutting*Woooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Now hit my music........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
destinyschild Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 No doubt. The dirtiest player in the game. And don't forget the 4 horsemen!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roque1 Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangos Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 I would have cared about this post 10 years ago, when I was 12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fkornre Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 Originally posted by unclebuc thanks for the indepth article ball Bag.Hogan sucks.....In order to be the man, you have to beat the man and Ric Flair has been the man his whole lifeWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!*strutting*Woooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Now hit my music........ now maybe u should rewatch wrestling for the past 30 years and take notice how hogan and mcmahon r the reason for wrestling being where it is today...flair was in the wcw which most ppl didnt know or care about and hogan was kicking ass in the real wrestling events in wwf...hogan is still the most recognizable player in the game today and still by the sound of it the most loved... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kermzy Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 Beat it Hogan! I'm sick of you and your wooden legged friend anyway...was that mean? Nah, but I think he's got to leave for a little while every now & then anyway, nothin' beats a comeback! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancerbar Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 Originally posted by fkornre now maybe u should rewatch wrestling for the past 30 years and take notice how hogan and mcmahon r the reason for wrestling being where it is today...flair was in the wcw which most ppl didnt know or care about and hogan was kicking ass in the real wrestling events in wwf...hogan is still the most recognizable player in the game today and still by the sound of it the most loved... hogan cant take a bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunnelbandit Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 Wrestling is for inbreds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fkornre Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 Originally posted by dancerbar hogan cant take a bump i didnt say he is a fabulous wrestler...but as an entertainer and a fan favorite he is king...back in the day he had his moves and i agree he cant keep up with the younger talent but there is no denying his greatness and his ability to make the younger talent perform well as in the Rocky vs Hogan I which was a great match...hogan got the greatest crowd participation i have ever heard...they went nutz for him and it made the rock step up his game to beat him and for the rock to "accept the torch" passed by hogan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancerbar Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 Originally posted by fkornre i didnt say he is a fabulous wrestler...but as an entertainer and a fan favorite he is king...back in the day he had his moves and i agree he cant keep up with the younger talent but there is no denying his greatness and his ability to make the younger talent perform well as in the Rocky vs Hogan I which was a great match...hogan got the greatest crowd participation i have ever heard...they went nutz for him and it made the rock step up his game to beat him and for the rock to "accept the torch" passed by hogan well said and i can see you know a thing or 2, i just feel after the invasion thing and passing the torch to rocky that he should have been used mimimal in the ring, more as a TV guy, like Austin is now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fkornre Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 Originally posted by dancerbar well said and i can see you know a thing or 2, i just feel after the invasion thing and passing the torch to rocky that he should have been used mimimal in the ring, more as a TV guy, like Austin is now def agree wit cha on that one...althought i did luv it when he came out mr america with his old theme song " i am a real american" i start singing and everything when that song hits...reminds me of the good old days of wwf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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