Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Hulkamaniacs and Bloody Gloves

Ok so everybody knows who Hulk Hogan is: arguably the most famous and recognizable professional wrestler of all time, with a career spanning over 30 years. Though, for those of you who don't know, he's the guy who bodyslammed Andre the Giant. With such an iconic status, I'm sure one could guess that the man is rolling in money (ballin' if you will). Apart from the Hulkster himself, many of you may know something about his family as a result of their VH1 show Hogan Knows Best which followed those loveable Hogans throughout their everyday lives (think the Osbournes without all of the unintelligible conversation and substance abuse). What some of you may not know is that Mr. and Mrs. Hogan have split up, and it hast NOT been amicable. This saga was one of the issues discussed in his recent interview with, the just as iconic, Rolling Stone magazine. Typically in a divorce there's some beef, but it's not always justified. In this case, however, Hulk had some legitimate reasons to be bitter mainly based around the fact that, in his own words, "You live half a mile from the 20,000-square-foot home you can't go to anymore, you're driving through downtown Clearwater and see a 19-year-old boy driving your Escalade, and you know that a 19-year-old boy is sleeping in your bed, with your wife ..." I would assume that anyone can see why having your ex-wife living in YOUR mansion and spending YOUR money and sharing it all with a 19 year old (she's 49, by the way) would be extremely frustrating; infuriating, even. Unfortunately, it took Hogan about 2 seconds to put his foot in his mouth and turn a sympathetic situation into a major wtf moment when he (in the interview with the major publication/on the record/in all seriousness) went on to say "I totally understand O.J. I get it." Now, don't be too quick to demonize this mountain of a man, because lest we forget, we can let only he who hath not contemplated murdering an ex-lover cast the first stone ... wait ... that doesn't really achieve the same affect in this situation, does it? Now, I'm really not throwing him under the bus here, because I could only imagine how angry that situation would make me, and I'm pretty sure everyone, in the heat of the moment, has said something to that affect but obviously not meant it. To me, the main issue here is that HE SAID IT ON THE RECORD ... That's the kind of thing you say among friends when you're angry (but probably not). Oh well. If nothing else, he's earned himself a nice mimosas-and-waffles brunch with Orenthal James to discuss the pros and cons of murdering your white wife. Though we should probably hope that doesn't happen, because I'm not completely sure the world's ready to see Hulkamania runnin' wild AND the Juice on the loose.

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