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Hulk Hogan: Ruined By Reality TV

4/16/09, 2:33 pm EST

Photograph by Peter Yang

Hulk Hogan is in chronic pain, but isn’t counting out a return to the ring. The superstar wrestler revealed the most intimate parts of what’s left of his private life to Erik Hedegaard for a feature in the new issue of Rolling Stone, including how he “could have turned everything into a crime scene, like O.J.” after learning his soon-to-be ex-wife Linda had abandoned him (but not his 20,000-square-foot Florida mansion) for a 19-year-old boy her daughter had gone to high school with.

Grab the new issue for Hedegaard’s fascinating profile — which features Hulk expounding on the greatness of Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler, recalling his earliest days in the ring and grappling with the prospect of life outside the spotlight — and revisit the Hulk’s life from his childhood as a chubby kid named Terry Bollea to the height of Hulkamania, Hulk Knows Best and beyond, in photos. Plus, check out Rob Sheffield’s breakdown of eight romances destroyed by reality TV, including Britney & Kevin, Nick & Jessica, Whitney & Bobby and more.

A Hulk’s Life: The Rise and Fall of Hulk Hogan

Ruined By Reality TV: Eight Romances Burnt by the Spotlight


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Bman | 4/16/2009, 2:56 pm EST

I guess Hulk didn’t know best… His happy little family was all fake just like his wrestling career.

S. Palin | 4/16/2009, 3:28 pm EST

Not sure if I should feel bad for him for finding out that his wife was afterall a hoar, son a pot-head narcissist and daughter a clueless excuse for a pop-tart, or think that ultimately it all comes down to what you reap is what you sow.

dude | 4/16/2009, 3:36 pm EST

this is one of the many reasons why reality tv needs to go away. its not even ‘reality’ anymore like it was back then. every reality show now is flooded with editing to make it look more dramatic than what it is. thats one of the reasons why i dont even watch tv anymore.

jackass | 4/16/2009, 3:36 pm EST

hulk is the best and who ever dont like that can kiss his ass

jackass | 4/16/2009, 3:39 pm EST

i guess hulk did know best… his happy little family was all true and he was the best at wrestling he was a beast in the ring the bman is a ass

big show | 4/16/2009, 3:42 pm EST

i agree wit jackass

Green1st | 4/16/2009, 4:17 pm EST

It goes to show how poor moral values and grandstanding comes back to haunt you. He will meet all the same people he stepped on to get to the top on the way down.

real fighter | 4/16/2009, 4:56 pm EST

Bman ? what the hell do you do for a living ! Sounds to me like your hating on the hulk ! your a f’ing loser ! Terry’s an icon ! dont hate the playa , loser ,! hate the game ! but , then again thats why your hating on terry ! YOU AINT GOT NO GAME !

real fighter | 4/16/2009, 4:56 pm EST

Bman ? what the hell do you do for a living ! Sounds to me like your hating on the hulk ! your a f’ing loser ! Terry’s an icon ! dont hate the playa , loser ,! hate the game ! but , then again thats why your hating on terry ! YOU AINT GOT NO GAME !

dude | 4/16/2009, 5:47 pm EST

that 19 year old kid is so fucking lucky…I LOVE MILFS!

jd | 4/16/2009, 5:51 pm EST

hahaha hulk doesnt know best

milf | 4/16/2009, 6:04 pm EST

milf rules! lol

ACLUeless | 4/16/2009, 6:04 pm EST

Reality TV is a blight on society, and celebrity reality shows are the worst offenders. They’re nothing but self-centered vanity projects for egomaniacs that can’t stand when they’re not the center of attention. The world would be a better place if reality TV was wiped from the airwaves. Unfortunately, there’s too many brain-addled sheople sucking this sh*t down like candy for that to happen anytime soon. And most of them are probably people that voted for Mr. Barack Star. Yeah, and how’s that choice working out for ya?

RowdyRoddy | 4/17/2009, 7:29 pm EST

Back off the Hulk. That whole “OJ” controversy is so overblown. His wife’s a bitch and he wanted to go OJ on her-so what. He didn’t and he’s moved on so leave him alone.

surfla | 4/17/2009, 8:47 pm EST

His wife should have to live in the house (separate sides or whatever) until the divorce is final. This would allow Hulk to use his own stuff and would make sure his wife really believes in getting the divorce rather than her having the power to kick him out of his house (which he ear ned) and turn the whole situation into a joke by dating this teenager.(who should not be allowed in the house) The judge should take the wife’s actions with the kid to weigh her level of responsibility. She allowed a teen to drive Hulk’s car within a year of her own son crashing a car which killed an Iraqi War Veteran.

D | 4/18/2009, 3:03 am EST

Look here – none of us are perfect and Terry is the same as anybody else. I live near Clearwater and I’ve met Terry/Hulk many times – He’s a really nice guy. What you see on TV (a proud/protective parent) is what you get. Linda should have put down the bottle and learned from him.

dedeeee | 4/18/2009, 5:15 am EST

yeah, reality tv bites.. it’s so absurd to the point where i think people know it’s that absurd, but they still watch it for entertainment…but seriously……why the fuck is that entertainment? it pisses me off. fuck off Hulk. i had a three-way with your wife and daughter and it was fucking delicious.

Big E | 4/19/2009, 4:24 pm EST

Give Hulk a break! He needs to stay in Tampa and let Bubba and the Boy’s take care of him.Hulk get out of the spotlight.Lay low Then unleash Hulkamania on us all again.

Anonymous | 4/19/2009, 6:05 pm EST

What a great society we live in when this absolute crap (reality TV) is seen as entertainment..

Truely pathetic.

MICKO | 4/19/2009, 6:06 pm EST

What a great society we live in when this absolute crap (reality TV) is seen as entertainment..

Truely pathetic.

john ford | 4/20/2009, 11:33 am EST

why would anyone care about this has been ,and his rediculously stupid, ugly ,wife and kids. ?

The Boss | 4/20/2009, 5:57 pm EST

So what if he made the OJ comments? I went through a divorce myself and I felt the exact same way.

Make no mistake about it, even Linda doesn’t truly believe that HOLLYWOOD HULK HOGAN is capable of ever doing such a thing. She’s not afraid of his. Remember this is the woman who had to be told by the ((! opporator to stop following HIM! She (and her attorney) are simply using this as a tool to try to milk as much money as they can from HOLLYWOOD HULK HOGAN.

Personally, I feal that since she has never earned a dime in her life, and she is the one filing for divorce (and thus decided that she no longer wanted to be part of HOLLYWOOD HULK HOGAN’S world) she should get nothing. She had it all with HOLLYWOOD HULK HOGAN and if she wants out then she should not get to take his money with her.

She’s a gold digging bitch.

FakeWrestlingSucksAnyway | 4/23/2009, 6:06 pm EST

He said what he said and now has to live with the consequences, whatver! Bigger stories in the news. BTW they both agreed to the reality tv series and now they realize the price. His son can’t drive a sports car and we all know the results from that…yada yada yada, whatever. His kind of wrestling was and still is just bad acting, nobody really cares.

pete | 5/5/2009, 9:40 pm EST

palin learn how to spell before you talk shit.

LSTN | 5/7/2009, 8:21 pm EST

The Ultimate Warrior is better.

nelly | 5/13/2009, 11:17 am EST

To all y’all haters hatin on hulk man fuck off bitches, dont ur get it, his wife is a f**king hoe!

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