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  • Hulk Hogan On CM Punk’s Return And Andre The Giant

    CM Punk fans aren’t the only ones who want him to return to wrestling. Hulk Hogan recently expressed his desire to see CM Punk back in the ring again. Hogan said how happy he was to be back with the WWE but said that he wished he would see CM Punk come back as well.

    CM Punk recently left the WWE and has not made any statements to the media, had any interviews or even posted on Twitter in over a month. Although CM Punk has not given a reason for leaving, many people believe it is due to the fact that for the third year in a row, he was passed over for the title match at next month’s WrestleMania.

    Hogan himself admitted that he didn’t know much about CM Punk’s decision to leave the WWE or if he planned to come back anytime soon. He said that he hoped he was only on a short vacation and would make a return soon.

    Hogan has some big plans for the WWE and recently announced that he has planned a 30-man “Over The Top Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal” for WrestleMania next month.

    Hogan and Andre feuded throughout their wrestling careers but had always been close friends. Hogan defeated Andre at WrestleMania III in 1987 in front of a crowd of 93,173 people. Hogan won the match by body slamming the 520lb giant and finishing him with a running leg drop before covering him for the pin.

    Andre the Giant, real name André René Roussimoff, died of congestive heart failure in 1993. He attended his father’s funeral the day before his death and passed away peacefully in his sleep.

    Hogan and many other professional wrestlers often recall stories of Andre’s kindness and he is considered a legend of the sport.

    What do you think of CM Punk leaving the WWE and Hulk Hogan planning a memorial match for Andre the Giant?

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  • Hulk Hogan Wrestles With Gawker Lawsuit

    Hulk Hogan Wrestles With Gawker Lawsuit

    Hulk Hogan recently filed a lawsuit against the tabloid website Gawker after the site released an article and short video clip of Hogan and the wife of one of his friends having sex. Although the video was grainy and less than two minutes long, it was easy to tell that the man in the video was Hogan. The woman was Heather Clem, the wife of Bubba “The Love Sponge” Clem, a longtime friend of Hogan.

    Hogan also filed a lawsuit against Clem, claiming he secretly video taped Hogan and his wife having sex, and that Hogan did not agree to it. Clem was also accused of turning the tape over to Gawker, and the clip became a part of both lawsuits.

    Gawker claims that they had the right to publish the article and according to court filings, state and federal courts in Florida have both ruled that Gawker’s report was protected by the First Amendment.

    Gawker has now filed a lawsuit against Hogan and is demanding that he and his attorneys turn over any emails between Hogan, his lawyer, and his publicist. The lawsuit specifically asks for emails related to Hogan’s October 2012 appearances with Howard Stern and Piers Morgan, and interviews done with the Today show and USA Today.

    Gawker is likely trying to convince the court that Hogan was aware he was being videotaped and that all three parties, Hogan, Heather Clem and Bubba Clem, agreed to film and participate in the video.

    Gawker has argued that Hogan is hiding behind attorney-client privilege. Hogan is accusing Gawker of violating his privacy. The court date for this charge is March 3, 2014.

    Do you think the emails will reveal that Hogan agreed to make the sex tape or is the Hulkster’s privacy being violated by the tape and Gawker report?

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