Dave Zirin absolutely nails this AND the worthlessness of CNN in one post. https://bsky.app/profile/edgeofsports.bsky.social/post/3lupwp2fqak2z
On Thu, Jul 24, 2025, 15:46 Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > He had nothing outside of his character. > > I can’t help but think of the late Peter Sellers, who said more than once > that he has no idea who he was outside of the roles he played in movies. > > Terry was Hulk, and that’s all that he was. There was a very brief window > in my own life — maybe two months or so when I was nine-years-old — when I > followed wrestling. I was by no means a Hulkamaniac, but he was a part of > the pop culture of the day. > > I will mostly remember him for the lawsuit which led to the shutdown of > Gawker, but of course he didn’t sue them out of some righteous cause, so he > doesn’t really get bonus points for that. > > > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > > On Thu, Jul 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Last year, on Peacock, I watched a documentary the WWE made about the >> 2009 Wrestlemania event. What struck me most (beside barely mentioning >> McMahon) was they did interviews with participants. All of them looked like >> guys I could see at the neighborhood bar or senior center. They were all >> happy about their time in wrestling and have dropped their characters and >> moved on. Except for Hulk Hogan - he could never let his character go. >> >> On Thu, Jul 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Just as he had sold rights to coverage of his real college/Olympic-style >>> wrestling promotion to the Fox Nation streamer, which he co-owned with the >>> UFC and others (it's Fox Nation's second sports commitment--I believe >>> they've already streamed a Professional Bull Riders event). Fox has yet to >>> say whether Fox Nation will be included in their new Fox One streamer. >>> >>> Mark Jeffries >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jul 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Anyone find it weird that Hulk didn't outlive McMahon? B >>>> >>>> Kevin M, July 24th: >>>> >>>> Hoping he has a breakaway casket >>>> >>>> >>>> https://www.nbclosangeles.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/wrestling-superstar-hulk-hogan-dead-at-71/3752415/?_osource=SocialFlowFB_LABrand&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLvOP5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHontW3CZ_yU2ttb4HwqaA5XzwlD5OIMqrfUk0_bzapCeOARq4N_JrJcngd9A_aem_johljWnQvS3oYOub8tGGXg >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/47e88718-8026-4716-9204-937499221c90n%40googlegroups.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/47e88718-8026-4716-9204-937499221c90n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi-Mgp_rHLVLuNSYCxRs1ujsP3q8HiqWnKEVrt7d0oOthg%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi-Mgp_rHLVLuNSYCxRs1ujsP3q8HiqWnKEVrt7d0oOthg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiH5%2B8moXijam6ig2c1ouQZS7V09bjD8EB5GTzOLL%3DBnPQ%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiH5%2B8moXijam6ig2c1ouQZS7V09bjD8EB5GTzOLL%3DBnPQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4CKoUusboVW645UpTrzjKyP6RK%3Djr5zi5Bv1NeOY8z2%2Bw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4CKoUusboVW645UpTrzjKyP6RK%3Djr5zi5Bv1NeOY8z2%2Bw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BcCUQuZLenaQ20dO0VFVNjAwKiLSwgSfxNsGL_MCe%3DaGg%40mail.gmail.com.
