The Pro Wrasslin' Thread (WWE, WWF, WCW, TNA, ROH, NWA, NJPW, etc)

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Jumpin said:

A very rough week for celebrities. First Malcom-Jamal Warner, then Ozzy, and now Hogan.

IMO, there are two ways to look at Hogan. If I may be a bit distasteful for a moment before I get to my point and feelings right now. (I feel this is a "safe space" for tastelessness after the Iron Sheik joke :D)

On one hand (this is the tasteless part!): in life - he was a racist, overrated in the ring and on the mic (extremely so), and ultimately behaved selfishly.
But, he's not someone like Chris Benoit, he didn't do any permanent damage, nothing that couldn't be forgiven.
So, in death: I think it's very hard to not feel sadness at the passing of someone who had such a profound impact on an industry you've been a fan of for decades. Also tragic, because it's likely his life was cut 10 to 25 years short from steroid abuse and the damage done to his body in the ring. And I think all that supersedes all of the negativity.

Anyway, that's kind of my feelings on the situation about The Hulk Hogan.

Anyone who wants to forgive him can do so. But why should they? I'm not into the whole be nice to dead people thing. Hogan was a piece of shit. All his death changes is that he's a dead piece of shit.