The Hogan Family ... REALLY?

Hogan family...REALLY?! There are just too many places to start with this one. The problem is figuring out which one start with.

I'll save the biggest two idiots for last. Let's start at the bottom of the Hogan food chain, the mom.

Linda Hogan. She's married to undoubtedly the most recognizable name in professional wrestling, and set for life with everything he's done. Then she files for divorce.

Now she's collecting alimony payments, and picking him clean for half of everything he's got. He is pro wrestling's version of Jeff Gordon. Oh, and let's not forget the minor oversight of Linda now dating a 19-year old. Really Linda?

Then we go to Brooke. Oh yes, don't think I forgot the Hogan family princess. Recording artist, star of her own show on VH1, and yet somehow not pregnant. With as much as she's played the field, it's amazement to me that she hasn't made the same two mistakes her mom made. She almost seems to be the logical equation of this puzzle, sad enough to say. I'm moving on before this whole article revolves around her, like she believes the rest of the world does.

Given recent news, I had to bump Nick from the main event of this article to the semi main event. Everybody remembers the big car wreck that Nick Hogan had in August of 2007. It was a horrible accident, that left his passenger John Graziano nearly dead.

He served his jail sentence, spent some of it in solitary, before they moved him into the public section of the jail.

Then what does he do this year? You guessed it...he got in ANOTHER wreck. No injuries this time, but there was a bit of irony. Only moments before this wreck, he had just left a charity event. The event was called "Keep It On Track" and do you know what it promoted? It teaches people to drive safely. Anybody else dropping their head in shame over that yet?

And for the bittersweet end of this, we move to the man himself...Hulk Hogan. The most recognizable name in the industry. He knows more about this business than just about anybody on the planet, except the most important part...HOW TO WRESTLE!

He has gotten by on the same set of four or five moves, the same boring promos, the same routine. It's gone unchanged for over two decades.

So now he brings himself to TNA Wrestling. In a move that was announced in October, Hogan and long time associate Eric Bischoff are headed to TNA to shake things up. Starting with a live 3-hour broadcast on January 4th.

So we hear that Hogan is wanting to bring in the likes of Ric Flair, The Nasty Boys, and Brutus Beefcake. Hmm...this is something we've never seen before...oh wait, it was once called the Monday Night Wars.

Did anybody else think back to when the Monday Night Wars started? September 4, 1995. Almost 15 years later, on January 4, 2010, it's going to happen again.

Hogan wants to fire all the writers, and has already announced he's taking over TNA. I've been a wrestler for almost 10 years now.

A friend of mine who helped me break into the business sent me an email late last night. He told me that with the addition of Hogan, if TNA is still going in three years, he'll eat his wrestling boots. The thing is...he's always been good on his word. This could get interesting.

Published by "The Heartthrob" Phillip Barnard

A pro wrestler, originally from Ponca City, Oklahoma. I've moved around a lot, but I've wandered into Houston, Texas...and I'm a lifelong Cubs & Dolphins fan...I'm in the wrong city and LOVING EVERY MINUTE O...  View profile

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  • Spy Radio5/11/2010

    Make sure you get a video of your friend eating his boots, I'm sure it would get tons of page views.

  • Marie Lowe12/13/2009

    send me a message about how examiner works

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