TheImpressiveX@lemmy.today to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 12 days agoWho were some of your childhood heroes that turned out to be horrible people?message-squaremessage-square255linkfedilinkarrow-up1185arrow-down14
arrow-up1181arrow-down1message-squareWho were some of your childhood heroes that turned out to be horrible people?TheImpressiveX@lemmy.today to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 12 days agomessage-square255linkfedilink
minus-squaremaster_of_unlocking@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up79·12 days agoHulk Hogan. I was such a huge Hulkamaniac as a kid, brother.
minus-squarebesmtt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·11 days agoSame. I remember thinking he was such a hero when I was like 8. What a douche canoe.
minus-squareJohnnyEnzyme@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 days agoI hate to link to the evil empire, but there was a great breakdown series (warts and all) about the guy published there after he passed. I wasn’t a fan of pro wrestling in the slightest, but found it pretty fascinating: https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/1maflbf/pro_wrestling_hulk_hogan_part_1_of_4_the_betrayed/ @master_of_unlocking@piefed.zip
minus-squareFenrirIII@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 days agoI heard that his lawsuit against Gawker (which destroyed the company) was actually paid for by Peter Thiel
Hulk Hogan. I was such a huge Hulkamaniac as a kid, brother.
Same. I remember thinking he was such a hero when I was like 8. What a douche canoe.
I hate to link to the evil empire, but there was a great breakdown series (warts and all) about the guy published there after he passed. I wasn’t a fan of pro wrestling in the slightest, but found it pretty fascinating:
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/1maflbf/pro_wrestling_hulk_hogan_part_1_of_4_the_betrayed/
@master_of_unlocking@piefed.zip
I heard that his lawsuit against Gawker (which destroyed the company) was actually paid for by Peter Thiel