LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING BROTHER! The only thing that can stop Hulkamania, is a corporation with a zero tolerance policy for racism it seems! And brother, WWE legend Hulk Hogan is in all kinds of trouble right now, let me tell ya.
After being caught using that word in tapes where Hogan went on the mother of all racism rants, the WWE is busy scrubbing any and all references of the Hulkster from their history, just like Germany likes to pretend that nothing happened between 1939 and 1945.
That massive scrubbing has resulted in Hogan being removed as a judge from the WWE Idols Tough Enough, other TV appearances and the WWE Hall of Fame.
This has naturally also been extended to the video games, with Hogan now being removed from the WWE 2K16 roster as well. In WWE 2K15, steps are already being taken to put Hogan down for the three-count, with the current rumour being that his DLC has been removed in-game (via GamesCabin).
Said DLC is still available on the Xbox Live and PSN stores at the time this post was written, but expect that to change soon. If you bought the DLC, hard luck: That fine print that you agreed to when you bought the game and its extras, allows WWE to ditch any content if they choose to. So if it has been in your download queue for a while, say goodbye.
Take it with a pinch of sodium for now then, but don’t be surprised to find out that shaking your fists and getting pumped up in order to summon Hulkamania results in nothing happening. At all.
It’s not the first time that WWE has been thoroughly strict on having particular superstars in their games. The notorious crippler Chris Benoit has remained one of the more policed topics in WWE titles, with 2K policing the fan downloads and removing any custom creations starring the family-murderer.
As for Hogan, hard luck. But I just heard of this other up and coming superstar in the WWE, by the name of Thunderlips, beybeh.
Last Updated: July 27, 2015
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 27, 2015 at 07:53
I’ve been trying to pretend he doesn’t exist all my life. This just makes it easier.
Dutch Matrix
July 27, 2015 at 07:58
I take it you were born in 1990-ish?
Admiral Chief in Skellige
July 27, 2015 at 08:04
BORN?
Dutch Matrix
July 27, 2015 at 08:21
OK. Sorry. Issued.
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 27, 2015 at 08:10
That’s the nicest thing anyone has said to me in ages.
Dutch Matrix
July 27, 2015 at 08:22
Hey man. The 80’s was awesome. Knight Rider, Masters of the Universe… Also, the 80’s had the FAR SUPERIOR A-Team!
WitWolfy
July 27, 2015 at 08:11
Dammit I miss the 90’s… No Facebook, no Twitter, no Tinder and NO TWERKING!! Was a hell of a time to be alive…
Dutch Matrix
July 27, 2015 at 08:32
I dunno. Don’t think my ears are recovered from the 2Unlimited BS they were subjected to.
WitWolfy
July 27, 2015 at 08:37
Dude… Thats SO 90’s! I miss the days when Def Leppard ruled the world.
Dutch Matrix
July 27, 2015 at 08:44
Def Leppard was ok. Still, I routinely fling myself through a store window whenever Slave to the Music gets played. You know, to get away from that crap.
PS: Keep in mind though, the 90’s was my serious Christian Metal phase… XD
j12345690
July 27, 2015 at 20:52
twerking was around it was just called something else
WitWolfy
July 28, 2015 at 07:51
Let me put it like this then… I never knew about it back then. 😉
Dutch Matrix
July 27, 2015 at 07:57
So I guess all that prayer saying and vitamin gobbling cannot suppress the inner racist? It is a serious pity though. This guy has been my childhood hero, and a lot of other kids too…
Admiral Chief in Skellige
July 27, 2015 at 08:04
I thought Medal of Hono(u)r and the old CoD happened between 1939 and 1945…
WitWolfy
July 27, 2015 at 08:08
How bad was this “racist rant”, was it really that bad that it destroyed his ENTIRE career he built over decades of hard work?
Just curious…
Gavin Mannion
July 27, 2015 at 08:29
Here you go
http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/hulk-hogan-vile-racist-rant-6131336
WitWolfy
July 27, 2015 at 08:42
Thanks… He sure likes dropping the N word… So much for freedom of speech IMO… We all call Zuma worse things on a daily basis here in RSA. LOL
Gavin Mannion
July 27, 2015 at 09:02
But to be fair Zuma really is a total asshole 🙂
Gavin Mannion
July 27, 2015 at 08:32
Not defending Hogan, because to be honest I don’t think I could care either way what happened to a WWE wrestler.
But I find it a bit crap how people are losing their careers and business for things they say in private. While he may be a total racist and a terrible human being he didn’t do anything wrong in his job. Granted he’s a public personality so I guess it’s a little different but it just makes me think of the rich guy who lost his NBA team for being racist in private and the scientist who lost his tenure for saying girls are distracting.
Also how can you get fired for calling black Americans what they routinely call themselves all the time? Maybe if they stopped disrespecting themselves so publicly and making the N* word a colloquial saying it wouldn’t be used by the wrong people..
Gah stupid humanity
Dutch Matrix
July 27, 2015 at 08:41
So much win in that last paragraph there.
WitWolfy
July 27, 2015 at 08:47
The only reason this is getting blown WAY out of proportion is because the media knows he has the $$$. Nothing more… Nothing less…
Guess most “African Americans” right now are like….
http://memecrunch.com/meme/439ZQ/nigger-guy/image.png
Lardus-Resident Perve
July 27, 2015 at 12:02
Strange how one is only allowed to refer to that word by its first letter, but using the word “Cracker” is totally fine in the US of A.
Gavin Mannion
July 27, 2015 at 12:12
Well you have to have some serious to really be upset by the word Cracker..
Lardus-Resident Perve
July 27, 2015 at 22:03
It is not the word itself that some people take issue with – rather the fact that the people who use it, use it with the same emotion/intent/hate as the racists who use the N word or the K word. We shouldn’t allow one “side” to use words with that intent and not allow the “other” side the same. That is all I was trying to get across.
Aussious
July 27, 2015 at 12:04
This is really disappointing, I grew up on the and the Attitude era this guy was childhood hero up there next to Kevin Nash, Stone cold,the Rock and the likes. Him using the N word doesn’t really bother me but the context in which he said it, never mind that this was on a sex tape. Does he deserve to lose his life’s work? No would want that for him as fan, on the flip side as a public figure you are responsible for your words private or not, as they will have a bearing on your image and reputation. That said that’s his problem that he has to deal with, it just sucks personally to find out someone you’ve respected and looked up to for your most of your impressionable years is a bigot.
j12345690
July 27, 2015 at 20:56
I think it’s funny how WWE has a problem with Hogan comment when they use to have a wrestler who walked around with a black slave