TheImpressiveX@lemmy.today to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 21 days agoWho were some of your childhood heroes that turned out to be horrible people?message-squaremessage-square252linkfedilinkarrow-up1186arrow-down14
arrow-up1182arrow-down1message-squareWho were some of your childhood heroes that turned out to be horrible people?TheImpressiveX@lemmy.today to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 21 days agomessage-square252linkfedilink
minus-squaremaster_of_unlocking@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up80·21 days agoHulk Hogan. I was such a huge Hulkamaniac as a kid, brother.
minus-squarebesmtt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·21 days agoSame. I remember thinking he was such a hero when I was like 8. What a douche canoe.
minus-squareJohnnyEnzyme@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·20 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/ @[email protected]
minus-squareFenrirIII@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·19 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/
@[email protected]
I heard that his lawsuit against Gawker (which destroyed the company) was actually paid for by Peter Thiel