Hulk Hogan is dead. Now we await the inevitable WWE memorial that showcases the high points in his career, and conveniently ignores that he was an opportunistic, greedy, egocentric racist, who was willing to destroy everyone in his path in order to fuel his own stardom. A man who ascended the throne of professional wrestling by scaling a mountain of bones, transforming him from a fascinating, once-brilliant performer into a grotesque, steroid-bloated, spray-tanned mess of flesh.
The positive traits of Hogan’s legacy are short: He made corporations and himself a whole bunch of money. Hogan also caused more damage to the wrestling industry than anyone, save Vince McMahon. So
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