Hulk Hogan spoke to TMZ on Wednesday and made his first public comments regarding the video tape out there that allegedly features the Hulkster getting freaky with a random woman he had an “encounter” with 5 years ago.
Hogan claims that when he got divorced from his ex-wife Linda 5 years ago, he had a 4-5 month period before he met his new wife Jennifer when he was “out of his mind” – getting drunk and crazy with a lot of young ladies.
Hogan has no idea who the woman in the sex tape could be – and strongly questions her motivations for secretly taping their tryst and now coming forward out of the blue after 5 years later.
A TMZ staffer who said he saw the tape says the tape does seem old and appears to be security footage from inside a home.
Hogan’s lawyer said they plan to block the release of the tape. In the state of Florida, it is a felony to release a tape of this nature without consent from both parties (ie. Hogan).
“If anyone goes forward with this thing, we’re gonna find ’em and we’re gonna prosecute.”
Here’s the footage of Hulk Hogan on TMZ Live from Wednesday afternoon talking about the infamous sex tape:
Preview Tonight’s IMPACT WRESTLING On SpikeTV – the family feud between Eric Bischoff and his son, Garett! Will Garett defy his father and “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair? Find out Tonight 9/8c on SpikeTV
The following is a spoiler-free preview for tonight’s TNA Impact Wrestling on Spike:
– TNA Champion Bobby Roode vs. Bully Ray.
– Jeff Hardy & Garett Bischoff vs. Kurt Angle & Gunner.
– TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions Gail Kim and Madison Rayne vs. ODB & Eric Young.
– TNA X-Division champion Austin Aries vs. Zema Ion.
– Crimson and Matt Morgan vs. TNA TV champ Robbie E and Robbie T.
Also scheduled to appear are Sting, AJ Styles and more.
— TMZ.com reported Wednesday that a sex tape featuring legendary grappler Hulk Hogan has surfaced and is currently being shopped to a major adult film company. According to the website, the tape features the TNA Wrestling Superstar in a state of undress with an unidentified brunette female lying on a bed. The woman in question is not his ex-wife Linda Bollea or his current wife Jennifer McDaniel.
Ultimate Warrior went on Twitter to weigh in on his longtime rival’s video. He wrote, “HH sex tape? Don’t need more boring proof Terry is impotent with tiny, shriveled-up balls. And finding out he’s lesbian is 2 much 4 even me, he wrote.”
— Former WWE Intercontinental Champion Ahmed Johnson has been announced to appear at WrestleReunion 7 on March 31 and April 1 at the Miami Beach Deauville Resort 6701 Collins Ave. Miami, Florida.
— WWE.com has published a photo gallery of WrestleMania VII, which marked as the beginning of The Undertaker’s legendary “Streak.”
— WWE creative curtailing Mark Henry’s standing in the company following a huge promotion relates to injuries and perception. Many internally have perceived Henry for numerous years as being injury prone and not tough enough to gut said injuries out.
Meanwhile, Henry is trying to break into acting as he feels his days in wrestling are coming to an end. He also realizes that his acting roles will probably limited to playing a bodyguard or bar bouncer.
— Carlito and Pimp Fatha (a/k/a The Godfather) headline the Territory League show on March 27 at the Avalon in Hollywood, California.
— Maria Kanellis will appear at WrestleReunion 8, which takes place April 13-15 at the Doubletree Toronto Airport 655 Dixon Rd. Toronto, Ontario Canada.
— WWE creative had at one point planned last week to replace Kofi Kingston as R-Truth’s tag team partner with Santino Marella for comedic purposes. Though R-Truth and Marella partnered at weekend house shows, the idea has already been nixed.
— Wrestlers who participated in a recent talent evaluation with WWE were asked to write down the ten most embarrassing and humiliating things they think could possibly happen to them in the company. Steve Lombardi, who oversaw the evaluation with William Regal, then told them that odds are everything they came up with will occur at one point or another if they make it to the big show. They must therefore decide whether working for WWE at the risk of being humiliated is something they want out of life.
— Carlito has canceled his appearance on May 18 in Amersterdam, New York for In Your Face Wrestling. Another former WWE star in Lanny Poffo (a/k/a The Genius) will appear on the show.
— Mando Guerrero, brother of the late Eddie Guerrero, has a role in the Will Ferrell comedy film Casa De Mi Padre.
— WWE creative have talked about Brodus Clay feuding with The Miz if or when he resumes appearing on television again.
The Funkasaurus has appeared at recent Raw live events. He was reportedly removed from television last month due to Vince McMahon’s unhappiness with his ring work.
— Alberto Del Rio was backstage at this week’s television events but not used. He returned to the ring at this past weekend’s SmackDown live events after sustaining a groin tear during the tag team main event of the December 19, 2011 edition of Raw SuperShow.
— The Raw live event on March 2 in Cornwall, Ontario drew 2,500 paying $70,000. Raw on March 3 in Ottawa, Ontario drew 3,500 paying $155,000. Raw on March 4 in Bangor, Maine drew 5,500 paying $175,000. Smackdown on March 3 in Albany, Georgia drew 4,200 paying $135,000. SmackDown on March 4 in Macon, Georgia drew 5,000 paying $140,000.
– During a recent interview with the Miami Herald, WWE’s giant Big Show was asked about the rumors of NBA star Shaquille O’Neal competing at WrestleMania 28. Big Show said:
“I know there are a lot of rumors this year that I might get a chance to compete against Shaq at WrestleMania [28 Miami]. I didn’t hear anything about it on my end.
I don’t know if Shaq was getting froggy, stirring up some stuff, but if he ever wants to take his Nike butt away from the announcers’ desk and try to step in the ring, he’s more than welcome to try.
I teach as well as I compete. So he can come on down and get a lesson.”
It was announced on SmackDown last week that Big Show will challenge Intercontinental champion Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania – so a match with Shaq seems highly unlikely at this point.
– Zack Ryder is telling his disgruntled fans to contact WWE and ask them to re-enable comments on his Z! True Long Island Stories videos:
“Broskis…if you want your voice to be heard and be able to leave comments again on Z! TLIS…tweet @WWEonYouTube #letuscomment”
– WWE Hall of Famer Sunny announced this week that she will be in attendance for the WWE Hall of Fame and WrestleMania 28 this year.
– With production of THQ’s upcoming WWE ’13 video game under way, we can confirm that two former WWE talents are doing motion capture work for the game. Former WWE diva Angela “Savannah” Fong wrote on Twitter this week that she and former WWE Superstar David Hart Smith are working on motion capture work for the game.
The WWE website features an exclusive video interview with Shawn Michaels, which you can view here.
Michaels talked about his confrontation with Triple H on RAW and whether he can call the Undertaker vs. Triple H match at WrestleMania match fairly. Michaels answered, “Yes, next question.” He then followed up with:
“What, you don’t think I can? Too much commotion, is that it? Hey, it’s not my first barbeque, slick. Don’t worry about how I call the match. I’ll probably be the best referee the world has ever seen, so I wouldn’t worry about it too much.”
Michaels was asked whether his role in the match will affect his personal relationship with longtime friend Triple H. He said:
“I don’t know. He and I have been through a lot. We’ve always managed to work our way through it. I hope this will be no different.”
Michael then got worked up and told the interviewer that he’s going to knock him out one of these days.
TMZ.com broke the news on Wednesday morning that there is a sex tape being shopped around featuring Hulk Hogan and a brunette woman who is neither his wife Jennifer or his ex-wife Linda.
Hulk Hogan’s attorney David Houston spoke to TMZ today and says Hulk Hogan was not aware he was being filmed and is appalled by this “outrageous invasion of privacy.”
Houston issued the following statement to TMZ.com:
“Terry Bollea is appalled at the unauthorized release of a secretly filmed video. [Hulk] neither approved of the filming nor the release of the same. It is clearly an outrageous invasion of privacy and breach of trust if it is genuine. We will take all necessary steps to enforce both civil and criminal liability.”
– John Cena posted a thank you message to his fans on Twitter who sent him supportive messages regarding his younger brother, who is battling cancer:
“Thanks to all those with messages of support for my bro. #livestrong”
Cena cut an emotional promo after RAW revealing that his brother has been undergoing various treatments for a brain tumor and is doing better in recent weeks.
Cena also talked some trash about The Rock and sounds like he can’t wait for Monday’s RAW:
“And on another note..has anybody seen @therock ? Because the guy who shows up looking like him really sucks. Prep school thug will be ready for cleveland. Hope great one has is notes right. I meant musical notes…not notes on his hand.”
– Rapper Machine Gun Kelly was interviewed by WWE Magazine about his hit song Invincible being used as one of the theme songs of WrestleMania 28. Here’s what MGK said about John Cena embodying the song’s message:
“Like me, I consider John Cena to be an underdog; The Rock is like this flashy Hollywood guy. You can’t give him a song like “Invincible” because no one would believe it. John Cena is all about being loyal to the fans, and so am I. I just dig him as a person. I saw the video they made, and the whole thing was intense. I loved all of it.”
WWE Champion CM Punk appeared on Boston’s Toucher & Richshow radio show earlier this week and shed some new light on his Twitter feud with NFL player Shawne Merriman.
Merriman, who is a friend of Chris Brown, went on a Twitter rant against Punk saying “f*ck him” and CM Punk wears thongs. To read his full rant against CM Punk, click here.
Here’s what the WWE Chapion told Toucher & Rinshow about his beef with Shawne Merriman:
“They’re not Twitter wars. They’re not. The Merriman thing isn’t even anything. That dates back a couple of years now. We were in Costa Rica, there was a bunch of us lounging around a pool. I think it was me and Ted DiBiase, we were watching this goof run back and forth. He would literally go into the little poolside gym, do some bicep curls and then walk around us, hoping that some of the Divas would notice. A couple of the girls got up to leave to go get ready for the show and some big fat white guy came out of nowhere and I saw him handing out business cards to the girls.”
Punk speculated that the man handing out business cards to the pretty girls by the pool worked for Merriman. Punk said that former WWE diva Gail Kim got up to leave and Merriman went up to her. Punk said the situation was very awkard – with Gail Kim trying her best to get away from Merriman and avoid him.
– Monday’s RAW drew a 3.2 cable rating with 4,609,000 viewers. The show did hours of 3.27 and 3.19.
– ECW original Beulah McGuillicuty, who is married to Tommy Dreamer, has signed on to write her first children’s book.
– FCW referee Brian Nguyen made his WWE RAW debut this past Monday in Boston, working the Eve Torres vs. Alicia Fox match. Nguyen has been at WWE developmental for almost two years.
– Ted DiBiase broke his ankle at Tuesday’s Smackdown tapings during a Superstars match against Jinder Mahal. DiBiase tweeted after the show:
“DiBiase Posse last night I unfortunately broke my ankle. Can’t catch a break lately. Ha, Well I guess I did n a way! Its ok tho, James 1:2-3”
– WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin has wrapped filming on his new movie Recoil and will begin doing promotional work for the movie today. The straight-to-DVD action film, which was released on Tuesday, can be purchased online at Amazon.com.
– Hornswoggle, who was featured in an angle at Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings, tweeted the following after the show:
WWE sent out the following press release on Wednesday announcing the various attractions that will be taking place at the WrestleMania Axxess fan fest at the end of the month in Miami:
Cenation Action Zone – NEW FOR 2012! Visit the CeNation for fun, interactive opportunities to show your hustle, loyalty and respect. Test your trivia knowledge for your chance to win great prizes! Plus, record your own Cena-inspired entrance music, pose for the camera at the Cena vs. Rock photo shoot, climb the “Rise Above Hate” rock wall and more!
Inspired. Electrifying. Dominant. The Rock Experience – NEW FOR 2012! Take an epic journey through the historic life of The Rock and trace the path from his influential wrestling lineage and championship football career to WWE superstardom and Hollywood success.
Money in the Bank – NEW FOR 2012! Here is your shot at the Money in the Bank briefcase and winning a future WWE Title bout – take a photo and share with your friends and family!
WWE Universe Open Casting Call: Marine: Homefront Presented by WWE Studios – NEW FOR 2012! The WWE Studios team is looking for talent right here at WrestleMania Axxess! You have a shot at auditioning for a role in WWE Studio’s upcoming film, Marine: Homefront. Your audition will be posted on WWE’s YouTube channel for all to check out…do you have what it takes?
Out Think the Fink Game Show Presented by WWE Magazine – NEW FOR 2012! Have what it takes to stump the Fink? Here is your shot at winning an authentic Replica WWE Title.
Welcome Mat – Get what you need at this out-of-the box welcome center. Fans will be offered literature and assistance at this entrance feature.
The Main Event – Live matches and Q&As featuring WWE Superstars, plus a ton of contests where you could win prizes.
Superstar Signings – Get an autograph with your favorite WWE Superstar or Diva at stations located throughout WrestleMania Axxess.
Legends Signing – Get an autograph with your favorite WWE Legend at this station.
Superstar Entrance presented by Syfy – Fans can act out their favorite WWE Superstars’ ring entrance while being announced into the ring by a WWE announcer and download their experience at home to show off to their friends.
WWE Broadcast Center – On Thursday night be part of a special taping at WrestleMania Axxess to air the following night on SmackDown…and you may be on TV!
VIP Superstar Signing – Get the full VIP experience at Axxess – skip the line at several Axxess attractions, get ringside access at Main Event and a special autograph with a top WWE Superstar of your choice, including John Cena, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Edge and more!
Concessions – Take a break from all the excitement that WrestleMania Axxess has in-store for you at this eating area where you can enjoy a quick bite to eat and an ice cold beverage.
WWE Memorabilia – Experience WWE history while walking through the memorabilia area showcasing authentic WWE memorabilia from our Hall of Famers to our current Superstars, plus check out the new WrestleMania timeline showcasing the greatest moments in WrestleMania history. This year will feature more than 200 items, nearly twice the number of items from last year.
WWE Vehicles – Check out Stone Cold Steve Austin’s 4×4 that he rode to and around the ring at WrestleMania 25 for the ultimate beer bash and Vince McMahon’s infamous limo.
WWE Championship Titles – Get up close and personal with these memorabilia displays. Fans will check out past and present WWE Championship titles.
WWE Photo Shoot – Get a photo with your favorite WWE Superstar and Diva!
Undertaker’s Graveyard – Experience your dark side; walk through the cemetery with tombstones featuring the Undertaker’s 19 WrestleMania victims.
WWEShop – Fans of all ages will be enticed to purchase the hottest WrestleMania 28 gear and products with the option of purchasing on-line products at nearby kiosks.
Cover Shoot presented by WWE Magazine – Have your photo taken and inserted onto the cover of a WWE magazine.
Superstar Ink – The world is divided into two kinds of people; those who have tattoos and those who are afraid of people with tattoos; which one are you? Get painted in this authentic tattoo parlor.
National Guard – National Guard is the proud presenting sponsor of WrestleMania Axxess 2012! Stop by the National Guard Autograph Station to meet your favorite Superstars and Divas, race against a friend on the AMA Simulator, test your strength at the pull up and push up station, or get your photo taken aboard National Guard military vehicles.
Mattel’s WWE Display – Fit for a Champion! Experience the electrifying action of WWE with Mattel’s latest action figures, on display in some of the most amazing set-ups to date!
We are saddened to report that WWE Diva Kharma (Kia Stevens) did not deliver her son on December 31st, despite what she told friends.
TMZ.com is reporting that Kharma revealed to them that her baby passed away before she was able to give birth.
Kharma said she initially lied to friends about the child being healthy because she was incredibly emotional and afraid to tell the world the truth after announcing her pregnancy on WWE TV.
Kharma is planning on starting a charitable foundation for women who have experienced the same tragedy.
According to TMZ, the clip they saw shows Hogan taking his shirt off and bragging to the girl about how he’s started to work out again.
The “best part” of the footage they saw was Hulk Hogan’s thong-shaped tan line.
Vivid Entertainment President Steve Hirsch, one of the top executives in the porn business and the man responsible for Chyna’s latest WWE Royal Rumble-themed adult movie, says he was approached with the tape very recently by a third party.
No word yet whether offers were made to buy the sex tape, but it’s out there, brother.
— WWE e-mailed a general schedule to people attending WrestleMania Axxess and former WWE Diva Lita will be among the stars on hand for the festivities. The former WWE Women’s Champion is advertised to appear at the event on WrestleMania XXVIII morning at 8:00 a.m.
— Matches taped Tuesday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars are as follows:
* Heath Slater vs. Justin Gabriel
* Jinder Mahal vs. Ted DiBiase
— On behalf of ‘be a STAR,’ the anti-bullying alliance co-founded by WWE and The Creative Coalition, David Otunga spoke at an anti-bullying rally in Springfield, Massachusetts on Monday.
“Most people know me as being a WWE superstar in this larger than life character with muscles, larger than life, even arrogant character, but they don’t know that when I was a kid I was just like them,” Otunga told www.wwlp.com. “I was insecure, I was short I was picked on, I had thick glasses and I was smart, that didn’t help, because everyone called me a nerd.”
— Matches taped Tuesday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut for this week’s episode of WWE NXT Redemption are as follows:
* Maxine vs. Tamina Snuka
* Johnny Curtis vs. Yoshi Tatsu
* Darren Young vs. Jimmy Uso
* Percy Watson vs. Titus O’Neil
WWE developmental wrestler Xavier Woods, who formerly competed as Consequences Creed for TNA Wrestling, competed in a pre-taping dark match. He defeated Hunico in a singles match.
Woods appeared before the WWE audience for the first time at Raw live events over the weekend. He defeated Curt Hawkins on all three shows.
— Regarding the relationship between Dwayne Johnson and John Cena behind the scenes, while the two are cordial with each another, they are not the best of friends. There is genuine tension between both stars, which was said to have intensified in the weeks leading up to Survivor Series.
One former WWE insider who has worked with both Johnson and Cena said of their relationship: “They aren’t buddy-buddy, that’s for sure. I’ve heard they’ve disagreed about a lot of things. They aren’t big fans of one another personally, but they are willing to carry on with business.”
— SmackDown ring announcer Lilian Garcia announced on Twitter that she will be appearing at Planet Hollywood Times Square (1540 Broadway — 45th Street) on Wednesday at noon for a Q&A session with fans.
— Ring of Honor has released a two-disc DVD set highlighting Bryan Danielson’s (a/k/a Daniel Bryan) career with the organization.
As we reported late Monday night, John Cena cut an emotional promo after RAW went off the air from his home town of Boston, MA.
Cena revealed to the audience that the last time he was in Boston, he received a text message from his brother after the show explaining he had an inoperable brain tumor. Cena said that through chemotherapy and treatment, the tumor is shrinking.
Check out this video from after RAW went off the air:
– The “History Lesson” promos featuring The Rock that aired on Monday’s RAW were actually shot on Sunday, according to PWInsider.com. The Rock came arrived in Boston on Saturday and was backstage all day at the TD Garden.
– Rey Mysterio featured on one of the official Wrestlemania t-shirts, another indication he’ll be involved in the event in some capacity.
– Alberto Del Rio and developmental star Dean Ambrose were backstage at Monday’s RAW. Del Rio returned to the ring over the weekend and is ready to return to television whenever the creative team has something for him. Ambrose worked SmackDown’s live events over the weekend and is also waiting to get called to television.
(Props to pwinsider.com for some of the info used in this report)
– The next live episode of SmackDown on SyFy will air the week after WrestleMania 28 on Tuesday, April 10th from Hampton, Virginia. As WWE has done with the previous live Tuesday SmackDown specials, the show will likely replay in its usual Friday night time slot. (Thanks to Devin Cutting)
– As seen on Monday’s RAW, WWE is running a promotion with K-Mart where anybody that buys $30 worth of WWE merchandise at K-Mart can purchase a limited edition Wrestlemania 28 chair for “only” $75.
– The Trendrr.com Social Media Score for Monday’s WWE RAW Supershow dropped compared to last week. Monday’s RAW had a total activity score of 188,683 – down from 197,659 last week.
RAW fell to the #3 ranked cable show (in terms of Social Media activity) this week after spending 2 weeks at #1.
– TNA star Kurt Angle tweeted the following message about the state of TNA, now that Vince Russo is officially gone from the company:
“I’m Excited to Have Bruce Prichard and Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan Running Impact Wrestling. They Are the Best. Awesome Shows Coming!”
– One of Eric Bischoff and Jason Harvey’s television projects has been picked up by the CW Network and will beginning airing this summer, according to entertainment industry publication Variety.
The show, titled, “Catalina,” will be an unscripted reality show that takes place at a Miami Hotel “where a young staff gets as wild as the guests.”
– There is a new policy in TNA regarding how talent is used on television. F4wonline.com reports that the new policy states that talent will not be featured on television unless the creative team has a storyline in place for them. This is on of the reasons top stars such as Rob Van Dam and Mr. Anderson have been kept off television for extended periods of time.
– Speaking of Mr. Anderson, he turns 36 years old today.
