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WHY HULK HOGAN IS SUING FOR $50 MILLION IN BACK SURGERY SUIT

By Mike Johnson on 2013-01-15 08:53:47

TMZ.com featured more details on Hulk Hogan's lawsuit against the Laser Spine Institute of Florida, noting that when he was advised to do surgeries that he didn't need, it forced him to lose out on a WWE contract worth $50 million.

 

TMZ's report noted that the surgeries forced Hogan to miss out on a huge payday against John Cena in what would have been Hogan's retirement match.

 

That match was originally booked for Wrestlemania 25, until Hogan's back issues led to WWE going in another direction. At the time, PWInsider.com had reported there was talk of Cena vs. Hogan for that event.

 

Hogan is claiming damages for all the money he would have received under what was referred to as a "phase out" contract with WWE, where he would have retired and maintained a presence with the company.

 

I wish this match happened.

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I wish this match happened.

 

Hmmm.

 

TMZ's report noted that the surgeries forced Hogan to miss out on a huge payday against John Cena in what would have been Hogan's retirement match.

 

I'm very, very pleased he didn't wrestle that match. Had he retired in WWE and stayed retired, I'd have not gotten to see him wrestle live for TNA last January. I'm selfish like that.

 

But yeah, Hogan/Cena would have provided a really interesting match in comparison to the stale retreads with Show and Edge. As I write that, I can't believe Cena and Show were programmed together again as recently as last summer.

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TNA IMPACT WRESTLING Launches The GUT CHECK CHALLENGE | Voting Begins Saturday

 

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TNA IMPACT WRESTLING is launching The TNA Gut Check Challenge, creating an interactive experience by letting fans decide the one previous “TNA Gut Check” participant who is most deserving of appearing on IMPACT WRESTLING’s “TNA Gut Check” segment on Spike TV.

 

First Round voting will begin Saturday morning at ImpactWrestling.com

 

ImpactWrestling.com will host the TNA Gut Check Challenge with fans interacting to decide the ultimate winner. A tournament format will be open to past participants in the “Gut Check” seminars with videos, short bios and more. This format will give fans a direct impact on who wins the Gut Check Challenge. Fans will learn about the different participants and ultimately choose their favorite to advance.

 

The tournament will be staged in rounds with fans voting to decide who will advance in each round until the final matchup – and winner - is ultimately decided.

 

In the spring of 2012, IMPACT WRESTLING brought “TNA Gut Check” to Spike TV. This competition sees an aspiring wrestler get a chance to tell their story, have a match and be evaluated with the ultimate goal of earning an IMPACT WRESTLING roster contract. Alex Silva, Taeler Hendrix, Sam Shaw, Wes Brisco, Christian York, Crimson and Jesse Sorensen have all passed their “TNA Gut Check” to earn a spot on the Impact Roster. Now the competition is getting even bigger.

 

The judging panel (Sr. VP of Talent Relations Bruce Prichard, Sr. Director of Talent Relations Al Snow, and former Two-Time World Champion Taz) will evaluate wrestlers’ performance and give their final verdict on IMPACT. Fans are asked to answer this one simple question: Which participant is most deserving of appearing on the “TNA Gut Check” segment on Impact Wrestling?

 

For more information on the TNA Gut Check seminars, visit TNAGutCheck.com

 

Follow The TNA Gut Check Challenge on Twitter with others fans at #GutCheckChallenge

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An early script has been circulatiing for The Royal Rumble.

 

SPOILER - Highlight the black box to read

An early script for the Royal Rumble has been circulating, revealing several details for next weekend's big pay-per-view event.

 

A Royal Rumble qualifying match is scheduled to take place on the 30-minute online pre-show.

 

Kaitlyn will defend the Divas championship against an opponent to be determined. That match has been slotted for 10 minutes.

 

The WWE Tag Team Championship match between Team Hell No and Team Rhodes Scholars has also been given approximately 10 minutes.

 

The Alberto Del Rio vs. Big Show World Heavyweight title match will go 20 minutes, while the CM Punk vs. The Rock WWE Championship match will go a half hour.

 

The Royal Rumble match is scheduled to go on last and will run around 70 minutes total.

 

These times include ring entrances, the match and then the post-match happenings.

 

The script does not have winners or the order of Rumble entrants and does not include any other matches that have been discussed, such as Antonio Cesaro defending the United States championship against The Miz.

 

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Is there a legitimate source for that? Only it seems like the most blatant ever case of a shit website running banal speculation as news. I'm glad you spoilered it though, otherwise people would've been stunned to find out the world title match may or may not go twenty minutes and Rock vs Punk may or may not go half an hour.

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