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Hogan earned $13 million from just the WCW for a 5 year contract. There's zero chance his total lifetime earnings is $25 million. Probably add a 0 to that.

FireBeyond 8y ago
Those were the golden years. Not that I'm a wrestling expert (quite the opposite), but the WWF was not quite so grandiose - Hogan reported that headlining in Wrestlemania would get you about $150K. I think the truth lies between. "After rumors of Hulk's infidelity, Linda filed for divorce in 2007. At the time it was revealed that Hogan's personal net worth was $30-40 million." I don't see it hitting $250M. And I don't see his future retirement income taking a $50M hit because of the video. He's still entitled to royalties and residuals. His multitude of racist remarks, perhaps, however...
- strictnein 8y ago
  Wrestlemania is a one day event. Anyways, straight from the horse's mouth: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2043389/Hulk-Hogan-I-blew-hundreds-millions-dollars.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2043389/Hulk-H...
  - FireBeyond 8y ago
    So 5 years with the WCW netted him $13M, but 10 in the WWF was $220M+? "Wrestler exaggerates." From another Hogan lawsuit: "Belzer sued Hogan for $5 million and later settled out of court. On October 20, 2006, on the Bubba the Love Sponge Show, it was claimed (with Hogan in the studio) that the settlement totaled $5 million, half from Hogan and half from Vince McMahon. During his June 23, 2008, appearance on Sirius Satellite Radio's The Howard Stern Show, Belzer suggested that the real settlement amount was actually closer to $400,000." Regardless of this, the point still stands, Thiel was very much more involved in the Gawker lawsuit than "paying legal costs" and that, regardless of the validity of Hogan's claims, or the trashiness of Gawker, troubles me. "Billionaire bankrolls lawsuit against someone he has a beef with, but could not himself sue, and appears to stage manage case."

FireBeyond 8y ago

Those were the golden years. Not that I'm a wrestling expert (quite the opposite), but the WWF was not quite so grandiose - Hogan reported that headlining in Wrestlemania would get you about $150K. I think the truth lies between. "After rumors of Hulk's infidelity, Linda filed for divorce in 2007. At the time it was revealed that Hogan's personal net worth was $30-40 million." I don't see it hitting $250M. And I don't see his future retirement income taking a $50M hit because of the video. He's still entitled to royalties and residuals. His multitude of racist remarks, perhaps, however...

strictnein 8y ago
Wrestlemania is a one day event. Anyways, straight from the horse's mouth: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2043389/Hulk-Hogan-I-blew-hundreds-millions-dollars.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2043389/Hulk-H...
- FireBeyond 8y ago
  So 5 years with the WCW netted him $13M, but 10 in the WWF was $220M+? "Wrestler exaggerates." From another Hogan lawsuit: "Belzer sued Hogan for $5 million and later settled out of court. On October 20, 2006, on the Bubba the Love Sponge Show, it was claimed (with Hogan in the studio) that the settlement totaled $5 million, half from Hogan and half from Vince McMahon. During his June 23, 2008, appearance on Sirius Satellite Radio's The Howard Stern Show, Belzer suggested that the real settlement amount was actually closer to $400,000." Regardless of this, the point still stands, Thiel was very much more involved in the Gawker lawsuit than "paying legal costs" and that, regardless of the validity of Hogan's claims, or the trashiness of Gawker, troubles me. "Billionaire bankrolls lawsuit against someone he has a beef with, but could not himself sue, and appears to stage manage case."