Hulk Hogan, My Hero

Hulk Hogan, my hero

To many people mourning him this week, Hulk Hogan was a larger-than-life super being, an outsized professional wrestling character with a singularly American persona. “I watched him lift 350-pound men over his head and throw them out of the ring,” President Trump said on Friday.  I appreciate a good show as much as anyone, and have seen Rocky III many times. But I was never really a pro-wrestling guy. For me, Hulk Hogan is an important figure be…

Hulk Hogan Should Be Remembered for Piledriving Gawker Media into the Ground

Hulk Hogan's biggest victory came outside the ring. The primary reason I will forever fondly remember the Hulkster is that he is one of the men who helped destroy Gawker Media.