PERTH, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 24: Hulk Hogan rips his shirt prior to the bout against Ric Flair during his Hulkamania Tour at the Burswood Dome on November 24, 2009 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)
WWE's year of unlikely returns very well could spill over into 2018 as Hulk Hogan has resurfaced as a potential return candidate following his ousting for racially insensitive remarks made in private to Heather Clem.
The remarks led to a titanic lawsuit that sunk salacious website Gawker, which ultimately settled with Hogan for $31 million, thereby opening a Pandora's Box of questions pertaining to free speech and journalistic integrity.
Hogan has since shown contrition for his inexcusable comments, and WWE's controversial lionization of the late Ultimate Warrior—who has made hateful comments of his own in the past—suggests that the promotion could be willing to extend an olive branch toward a remorseful Hogan.
Hulk Hogan's History of Returns to WWE Suggests Future Comeback
Hogan and WWE have had an on-again, off-again relationship for decades. The transcendent star has made several unlikely returns to the promotion after previously being at odds in multiple eras.
In 1994, Hogan made a memorable leap to WCW in a momentous run alongside the NWO that almost put WWE out of business. In 2010, he joined forces with TNA for a less fruitless run at the crown. Like clockwork, Hogan would make a triumphant return to WWE following each instance.
">With Raw's 25th anniversary looming in the new year, Hulkamania may prove to be immortal after all.
PERTH, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 24: Hulk Hogan rips his shirt prior to the bout against Ric Flair during his Hulkamania Tour at the Burswood Dome on November 24, 2009 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)
WWE's year of unlikely returns very well could spill over into 2018 as Hulk Hogan has resurfaced as a potential return candidate following his ousting for racially insensitive remarks made in private to Heather Clem.
The remarks led to a titanic lawsuit that sunk salacious website Gawker, which ultimately settled with Hogan for $31 million, thereby opening a Pandora's Box of questions pertaining to free speech and journalistic integrity.
Hogan has since shown contrition for his inexcusable comments, and WWE's controversial lionization of the late Ultimate Warrior—who has made hateful comments of his own in the past—suggests that the promotion could be willing to extend an olive branch toward a remorseful Hogan.
Hulk Hogan's History of Returns to WWE Suggests Future Comeback
Hogan and WWE have had an on-again, off-again relationship for decades. The transcendent star has made several unlikely returns to the promotion after previously being at odds in multiple eras.
In 1994, Hogan made a memorable leap to WCW in a momentous run alongside the NWO that almost put WWE out of business. In 2010, he joined forces with TNA for a less fruitless run at the crown. Like clockwork, Hogan would make a triumphant return to WWE following each instance.
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