• bizarroland@fedia.io
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    3 months ago

    Kind of makes me wonder what hulk Hogan was doing at that time to make Andre so upset with him.

        • deo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          0
          ·
          3 months ago

          There are some times when i believe i’m only as old as i feel. And there are other times when i realize i’m actually just Abe Simpson with an onion still on my belt yelling at clouds.

    • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.net
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      3 months ago

      Hulk Hogan was close personal friends with someone that raped Andre the Giant’s best friend. Also keyfabe got Andre needing to say the thing because that’s how the business works. But also its easier to make your keyfabe hatred of someone believable when you actually factually hate that person. Which in this case Andre the Giant did

      • WaxedWookie@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        3 months ago

        There was also the fact that Hogan ratted out the wrestlers attempts to unionise, leading directly to the terrible working conditions that persist to this day… All because he liked being paid the most.

        There’s a lot more to it, but these examples should begin to paint a picture of the kind of guy he is.

        • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.net
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          3 months ago

          Fair enough. I wasn’t including the unionization efforts because I thought that was after Andre’s time, but it was a couple years before his retirement