Hulk Hogan
Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter
WWE officials have apparently reached out to current contracted talents as well as those in good standing with the company, and told them to cease communicating with Hulk Hogan.
Hogan, who has been on a media campaign to restore his image after his racism scandal, said he would like to return to the company one day.
Forbes
Forbes’ Alfred Konuwa published a new editorial asking if Hogan’s media campaign was too soon, and what else should or shouldn’t have been done. In addition, the article asks if Hogan can recover, and what WWE has to gain by bringing him back, if anything. You can read a few excerpts below:
Just over one month after The National Enquirer released Hulk Hogan’s racist remarks from a 2012 sex tape, Hogan is already making the media rounds for his obligatory apology tour. In recent years, pop culture has been dominated not only by scandals, but the ensuing public demand for apologies.
And while Hogan’s pleas for forgiveness were to be expected, to resurface so suddenly certainly raises eyebrows.
Following a very expensive divorce settlement with his wife of 23 years in 2011, having reliable streams of income has become very important over the years. Hogan’s current status as a social pariah will make it difficult to be embraced by advertisers, so damage control is imperative.
