As noted, Hulk Hogan was on ABC’s “Good Morning America” today, and below is more footage from Hogan’s appearance, as well as some interview highlights:
On holding Gawker accountable:
“I told my wife, I said, ‘If I had to get my situation where I had to sell everything and borrow money and do whatever, I will not stop. They actually picked the wrong guy.’ I don’t know how to tell you, I took it real personal. [Gawker] was hoping that, financially, I wouldn’t be able to stay in the game with them, and I’d quit or tap out or something. I felt like I had this monster on my shoulders no matter where I went.”
On not initially hearing how much money he was awarded:
“I went upstairs with my whole crew. And everybody was excited. And I heard somebody say something about, ‘the number was unbelievable.’ And I said, ‘Well, what was the number?’ I didn’t hear the number. I was so overwhelmed that people actually believed me, it just — it was like white noise at that point. I didn’t hear anything else.”
On returning to WWE and the Hall of Fame:
“It would be really nice to be, you know, in the Hall of Fame. But it’s not as important as what we did with this case. I don’t think you can destroy my legacy, you know, because the fans know Hulk Hogan and know what flipped the switch on this industry … it would be great to be part of the Hall of Fame and be legitimate and be, you know, looked at by the establishment of the WWE as back in good graces. But if it doesn’t happen, you know, it’d be sad. But I can look at myself in the mirror and be happy.”
Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.
