While discussing the American Gladiators series with GlobeandMail.com, the subject of the crowd reaction during his Wrestlemania X8 match against the Rock was brought up. Hogan said, “Even though I was the bad guy, that was the most enjoyable part of my career. I realized that you can’t force-feed the fans something they don’t believe in. You can’t force-feed the fans something they don’t want. The WWE wanted me to be scorned and put out to pasture, but everything backfired on.”
From Terry: Saw a link on packersnews.com and looks like Steve “Mongo” McMichael is kickboxing these days. The article “Tough Guys Then, Tough Guys Now” even makes a WCW PPV reference.
In a recent interview with UGO.com, Stone Cold Steve Austin revealed he is currently working on two new movie projects. âThey are action films,â Austin said. âI had a lot of fun making The Condemned and I have some comfort in that area, so it makes sense to stick to the formula.â Austin has also also expressed interest in launching his own television show. âIn the future I wouldnât mind having a hunting show on television. And Iâd like to do some light hearted light hearted stuff, some comedies.â
Jim Cramer of CNBC’s “Mad Money” put over the WWE stock this week saying, “I was on the conference call, and I want to buy this one.”
