Hulk Hogan comments on Edge's retirement

[WolfNyte]

As Posted this afternoon The Jackwagon Hulk Hogan had this to say about Edge choosing his HEALTH and WELLBEING and not being stuck in a WHEELCHAIR for the rest of his life:

The following are some new tweets from the official Twitter page of wrestling legend Hulk Hogan:

@jays712 if any of the guys like me,Flair,Hardy,Andre,AA,Blanchard,orndoff,Henning would have listened to doctors we would have quit15yrsago

@jays712 but I don't know Edges working environment because they are a media company not a wrestling company. HH wrestlers work hurt!

Hogan has once more proved what a jackass he is.

Flair has killed his legacy and all say he should retire. Shame he did not put his money into good things instead of spending it all then he could.

Hardy is a Drug dealer and addict who LIVES on drugs to keep the pain at bay and admits it.

Arn Anderson has been retired for years as has Tully Blanchard and Orndorff and admitted they had to because of Injuries and not being able to GO anymore.

Henning DIED from Painkillers because he didnt know when to hang up the boots.

Now who the HELL does Jackalope Hogan think he is to berate Adam Copland for deciding he wants to be able to Walk without a cane with his family or even worse be stuck in a Damned wheelchair for the rest of his life because of one OOPS in the ring that could paralize him like it did with Droz?

This is one of the many reasons that I abhore the attention ****e called Hogan. Yes you work Hurt all wrestlers do but when you risk your life and future for one more Match that just makes you an Idoit. Especially when you know your next bump could do you in.

It is called HAVING A BRAIN. Something Steroids killed off in Terry Hulk Hogan a LOOOOOONNNNGGGGG time ago.

Thats my Opinion and No one will change it.

Bravo to you Edge for knowing when to listen to a doctor and admit it is time.

Thank you Edge / Adam for all you have entertained us with over the years.

PEACE
The Wolf

 

[pepentorresHHH]

"The following are some new tweets from the official Twitter page of wrestling legend Hulk Hogan:

@jays712 if any of the guys like me,Flair,Hardy,Andre,AA,Blanchard,orndoff,Henning would have listened to doctors we would have quit15yrsago

@jays712 but I don't know Edges working environment because they are a media company not a wrestling company. HH wrestlers work hurt!"

So this its is hulk's take on Edge's decision to retire..... Comments, criticisms?

 

[Theo Mays]

I admit to being a huge Hogan mark, but what he said was a bit over the line. But one thing you gotta keep in mind is that wrestling was extremely different back when Hogan and all those guys wrestled. This was when they needed it to keep a steady income and to keep their lives going. They also weren't as educated about the risks of professional wrestling as the superstars today are. The reason Edge is able to walk away is because of wrestling being more financial and because of advances in modern technology when it comes to injuries, pain killers, drugs, etc. If Edge were wrestling back in the Hogan era it is likely he'd be wheelchair bound because he would have worked through the pain because he needed to and he probably wouldn't have got that checked out. It is two different eras and train of thoughts.

 

[Hollywood Naitch]

Did Hulk Hogan make his name in ladder matches? Was Hogan a risk taker in the ring?

WAS HE FUCK!

Having a go at a man for listening to his Doctor's advise is pathetic, I am very disappointed in Hogan for that. Edge's health is clearly the most important thing for Edge right now and looking at Hogan, who can barely move from back surgery must hit home for Edge. If Hogan, a man who has required surgery after years of continuing to do LEG DROPS can barely move now, Edge probably thinks "hey, you know what? I have wrestled in high-risk matches, taking majot bumps for years. You know, I think I will take the Doc's advise and get out while I still can!"

Hogan is a bitter old cunt, who has to keep going to pay the bills and fund his divorce. It's a shame but thats how it is. Edge has clearly looked after his money and can call it a day at a young age. For Hogan to list those other wrestlers who carried again against the Doctors advise is unbelievable. Most of them hung on way past their primes, while Edge has retired at the top.

If he doesnt feel physically capable of wrestling anymore due to possible risks involved in it, they he is doing the right thing retiring now. Who wants to see Edge struggling to the ring to wrestle in 20 years, guzzling down pain killers in order to make 1 more match to try and stay relevent and cling to his ever-declining legacy...ala Hulk Hogan.

I certainly dont. Edge, my friend, ignore the steroid-ruined brain of Terry Bollea and enjoy your retirement. It is sad to see Hogan, a man Edge idolised AS A CHILD, still trying to perform after his former fan has made it to the top, had a great career and then retired.

Hulk, take Edge's lead and hang it up. If you decide not to, just keep your usless, brain dead opinions to yourself.

 

[Kaneanite]

Hulk Hogan is a piece of shit now. He did great for the business and was/is an icon, great, terrific. But everything that comes out of this guy seems to be that of a piece of fucking shit. Neck problems aren't something to take lightly and sorry Hogan but Edge actually performs in the ring and does more than pointing at someone, punching them, and doing a shitty leg drop. Face it you big useless goon - TNA sucks and so do you. Edge has more talent in his right pinky than Jeff Hardy has in his whole body. A drug addict, an alcoholic, and a bunch of old shit heads that are self proclaimed gods run your show.

Such an idiot.

 

[jaypres25]

i never liked hogan and what he said is ridiculous. He doesn't know how bad edge's neck is so he needs to keep his damn mouth shut

 

[Ytoojae]

Pathetic comments by an insipid human being. I have no respect whatsoever for Hogan because he has no respect for anybody in this business.

He has never had to truly earn anything that he has worked for in the industry so when he sees people such as Edge it must give him grief to see that he had nothing handed to him whatsoever.

 

[Mustang Sally]

With the negative reaction Hogan will receive from this, by tonight he'll probably be pulling a Kurt Angle and saying his Twitter account was hacked.

 

[Vintage Nick]

...all remaining respect for Hogan has gone down the drain. Seriously, Edge retired as a face WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION who just came off a big retaining victory at Wrestlemania. That's a send-off many would kill for. He's managed to put on some very entertaining matches over the years, and has even come back for the fans even after tearing his Achilles Tendon!

I wonder if Hogan's just jealous that Edge saw the writing on the wall and is hanging up the boots before he is put in a wheelchair or...died. Edge is still pretty healthy and has a long life ahead of him. Hogan's been through over 9000 back surgeries and can barely do shit anymore.

Good luck to your future Edge.

 

[airvar]

There's just no way to even defend Hogan if you wanted too on comments like this..

It's not right, and it's not a fair critisism of Adam Copeland.. The guy has given everything to his career, spent the majority of it as a tag-team/ Mid-card wrestler, clawed his way to the top despite not being a steriod induced 6-6" tall monster.. Has played to perfection every weird ass gimmick that came his way, and created one of the greatest WWE legacys out there today..

Now a Doctor is telling him he might not be able to WALK if he dosen't quit this, and deciding to take the doctors advice, and walk away while he still is capable. There is no shame in what he did, and nothing wrong with how he did it. Comming from Hogan (a man who should have retired long ago) it seems very hypocritical.. Not everyone has to hold on the the last remenants of there golden years to feel important.. Some people are capable of moving on with there lives and enjoying life outside the spotlight, not everyone needs to be the center of attention 24/7.

 

[Nate DaMac]

Wow. Just fucking WOW. Hulk is as big a piece of shit I have ever seen right now. How fucking dare he say this ridiculous shit? A man could be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life if he takes a bump wrong, why the fuck would he belittle something like that? By the way, isn't this coming from a man who can barely fucking walk without a brace to hold him together? He's faulting him for not wanting to be like him?

Fuck Hulk Hogan. I sincerely hope for terrible things to happen to him and anyone he loves.

 

[DeadmanFan]

At least Edge retired on top, with dignity, as champion and with his last match being a win at WrestleMania. More than that Edge knew when to stop. We will remember Edge as a great performer for his entire career.

In addition to Hogan always being a shitty wrestler that never put on one three star match by himself (the showmanship was what made his big moments iconic, not the wrestling), we will also remember Hogan, as well as Flair, as two old guys who didn't know when to stop and putting on shitty performances for many years past their prime, undoubtedly dragging down their reputation.

Edge has more talent in his tooth than Hogan ever did in his entire body.

 

[Blade]

Yup, Hogan is, as said a "Jackwagon". Yes, if those guys had taken doctor's advice, they would've retired earlier. But Hogan should've retired 15 years ago when he was on top. Instead he stuck around for over a decade too long, caused WCW to be the worst promotion in the world, he's become someone who is loathed by anyone who isn't a TNA fan. Hell, he's even loathed by some TNA fans. He's a joke. Same goes for Flair. If he had retired 15 years ago, he wouldn't be pissing all over his NWA years, his earlier WCW years and his nice retirement in WWE. Now let's look at some of the other names.

Hennig died from cocaine and painkillers. He should've listened to the doctor. Hardy is on the same path as Hennig, except he was never as talented. André is a debatable one. He knew he'd die early, but he wanted to keep wrestling till he died. That's respectable considering he was still beloved when he died. As said above, AA did retire cause of doctors recommendation.

And let's not forget some of those who kept fighting through the pain and lived to regret it. Dynamite Kid, anyone?

Hogan thinks he's a hero of the fans for spewing bullshit like this, but every unselfish fan would happily let Edge retire healthy now instead of him having 1 more match if there was a chance he could end up in a wheelchair. I understand how much these guys love wrestling. It can be your life. But no one should die for it.

 

[LFC till i die]

I never liked Hogan but i USED to respect him that was untill he decided to ruin his legacy. Hogan is a fuckin wanker who should shut the fuck up. Edge is retiring for his own health because if he continued wrestling and as much as i would love to see him continue he would be permanently hurt or even worse would be dead. Wot does Hogan know how serious Edge's injuries are? Fuck all thats what.

Hogan probably only continued to wrestle because he needed money.

 

[Fenris]

I see the lifetime WWE fanboy Matt Boone is riling up the WWE Universe again. Go figure he only cut a couple of the twitter posts and posted them. Here's what the rest of what Hogan said:

"What about Foley! I bet EDGE still wants to keep wrestling,he's one of the boys big time!!! HH"

"@Only_1Abz my take is with a unfixable neck injury it's over ,but he's one of the boys and it will be hard to keep him down,he's 4life HH"

"I'm not saying anything bad about Edge but he's a real wrestler,Stone Cold and Cena had neck surgery and u couldn't stop em,Or Edge it's in"

"Edges blood,he lives for this business he's a real wrestler,he a lifer,he's one of the real boys,he's hard to hold down,that's all. HH"

"i don't understand you saying I'm mad,it's going to be interesting to see how he handles his wrestling life after some time HH"


Yeah what a dick, putting Edge over and telling it like it is in regards to the Entertainment company. It would seem in Hogans view it isn't Edge that wanted to retire, it's more of the Entertainment Company siding with a Doctor and pushing him out. I can't see what the problem is except that the notoriously anti-Hogan and pro-WWE news board is trying to rile up fans again. I have no doubts in my mind Hogan is correct, if Edge could he would keep going and didn't want to retire.

 

[Pole Smoker]

Hogans an idiot who doesn't know when to quit. He is a complete loser and it's pathetic to see him wrestle. Edge took stunts off ladders and tables and all sorts whereas Hogan gave a few punches and a legdrop. He is no where near the performer Edge is and even though Hogan is the top draw ever I still have Edge above him in an all time list.

And mentioning Hardy has to be a joke.

 

[AntiChristDeicide]

I don't want to defend Hogan here, but he might have thought this was a work. Look yesterday on the Edge retires thread, some posters thought it was a work. Of course now we know it wasn't a work, but at the time of Edge speech how many of you thought it was for real?

Anyways this makes Hogan look like an idiot now but wait before bashing him because he might have thought that it was a work when he wrote that on his twitter.

 

[pepentorresHHH]

My time to comment.....
Why does it feel that every time Hogan makes an opinion about someone else that is not in TNA (mostly) its poison!!... I mean hulk was a tag team champion with this man!!....how could he let his mouth run wild on someone that has given us 14 years of putting his body on line for our entertainment!.... This is just wrong for someone to question Edge's motives to retire like this....I know everyone has a right to their opinionsd but please Hulk keep them to yourself!

 

[LegendKiller716]

I bet these comments came right after Hogan got off the phone, trying to get Edge to jump.

Hogan is a piece of shit. He is Edge's idle. These two winning the tag titles together was Edge's dream come true. It's a good thing Edge doesn't do Twitter and such or this would probably make him feel like shit.

I defended Hulk on these forums last week saying that he was the best ever, but he can go fuck himself. Edge has accomplished more in his career than Hulk, and if he needs to hang up the boots to be healthy, thats what needs to be done.

 

[Chess]

Shocking comments by the Hulkster. Not only has he helped TNA become a worse show than before his time, now he is dissing future legends like Edge.

I know he is not with the WWE anymore but he should have been praising Edge for his excellent career. Instead Hulk is just sounding like a dick and bringing more negativity to himself and in turn TNA.

Edge is sensible by retiring while he still has reasonable mobility. Hulk will end up in a wheelchair.

Also why the hell is he putting Hardy in his list?

 

[rge2010]

I think you all need to calm down. Wrestlezones shoddy journalism only told a quarter of the story!!!

Hulk Hogan: "if any of the guys like me,Flair,Hardy,Andre,AA,Blanchard,orndoff,Henning would have listened to doctors we would have quit15yrsago, but I don't know Edges working environment because they are a media company not a wrestling company. HH wrestlers work hurt!"

"What about Foley! I bet EDGE still wants to keep wrestling,he's one of the boys big time!!! HH"

"my take is with a unfixable neck injury it's over ,but he's one of the boys and it will be hard to keep him down,he's 4life HH"

"I'm not saying anything bad about Edge but he's a real wrestler,Stone Cold and Cena had neck surgery and u couldn't stop em,Or Edge it's in Edges blood,he lives for this business he's a real wrestler,he a lifer,he's one of the real boys,he's hard to hold down,that's all. HH"

 

[pepentorresHHH]

Push Edge out? So between having the choice of sending someone out there to pull a Droz or an owen hart ...they chose to advice Edge on retirement so he doesn't end up on a wheelchair or dead...then that is wrong? LMAO..... They didn't push Edge out, Edge himself decided to retire so he could have a healthy future.... And that is the RIGHT choice...as much as I want to see him continue to entertain us, it would be seriously irresposible and selfish to ask edge to continue....I HOPE Edge enjoys a well deserved retirement!

 

[Nate DaMac]

I see the lifetime WWE fanboy Matt Boone is riling up the WWE Universe again. Go figure he only cut a couple of the twitter posts and posted them. Here's what the rest of what Hogan said:

"What about Foley! I bet EDGE still wants to keep wrestling,he's one of the boys big time!!! HH"

"@Only_1Abz my take is with a unfixable neck injury it's over ,but he's one of the boys and it will be hard to keep him down,he's 4life HH"

"I'm not saying anything bad about Edge but he's a real wrestler,Stone Cold and Cena had neck surgery and u couldn't stop em,Or Edge it's in"

"Edges blood,he lives for this business he's a real wrestler,he a lifer,he's one of the real boys,he's hard to hold down,that's all. HH"

"i don't understand you saying I'm mad,it's going to be interesting to see how he handles his wrestling life after some time HH"


Yeah what a dick, putting Edge over and telling it like it is in regards to the Entertainment company. It would seem in Hogans view it isn't Edge that wanted to retire, it's more of the Entertainment Company siding with a Doctor and pushing him out. I can't see what the problem is except that the notoriously anti-Hogan and pro-WWE news board is trying to rile up fans again. I have no doubts in my mind Hogan is correct, if Edge could he would keep going and didn't want to retire.

My God. So you're saying that Hogan is thinking Edge is being forced out and in reality, Edge really wants to be a crippled old gimp in a wheelchair? Get the fuck out of here. Hogan is doing what he always does. He says something stupid and is now desperately trying to back pedal and take shots at the WWE to try to sway the attention elsewhere. Hogan is a fucking joke.

 

[DynamiteKid518]

For the life of me, I can't understand why Hogan is receiving heat for these comments. These words come from a man who has had over fifteen back surgeries and has in fact, risked paralysis by going back out to the ring. I think he was puting Edge over big time with these tweets and you all are just overreacting and looking for another reason to bash TNA/Hogan. Personally, I'm not a fan of TNA at all, or Hogan for that matter. But this is an old school mentality and there is truth in what he says. Don't be so sensitive.

"What about Foley! I bet EDGE still wants to keep wrestling,he's one of the boys big time!!! HH"

"@Only_1Abz my take is with a unfixable neck injury it's over ,but he's one of the boys and it will be hard to keep him down,he's 4life HH"

"I'm not saying anything bad about Edge but he's a real wrestler,Stone Cold and Cena had neck surgery and u couldn't stop em,Or Edge it's in"

"Edges blood,he lives for this business he's a real wrestler,he a lifer,he's one of the real boys,he's hard to hold down,that's all. HH"

"i don't understand you saying I'm mad,it's going to be interesting to see how he handles his wrestling life after some time HH"

 

[neildittmar]

if any of the guys like me,Flair,Hardy,Andre,AA,Blanchard,orndoff,Henning would have listened to doctors we would have quit15yrsago

I feel this is absolutely true, and probably applies to Edge as well. This isn't the first time Edge has been hurt and I'm sure it's not the first time a doctor has told Edge that "another shot to your [insert body part here] could cause [insert horrific outcome here]." Edge was in the business for quite a long while. Knowing when to quit (even if it's only for a period of time) is the smartest decision any pro-wrestler can make.

but I don't know Edges working environment because they are a media company not a wrestling company. HH wrestlers work hurt!"

This is more a shot at WWE than it is at Edge personally. It's just Hogan stirring the pot and trying to turn a WWE negative into a TNA positive. WWE is a media company... TNA is a wrestling company... that sort of thing. This could also be Hogan "playing heel" in light of the whole concussion/wrestler safety issue floating about. A "back in my day..." type stance if you will.

I don't think that Hogan has any personal ill-will towards Edge. The whole thing is spin.