Hulk Hogan Responds To CM Punk Promo

[nadimmania]

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Fighting Spirit Magazine has a six-page interview with Hulk Hogan in their latest issue. During the interview, Hogan had some choice words for CM Punk and his recent promo about stars of yesteryear having it easier than him.

"CM Punk never had to walk into a dressing room where he wasn't supposed to be. He never walked into Kansas City, where Harley Race was the champion for 20 years, where Harley had told all of his friends and neighbors that he was the only heavyweight champion, because he was the NWA champion," Hogan said. "CM Punk never walked into Kemper Arena and had Harley Race put a gun to his head and say, 'Get out of my town, kid'.

"So, does CM Punk have it easier than me? When I was flying 300 days a year, doing double-shots, and there was no Rock and no 'Stone Cold' around, but just me for the first 15 years? During the day, I was flying from New York and stopping in St. Louis, taking a TV station manager out to lunch, and then in the afternoon getting to the building early in another town, like Chicago, and cutting a TV deal before wrestling that night. So, no, I don't think I had it easier than him."

The six-page interview with Hulk Hogan is in Issue 90 of FSM, available now from WH Smiths and Easons in the UK and Ireland, and for iPhone/iPad and Android via FightingSpiritMagazine.co.uk.[/quote]

 

[Tired]

"CM Punk never had to walk into a dressing room where he wasn't supposed to be. He never walked into Kansas City, where Harley Race was the champion for 20 years, where Harley had told all of his friends and neighbors that he was the only heavyweight champion, because he was the NWA champion," Hogan said. "CM Punk never walked into Kemper Arena and had Harley Race put a gun to his head and say, 'Get out of my town, kid'.

"So, does CM Punk have it easier than me? When I was flying 300 days a year, doing double-shots, and there was no Rock and no 'Stone Cold' around, but just me for the first 15 years? During the day, I was flying from New York and stopping in St. Louis, taking a TV station manager out to lunch, and then in the afternoon getting to the building early in another town, like Chicago, and cutting a TV deal before wrestling that night. So, no, I don't think I had it easier than him."

Hulk makes a lot of brilliant points.

Punk has never had to walk into a dressing room where he wasn't supposed to be. He has been told hundreds of times that he didn't belong there. Security once prevented him from entering one building while he was the WWE Champion. Tony Atlas told him he would never make it into the WWE, despite being on the main roster for 2 years at that point. But none of this happened in Kansas City.

Harley Race never said that he was the one true champion when referring to CM Punk. Austin Aries, John Cena, Edge, Jeff Hardy and Batista did. And Kurt Angle said his run as WWE Champion didn't count because he never held the TNA Championship. But Race didn't say anything.

Nobody ever put a gun to his head. But then again, Punk never put a gun to anyone else's head. Nor did he pretend that he once pretend to put one to his own head just to sell more books.

Hulk had to fly 300 days a year, while Punk only does 330. There may have been no Rock's or Stone Cold's in Hulk's day, but there were the Piper's, Bundy's, Yokozuna's, Undertaker's, etc. that carried him. Punk, meanwhile, had to carry the company instead while Rock and Austin were not around.

So I see Hulk's point. While Hulk was paid much more than Punk, got creative control, had first-class expenses paid and received movie deals. Punk had to work just as hard without those luxuries. Hulk really did have it a lot harder. [/sarcasm]

 

[Lee_Walk]

For someone having such a problem with what "kids" say maybe he should look in the mirror. Who held the WCW World Championship for a year and never really defended it once? He was too busy doing promos for movies. Who thought Sting had no right taking the belt from him at Starrcade? One of the biggest lead ups, to the biggest botch in wrestling history; a fast count that didn't happen... But hey at least Hogan didn't show up to take the title to just promote a movie and a PPV. *coughs* Rock *coughs* we wont go there. But Hogan may have had to "fight" for his reign, but even in his hay-day he stuck it to André the Giant. For a guy who for YEARS no-sold finishing moves, he can't say he had it too hard. Unless making the new generation of wrestlers, the future of the industry drop the belt to you, just cause you think they owe you something? Maybe that was a hard decision, if your name was Jeff Jarret... Punk's mouth is what the WWE needed at the time, and still is. I don't really care if the Rock wants to push his movies or not, I don't care if people think Punk's reign was too long; at least it was interesting for a change to wonder if a heel's title reign is going to be stopped, instead of the face being screwed out of the title only to get it back a month later; and hold it too long. Sorry I segwayed, my apologies I said I wouldn't go down this road.

 

[Tired]

For someone having such a problem with what "kids" say maybe he should look in the mirror. Who held the WCW World Championship for a year and never really defended it once? He was too busy doing promos for movies. Who thought Sting had no right taking the belt from him at Starrcade? One of the biggest lead ups, to the biggest botch in wrestling history; a fast count that didn't happen... But hey at least Hogan didn't show up to take the title to just promote a movie and a PPV. *coughs* Rock *coughs* we wont go there. But Hogan may have had to "fight" for his reign, but even in his hay-day he stuck it to André the Giant. For a guy who for YEARS no-sold finishing moves, he can't say he had it too hard. Unless making the new generation of wrestlers, the future of the industry drop the belt to you, just cause you think they owe you something? Maybe that was a hard decision, if your name was Jeff Jarret... Punk's mouth is what the WWE needed at the time, and still is. I don't really care if the Rock wants to push his movies or not, I don't care if people think Punk's reign was too long; at least it was interesting for a change to wonder if a heel's title reign is going to be stopped, instead of the face being screwed out of the title only to get it back a month later; and hold it too long. Sorry I segwayed, my apologies I said I wouldn't go down this road.

This guy's attitude... RagNaRoc approves!

 

[TheDoctor]

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