Author: JT Smith
Hulk Hogan has filed a defamation suit against the World Championship Wrestling, accusing the WCW’s creative director of berating him on national television after a ring appearance, The Associated Press
reports.
According to the lawsuit, Hogan won the July 9 bout in Daytona Beach, Fla., by default when his opponent refused to wrestle, but the WCW’s Vince Russo followed Hogan from the ring, accused him of “playing politics.” Some have speculated that the lawsuit might be a publicity stunt, as part of a continuing story line in which the WCW has sought to eliminate older wrestlers.
reports.
According to the lawsuit, Hogan won the July 9 bout in Daytona Beach, Fla., by default when his opponent refused to wrestle, but the WCW’s Vince Russo followed Hogan from the ring, accused him of “playing politics.” Some have speculated that the lawsuit might be a publicity stunt, as part of a continuing story line in which the WCW has sought to eliminate older wrestlers.
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