• @cmbabul
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    4 months ago

    Hogan is famously a liar of epic proportions and shut down a potential wrestlers union in the 80s. I know many of us were hulkamaniacs at some point but he’s a piece of shit.

    I haven’t kept up with ole Stone Cold but last I checked he was threatening people online for being racist and homophobic. So if you want a decent person that was once at the top of the business he’s a better choice

    Edit: I should add that I know Austin beat his wife when he was king of WWE but seems to have changed his ways and bettered himself. Doesn’t excuse that he did it but like I said he’s about the best in the wrestling business

    • @aseriesoftubes
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      94 months ago

      I know next to zero about professional wrestling, but isn’t CM Punk also a pretty good dude outside the ring?

      • @meco03211
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        294 months ago

        John Cena too I think. At the very least he had the record for most wishes granted for the Make a Wish Foundation.

        • @AbidanYre
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          John Cena speaks pretty fluent Chinese when he needs to apologize to the CCP.

          • @meco03211
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            134 months ago

            Didn’t like that but can’t say I’d do different.

            • Flying Squid
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              34 months ago

              He’s a massive star. He could have said, “no, fuck the CCP, I won’t do it.” It’s not like he would have never gotten work in Hollywood again. He’s worth way too much even if he doesn’t kowtow to the CCP.

              • @ThunderWhiskers
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                04 months ago

                TBF celebrities bigger than him have been cancelled for lesser offenses than taking on the CCP.

                  • @ThunderWhiskers
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                    14 months ago

                    I probably worded that poorly. I’m really mean in terms of scale. Spacey is for whatever reason coming to mind. Not to excuse his absolutely abhorrent behavior, but really old allegations of arguable “consensual” sex (with a minor) is just not comparable to sticking your finger in the eye of the CCP. Will Smith might be a better example.

                    I’m sounding a lot like an apologist when really I’m just trying to say it’s difficult for me to judge Cena for saying “I didn’t mean to offend anyone and love the Chinese people” when it isn’t my career on the line.

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        64 months ago

        He’s on the right side politically, definitely. Big believer in human rights, and has spoken up publicly in favor of abortion and trans rights.

        I hear that he’s a nightmare in his personal life due to being a big huge ball of trust issues, but he definitely ain’t no fascist.

        • @cmbabul
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          14 months ago

          Punk has some issues for sure but he’s not a bad person

    • Flying Squid
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      74 months ago

      He didn’t lie when he said he was a racist though. Of course, he didn’t know there was a camera on him at the time.