Adam Pearce responds to people posting negative comments about Hulk Hogan on his Facebook page
It was reported by TMZ.com on Thursday that WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan (Terry Bollea) passed away at the age of 71. WWE RAW General Manager Adam Pearce wrote about Hogan via his Facebook page…
“I grew up in Chicagoland watching the AWA pre-cable via tin-foiled rabbit ears. The Incredible Hulk Hogan vs. the World Champion Nick Bockwinkel with Bobby Heenan. Original Hulk-a-Mania. Magic. I loved it.
Fast forward a million years.
April 4, 2013. Jonesboro, Arkansas.
I’m working the first of two dates for TNA. Trying to get hired on as an agent (thank you again, Bruce Prichard). Wrestled a match against a talent I really liked and that they wanted to hopefully feature. It didn’t go well. I took the blame because I was senior.
I sit down to watch the rest of the matches, and Hulk sits next to me. Eric Bischoff next to him. Hulk asked me what I thought. I answered honestly.
He told me what he thought. I’ll always appreciate his words.
Over time people do many things, become loved and hated, rinse-and-repeat for those things, and if we’re all being honest, the emotions are warranted.
It is impossible to overstate the impact that Hulk Hogan had on our industry and the countless people that got into it because of him. In a roundabout way, I’m one of them. Heenan was my idol, but when he was opposite Hogan it was the magic I fell in love with.
Godspeed, Hulk Hogan. Thank you for all of the good. Thank you for your candor in a moment where I doubted myself. All love to his family, friends, and those lives he touched along the way. Rest well, sir. 🙏”
Pearce then responded to people posting negative comments about Hogan on his page…
“If you’ve come here to post negativity about Hulk Hogan on the day of his passing, you’ve missed the point of my page.
If your opinions are hate-filled or fueled by vitriol, and you’re wholly entitled to have whatever opinion you want, save it for YOUR platforms.
We all feel how we feel, we’re human. And we all see things the way we choose, it’s our personal choice. I’m not telling anyone how or what to feel. Location I have some say in.
I don’t care if you hated him or loved him, both emotions were earned. That said, this is NOT the location for the placement of negativity. Respect it.
Thanks,
-AP”