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Divorce news latest blow for Hogan
It's been a rough few months for Hulk Hogan. In August, his 17-year-old son Nick was in a car crash that left his passenger seriously injured, leading to Nick being charged with reckless driving. Then the news broke last night that Hogan's wife, Linda Bollea, filed for divorce after 23 years of marriage.

I haven't written about Nick's accident and legal problems because I really didn't think it had anything to do with wrestling. My first reaction was to not write about last night's news either, but Hogan is perhaps the most famous wrestler of all-time and his marital problems actually could impact the wrestling business.

Like his old rival Ric Flair, Hogan, 54, potentially could end up losing half his fortune in the divorce, which might lead him back to wrestling in search of another big payday. Hopefully he won't lose the rights to his wrestling name in the divorce settlement like Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat did.

Reports that the Hogans were having marital problems have been in gossip columns and on celebrity Web sites for a while, and the possibility of a split was the focal point of the past season of Hogan Knows Best, the VH1 reality series.

Most wrestling observers believed the marital strife on the show was scripted, or to use wrestling vernacular, a "work," but maybe it was real after all. Or, perhaps the Hogans have joined other married couples in the wrestling business who separated in real life after acting out scripted marital problems in a story line. That list includes Steve and Debra McMichael, Kevin and Nancy Sullivan, Marc and Rena "Sable" Mero and Diamond Dallas Page and Kimberly.
Ring Posts
Ring Posts is a Baltimore Sun blog about wrestling« An Angle Thanksgiving | Main

Divorce news latest blow for Hogan
It's been a rough few months for Hulk Hogan. In August, his 17-year-old son Nick was in a car crash that left his passenger seriously injured, leading to Nick being charged with reckless driving. Then the news broke last night that Hogan's wife, Linda Bollea, filed for divorce after 23 years of marriage.

I haven't written about Nick's accident and legal problems because I really didn't think it had anything to do with wrestling. My first reaction was to not write about last night's news either, but Hogan is perhaps the most famous wrestler of all-time and his marital problems actually could impact the wrestling business.

Like his old rival Ric Flair, Hogan, 54, potentially could end up losing half his fortune in the divorce, which might lead him back to wrestling in search of another big payday. Hopefully he won't lose the rights to his wrestling name in the divorce settlement like Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat did.

Reports that the Hogans were having marital problems have been in gossip columns and on celebrity Web sites for a while, and the possibility of a split was the focal point of the past season of Hogan Knows Best, the VH1 reality series.

Most wrestling observers believed the marital strife on the show was scripted, or to use wrestling vernacular, a "work," but maybe it was real after all. Or, perhaps the Hogans have joined other married couples in the wrestling business who separated in real life after acting out scripted marital problems in a story line. That list includes Steve and Debra McMichael, Kevin and Nancy Sullivan, Marc and Rena "Sable" Mero and Diamond Dallas Page and Kimberly.