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Post by James Fabiano on Mar 30, 2022 12:58:21 GMT -5
....if you're Hulk Hogan.
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Post by tafkaga on Mar 30, 2022 13:31:20 GMT -5
Andre died in 1987 when he was slammed through the ring in the Pontiac Silverdome the day before it was demolished.
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Post by GodzillaIsMyMonster on Mar 30, 2022 14:21:27 GMT -5
I've never understood why Hulk gets shit for this.
1987 - 1993 isn't that long of a time. If one of my loved ones died just 6 years after we had a party together, for example, id say it was a short time later.
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Mar 30, 2022 14:28:00 GMT -5
The wrestling historian in me was going to come in here and swiftly correct you, until the penny dropped. Well played, sir.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Mar 30, 2022 14:33:33 GMT -5
6 years is almost a decade it is absolutely a long stretch of time.
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Post by James Fabiano on Mar 30, 2022 14:36:46 GMT -5
I've never understood why Hulk gets shit for this. 1987 - 1993 isn't that long of a time. If one of my loved ones died just 6 years after we had a party together, for example, id say it was a short time later. To Andre, if three years is a long, long time, then six is a long, long, long, long time. Just saying ;-) |
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Post by Mid-Carder on Mar 30, 2022 14:37:08 GMT -5
6 years is almost a decade it is absolutely a long stretch of time. Just over half a decade isn't "almost" a decade. And it depends on context. 6 years could be a long time to some and not long at all to others. Hogan did so many shows in his career, I'm not surprised a lot of it faded into one, especially as Andre wasn't particularly public in his last few years. Hogan says a lot of shit but I don't blame these guys for not having an encyclopaedic knowledge of every moment of their life. |
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Mar 30, 2022 14:39:20 GMT -5
6 years is almost a decade it is absolutely a long stretch of time. Just over half a decade isn't "almost" a decade. And it depends on context. 6 years could be a long time to some and not long at all to others. Hogan did so many shows in his career, I'm not surprised a lot of it faded into one, especially as Andre wasn't particularly public in his last few years. Hogan says a lot of shit but I don't blame these guys for not having an encyclopaedic knowledge of every moment of their life. If something is more than half saying almost is acceptable. |
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Post by Mozenrath on Mar 30, 2022 14:44:24 GMT -5
Hogan did face Andre as late as 1990 (in that case, an untelevised match), so I get where either he was just conflating all of that in his head, but I imagine he just likes hyping the match up and not focusing on how they faced each other a bunch of times after that for also big, but less dramatic, matches.
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Post by ChitownKnight on Mar 30, 2022 16:03:03 GMT -5
Of all the shit to give Hogan for, I think we can give him a pass for getting the Andre death date wrong. A man in his 50s at the time, with probably a good amount of concussions? Getting a few years mixed up is perfectly fine.
We can clown on him for the Metallica thing, George Forman grill and all that lol
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Post by chazraps on Mar 30, 2022 16:09:48 GMT -5
I've never understood why Hulk gets shit for this. 1987 - 1993 isn't that long of a time. If one of my loved ones died just 6 years after we had a party together, for example, id say it was a short time later. Oh it absolutely is. Andre was 46 when he died, so six years is over a 10th of his life. Not to mention how much Andre did in those six years. He gets shit for it because he's needlessly a chronic liar. And a racist. |
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Mar 30, 2022 16:23:57 GMT -5
I've never understood why Hulk gets shit for this. 1987 - 1993 isn't that long of a time. If one of my loved ones died just 6 years after we had a party together, for example, id say it was a short time later. I think at least once, on maybe A&E or something he said it was weeks later. I think that’s where the meme Hogan killed him with the slam came from. |
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Mar 30, 2022 16:29:08 GMT -5
I've never understood why Hulk gets shit for this. 1987 - 1993 isn't that long of a time. If one of my loved ones died just 6 years after we had a party together, for example, id say it was a short time later. I think at least once, on maybe A&E or something he said it was weeks later. I think that’s where the meme Hogan killed him with the slam came from. Every time he tells the story like 1k more people were in attendance, Andre's weight balloons about 50 lbs, how high he managed to lift him and how soon he died afterwards. |
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Post by GodzillaIsMyMonster on Mar 30, 2022 16:33:58 GMT -5
I've never understood why Hulk gets shit for this. 1987 - 1993 isn't that long of a time. If one of my loved ones died just 6 years after we had a party together, for example, id say it was a short time later. Oh it absolutely is. Andre was 46 when he died, so six years is over a 10th of his life. Not to mention how much Andre did in those six years. He gets shit for it because he's needlessly a chronic liar. And a racist. Not a racist. And 6 years isn't that long. But thanks for playing. Unfortunately I'm all out of prizes. |
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Post by GodzillaIsMyMonster on Mar 30, 2022 17:30:52 GMT -5
Oh it absolutely is. Andre was 46 when he died, so six years is over a 10th of his life. Not to mention how much Andre did in those six years. He gets shit for it because he's needlessly a chronic liar. And a racist. Not a racist. And 6 years isn't that long. But thanks for playing. Unfortunately I'm all out of prizes. That... sounds really mean spirited. I apologize. I kno better than that. My point is that 6 years isn't that long, depending on the perpesctive. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2022 17:32:18 GMT -5
Oh it absolutely is. Andre was 46 when he died, so six years is over a 10th of his life. Not to mention how much Andre did in those six years. He gets shit for it because he's needlessly a chronic liar. And a racist. Not a racist. And 6 years isn't that long. But thanks for playing. Unfortunately I'm all out of prizes. The guy who straight up said he was racist isn't racist? Denial is not just a river. |
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Post by Ronny Rayguns Is All Elite on Mar 30, 2022 17:40:55 GMT -5
I've never understood why Hulk gets shit for this. 1987 - 1993 isn't that long of a time. If one of my loved ones died just 6 years after we had a party together, for example, id say it was a short time later. Andre suffering for years before finally succumbing to the effects of the Body Slam/Leg Drop SOUNDS like something I can believe Hogan believes happened. |
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Post by This Player Hating Mothman on Mar 30, 2022 18:57:40 GMT -5
The racist rant Hulk Hogan went on on tape where he admitted he was racist 'wasn't a long time'. Six years is a decent lot of time. Six years is PHD studies. Six years is longer than the average turnaround on a job. When I think a short time later I think a few months, tops. Maybe a year in some contexts. "Grandpa looked so happy to be around everyone again at Christmas, but he died a short time later. It wasn't the same without him next year," that would fly. I can't see that standing for the scope of six years. That's absolutely an exaggeration.
Also again Hulk Hogan is just. Incredibly racist.
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Post by tafkaga on Mar 31, 2022 8:34:52 GMT -5
Just over half a decade isn't "almost" a decade. And it depends on context. 6 years could be a long time to some and not long at all to others. Hogan did so many shows in his career, I'm not surprised a lot of it faded into one, especially as Andre wasn't particularly public in his last few years. Hogan says a lot of shit but I don't blame these guys for not having an encyclopaedic knowledge of every moment of their life. If something is more than half saying almost is acceptable. Jim Morrison died almost a century ago. |
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Mar 31, 2022 11:29:56 GMT -5
If something is more than half saying almost is acceptable. Jim Morrison died almost a century ago. I mean, it is closer to 1922 than it is to today. |
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