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Hulk Hogan Will Not Appear in WWE 2K16

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Hulk Hogan will not appear in the next version of the 2K's professional wrestling franchise, WWE 2K16.

Hogan made headlines earlier this week when the WWE severed ties with the wrestler for allegedly using "racial slurs in a conversation caught on a sex tape." (via CBS News)

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A representative from publisher 2K wrote in a statement to GameSpot, "We are highly respectful of the way that our partners choose to run their business and manage our partnerships accordingly. We can confirm that Hulk Hogan will not appear in WWE 2K16.”

The WWE has since removed Hogan's photos, articles, and merchandise from its website.

In a statement to People.com, Hogan offered up an apology for his behavior, stating, "It was unacceptable for me to have used that offensive language; there is no excuse for it; and I apologize for having done it."

Hogan's earliest video game appearance was the Commodore 64 game MicroLeague Wrestling in 1987. However, he is probably better known as the cover star of the first officially licensed WWF game, WWF Wrestlemania for NES in 1989.

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Everyone and everything is racist. Let's just stop doing things out of fear of offending someone.

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@0rionsangel: put white before people and you may be correct.

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@sampson3121: Other races are just as racist.

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@AM-Gamer: sorry. no other race has been as racist as the white racist.

yes people of all skin colours can be racist. white folks just have more, and do it better.

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@robdayz: Not everything and everyone; Just Hulk Hogan apperently.

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@robdayz: Not true. Just to let you know, based on what we know as of today, our first ancestors are “born” in Africa. Ironically, a continent where many white people thought was only created for slavery. But humans will never learn.

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What is stupid is that WWE knew about the tape when he was in TNA, yet they didnt care then. Oh and Vince is racist, that I am sure of. Junkyard Dog had to wear a leash and chain. The Rock didnt get to openly talk about his Dad. New Day has to act like a Southern Baptist revival. The list goes on. But the shouldnt punish Hogan for what they already knew about. They wanted an easy excuse to fire him.

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Omg. This is sooooo stupid. Everyone has said stupid crap they regret. Seriously we consider transvestites American heroes, but a real American hero says three wrong sentences 10 years ago in a private conversation and we punish the world for what he said. Every wrestling fan wants him in that game.

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@shadyshack: You cannot spell, probably due to inbreeding...Is this a racist comment? No, it's the truth. You truly have no fucking clue, Cletus...

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Im sure he'll be in games in the future. Good move to take him out for a while.

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HA....GOT EEEEM

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Talk about an overreaction, big wow he said a word that some people don't like hearing from some certain people If that's all you have to worry about I wish I had your care-free life.

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@Keitha313: I see that the history of the word eludes you.

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@Keitha313:so hire him as the face of your company.

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The fact that people here are saying that those that find what Hogan vile are the problem is disgusting. Saying the n word is not the problem, it's the context in which it was used. The fact that he had a major problem with his daughter dating outside her race and using the word in a demeaning manner towards him and black people in general is totally unacceptable and completely appalling. He used the word in a manner of hate and degradation and to inflict damage against the fact that he was born with extra melanin. It was completely disgusting and he deserves all the negative repercussions he has reaped.

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@rasterror: Fathers not wanting their daughters to date outside their race is quite common, Mohamed Ali for example. It was more his comments toward The Rock that were touchy, can't be perfect.

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@Tabarnaque said:

@rasterror: Fathers not wanting their daughters to date outside their race is quite common, Mohamed Ali for example. It was more his comments toward The Rock that were touchy, can't be perfect.

Well, being common doesn't make it right. Any father that who objects to their children dating outside their race isn't a proper role model to look up to, Ali included.

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It's over brother, Oh Yeah! *flexes like Macho Man*

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Is this how insane things have gotten with correctness? You said something, years ago, while displaying no actions in line with said statement, and your whole career is erased? Listening to the CNN report he sounds more like he is trying to be somewhat jokey and also honest about his feelings. Everyone has feelings that they do not act on. Are those illegal now?

It does appear as he has apologized now. He said something bad, and has apologized. Can we put him back in the WWE now, or does he need lashes or something? Better yet, how about just make Hulk Hogan as DLC and let the public decide to support him or not.

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You should ban the entire game then. Considering most of them live on a diet of Cocaine, Alcohol and Steroids.

If your role model is a professional wrestler you are going to ene up incredibly disappointed no matter who it is.

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@AM-Gamer: One order of the same please without the cocaine and alcohol :)

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@AM-Gamer: Exactly.

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Is the bigger issue here not that he used racial slurs, but that he was using them about his daughter having sex, while he was having sex, which he video tapped. That is like a trifecta of Eeeeeewwwws!

Not only is his sex life incredibly boring if his minds on other things, but if his mind's on his daughter that's sick!

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@misstrist: Whoa O__O

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All references to this man will be replaced by Stevie Richards. Such as the time Stevie Richards superkicked Andre the Giant at Wrestlemania 3.

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Hulkamania will live on forever.

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@Defender1978 said:

Hulkamania will live on forever.

Thank goodness, think of the children, what else would they have to live for.

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Here's the TRUE story everyone:

WWE wanted Hulk out permanently so they could finally stop paying what is probably one of the highest paid entertainers on WWE, so what did they do?

They kept digging until they could find something so bad that they could end Hulk's career and Legacy in a drop of a dime. Yes, they found a 8 yr old sex tape that they thought would help but not enough, so as they kept watching they heard him say the "N" word and that was it! They got him! Hulk's career and life are over and they don't have to pay him a dime anymore.

This is probably more closer to the truth than most of you think. It's all business people. Greed will make people do crazy things. Money isn't happiness but it rules all.

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@fig56: "N" word?or you meant to say the word nigger?you know you can say is ok,you are not a celebrity

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@angelofbeast198: Just because the website doesn't censor profanity anymore doesn't mean that you won't get modded for spelling out the N word. It's already happened in the forums and I'm pretty sure a mod wouldn't mind doing it here too.

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@ad1x2: nigger is not profanity

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@fig56: You've been talking to Ted DiBiase, haven't you?

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@fig56: Worst conspiracy theory ....... ever.

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I notice several people here saying that what was said wasn't racist. The transcript I saw quoted him as actually explicitly saying that he's racist and then went on use the n-word several times while referring to black people.

Am I getting confused here? Did I read another transcript or get mixed up somehow?

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@jellyman68: I mean if he said all that than he should be canned. If I walked into my job firing off stuff like that, I'd be fired and get my ass kicked im 100% sure. Hell, I lost one job making fun of a guy who threaten to burned down the building. Wrap your mind around that.

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@jellyman68: It was the man in the costume that said it, not the costume. Like wizard of oz, please ignore the man behind the curtain.

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Politically correct police has done it again sigh. The oppression and tyranny they bring along does more damage than good. Reminds me of nazi's.

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@cboye18: Wait, so outlawing a word that has historically been used to oppress and discriminate against a minority ethnic group is somehow equated with the mass extermination of Jews and violent conquering of other nations?

Sure. Because of course it is.

Gamespot's comment section never fails in its predictability.

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@CyrenII: Mass extermination of Jews?

I think you've completely bought into that pathetic war time lie which has constantly been proven more wrong than true, no proof behind it and more reason FINANCIALLY as to why people want to believe this disgusting lie.

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@Keitha313: Your inbreeding is showing

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@Keitha313: +1

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@CyrenII: The word isn't outlawed. Black people use it all the time. It's only bad with a non-black says it.

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The politically correct police, coming to a bedroom near you...probably your's, beware, watch what you say.

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@nousername66: The way I snore, they better bring ear plugs.

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@nousername66: like

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