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Hulk Hogan's Face Bloodied During Presser

Posted Nov 18th 2009 9:00AM by TMZ Staff

The blood was pouring down Hulk Hogan's face, back into his hair and down to his mouth after the wrestling legend got into a wild brawl with Ric Flair at a press conference in Australia.

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Hogan and Flair were in Australia to promote an upcoming wrestling event, when all of the sudden they began to beat the crap out of each other ... Flair socking Hogan in the head over and over and over.

We know -- you're thinking it's all BS to promote the fight, but we spoke with somebody in Hulk's camp who insists the entire thing was real ... the blood and the injuries.




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1. horshit..it was a work..lol..when you go after someone..you dont go for the scarred up forehead..you punch them in the face..lol

Posted at 9:14AM on Nov 18th 2009 by BreakUrNeck

2. Fake, just like wrestling. Just a publicity stunt.

Posted at 9:15AM on Nov 18th 2009 by ABB

3. hahaha... so much BS... "Blading"... give up..

Posted at 9:15AM on Nov 18th 2009 by Phil

4. If you believe this was real it's time to check yourself. If you're promoting an event, this is required to stir up interest and sell tickets. Hogan could kill Flair if he wanted to. Flair is old and washed up and hanging on to what is left of his career before he heads to God's waiting room. (Florida.)

Posted at 9:16AM on Nov 18th 2009 by Jayson

5. Gross. I didn't need to see that.

Posted at 9:16AM on Nov 18th 2009 by rabbit on the moon

6. Geez. Knobbs looks like crap.

Posted at 9:17AM on Nov 18th 2009 by Ms. Kellunge

7. He bladed himself. Its wasnt real. Im a wrestling fan and not even I would fall for the 'its real' speil from their press 'peeps'

Posted at 9:17AM on Nov 18th 2009 by Kat

8. It's a complete 'work' as it's called in the wrestling business. Look at the cuts on Hogan. They are straight and on the forehead. This is very common in the wrestling business - it's called 'cutting'. A small concealable razor hidden in the hand is used. I can't believe TMZ is buying this.

Posted at 9:20AM on Nov 18th 2009 by cringer

9. People still pay money to watch these old fossils?

Posted at 9:27AM on Nov 18th 2009 by Mikey

10. Whatever! So FAKE!

Posted at 9:29AM on Nov 18th 2009 by Allie

11. Looks like his right eyebrow is smooshed off downwards. ick

Posted at 9:30AM on Nov 18th 2009 by Quiet

12. Yes, the blood and injuries were real, but the incident is nothing more than a publicity stunt and a work.

Posted at 9:30AM on Nov 18th 2009 by Dylan

13. Someone should have just stayed home and played on DubLi instead.

Posted at 9:35AM on Nov 18th 2009 by newbrum

14. FAKE FAKE STAGED!!

Hulk Hogan safe after fake brawl with rival Ric Flair

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18 Nov 09 @ 02:32pm by Carla Efstratiou

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Hulk Hogan at the Sydney Football Stadium, devoid of any battle scars. Photo: Alan Place

Hulk Hogan at the Sydney Football Stadium, devoid of any battle scars. Photo: Alan Place
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The Hulk at Star City Casino, after the hoax brawl. Photo: Phil Rogers

The Hulk at Star City Casino, after the hoax brawl. Photo: Phil Rogers

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IMAGES of a bruised and bloody Hulk Hogan following an all-out brawl at Star City Casino are now realised to have been part of a well-staged hoax.

In an expertly performed publicity stunt, Hogan staged a press conference which took a violent turn when rival Rick Flair turned on the wrestling star.

Central and the Daily Telegraph reported that journalists were “stunned” as the Hulk’s head began bleeding profusely.

Photographer Phil Rogers had his flash broken when Flair threw a table off the stage and into the press gathering before diving on photographers.

But it seems the media throng had been fooled. A couple of hours later, Wentworth Courier staff were present at another media conference at the Sydney Football Stadium, in which the Hulk minged with Roosters players and answered questions about his long career.

Throughout the press conference, Hogan appeared fit and in very good health, not nursing any visable scars from this morning’s incident.

Hogan responded to reports about the confrontation calmly, saying he was taken by surprise as the event took an unexpected turn.

“It took me about half an hour to get freshened up before I ran back out, it got a bit crazy,” he said.

He said he didn’t expect the stunt to get so out of control. “I didn’t plan on going backwards off the stage, that was a bit of a shock.”

The Star City press conference began well with the stars of the tour speaking professionally about their careers and the business.

Hogan said promoters in the past had billed him to tour Australia without his knowledge only to tell the fans that he could not make it.

The Hulkamania tour hits Sydney’s Acer Arena on November 28.

Appearing alongside Hulk are the Nasty Boys, Black Pearl of California and Vampire Warrior.

Posted at 9:36AM on Nov 18th 2009 by screamin in dig

15. Breaking News Flash....wrestling is fake,...I repeat...wrestling is FAKE.

Posted at 9:37AM on Nov 18th 2009 by Sono

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