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[Hasney]

Someone get JR on the line for commentating.

Somebody stop the damn match. Gawker has a family!

 

[BronsonLee]

Dear Gawker:

Looks like there's some Thunder...In Paradise.

Signed,
Hulk Hogan, brother

 

[Penguin]

Whatcha gonna do, Gawker?

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

Somebody stop the damn match. Gawker has a family!

As god as my witness, he is broken in half.

 

[23qwerty]

and the rich get richer

what a weird world we live in

how is that worth $115m+ AT ALL

 

[Tansut]

As god as my witness, he is broken in half.

SOMEBODY STOP THE DAMN TRIAL!

EDIT: BEATEN LIKE A GOVERNMENT MULE!

 

[diaspora]

$115M apparently doesn't even include punitive damages, which are to be decided on next week. Goddamn.

AYYY

Gawker btfo?

 

[BronsonLee]

It's also worth pointing out that Hulk probably went for a large amount because he knows Gawker can't pay it
He wants them done

 

[Shao Kahn on the Lawn]

Crazy news. Now Hulk can afford to buy TNA and $114.5 million worth of other stuff.

 

[Hasney]

Dear Gawker:

Looks like there's some Thunder...In Paradise.

Signed,
Hulk Hogan, brother

Hogan being told the verdict by his legal team over Skype right now:

 

[B-Dubs]

AYYY

Gawker btfo?

Man, they can't even afford the $115 million. The jury dropped the goddamn leg on them.

 

[BronsonLee]

Twitter is the fucking best

I'm not sure if they can even afford an appeal

 

[CB3]

Its time for Pastamania to run wild all over the country again!

 

[cubicle47b]

Nice.

 

[CTLance]

Whoa. A whole lot of fucking going on in this case. Hulk fucks woman. Gawker tries to fuck with Hulk. Jury selection was apparently fuckery. And now the Jury fucks Gawker. Which is really the Hulk fucking Gawker, by proxy.

Bye, Gawker.

 

[adj_noun]

Gawker gonna change their name to Pauper

 

[Hasney]

Honestly at this point, wondering what Scoops, Jason and Tolito are going to do because if this sticks, Kotaku isn't going to exist.

Most of the rest can probably start a Tumblr for their content.

 

[coleco]

This result was expected, wasn't it? I mean, a judge told gawker to take the videos down from their site and they decided to ignore the court order. Not sure what they were thinking would happen next.

 

[oti]

Good. Good.

 

[Aureon]

And they can't even appeal without having the full amount?
Holy shit. Gawker is practically done?

I hope they have the good sense to sell io9 to someone that doesn't fuck up that badly.

 

[Astarte]

Oh my god the jury selection sounds absolutely insane
HULKAMANIAAAAA

 

[Switzer]

Honestly at this point, wondering what Scoops, Jason and Tolito are going to do because if this sticks, Kotaku isn't going to exist.

Most of the rest can probably start a Tumblr for their content.

As long as Kotaku is profitable, it would make more sense for it to be sold off rather than closed outright.

 

[Hasney]

As long as Kotaku is profitable, it would make more sense for it to be sold off rather than closed outright.

That's true. Might even improve their regular ouput and slightly help Gawker pay this.

 

[Hasney]

As long as Kotaku is profitable, it would make more sense for it to be sold off rather than closed outright.

That's how far you've gotten? Man, you're in for a wild ride in this thread.

 

[BibiMaghoo]

That's true. Might even improve their regular ouput and slightly help Gawker pay this.

That's how far you've gotten? Man, you're in for a wild ride in this thread.

 

[friskykillface]

Damn, hogan got paid $$$$$$$$

 

[njr]

Hogan always goes over, brother.

 

[psynergylover]

lol

this fucking killed me!!!

 

[CadetMahoney]

has kotaku said anything yet?

 

[Hoya Destroyer]

What was the difference between "regular" Hogan and Hollywood Hogan? Did Hollywood Hogan forget about the little people or something?

 

[FyreWulff]

Honestly at this point, wondering what Scoops, Jason and Tolito are going to do because if this sticks, Kotaku isn't going to exist.

Most of the rest can probably start a Tumblr for their content.

What's stopping them from just moving all the Gawker properties to a new LLC and letting the old shell die in bankruptcy?

What was the difference between "regular" Hogan and Hollywood Hogan? Did Hollywood Hogan forget about the little people or something?

Hollywood Hogan is the name for the heel Hulk Hogan character, with the black clothes/tights with the lightning on them, turned his back on the kids and the fans

Hollywood Hogan

Hulk Hogan

 

[Hasney]

What was the difference between "regular" Hogan and Hollywood Hogan? Did Hollywood Hogan forget about the little people or something?

Hollywood Hogan was a heel AKA a bad guy, so the judge wanted to remove those people that were huge fans of Hogan when he did the slam, or huge haters of Hogan when he became bad.

In other words, remove the idiots.

 

[Tom_Cody]

And Hogan's face is telling me that he regret's hiring these yahoos because they're about to lose him the case.

I'm sure he's not regretting anything, lol.

 

[Slacka]

From a post earlier in the thread, they need to put that amount in escrow to appeal in Florida. Holy shit.

Apparently there is a 50 million cap on this type of bond in Florida, so they don't actually have to stump the whole lot up pre appeal. Still unlikely they have that kind of money kicking around though.

https://mobile.twitter.com/TomKludt/status/710964054060355584

 

[JTripper]

Did this start playing when the decision was ruled?

 

[Deadstar]

Did this start playing when the decision was ruled?

Fight for what's right! Fight for your life! When it comes craaaashin down and it hurts inside.

Privacy wins today. I except Hulk to be at Wrestlemania as an American hero.

 

[Knuckle Sandwich]

Did this start playing when the decision was ruled?

Yes. The judged whipped out a boombox from under his/robe and held up like John Cusack in that movie I can't remember the name of.

 

[Hasney]

Apparently there is a 50 million cap on this type of bond in Florida, so they don't actually have to stump the whole lot up pre appeal. Still unlikely they have that kind of money kicking around though.

https://mobile.twitter.com/TomKludt/status/710964054060355584

Giant Bomb has a fanatical following. Hopefully someone kept Klepeks chin pubes to sell on eBay to fund some of this on behalf of Kotaku.

 

[Tesseract]

shove that briefcase full of cash into a nosedive , hulk

ho-gan

 

[CapitalismSucks DonkeyBalls]

Welp, my thread has served it's purpose. Good for Hulk.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

What's stopping them from just moving all the Gawker properties to a new LLC and letting the old shell die in bankruptcy?



Hollywood Hogan is the name for the heel Hulk Hogan character, with the black clothes/tights with the lightning on them, turned his back on the kids and the fans

Hollywood Hogan

Hulk Hogan

Not to be confused with Darkside Hogan, who was depressed because his mustache got shaved off or some shit