{"id":15436,"date":"2016-11-02T11:37:43","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T16:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=15436"},"modified":"2016-11-02T11:37:43","modified_gmt":"2016-11-02T16:37:43","slug":"hulk-hogan-and-gawker-reach-legal-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2016\/11\/02\/hulk-hogan-and-gawker-reach-legal-settlement\/","title":{"rendered":"Hulk Hogan and Gawker reach legal settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-3797699359\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3967 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/03\/hogan1.jpg?resize=292%2C173\" alt=\"hogan1\" width=\"292\" height=\"173\" \/>Hulk Hogan and Gawker Media have reached an undisclosed settlement over the sex tape lawsuit. &#8220;After four years of litigation funded by a billionaire with a grudge going back even further, a settlement has been reached,&#8221; Gawker founder Nick Denton wrote in a blog. The saga is over. Hulk Hogan&#8217;s retirement will be comfortable.&#8221; Read more on the story at <a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2016\/11\/02\/media\/gawker-hulk-hogan\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">CNN.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Hogan was awarded $140 million by a Florida jury. The settlement ends the legal battle between the two sides. It will be interesting to see if Hogan and WWE end up doing business together now that the settlement has been reached. 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