A majority of Hogan's concerns with the company was the way he was portrayed this past Thursday night on SmackDown in the big Six-Man Tag Team Match. Hogan felt that he was getting a big pop from the crowd in Madison Square Garden and deserved to play a more vital role in the match. However, Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle worked in the match longer, resulting in Hogan getting less time in the ring.
WWE has not addressed this situation like they did with Roddy Piper earlier this past week, but as previously reported by WrestleView's own Kevin Lowery, Hogan took the story public by going on the Bubba the Love Sponge radio show. Hogan stated on the show that he was taking a "hiatus" from WWE for the time being.
Don't rule out a possible return by Hogan to the WWE as he hasn't officially been let go from the company. But for now, Hogan will not be part of SmackDown on a regular basis.
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- For those who missed Jim Ross' comment on RAW last night, Steve Austin was indeed suffering from food poising. He was not at RAW at all during the day yesterday and is expected to be OK. He should return to action next Monday on RAW if everything is feeling better.
- As you saw on RAW, WWE is going for a more "technically-hideous" look with Kane. Instead of using heavy makeup to 'disfigure' his face, they're relying on camera angles and Kane's facial expressions.
- It's now confirmed, Crash Holly was released from WWE last week.
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The following comes from the Torch Newsletter:
- There has been recent rumored talk of having Bill Goldberg head over to SmackDown! as a heel against Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle. With the rumors of Triple H taking on Foley instead of Goldberg at Summerslam, it was felt that a Goldberg/Jericho rematch would be pointless, so they'd have something to do by moving him to SmackDown!.
- Now, however, it seems that the HHH vs. Goldberg match could be back on, keeping Goldberg on RAW. Since Foley is WWE's first choice, the ball is in his court for the match with HHH, however, some insiders feel he is downplaying the possibility of this, since he won't have ample time to get in shape. We'll see where this goes.