{"id":56369,"date":"2018-03-07T15:29:17","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T21:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=56369"},"modified":"2018-03-07T23:52:40","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T05:52:40","slug":"hogan-gawker-lawsuit-book-might-become-movie-ufc-hvt-champ-interested-signing-wwe-bucks-accept-wrestlemania-open-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/03\/07\/hogan-gawker-lawsuit-book-might-become-movie-ufc-hvt-champ-interested-signing-wwe-bucks-accept-wrestlemania-open-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Hogan-Gawker lawsuit book might become a movie, UFC Hvt. Champ interested in signing with WWE, Bucks accept WrestleMania Open Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3966226887\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>-Deadline reports in an exclusive today that David A. Neuman\u2019s <a id=\"auto-tag_blackrock-productions\" href=\"http:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/blackrock-productions\/\" data-tag=\"blackrock-productions\">Blackrock Productions<\/a> has acquired rights to develop and produce a movie or short TV series based on &#8220;<em><a id=\"auto-tag_conspiracy\" href=\"http:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/conspiracy\/\" data-tag=\"conspiracy\">Conspiracy<\/a> \u2013 <a id=\"auto-tag_peter-thiel\" href=\"http:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/peter-thiel\/\" data-tag=\"peter-thiel\">Peter Thiel<\/a>, <a id=\"auto-tag_hulk-hogan\" href=\"http:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/hulk-hogan\/\" data-tag=\"hulk-hogan\">Hulk Hogan<\/a>, Gawker and the Anatomy of Intrigue.&#8221;<\/em> The\u00a0book covers Hulk Hogan&#8217;s legal battle with Gawker Media over releasing a scandalous sex tape video involving Hogan. Peter Thiel, a Silicon Valley billionaire, secretly funded Hogan&#8217;s lawsuit which resulted in a $140 million judgment against Gawker in favor of Hogan.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/deadline.com\/2018\/03\/gawker-hulk-hogan-peter-thiel-conspiracy-blackrock-productions-1202315308\/amp\/?__twitter_impression=true\">ARTICLE LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Fabricio Werdum says he is interested in wrestling for WWE while continuing his UFC career. He told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2018\/3\/7\/17087708\/fabricio-werdum-wwe-former-ufc-champion-interested-pro-wrestling-mma-career\">MMAFighting.com<\/a>\u00a0he thinks can juggle both careers and that it&#8217;d be worth it financially. &#8220;I have a meeting Thursday about it, doing both (UFC and WWE),&#8221; he said. &#8220;I want to fight, doesn\u2019t matter where.\u201d Werdum is 40 years old and has a polarizing personality in UFC, where he has accumulated a 23-7 record. His meeting is tomorrow in San Diego.<\/p>\n<p>-Sheamus posted on Twitter that they are in need of a worthy WrestleMania 34 opponent and issued an &#8220;open challenge&#8221; as part of an ongoing TV storylines. The Young Bucks posted that they happen to have that date open and that Ring of Honor would likely grant them a one-day exception to work that WWE date. It&#8217;s a nice p.r. troll by The Young Bucks to get some attention and embarrass The Bar, in the sense that The Bar can&#8217;t really accept the offer and WWE has other plans, but don&#8217;t expect the Young Bucks to make their WWE debut under those circumstances.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Who will Step Up To <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheBar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheBar<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WrestleMania34?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WrestleMania34<\/a>? <\/p>\n<p>The Greatest Tag Team on Earth has NO worthy opponents on The Grandest Stage of Them All.<\/p>\n<p>This is an Open Invitation&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StepUpToTheBar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StepUpToTheBar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sheamus (@WWESheamus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWESheamus\/status\/971091369904177153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickJacksonYB\/status\/971164075660009472<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattJackson13\/status\/971251309486727169<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT THIS PREVIOUS UPDATE:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/03\/07\/vince-mcmahon-lands-forbess-list-billionaires-net-worth-1-8-million-ranks-highlights-journey-success\/\">Vince McMahon lands in Forbes\u2019s list of Billionaires with a net worth of $1.8 million, ranks him, highlights journey to success<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1031354892\"><div id=\"pwtor-2107980564\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>-Deadline reports in an exclusive today that David A. 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