Hulk Hogan is a Lightning fan, hates Blackhawks

Hulk Hogan thinks the Blackhawks are in 'a whole bunch of trouble'

By Blair Sheade

Hulk Hogan attends the NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment 2015 Upfront at The Jacob Javits Center on Thursday, May 14, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Former WWE wrestler and Tampa Bay resident Hulk Hogan is a huge Lightning fan.

During the Special Olympic World Games, Hogan was smack talking the Blackhawks and saying they’re in a whole bunch of trouble when playing in the Amalie Arena.

.@officialR5 & @HulkHogan join @CMCKENDRY_ESPN & @jaycrawfordespn to celebrate the @SpecialOlympics World Games. pic.twitter.com/tDJP4jYU0C
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 1, 2015

I’m going home this week, and I think I’m going to have a little talk with some of the Lightning guys. Chicago’s in a whole bunch of trouble, brother.

Hogan isn’t the first celebrity to root against the Blackhawks. Emilio Estevez is an Anaheim Ducks fan and smack talked Blackhawks fans on Twitter during the Western Conference Finals.

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It’s safe to say Hogan is hoping the Lightning win the Stanley Cup Final.

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