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Hulk Hogan and Rosie duke it out

‘Somebody needs to shut that big mouth up,’ wrestler says of O’Donnell

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When asked which celebrity Hulk Hogan would like to see on "American Gladiators," the wrestler said Rosie O'Donnell, sparking a war of words with the former "View" host.
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updated 6:54 p.m. ET Dec. 13, 2007

LOS ANGELES - Move over Donald Trump, Rosie O’Donnell has a new sparring partner — Hulk Hogan.

At a press event earlier today, the former wrestling legend-turned “American Gladiators” host took on Rosie after a journalist asked him which celebrity he’d like to see one of the show’s muscle members take on.

“Without a doubt Rosie O’Donnell,” Hogan said Thursday. “Somebody needs to shut that big mouth up.”

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Rosie quickly responded on her blog at Rosie.com.

“Hulk Hogan, the wrestler guy, wants to pummel me. Isn’t that sweet, and wildly odd,” the former “View” co-host wrote.

Rosie quickly related Hogan to her regular verbal sparring partner, The Donald.

“It’s like a gang of gross guys, a club almost, old, dumb, white and on TV,” she noted.

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