Legal Opinion
Bollea v. World Championship Wrestling, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 21, 2005No. A04A1743, A04A1744PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.
Terry Bollea, professionally known as Hulk Hogan and Hollywood Hogan, appeals from the trial court’s partial grant of summary judgment to Universal Wrestling Corporation, formerly known as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and Vince Russo on Bollea’s claims for defamation and false light invasion of privacy. WCW cross-appeals from the trial court’s denial of its motion for summary judgment on Bollea’s claim for breach of contract and its counterclaim for breach of contract. For the following reasons, we affirm.
This case arose after a July 9,2000 pay-per-view event…
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