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When you find someone that walks in the spirit of Christ, you've simply gotta put a ring on it.

Who cares if she bares an uncanny, incredibly eerie resemblance to your daughter? True love is true love!

With that in mind, Hulk Hogan's rep has confirmed that his client is engaged to Jennifer McDaniel. He said:

"Yes, they are engaged. Jennifer showed my wife her ring while we were in Brisbane, Australia, last week at Hulk's wrestling match. We are so happy for them."

Hulk divorced estranged wife Linda in 2007 and has spent pretty much every waking moment since bashing the heck out of her.

Now that he's found a new reality TV co-star soulmate, perhaps Hogan will settle down and realize that nothing positive comes out of insulting the mother of his children.

By the way, did we mention how McDaniel looks exactly like Brooke Hogan?!? Seriously. It's kinda sick.

Hulk Hogan might not longer wrestle for a living, but he can't stop making headlines for major feuds.

Asked by Fox News about girlfriend Jennifer McDaniel, the former WWE star took a swipe at ex-wife Linda:

“My marriage to Linda was very toxic and very negative. Jennifer is just the opposite, she doesn’t drink or get high on drugs."

That's comforting, but it's not all. Hogan also said McDaniel hates celebrity gossip, might end up his next wife and, oh, follows the teachings of Jesus Christ.

“If you’re in my home and watching TV, you have to watch the science channel or the history channel or cartoons. She doesn’t watch anything negative like the news or TMZ. She doesn’t read the newspaper. She always walks in the Spirit of Christ, she never deviates. I can really see myself marrying this woman.”

As for his kids, Hulk is pointing them toward show business. Because that's worked out so well for the family as a whole.

“Nick is doing great, he's in L.A. and he just got his first acting job in an independent film,” He said. “Brooke is living down here; she signed with my agent and is going on auditions because we don't know if they will renew Brooke Knows Best yet.”

Heavens, why wouldn't they?!?

** Update: A source confirms to The New York Daily News that Hogan and McDaniel are engaged. Congratulations! We guess!

Yesterday, readers were given the challenge of writing the best caption for this photo of Hulk Hogan celebrating, or exclaiming ... well, that was up to you.

Thus, your THG Caption Contest winner is Hank Essay.

Congratulations on a job well done! The winning entry appears below the photo, and you can click here to read the full list of submissions sent in for it.

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Look what Tiger's wife did to me!!!!!

Welcome to another edition of The Hollywood Gossip Caption Contest, where readers try to send in the funniest caption(s) for the celebrity pic posted below!

It's quite simple. Look at the image. Click comments and send in your caption(s). Post as many as you like. Have fun. Tomorrow, we'll announce the winner.

That's it! Go to town, people! Today's Caption Contest features a bloodied Hulk Hogan in the ring. What could this crazy fella be thinking/saying? You tell us ...

He's made a living playing make-believe and he's trying to sell a book.

Therefore, it's only natural to question the validity of Hulk Hogan's recent claims: that he had his hand on the trigger and was thisclose to committing suicide soon after his divorce from Linda.

"I actually believed in my heart that oath you make, 'til death do us part, for better or worse," he told E!'s Daily 10 this week. "I actually believed everybody was on that page. It blew my mind, never been hit that hard."

While his ex-wife has called BS on his tale, Hulk swears he "emotionally lost it" a few months ago, had a gun in his hand and was saved by a phone call from American Gladiators cohost Laila Ali.

"She goes, 'You left, you were so depressed. Are you OK? We haven't heard from you.' She kept saying that we love you and we love you and come back, come to church with us and that kind of snapped me out of it," the wrestler said.

He added that it's been difficult to tell his children to love their mother no matter what, considering she's dating a 20-year old former classmate of theirs.

Hogan spoke on his troubling thoughts while promoting the memoir My Life Outside the Ring. He has to understand that the result will be fans wondering if his stories are as real as his body slams.

Hulk Hogan made a name for himself in the contrived world of professional living.

According to ex-wife Linda Hogan, the same sort of fiction can be applied to his upcoming autobiography, My Life Outside The Ring.

In the book, Hulk writes he was very close to suicide, while also laying into his former flame, referring to Linda as an "abusive alcoholic."

“As far as what he has said about Linda, it’s not accurate about her being involved with heavy alcohol and being abusive, and trying to hit Nick with a wine bottle? Absolutely false. It’s disappointing and it is irritating," said Linda's rep, adding:

"We disagree and wish he would have stuck to the facts instead of sensationalism to sell his book. It does reheat a lot of stuff, but it makes her feel all the more happy that she’s divorced and away from him. He’s [girlfriend Jennifer McDaniel's] problem now."

What about Linda's relationship with daughter Brooke Hogan?

It's reportedly made Lindsay and Michael Lohan seem like close relatives.

“They’re very good," said the rep. "Brooke has been spending a lot of time with Linda in California. It’s been a great revolution that they are back together, mother and daughter, very close, and in fact, she talked to Brooke today at least once or twice."

No word on how many times Linda mocked Brooke's fake boobs on those calls, but, hey, at least they're chatting!

There was Xanax. There was rum. And there was Hulk Hogan's finger on the trigger of a gun.

But the former pro wrestler says a surprise phone call in December 2007 caused him to reconsider suicide.

In his upcoming book, "My Life Outside the Ring," Hogan details this horrific evening - which supposedly started at a strip club - and writes that Laila Ali (who co-hosted the updated version of American Gladiators with Hulk at the time) saved his life with a lucky, opportunistic call just seconds before he might have ended it.

What had pushed Hogan so close to the edge? The actions of his wife of 23 years, he writes.

"Hell, [Linda's] spending time with a 19-year-old boyfriend - in the house that I pay for," wrote Hogan of his ex's affair with Charlie Hill.

In the memoir, which will be released on October 27, Hogan also alleges that Linda is an alcoholic that threatned to beat son Nick with a wine bottle after his major car accident in August 2007.

Hulk claims a civil suit brought against him by the family of Nick's passenger - who is now permanently brain-damaged - is "for more money than I've made in my whole career."

Hmmm... no way that would prompt him to exaggerate stories in an autobiography, right?

We're not saying the man isn't troubled (just look at his family!), but it's hard not to raise an eyebrow when he details a last-second reprieve from suicide in a book that's going on sale while he's having financial problems. Just sayin.

Hulk Hogan and Linda Hogan are officially divorced.

"We've reached a marital settlement agreement," Linda's attorney told a Florida judge this morning, while Linda herself later added: "The war is over."

The war in question has included Linda fearing that Hulk might murder her; Linda dating a 19-year old loser that went to high school with her children; and Linda calling out daughter Brooke on her fake boobs.

Indeed, it's been quite the journey for the Hogans.

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Earlier today, it sounded like Hogan just wanted his relationship with his ex to be forgotten about. He told The Tampa Tribune: "When you're married to someone for 23 years ... you hope for the best .... We just got torn apart."

Call us crazy, but we doubt the former wrestler will shed any Joe Jonas-like tears over the break-up.

It's time to play everyone's favorite game:

Distinguish the Girlfriend from the Daughter!

In this edition, the contestants are posing for photos at Pure nightclub in Las Vegas, as Brooke Hogan felt the need to celebrate her 21st birthday there this week.

Below, she's the one on the right, kissing Hulk Hogan's cheek as... wait, no. Is she the one on the left, also kissing Hulk's cheek?

This is what makes Distinguish the Girlfriend from the Daughter! such a challenging contest to play. Hogan's decision to date Jennifer McDaniel, a woman that so closely resembles his daughter, shows how shred of a competitor he can be.

Forget totally understanding O.J. Simpson, it looks like Hulk totally understands the incestuous lifestyle.

We're happy Brooke Hogan can drink legally now and all, but here's a thought:

When your son has been jailed for reckless driving, after sending a friend to the hospital; when a reality TV show has contributed to your divorce; and when you're wife is dating a 19-year old and demanding ridiculous amounts of money, perhaps such a public celebration for your daughter - in Las Vegas, no less - isn't the best idea.

Life advice aside, there are more pics of Hogan, McDaniel and Brooke below. Click on each to see if you can tell Hulk's girlfriend and his daughter apart...

Well, at least the shadiest Hulk Hogan-related story going forward won't be the resemblance of his girlfriend to his daughter.

In the latest issue of Rolling Stone, the former WWE star berates ex-wife Linda Bollea for leaving him for Charlie Hill, aka "some shaggy-haired pool boy 30 years her junior."

It's an understandable reaction from the Hulkster. Not as understandable? How far he takes it.

"I could have turned everything into a crime scene, like OJ, cutting everybody's throat," Hogan told the magazine, explaining his frustration with the entire situation by drawing a parallel to the murderous former running back:

"You live half a mile from the 20,000-square-foot home you can't go to anymore, you're driving through downtown Clearwater [Florida] and see a 19-year-old boy driving your Escalade, and you know that a 19-year-old boy is sleeping in your bed, with your wife... I totally understand OJ. I get it."

Hulk Hogan says he can relate to O.J. Simpson. Next, he'll tell us why Chris Benoit gets a bad rap.