{"id":2469967,"date":"2025-08-02T09:34:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T13:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baffling-fitness-influencer-joey-swoll-under-fire-for-bending-the-knee-to-woke-mob\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T09:36:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T13:36:53","slug":"baffling-fitness-influencer-joey-swoll-under-fire-for-bending-the-knee-to-woke-mob","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baffling-fitness-influencer-joey-swoll-under-fire-for-bending-the-knee-to-woke-mob\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Baffling&#8217;: Fitness Influencer Joey Swoll Under Fire for Bending the Knee to Woke Mob"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbaffling-fitness-influencer-joey-swoll-under-fire-for-bending-the-knee-to-woke-mob%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2469967&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Fitness influencer Joey Swoll has seemingly quit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> following backlash over his tribute to the late <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thousands-sign-petition-to-cancel-travis-scott-2022-coachella-performance\/\" title=\"Thousands Sign Petition to Cancel Travis Scott 2022 Coachella Performance\">professional wrestling<\/a> icon Hulk Hogan. Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, was famous for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-rock-seems-to-denounce-joe-rogan-then-video-resurfaces-of-his-wwe-chinese-impression\/\" title=\"\u2018The Rock\u2019 Seems To Denounce Joe Rogan, Then Video Resurfaces Of His WWE Chinese Impression\">wrestling career<\/a> but had a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >controversial personal history<\/a>, including a viral sex tape and use of a racial slur. After Hogan&#8217;s passing, Swoll posted a workout video dressed in Hogan&#8217;s classic attire to honor the character, which sparked criticism from those unwilling to separate the wrestler from his past behaviour. Swoll then issued an apology for his tribute, admitting he was unaware of some of Bollea&#8217;s controversies.This apology led to further criticism, with some accusing him of giving in to what they called the &#8220;woke mob.&#8221; Conservative commentator Matt Walsh publicly condemned Swoll&#8217;s apology and questioned his strength and character. Feeling overwhelmed, Swoll posted a message expressing frustration that his past good work had been overshadowed and announced he was done with social media. The episode highlights tensions around cancel culture, accountability, and the complexities of honoring public figures with troubled histories.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In an online brouhaha that escalated very quickly, fitness positivity influencer Joey Swoll has seemingly quit social media.<\/p>\n<p>And it all has to do with the complicated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-honors-remembers-great-friend-hulk-hogan-maga-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legacy<\/a> left behind by professional wrestling legend Terry &ldquo;Hulk Hogan&rdquo; Bollea.<\/p>\n<p>For the unaware, Hulk Hogan was a beloved icon in professional wrestling who largely put WWF &mdash; now WWE &mdash; on the map in the 1980s.<\/p>\n<p>Terry Bollea, meanwhile, was a deeply flawed human who battled a number of demons, such as a viral sex tape and using the hard &ldquo;r&rdquo; n-word, in the latter half of his life, before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/read-hulk-hogans-heartwarming-post-accepting-jesus-surrender-power-savior\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ultimately finding Christ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When Hogan passed away at the age of 71 last week, Swoll, like many fans of yesteryear, took to social media to honor the wrestling character, if not the man behind it.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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Peter Safran Open to Ezra Miller Returning as the Flash, Will Make Decision \u201cWhen the Time Is Right\u201d\">red tights<\/a>, plus yellow and red feather boas &mdash; as a simple nod to a pillar of his childhood.<\/p>\n<p>That did not sit well with swathes of critics who were unable to let go of some of Bollea&rsquo;s more sordid flaws.<\/p>\n<p>That was the first salvo Swoll took on the chin.<\/p>\n<p>The second came after Swoll took to social media to apologize for honoring Hogan, and noting that he was unaware of some of Bollea&rsquo;s past controversies.<\/p>\n<p>That apology did not sit well with swathes of onlookers who felt that capitulating to the &ldquo;woke mob&rdquo; was not just unnecessary, but even a character flaw in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Daily Wire star Matt Walsh was one such voice to pile on Swoll&rsquo;s apology.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Influencer Joey Swoll posts a groveling apology for praising Hulk Hogan. He thanks the leftist trolls for &ldquo;educating&rdquo; him. Absolutely pathetic. Inexcusable to cave to the woke mob at any time, but to cave to them in 2025? Baffling.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0Tnd1kziuv\">pic.twitter.com\/0Tnd1kziuv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1950265257240514593?\">July 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Influencer Joey Swoll posts a groveling apology for praising Hulk Hogan,&rdquo; Walsh posted Tuesday. &ldquo;He thanks the leftist trolls for &lsquo;educating&rsquo; him. Absolutely pathetic. Inexcusable to cave to the woke mob at any time, but to cave to them in 2025? Baffling.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>(Walsh wasn&rsquo;t done &mdash; but more on that shortly &mdash; and the comments under his post highlight that he&rsquo;s not the only who feels this way.)<\/p>\n<p>The blowback to the apology appeared to strike a chord with Swoll, who took to X to claim all of his past good work had been &ldquo;for nothing,&rdquo; and that he &ldquo;was done.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">All the good I&rsquo;ve done, all the people I&rsquo;ve helped, all for nothing. I truly hope all the people I&rsquo;ve inspired do great things in their life and pay it forward to help others and carry on my message. But no matter how much good you do, people just wait for a reason to hate you&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joey Swoll (@TheJoeySwoll) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheJoeySwoll\/status\/1950298138260164758?\">July 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All the good I&rsquo;ve done, all the people I&rsquo;ve helped, all for nothing,&rdquo; Swoll posted as the controversy hit its apex. &ldquo;I truly hope all the people I&rsquo;ve inspired do great things in their life and pay it forward to help others and carry on my message. But no matter how much good you do, people just wait for a reason to hate you and tear you down. You either die a hero, or live long enough to be the villain. Thank you for your support. I am done.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Walsh took issue with this, as well.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This episode is a perfect example of performative strength vs real masculine strength,&rdquo; Walsh <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1950333488130896254\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Joey is performatively strong. He spends 14 hours a day in the gym and looks like it. But he has no real actual masculine strength,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The moment he encountered pushback from a bunch of whiney leftists, he folded and apologized and now he&rsquo;s running away and quitting while begging for pity,&rdquo; Walsh said.&nbsp;&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t care how much you can bench press. 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