It's being reported by Examiner.com that they have been told by a "trusted source" that Hulk Hogan has verbally agreed to return to WWE and will be back on WWE programming early next year, possibly even as a surprise entrant in the Royal Rumble match.

According to Examiner, their "source" gave them the following statement:

"We knew this would happen at some point," the source tells Examiner. "It's my understanding that there isn't a contract in place, but there's a verbal agreement that will move forward. It's just a good fit for everybody involved, especially with the milestone WrestleMania 30 coming up. Hogan needed to finish up his stuff with TNA and just come home."

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