Fitness influencer Joey Swoll fires back at…
Renowned fitness influencer Joey Swoll vowed not to be canceled by critics in his return to social media following backlash over his tribute to late wrestling icon Hulk Hogan.
Swoll, the “CEO of Gym Positivity,” was back online on Friday — 4 days after he was run off his platform — as he known as out health club bullies, but not before he lashed out against critics over his now-viral post.
“Love me or hate me, I am not going anywhere and you are not going to cancel me,” Swoll informed his 8 million TikTok followers.
“I am not quitting and I am done apologizing,” he declared, ending the short-lived social hiatus.
Fitness influencer Joey Swoll addresses his followers in his return to social media on Aug. 1, 2025. Joey Swoll/X
Swoll, whose actual identify is Joey Sergo, mentioned some of his followers confronted him for dressing up as the mustachioed wrestling icon in an previous video he reposted in tribute to Hogan, who died on July 24.
The costume was an obvious reward from the Hulkster, born Terry Bollea, to Swoll.
Hogan died of a coronary heart assault, according to the Pinellas County Forensic Science Center information obtained by Page Six.
Online critics have been appalled by the fitness influencer for honoring the WWE legend, not realizing the scope of his varied scandals.
Swoll wears a Hulk Hogan costume in a tribute video posted on July 25, 2025, a day after the WWE legend’s death. on Joey Swoll/X
Hulk Hogan riles up the gang during a WWE occasion at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee on April 27, 2007. George Napolitano / SplashNews.com
Swoll, 42, deleted the video and apologized to the mob for not realizing all of the “horrible, horrible things that man has done,” he mentioned in an apology video to his varied accounts.
He had mentioned he was “done” with his web persona in a goodbye message posted on July 29.
“All the good I’ve done, all the people I’ve helped, all for nothing. I truly hope all the people I’ve inspired do great things in their life and pay it forward to help others and carry on my message,” he wrote. “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.”
My message is do higher, NOT be excellent. pic.twitter.com/3NjnGMxu6R— Joey Swoll (@TheJoeySwoll) August 1, 2025
The influencer’s varied social media platforms, which boast practically 17 million mixed followers, have been silent until he returned Friday afternoon to call out one other health club bully who mocked a lady understanding behind her.
“Don’t you wish we had someone to call out bullies in the gym?” a textual content bubble requested inside Swoll’s empty car, which served a acquainted backdrop for his videos.
Swoll appeared in body and proclaimed he was the one to call out the bullies and was not going wherever.
“I just needed a few days to step back, to breathe, to get my mind right,” he mentioned.
Joey Swoll addresses his social media followers following backlash to his tribute to Hulk Hogan in a video posted on July 28, 2025. Joey Swoll/X
The New York Post entrance cowl on July 25, 2025. csuarez
The influencer mentioned he acquired hundreds of messages from people telling him not to stop, as others informed him he was an inspiration to them.
“Messages giving me the good kick in the a– that I needed to get back up,” Swoll mentioned.
Swoll warned his haters that he would proceed to call out “bullies,” being a voice for the defenseless and advocating for the health club group and the world to be a higher place.
“My message is do better, NOT be perfect,” Swoll captioned the post.
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