Former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan recently filed a personal injury lawsuit against his wife, for her alleged soiling of his reputation by spreading false rumors in a newly released biography.

Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, claims that his former wife, Linda Bollea, is guilty of defamation because she falsely accused him of abusing her and engaging in a gay affair, according to a recent report in the Tampa Bay Times.

In his lawsuit, which runs almost 20 pages in length, Hogan says that Bollea’s recently published book, “Wrestling the Hulk—My Life Against the Ropes,” contains false allegations that threaten Hogan’s career.

Hogan also claims that his former wife’s biography was published in an ill-fated attempt to revive her career, which hit a rough patch after the couple’s reality television show was canceled a few years ago.

For her part, Bollea, who divorced her famous husband in 2009, claims that the allegations in the book are true, and that Hogan is filing the lawsuit in an attempt to improve his public image and, if possible, regain money he lost in the divorce.

Sources indicate that Hogan was particularly upset by Bollea’s allegations that he repeatedly abused her by choking her and dragging her by the hair.

Bollea even supported these claims on several televised talk shows, where she claimed she was concerned about becoming a “statistic” and meeting the fate of Nicole Brown Simpson, who was famously killed in 2004, though her husband, former football star O.J. Simpson was acquitted of murder charges.

When asked by reporters why she hadn’t contacted police after the incidents of domestic violence, Bollea claimed that she didn’t want the family’s “livelihood” to be harmed—this, presumably, means that she didn’t want to affect Hogan’s wrestling career.

In addition to the charges of abuse, Hogan is also seeking a personal injury settlement for his wife’s allegedly false accusation that he had an affair with another male wrestler.

Both the abuse and sex allegations, according to the lawsuit, are false, and they “harmed the reputation of Mr. Bollea, exposed him to distrust, hatred, contempt and ridicule,” and hurt his ability to make money in the future from his various business interests.

Hogan wants to pursue a jury trial and is also seeking an injunction that would prevent his former wife from making similar accusations in the future.

Critics of the lawsuit, though, are quick to note that Linda Bollea took more than 70 percent of the couple’s liquid assets in their divorce settlement, which may have infuriated Hogan more than the allegedly false accusations.

Nevertheless, the court will address the case on the merits of Hogan’s claims relating to the defamation of his character, regardless of his need for cash or revenge.