Hulk Hogan was spotted yesterday arriving at the Sony lot in Los Angeles, California for the first day of tapings for American Gladiators. As reported earlier, the show premiers on Sunday night January 6th. From the video footage of Hogan arriving, he appears to be in a great mood - you'd never know his wife is leaving him and his son is facing serious criminal charges! The Hulkster gave a shout-out to the television writers who were picketing outside the gates. NBC is busing in college students to be audience members. According to TMZ, NBC is paying the local colleges $10 for each student that shows up.