SUMMARY
- A tweet by professional wrestling reporter Sean Ross Sapp went viral on social media, creating quite a commotion.
- The racist comments made by the Hulkster in the past were clarified by Sean Ross' tweet.
The iconic professional wrestler Hulk Hogan is well known for being the first face of the WWE. His incredible career was filled with great achievements and memorable milestones, such as his unbeaten run and title as one of the longest-reigning champions.
With his nationalistic character, Hogan quickly became a global legend during the 1980s WWE dominance. He became quite popular, especially with the younger WWE fans. But as time passed, admirers started recognizing another side of Hogan’s persona. Many former Superstars came forward to talk about their bad experiences with Hulk Hogan.
Hulk Hogan wasn’t just racist. He was so specifically and uniquely racist that after his son almost killed his friend in a wreck, one of Hogan’s primary concerns was that he and his family would be reincarnated into a black family due to “karma”. This was caught on audio.
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— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) January 16, 2024
A tweet by professional wrestling reporter Sean Ross Sapp went viral on social media, creating quite a commotion. The racist comments made by the Hulkster in the past concerning black people were clarified by the tweet. According to the statements made by Sean Ross, Hogan didn’t respect black people at all and considered them to be untouchables.
In the tweet, he further talked about how Hogan talked negatively about black people. He also stated how Hogan was more terrified that he would become a black man because of his heinous crimes. The stated incident is about the time when Hogan’s son Nick was involved in an accident leading to the unfortunate demise of one of Hogan’s friends.
Hulk Hogan’s controversial comments
In 2008, Nick Hogan, the son of Hulk Hogan, was sentenced to prison after he caused a car accident that left one of his friends permanently injured. A phone conversation between Hulk Hogan and his son was made public by the court during the trial that same year, and it made news again in 2015.
Hulk Hogan hated racism so much he had to spray paint the word he hated the most on the side of a truck to warn everyone not to say it! pic.twitter.com/a4eQbgNt4l
— Finesse King ⚜️ (@kimjongillah) January 20, 2020
On camera, Hulk Hogan and his kid were heard using derogatory racial epithets, such as the N-word. Hogan even expressed in the recording his concerns about karma causing him to be reborn as a black person. According to the call recordings, Hulk stated, “I just hope we don’t come back as a couple, I don’t want to say it, blizz-ack gizz-uys, you know what I’m saying”.
This caught a lot of attention for the Hulkster, which led to a lot of negative publicity for him. Hogan has been opposing black people over the years and has made a lot of headlines regarding his scandals. In one instance, he was caught using the N-word for his daughter‘s black American boyfriend.
Hulk Hogan apologized for his racial remarks
After receiving a lot of heat for his comments in 2015, Hogan publicly apologized for his remarks. During his appearance on Good Morning America, an emotional Hulk Hogan expressed his regret to the audience for his recorded racist remarks. “I’m not a racist, I never should have said what I said. It was wrong. I’m embarrassed by it,” stated the former WWE Champion.
Hogan also revealed that he was embarrassed to see everything turn on him. He stated, “I was to the point where I wanted to kill myself,” on his condition during that time. “Just because a person makes a mistake, just don’t throw them away. You don’t throw good people away… People get better every day,” said Hogan.
Hogan has done a lot for the world of professional wrestling but has always been surrounded by several controversies. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005 but was removed due to his racial comments. He was further inducted for being a part of the New World Order (NWO) faction.