Hulk Hogan, a pro-wrestling icon had his contract terminated by the WWE Friday in the wake of a series of alleged racist remarks he made during a radio interview back in 2012 and/or comments made during a deposition for the infamous Hogan sex tape.
The first incident in question occurred during an interview in October of 2012 in which Hogan used the n-word to describe what appeared to be a benevolent relationship with some of the hip-hop artists in Miami.
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DJ Whoo Kid who hosted the show on Eminem’s SiriusXM channel also brought up the incident when current WWE superstar and co-host of Tough Enough Booker T called Hogan a “n*gger on television.
From The Daily Beast:
“Well, Booker T used to do that to me, and every time I pull up YouTube there’s that famous thing with Booker T and his brother is there and they’re all talking trash, and Booker T says, ‘I’m coming for ya Hogan, you nigger’—and not ‘nigga,’ he goes ‘nigger,’” Hogan told DJ Whoo Kid.
Hogan then recounted his time living in Miami, and all the rappers he’d bump into like The Game, Lil Wayne, etc.
“And it’s still so cool, because the whole time I was down in Miami when I lived there, you know, everybody—I’d walk into the [DJ] booth and all of a sudden I’d bump into this guy and The Game’s in the booth, it’s all black and he’s got his BlackBerry, and I bump into him and he goes, ‘What’s up, nigga?’ and I said, ‘Oh, excuse me, bro!’ And he says, ‘No, it’s all cool,’” said Hogan.
He continued: “And everybody down there—Lil Wayne, Birdman—they’re all calling me ‘nigga,’ and then I started sayin’ it. And I always said it, but now all of a sudden I get heat when I say it, and they say, ‘Hogan, you can’t say that,’ so I say, ‘Why can they say it to me then?’”
However the National Enquirer is claiming Hulk Hogan’s termination stems from a racist tirade he went on when discussing his daughter Brooke’s music career:
e“I don’t know if Brooke was f*cking the black guy’s son,” Hulk raved, the sources add.
“I mean, I don’t have double standards. I mean, I am a racist, to a point, f*cking n*ggers. But then when it comes to nice people and sh*t, and whatever.”
Then, in a tirade to rival the racism embarrassments suffered by Mel Gibson and “Dog The Bounty Hunter,” Hulk unloaded even more hatred!
According to sources, he said: “I mean, I’d rather if she was going to f*ck some n*gger, I’d rather have her marry an 8-foot-tall n*gger worth a hundred million dollars! Like a basketball player!
“I guess we’re all a little racist. Fucking n*gger.”
Since Hulk Hogan’s release, the WWE has scrubbed all mention of the embattled icon from their website. They’ve also released the following statement:
“WWE terminated its contract with Terry Bollea (aka Hulk Hogan). WWE is committed to embracing and celebrating individuals from all backgrounds as demonstrated by the diversity of our employees, performers and fans worldwide.”
Ironically a company like the WWE who’s now on the diversity high horse, they’ve used the n-word in the past during one of their tapped segments.
