Well, the original audio in question was not what caused Hulk Hogan and the WWE to go separate ways. The rant from the radio show that was in question was just the tip of the iceberg , allegedly. According to the National Enquirer and RadarOnline.com, this rant was made during “pillow talk” on the unauthorized sex tape that already has Hogan going to trial with Gawker for $100 million.
What got Hogan in trouble was a rant he went on concerning his daughter Brooke Hogan about eight years ago. Now, this language is highly offensive and definitely will grind your gears, but here it is.
From the National Enquirer:
“Hogan made the comments to Heather Clem, the woman who was married to Bubba the Love Sponge, the same woman Hogan was secretly filmed having sex with in 2012. Hogan was reportedly mad at his daughter Brooke, who he accused of sleeping with a black man.
“I guess we’re all a little racist,” Hogan said on the tape.
“She is making some real bad decisions now,” Hulk said, sources tell Radar Online and The Enquirer. “My daughter Brooke jumped sides on me. I spent $2-3 million on her music career, I’ve done everything like a jackass for her.”
Hogan continued, “The one option Brooke had, Brooke’s career besides me, is [to] sell beach records.”
Hogan also talked about how a “black billionaire guy” had offered to fund Brooke’s music career.
“I don’t know if Brooke was f*cking the black guy’s son,” Hulk said, the sources add.
“I mean, I don’t have double standards. I mean, I am a racist, to a point, f*cking n***ers. But then when it comes to nice people and sh*t, and whatever.”
According to their sources, Hogan also said: “I mean, I’d rather if she was going to f*ck some n***er, I’d rather have her marry an 8-foot-tall n***er worth a hundred million dollars! Like a basketball player! I guess we’re all a little racist. f–king n***er.”
They also reports that the transcripts have been filed in a Florida court, under seal, in a bid to prevent them from being publicly released. However, Radar and The Enquirer’s extensive investigation reportedly uncovered five independent sources who provided the contents of the tape.”
Hulk Hogan with daughter Brooke
Now the fallout from this is going to be bad for “The Hulkster”…Although, he’s claiming he left the WWE on his own accord and wasn’t terminated like WWE has stated. Hogan’s lawyer David Houston told People that Hogan resigned from WWE. He said: “He decided to resign from WWE because he didn’t want to put them or his family through this.”
The wrestling world is starting to speak up about this as well. Below is the link to long time WWE Superstar Mark Henry’s twitter where he shared his thoughts on the situation.
https://twitter.com/TheMarkHenry/status/624653728931557376/photo/1
Daniel Bryan, who was a judge alongside Hogan on WWE’s reality series Tough Enough had the following to say: “I’ve never seen that side of him and it’s crazy, all this stuff, the first time I heard about it was an interview about 20 minutes ago, because I’ve been doing book-signing stuff like all day.”
Bryan added that he’s never known Hogan to have this side to him stating “I got back to my hotel room at about 10-or-11-o’clock last night, and I woke up this morning just in time to start doing phoners,” Bryan explained. “Everyone is like, ‘Hey! What do you think about this thing with Hulk Hogan?’ I’m like, ‘Wait, what thing? What are you talking about?’ I had no idea. So, yeah, not in any of my dealings with him.”
The issue Hogan has now is trying to regain his tarnished image, this isn’t something that was just word of mouth, we actually heard the man say these things in the most intimate of all settings. Granted his privacy was invaded, but that doesn’t make these comments ok. Remember former L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling? His words weren’t even this harsh. I for one already forgive Hogan, A. it was years ago and people change. B. even in a private setting, we’ve all cracked jokes that would offend somebody because none of us are perfect. I hope Hogan is able to salvage his image for the sake of himself and for the business that has a long history of racism.
