One sec O’Shea Jackson Jr. AND rapper Wale they may be huge wrestling fans but don’t like one particular one WWE Hall of Famer: Hulk Hogan. In fact, they don’t really feel it at all and now we know exactly why.
The aforementioned actor recently shared his two cents on his disdain for the professional wrestler after seeing him on the Netflix premiere of “WWE Raw.” For context, he, alongside Wale, comedian Eric Andre and other members of the Los Angeles crowd loudly booed the longtime wrestler when he appeared at the event.
I’m talking in novel interview on “Sway’s Universe” recently Jackson Jr. he explained why he did it so quickly, citing the athlete’s “nigger hatred.” Of course, he’s referencing a viral video leaked from 2015 in which Hogan was caught on camera saying “nigger” and blatantly admitting he was “a racist to some extent.” Soon after, Hogan finally apologized, calling the attempt “the biggest mistake of his life” but he was still released from WWE for three years.
Despite everything, this incident stuck deep in Jackson Jr.’s memory.
“It’s hard to forget how detailed this racism was,” Jackson Jr. explained. “And if you check out his rant, it is very detailed. I meet a lot of people online who say, “well he’d be mad if he found out about this whole generation.” Yeah, well, when I find out, I’ll be furious. But like now, yes, brother. If you bring him here, what do you think will happen?
He continued by saying that Hogan’s collective booing was a “pivotal moment in wrestling history” and expressed how content he was to play a part in it.
This story originally appeared on The Root, our sister site, on January 17.
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