Hulk Hogan Speaks on his Racist Comments 

“I’ve been black for 54 years now” -Booker T 2019

I been black for 54 years like Booker lol 😂😂😂 love that man lol

Who remembers when Booker T called Hulk Hogan the N word? LMAO

"I am a racist" is a literal quote from Hulk Hogan. Maybe he's grown (maybe) but he labeled himself.

Loved the way Booker T and Hogan spoke about race on national radio. Booker T is turning out to be the g.o.a.t. in interviews and podcasting.

"HULK HOGAN WE COMING FOR YOU NIGGGA"!!!

Yeah, I'm black and I shed a tear about this because I grew up watching him as a child to an adult. And it hit hard. Childhood hero.. Peace and blessings.

I met Hulk twice as a young fan he talk to me longer than he was supposed to and hugged me seemed like a great dude sometimes shit just happens

Booker T is a true gentleman and friend..

Booker T is a better interviewer than Charlamagne the God.

Ive been holding a grudge with Hulk Hogan for 5 years . I want to say I forgive you hulk. I don't wanna be mad at you anymore I miss being your fan.

The only people apologizing for the words they say are the ones that have money at stake.

I'm glad u had hulk on book, he really is trying to own up to his mistakes. Great interview

Booker has always proven to be one of the truly good people in wrestling throughout his time in the spotlight, but I gained even more respect for him than I already had due to the way he handled this situation. The things that Hogan said were unacceptable by any stretch of the imagination, but Booker handled it like a true gentleman. He was once given a second chance and proved to everyone that he was greater than his own mistakes, and decided to give Hogan an opportunity to do the same. If we all believed in forgiveness and second chances, the world we be a much better place.

I've been a hulkamaniac since i can remember, and as a black person, it hurt me to hear him say that. But I forgave him man we have all said and done things we regret! There's a difference between saying the wrong thing and doing the wrong thing. If Hogan was mistreating black people or something like that, it would be different. Life is too short to not give someone the opportunity to redeem themselves.

Booker T calling Hogan a nvgga on live TV in a Promo was the funniest shvt ever. "HOGAN! We coming for you nvgga!"

This isn't a situation of "oops I [Hogan] said something wrong". It's a bit deeper than that. Context is everything. Here's what Hogan said: “I mean, I’d rather if she was going to f-k some n--r, I’d rather have her marry an 8-foot-tall n--r worth a hundred million dollars! Like a basketball player! I guess we’re all a little racist. F-king n--r.” This is the same Hogan that "has Black friends and has children that are not racists". If all that is true, about why he supposedly "isn't racist", then I hold him EVEN MORE ACCOUNTABLE for his words and what may or may not be going on with him on a deeper level. Why would a man with "Black friends", who raised his kids to "not be racists" have THAT sort of reaction towards a Black man dating his daughter? Make that make sense. You're pissed off at the Black man for whatever reason and the first thing you do is call him racial slurs? Why not call him a "b!tch" or an "a$$hole" or any number of derogatory terms to describe the person you're angry with? If he's not racist then I'd also like to know what you call a person that is supposedly "not racist", yet they still used racial slurs. Can't call it an accident, because he knew that man was Black, so he chose to call him racial slurs while he was angry. We've all been angry, but do we all hop on the racial train whenever someone of another race pisses us off? I certainly don't. It'd be cool if Hogan gave us answers or if he was actually questioned in a more sociological, critical thinking, unbiased level. Missed opportunity to learn and grow.

Yo, I remember my boss was a racist at my job and no one knew until he admitted it one day after I spotted a swastika tattoo on his arm. He use to hide it with his long sleeve shirt but one day he had them rolled up. I say that to say that there some people that are really good at hiding it. Just because they are around black people or there kids are well behaved doesn't mean that they are not racist. I was shocked when I found out that he didn't like black people and he was honest enough to come out and tell me the truth when I asked him why he had that type of tattoo. He told me that he didn't like any race including black people and that white people were superior to all racist. I learned a valuable lesson that day. You never really know what people have in there heart. It is what it is.

I’m glad that Hulk is trying to make up for his mistakes and Booker is giving him a chance to speak honestly about the situation. They’re both legends and good men. I don’t think they should be defined by the bad things they’ve done in the past. Don’t have to forget what they’ve done, but as long as they are genuinely changing, they should be forgiven.

Booker is a thoughtful , reasonable dude. Great interview.

We all have said and did things we shouldn't have and we regret what we did. Much respect to Booker T and Hogan.

Hogan made a mistake but he admits it unlike so many others who do not . Hogan is a legend of the business

Booker can hold this L for giving Brian man a pass to call him the N word.

I'm black and stopped using the word 13 years ago. It's offensive to me, so I just removed it from my vocab. It is what it is

WOW --- I love Booker T's honesty and OPENNESS about his own life and his grace / forgiveness with Hogan. SO MUCH RESPECT here!!!!

I'm black and as a kid i was a fan of Hulk in the 90s before Wrestling really became popular in Germany in the early 00s. Forgivness is important especially if some apologizes and regrets his mistake.

After 30 years of being a HULKAMANIAC, I honestly think this is the REALIST, Terry has ever been!!

"We coming for you NINJA" lol. Yeah we remember that, I love how everything Booker is saying is true honestly.

Incredible interview and moment. Thankyou for sharing this important interview with us Booker T and to Hogan for being open to talk about it, life long fan of you both

Great Interview. I met Hulk Hogan at a Airport when i was 5 years old. Changed my Life. He took time out to talk to me, even though he had a event to fly to that day. He really is a good dude.

I'm sorry but plenty of former Black wrestlers have come out and stated how racist World Wrestling Entertainment and it's competitors were behind the scenes. Ahmad Johnson in particular went in on Vince and his executives for how bigoted they were. Even Bookers on brother Stevie came out about how jacked up it's been for Black wrestlers. Booker T and Mark Henry towed the company line through all of the accusations of racism. Booker is one of those Black men who would apologize for being Black if it made his White friends more comfortable. I don't know what's in Hogan's heart, but the top WWE wrestlers, along with Vince and his executives, have ALWAYS been a "good ol boys" club. Hogan was a part of that club for the majority of his career.

Hulk Hogan you are the man. I'm a black man and I feel you are not a racist. Keep doing you brotha!!

It’s not that he said something racist, it’s the fact that he admitted he was racist.

The N word ending with er will never be acceptable for a white person saying but Hogan admitted his fault as a black man I forgive him and that shouldn’t define him! Much Love Hogan💯

Every white person says & has said it...💯 the old saying is “when does a black become a N?” “As soon as he leaves the room”

Man I've always had mad respect for booker T. Even as a kid.

Being from the same hood as Booker T and growing up watching you on TV... you are truly one of my heros SouthPark💯

Maybe Hogan thought he was allowed to use the n-word because Booker T called him one on live TV.

So we're supposed to be lead to believe that 2006 was the first time Hulk Hogan said that word in his life; and between that day and the time that he became aware of the tape he never used that word again. The way it casually rolled of his tongue, sorry not buying it. That is who he is.

I call bullshit on Hogan because he didn't just blurt out the word. He used it by it's true definition when he basically said in so many words how inferior Brooke's black boyfriend was.

Booker Huffman should get more credit for being as articulate as he is

You know he said before that he was a racist? in an interview and he didn't want his daughter to date a black man? Like maybe Hogan changed but to claim he was never racist feels crazy to me personally.

i love that hogan is somehow the victim in all this

Wow did you really just give this guy a pass Booker? I'm going to have to pray about this one so I don't call you a name that's floating around in my head SMH

Booker T is a class act. Amazing wrestler and sounds like an awesome man. God bless him and Hulk

HOLLYWOOD HOGAN WE COMING FOR YOU N! 99A!!! Ah.. The ol WCW days..

C'mon bro just cause he like you don't mean he ain't racist..... You giving this guy excuses lol you know a someone racist by the way they act privately an this guy didn't make a racist comment he went through a whole tirade. My dad always told me always wait till ppl get mad an you'll hear exactly what they think.

I have never watched his show since this incident and Everytime I see it on TV I immediately turn it, he makes my stomach turn. Period I will not support him ever again

Here's the problem I have with this interview. I actually love Hogan but apple's to oranges, Booker was cutting a promo, Hogan was in a heated argument. I forgive Hogan if hes genuinely sorry. But I don't give nobody not black a pass to say it. That word is our word and out of love or not he shouldn't of said it. I feel like this interview was giving Hulk a pass

I can see why Booker has gotten to where he is, great attitude and extremely in tune with the world. It would be much easier to throw Hogan under the bus, but instead he remembered his friend and stood by him when it wasn't popular to do so. He also relied on his own life experience on how to judge others when they make mistakes. That's called loyalty and real friendship, something that rarely exists anymore in the keyboard/social justice warrior age. Big props to Booker and Hulk also for manning up a bit on this.

My brother and I are black and one day while my brother was on a bike messenger route he ran into Hulk Hogan and his family in front of a hotel in the city. It was the best day of his life as Hulkmania gave him a handshake and took 5-10 mins of his time to speak with my bro. These racist comments are way overblown. If you're 35-45 this man was part of childhood.

6:06 Booker says he gave Brian Knobbs a pass to call him the n-word and laughs and says people are too uptight these days...then 10:45 he says it's a destructive word and 12:57 people died for that word. Can you be any more of a hypocrite Booker?

Booker T is easily my favorite person in wrestling. Dude is very intelligent and open

This is so awesome. Booker is the man for having Hulk Hogan on his show. I just got one question. Why can’t people like ric flair own up to his mistake for calling Theodore long the N-word back in the day? By the way, I am still a hulk Hogan fan.

Booker T not, surprisingly, is Making Excuses for this Racist. Period.

Booker t still looking like a Spartan at 54 what a champ

The reaction on "holy sh**" was priceless... OMG

You can be nice/polite to black people and still be racist... You can have a black friend (the pastor) and still be racist... What Hogan said was very messed up and was set in the racist thoughts that he already had. You don’t just say a racist slur out of nowhere and just pass it off as a word or mistake. The sentiments behind what he originally said was already what he thought about African Americans. This may not be who he is “anymore”, but it was still said. It was a very overtly racist thing to say to be just a mistake. As an African American wrestling fan where my race is hardly represented in the wrestling programs that I watch, hearing these words from Hogan who is supposed to be a pop culture icon is very hurtful. Hearing Booker T back this up, and say that he allowed a white dude to call him the n-word doesn’t make it any better either.

Hulk Hogan took down Gawker. That is the good that came out of this.

6:03 Nooo Booker, nobody should ever be given a pass to use that word.

There is no excuse for your racist behaviour. It was already in your heart. No excuse for that. Heat of passion my ssa.

Ill never shed a tear over Hulk Hogan. If he "learned a lesson," good for him. But he revealed his true thoughts on a certain matter, and that was a horrible revelation.

Nah, hulk stated in his rant how he really feels, and how his mind operates. His apologies meant nothing, they were just to pacify. He already exposed who he really is.

Owning up to it or not!!! I'll never look at him the same.......

All those things Book said are ways to tell a racist BUT another way is to hear how they talk amongst people they trust. Not saying Hulk is racist but damn that was bad. lol

So in that case since words don’t defined people and actions does. Why does White America hate farrakhan?

After his ex getting banned from AEW...I believe whole they shared the same racist sentiments. It’s how they stayed together for so long. Both hateful. Make any excuse for your fave wrestler. As a human being he is racist and it sucks. He’s only sorry he lost what he did from getting caught. Not sorry for getting caught or saying racist things. I’m so tired of having to forgive white people who are coherent and mature enough to know better. Wtf....no other race is making these “mistakes” the way whites are and it’s telling. PERIOD

Hulk broke my 9 year old heart when I heard it, I was about 27 real world wise. It’s hard to see your heroes disgraced. As much as we try it’s hard to view him as the the vitamin chewing hulk, even as the Hollywood black beard hulk. It’s hard...

I couldn't believe it when I heard him say Nigga, but I loved Hogan so much as a kid I gave him a pass.Hogan was always an honorary brother to me

When that video was released, whenever I heard it for the very first time, it broke my heart, it literally crushed me, because it was Hulk Hogan who said those things, I was beyond disappointed, Hulk Hogan is the reason why I fell in love with pro wrestling and still love it to this day, like I said, it broke my heart

I'm samoan from Australia and went to see my cousins in cali and was surprised that all the samoans I met referred to African Americans as "nigga" and it was all good. I remember one dude reassured me I could call him my nigga, but being from Aus I feel like I dont know enough to fully understand the impact of the word. So I told him "as much as I appreciate you allowing me to call you my nigga, it would mean more to me if I called you my uso"

Watching this a year later and their reaction when Hulk said "holy ****" 😂😂😂

Booker T. is such a legend! But besides being a fantastic wresler who I enjoyed in my childhood during his prime WCW times: he is a humble, thoughtful, very caring and empathic man. All the respect to you, man!

I'm just laughing at the idea of Uncle Ruckus arguing on behalf of Hogan.

To each their own as far as forgiveness. I don't hate the guy but lost respect for him. Life goes on.

I *never* have and never will believe that _"Hulk Hogan"_ is a racist.

If she just called someone an N word it would have been one thing what what he said was much worse. And even that first thing is way too much. So it is like crossing the line.. then crossing 3 more times.

I've been a Hulk Hogan fan every since I was young and one thing I've seen is, maybe I don't know him personally but I do know for a fact Hulk Hogan is the reason for a lot of Black Talent in the entertainment sport of wrestling

Yeah but Hogan isn't even sorry for what he said.. he's only sorry thst he got caught..

being cool with Knobbs calling him the N word? definitely lost me on that one, Book...

I've never liked hulk. I still don't like him. But thats my opinion. And also I believe in second chances you never know when you might need one

HULK HOGAN WE COMING FOR YOU

I always liked Hulk Hogan as a wrestler. It took me for a spin when I heard about that N-word. I'm glad he came on Brookers show and admit to it and cleared it up. I was holding feelings against Hogan for that... Thank you Hogan for clearing it up and Brooker thanks for giving Hogan the opportunity and means to speak out about that spin. Hogan we are cool again.

Is was so disappointed in Hulk but I love him enough to forgive him. Hulkamania will always run wild. BROTHER

Hulk ain't no racist he calls everybody brother

Nobody talks about the story Teddy Long told about Ric Flair

Hulk hogan is far from racist look at the people he hung out with in his wrestling days. He also had jimi hendrix black artist .

I am black and Hogan has always been my favorite wrestler. Before this scandal he was hanging tough with Bubba the Lovesponge and I kept saying it wouldn't benefit Hogan and BAM here comes this mess. Hogan was trying to be with that horrible crowd and started talking crazy. i don't believe Hogan is a racist, his life was falling apart and he was hanging with scumbags and started acting like them.

Booker T is cool 😎

Literally everyone says a racist word. Everyone is just a hypocrite

Hulk hogan ain’t no damn racist and I’m black

Hulks racial rant really revolves around his daughter Brook (Brookteeny as he calls her). She likes black men and that bothered Hulk. He's definitely tormented by the fact that black guys were blowing Brooks back out

I met Hulk Hogan Backstage at Impact Wrestling, the man was so cool with me! i remember he was the first Wrestling action figure i owned, i don't care what Terry Bollea does, but i will always be a Hulk Hogan fan.

Hogan takes zero responsibility here. this is a PR job to make him look good, not an honest conversation about what he said or why he thought it's okay to say it.

Well, in the audio, Hogan, in his own words, said he was a racist. He didn't slip with the word, he used it multiple times very casually and said "if we are going to f*ck with N's let's get a rich one". It wasn't said in anger or anything. When people show you who they are, believe them the first time.

Hulk Hogan’s actions do not make him guilty of racial hatred. He is now free and clear. Issue closed.

I love that there is an open dialogue. Makes me respect Booker T and Hogan even more. In this PC/Offended culture we are living in. Its very refreshing to see this type of discussion.

To be honest after Hawk said that on top of Mel Gibson I started feeling like I lost all my child hood hero’s. It was like who’s next to come out?

Thats not the only time Hulk Hogan said racial slurs. He was upset that hia daughter was dating a black guy. He was on tape calling the guy the N word multiple times and saying he is racist to a certain point.

great journalism skills by booker. he talked to hogan in a respectful, unbiased manner. usually in interviews like this the interviewer tries to put the interviewee in unconfortable situations and rob him of his credibility. booker behaved like a true professional