Most famous wrestler of all time had been wiped from the company's history books after audio had emerged of him using racial slurs in connection to his sex-tape lawsuit
WWE mentioned the name Hulk Hogan during their Roadblock: End Of The Line event last night – sending speculation running wild that he could be returning to the company.
The most famous wrestler of all time had been erased from WWE history after audio had emerged of him using racial slurs in connection to his sex-tape lawsuit.
Hulk Hogan’s name was used on WWE TV during Roadblock last night Hulk Hogan had been wiped from the WWE history booksThe Hall Of Famer’s profile was deleted from WWE.com, and his merchandise was removed from the WWE’s official webstore.
Significantly, on last night’s Roadblock event then, WWE commentator Michael Cole name-dropped Hulk Hogan while Charlotte made her way to the ring ahead of her Raw Women’s title victory over Sasha Banks in a 30-minute Iron Man match.
Cole said, as Charlotte made her way down the aisle: “14-0 in her career in singles pay-per-view matches. She is 17-2 all-time in pay-per-views, and regardless of what happens tonight, Charlotte will have the best start ever in any career in her first 20 pay-per-view matches. Better than the likes of Hulk Hogan, Brock Lesnar, and even The Undertaker.
Hulk Hogan made his name with WWE during the 1980sThis builds on the fact that a clip of Hogan’s voice was recently used on an advert that features on the WWE Network, and on-screen Smackdown general manager Shane McMahon had also recently said his name on his WWE Podcast on the Network.
Hulk Hogan in action against the Nature Boy, Ric Flair Could Hulk Hogan make a sensational WWE return? Hulk Hogan ABC interviewThe man with the “24 inch pythons” successfully won a lawsuit against Gawker, who produced the sex tape that included his racist comments, in March.
