While OβShea Jackson Jr. and rapper Wale might be huge wrestling fans, theyβre not keen on one particular WWE Hall of Famer: Hulk Hogan. In fact, theyβre not really feeling him at all and now we know exactly why.
The aforementioned actor recently shared his two cents about his disdain for the pro wrestler after seeing him at the premiere of βWWE Rawβ on Netflix. For context, he alongside Wale, comedian Eric Andre and other members of the Los Angeles crowd wounded up loudly booing the longtime wrestler once he made his appearance during the event.
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Speaking in a new interview on βSwayβs Universeβ recently Jackson Jr. explained why he was so quick to do that citing the athleteβs βn*gga hating.β He is, of course, referencing the viral leaked video from 2015 in which Hogan was caught on camera saying βn*ggerβ and blatantly admitted that he was βracist, to a point.β Hogan did eventually apologize not too long after, calling the ordeal βthe biggest mistake of his lifeβ but was still let go from the WWE for three years.
Yet and still, that incident is seared in Jackson Jr.βs mind.
βThe racism, itβs just hard to forget how detailed that rant was,β Jackson Jr. explained. βAnd if you look up his rant, itβs very detailed. And I get a lot of people online who are like βoh well, he would be mad if he found out about that whole generation.β Yeah, well when I find out, Iβll be mad. But like right now, yeah bro. Bringing him out here, what you think was gonna happen?β
He continued by saying that the collective booing of Hogan was a βpivotal moment in wrestling historyβ and expressed how happy he was that he was there to play his part in it all.
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