WWE Fires Hulk Hogan after Racist Comments

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the biggest wrestler of the 20th century may be exiled from WWE

Terry Bollea, better known to the world as Hulk Hogan has officially been fired by World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. After racist audio transcripts revealed by the National Enquirer on Friday Morning, The Connecticut-based wrestling empire had no choice but to part ways with their iconic superstar after his latest public incident.

Throughout the leaked audio, Hogan referenced his daughter Brooke having personal relationships with an unnamed black billionaire, to using the n-word various times and more racial insults. The 61-year-old was a company global ambassador and current host of WWE’s developmental TV series Tough Enough; but his hall-of-fame entry, merchandise and any other likeness has been removed from their official website.

“WWE is committed to embracing and celebrating individuals from all backgrounds as demonstrated by the diversity of our employees, performers and fans worldwide.”

“I don’t know if Brooke was fucking the black guy’s son, I mean, I don’t have double standards. I mean, I am a racist, to a point, fucking n*ggers. But then when it comes to nice people and sh*t, and whatever. I mean, I’d rather if she was going to f*ck some n*gger, I’d rather have her marry an 8-foot-tall n*gger worth a hundred million dollars! Like a basketball player! I guess we’re all a little racist. Fucking n*gger.”

During a 2012 interview on DJ Whoo Kid’s radio show Whoolywood Shuffle for Sirus XMs Shade 45, Hogan opened up on the reason why he was previously using the n-word, before his controversial rant surfaced.

“And it’s still so cool, because the whole time I was down in Miami when I lived there, you know, everybody—I’d walk into the DJ booth and all of a sudden I’d bump into this guy and The Game’s in the booth, it’s all black and he’s got his BlackBerry, and I bump into him and he goes, ‘What’s up, n*gga?’ and I said, ‘Oh, excuse me, bro!’ And he says, ‘No, it’s all cool,’ And everybody down there—Lil Wayne, Birdman—they’re all calling me ‘n*gga,’ and then I started sayin’ it. And I always said it, but now all of a sudden I get heat when I say it, and they say, ‘Hogan, you can’t say that,’ so I say, ‘Why can they say it to me then?’”

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