The professional wrestling world was shocked when the entire Los Angeles crowd at the Netflix debut of WWE Monday Night Raw booed legendary professional wrestler Hulk Hogan.
Accompanied by Jimmy Hart waving the American flag, the audience proceeded to let the Hulkster know what they thought about him as he continued to try and promote WWE's partnership with Netflix and his new Real American Beer.
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"In the past, I've had a whole bunch of partners down the line," Hogan tried to say. "I had incredible partners, like the Macho Man Randy Savage. I've had giant-sized partners like Andre the Giant."
"But the greatest partner the WWE has ever had, is the fact that tonight, we're making history, and the WWE has tag-teamed up with Netflix, the greatest tag-team partner of all time."
However, the live crowd wasn't hearing it. They proceeded to boo Hogan until he and Hart left the stage.
Multiple people have elaborated why Hogan was booed so defiantly. However, O'Shea Jackson Jr. has proudly stated why he and comedian Eric Andre took pride in letting their opinion be heard.
"I was one of them," Jackson said on the "Sway's Universe" podcast. "I'll show you the video. Me, Eric Andre and Wale were giving it to him!"
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Jackson took no time in justifying his reaction.
"The racism, bro," Jackson said. "It's just hard to forget how detailed that rant was. If you look up his rant, it's very detailed."
"I get a lot of people online who are like, 'Well, he would be mad if he found out about that whole generation!' Yeah, well, when I find out, I'll be mad. But right now? Bringing him out here? What'd you think was going to happen?"
Specifically, Jackson is referring to a leaked sex tape that was published by Gawker in 2015. In the video, Hogan can be heard saying a racial slur multiple times.
Eventually, this resulted in the temporary firing of Hogan and removal from the WWE Hall of Fame. However, he was reinstated in 2018.
While Hogan was met with boos, multiple other legendary wrestlers were met with more positive reactions, including John Cena, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and The Undertaker.
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