Undertaker Calls Out Hulk Hogan Over Infamous Raw Incident
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The Undertaker has thrown some heavy shade at Hulk Hogan over the notorious incident at the Netflix debut of Monday Night Raw, when the Hulkster emerged to hock his new beer brand and was loudly booed by the crowd.
Speaking on his “Six Feet Under” podcast, the Dead Man had little sympathy for his fellow wrestling legend over the cold reception.
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On the January 6th episode of Raw, Hulk Hogan made an appearance to promote WWE’s new Netflix partnership and his newly launched Real American Beer, which had just been named as an official sponsor.
However, the segment quickly became one of the most talked-about moments of the show. Instead of receiving the usual cheers, Hogan was loudly booed out of the building by the Los Angeles crowd.
His appearance went viral, and the backlash was a major topic of conversation the following day.
Undertaker, who was present at the event, couldn’t help but laugh at the situation. On his podcast, he described the crowd’s reaction as an “ego pop” for Hogan.
“I was there,” Undertaker recalled. “When I saw him, he was no-selling the boos and pushing his beer.”
Despite being backstage when the boos rang out, Undertaker added that he was amused by the moment. “I wasn’t backstage when he came back through the curtain, but I saw him standing there. I couldn’t help but laugh.”
Guest Justin Danger Nunle asked Undertaker if he felt like giving Hogan a hug after the reception.
“No,” Undertaker laughed, his tone lighthearted.
But when pressed on whether he felt bad for Hogan, he got more reflective, explaining, “I got feelings. I got feelings for people. Sometimes in life, things come back.”
His words seemed to be a reference to Hogan’s infamous 2015 Gawker tape, in which Hogan used racist language during a rant about his daughter’s then-boyfriend.
The Undertaker recovers during his fight against Brock Lesner at the WWE SummerSlam 2015 at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on August 23, 2015 in New York City. The Undertaker recovers during his fight against Brock Lesner at the WWE SummerSlam 2015 at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on August 23, 2015 in New York City. JP Yim/Getty Images
Undertaker also addressed the bigger picture of why the boos were no surprise.
“He was this bigger-than-life Americana kind of deal,” Undertaker explained. “And then he gets caught on tape saying some derogatory, racist things. In this day and age, where all of that is such a hot-button issue, I don’t know what you expect. They’re going to react, and they’re not going to react in a positive way.”
Undertaker, known for his no-nonsense demeanor, was also quick to point out that the crowd in L.A. wasn’t exactly the most welcoming.
“And it was L.A.,” he said. “They had kind of a different mindset.”
The controversial reaction from the crowd may also have been compounded by Hogan’s political affiliations.
While fans had already soured on Hogan in the wake of his racial controversy, the fact that he had vocally supported Donald Trump during both the Republican National Convention and a rally at Madison Square Garden likely didn’t help his cause.
Hogan himself later addressed the crowd’s reaction in an interview on “The Pat McAfee Show.”
While acknowledging that the negative reception was disappointing, he suggested that his past persona as Hollywood Hogan might have played a role.
“Last time I was there, I was a bad guy,” Hogan pointed out. “I was Hollywood Hogan, spray-painting people and crotch-chopping everyone.”
Hogan continued, saying that he felt the crowd in L.A. remembered that persona, and that they may still see him as the villain he was back then.
He also mentioned that politics may have played a part in the backlash. “I think the politics had a whole lot to do with it,” Hogan added, hinting that the political climate in California could have influenced the crowd’s reaction.
Despite the boos, Hogan wasn’t completely downhearted. He later bragged that his segment had garnered a massive amount of attention.
“The next day, we looked at it,” Hogan said, with a smirk. “I had eleven billion impressions. Some of the big stars that were on the card that night only had three billion. I don’t want to name names. [Does ear cup]. Give me some more.”
His attempt to spin the situation positively seemed to suggest that, despite the boos, the publicity had worked in his favor.
Regardless of how Hogan wants to push the narrative, it seems that the Undertaker isn’t afraid to call out his old nemesis when he gets humiliated in front of a crowd.
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