Stevie Ray, former WCW World Tag Team champion of Harlem Heat, along with his WWE Hall of Fame brother, Booker T, was a recent guest on ‘Murder Master Music Show’ and had the following to say about Booker T calling Hulk Hogan the N-word on live pay-per view: (transcript by: WrestlingNewsSource.com)
In case you didn’t know
So now we are trying to think about what to say during the interview. It went viral years later! I kept a straight face because I was focusing on what I was trying to do, I didn’t pay attention to what he was saying. I didn’t know until afterwards when Booker told me he messed up. He was thinking about two different things at the same time. If that had happened during pre-taping you just cut it out and start over.
When Hulk Hogan was caught on camera using racial slurs, he later stated that Harlem Heat had one time called him the N-word. Here was Stevie Ray’s response:
The heart of the matter
In 2015, Hulk Hogan was caught on tape using racial slurs while committing adultery with his friend, Bubba the Love Sponge’s wife. At that time, Vince McMahon had severed times with him because of the incident. Hogan had this response regarding the incident:
What’s next?
It appears that the rift between Hulk Hogan and the WWE is coming to an end. He is rumoured to be part of Wrestlemania 33, marking the 30th anniversary of his legendary match against Andre the Giant.
Sportskeeda’s Take
This is a touchy subject and one that is hard to talk about. There is hope that this entire fiasco is over and Hulk Hogan can rightfully return to the WWE. Everyone makes mistakes and deserve a second chance. Hulk Hogan has done so much for the industry that it would be hard to pretend he never existed.
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