WWE legend Hulk Hogan made an appearance at the Netflix premiere of WWE RAW to promote the company’s partnership with his new Real American Beer brand. But instead of cheers, the crowd mostly booed.
Following the moment that made headlines nationally, Hogan’s old nWo stablemate Kevin Nash weighed in on the story during a new edition of his podcast. And ‘Big Daddy Cool’ had some interesting thoughts.
“Somebody’s gotta be a heel. I think if he wasn’t ponied up financially with that Real American Beer with the WWE…because the last thing you want to with your logo, face, or likeness, on a can of beer that you’re selling, cut a promo on the crowd,” Nash said.
“Look at the play. The play was come out, tear that All-American shirt off, and have a Netflix shirt on. He thought that what he did at the RNC was gonna work in LA.”
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However, Nash also asked a fascinating question: Did WWE know Hulk Hogan was going to be booed?
“Is Paul [Triple H] so much smarter than that that he knows that’s exactly the response he’s going to get? If Hulk Hogan shows up and they cheer, it doesn’t make BBC that Hulk Hogan got booed out of the f**king building. Nothing got more coverage than Hulk being booed.”
For WWE, the press generated by the boos may have been the real prize all along. Nash also pointed out the physical toll the appearance took on Hogan.
“Hulk is beat to f**k. The last thing he wanted to…he sucked it up like a f**king warrior just to come out of that tunnel as far as he did to cut the promo because his f**king back is killing him.”
Despite the pain, Nash gave Hogan credit for being able to get a reaction, whether it be good or bad. Hulk Hogan is one of the most recognizable people in professional wrestling but moments like this show the complicated relationship he has with modern fans.