WWE star speaks out after critics attempt to posthumously CANCEL Hulk Hogan over racist past

Former WWE star Torrie Wilson has spoken out against the push from online trolls to posthumously ‘cancel’ Hulk Hogan after his past racist statements resurfaced.

Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, died last Thursday, July 24 at age 71 after suffering cardiac arrest at his home in Clearwater, Florida.

He once infamously described himself as ‘racist to a point’ in a 2007 tape in which he used the N-word several times.

This, along with Hogan’s outspoken support for Donald Trumphas sparked a wave of extreme social media backlash towards both the Hulkster and anybody who has publicly paid tribute to the late legend.

WWE star Chelsea Green received death threats and was ran off social media last week after she dared to honor Hogan in an interview following his death.

Meanwhile, influencer Joey Swoll was forced to issue a groveling apology after he posted a video of himself wearing a Hulk Hogan shirt at the gym.

When asked about the furore, WWE Hall of Famer Torrie exclusively told Daily Mail that she didn’t agree with anybody being judged solely on their ‘worst moments.’

‘As a person, I’m not one to really hate people who have wronged me or done awful things to me – I tend to be more understanding,’ she said.

Former WWE star Torrie Wilson has spoken out against the push from trolls to posthumously ‘cancel’ Hulk Hogan after his past racist statements resurfaced

‘And I don’t think everyone should be judged based on the worst moments of their life,’ she continued.

‘That sucks, because not everyone is horrible all of the time. We all have good qualities and bad qualities, and some people’s bad qualities are low points in life that happen to be on a megaphone.’

She added, ‘That doesn’t make any of it right, but I just try not to judge people on their high and low points in life.’

Torrie also credited Hogan for getting her into the pro-wrestling business after he put her in a three-month storyline with him on WCW, which kick-started her career.

Hogan later congratulated Torrie when she was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2019, calling the induction ‘well deserved.’

Since leaving wrestling, Torrie has become a fitness influencer and a creator on the subscription-based app Passeswhich has been billed as a less racy version of OnlyFans.

The blonde bombshell isn’t the only wrestling star to defend Hogan from the backlash he’s received since his death.

Booker T, who is Black, recently recalled an incident where he accidentally said the N-word live on air during a live WCW promo in 1997, which could have led to him being fired.

WWE Hall of Famer Torrie told DailyMail.com that she doesn’t agree with anybody being judged solely on their ‘worst moments’ in life

Former WWE and WCW superstar Booker T (pictured) has also defended Hogan

He said that Hogan, who was WCW’s biggest star at the time, supported him during the fallout from the mistake and never tried to get him fired or punished.

‘A racist would have said, “Man, I’m gonna get this sucker fired. I’m gonna do my best to get him out of here.”

‘A racist would have said, “Man, I’m gonna have him working for me now.” That’s what a racist would have did,’ Booker explained.

‘I asked Hulk Hogan why didn’t he get me fired, why didn’t he go to the office and lobby to get me out of there,’ Booker continued.

‘He was, like, in shock. He was like: “Brother I heard that word many times so it wasn’t anything… I wouldn’t go try to get another one of the wrestlers fired.”‘

WWE star Chelsea Green (pictured) received death threats and was ran off social media last week after she dared to honor Hogan in an interview following his death

Back in January, during WWE’s debut on NetflixHogan made an appearance on RAW in front of 17,000-plus fans in Los Angeles primarily to promote his beverage ‘Real American Beer.’

WWE announced a multi-year partnership with Hogan’s beer the day before RAW and the logo was plastered on the ring mat during the show.

Yet, when Hogan came out to speak to the crowd, it didn’t take long for them to let him know exactly how they felt.

The Hulkster, then 71, tried to tell the WWE audience they were the best tag team partner he ever had. Their response was to boo him out of the building.

Hogan was thrown out of the WWE in 2015 after an old tape surfaced of him making racist remarks, including the use of the n-word.

In a video made public by The National Enquirer, Hogan said: ‘I guess we’re all a little racist’ and used the n-word while referring to his daughter’s love life, and includes him repeating the phrase ‘f***ing n******’ several times.

Hogan once infamously described himself as ‘racist to a point’ in a 2007 tape in which he used the N-word several times

According to Radar, the audio features him using a number of racist remarks in a rant about his daughter Brooke, 27, who was trying to launch a music career, to Heather Clem, the wife of a friend.

He is reported to have said that ‘a black billionaire guy’ had offered to bankroll her, then speculated about her sex life’.

Hogan told Clem: ‘I don’t know if Brooke was f***ing the black guy’s son… I mean, I don’t have double standards.

‘I mean, I am a racist, to a point, f***ing n******. But then when it comes to nice people and s***, and whatever.’

He continued: ‘I mean, I’d rather if she was going to f*** some n*****, I’d rather have her marry an 8-foot-tall n***** worth a hundred million dollars! Like a basketball player!

‘I guess we’re all a little racist. F***ing n*****.’

Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, died last Thursday, July 24 at age 71 after suffering cardiac arrest at his home in Clearwater, Florida

Back in 2015, Hogan told Good Morning America he was at an all-time low as he begged his former legion of fans to take him back.

‘Please forgive me,’ the 12-time world champ pleaded – both to America as a whole and to his daughter Brooke Hogan, whose boyfriend was the focus of the then 62 year old’s racist tirade.

‘If anybody should have disowned me it should have been her,’ said Hogan. ‘I was upset about something that happened between her and her boyfriend.’

Apologizing at the time, he told People: ‘Eight years ago I used offensive language during a conversation.

‘It was unacceptable for me to have used that offensive language; there is no excuse for it; and I apologize for having done it.’

He would then in 2023 describe the controversy as ‘a speed bump’ and claimed it was ‘not who I was.’

He was banished from WWE for three years before being welcomed back into the Hall of fame in 2018, having described the incident as the ‘biggest mistake’ of his life but many were not happy with his ‘apology’ when he was brought back.

It was said Hogan spoke about being careful what you say around a camera rather than the content of what he said.