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Hulk Hogan’s final interview, recorded before his death from cardiac arrest in July 2025 at age 71, includes his most direct on-camera account of the racial slur that derailed his career decade ago. After that, Hogan’s popularity was almost exclusively reserved for hardcore wrestling fans.
In the recently released Netflix documentary series Hulk Hogan: Real American, the late Terry Bollea addressed his history of racism, specifically his infamous repeated use of the N-word.
The most noted instance of Hogan’s racism came in 2015 when a recording of him repeatedly using n-word while expressing anger that his daughter Brooke was in a relationship with a Black man was made public.
Hulk Hogan attempted to defend his infamous racist rant during his final interviews with Netflix for their Hulk Hogan: Real American documentary
“I’m a person that got very mad about a personal situation. I used a word. Yeah, I regret it because even under that heavy, crazy fire I should have remained still and kept my mouth shut. But what I said resonates and has an echo effect and keeps vibrating for years,” Hogan said in the documentary, which includes his last interviews before his death.
“I’ve driven the car. I keep hitting the wall, crashing and burning, saying stupid stuff and messing up. Whenever I say I have regrets it’s because I didn’t man up when I said it.”
Hogan released the following statement in 2015 after the video was made public.
“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,” Hogan said.
“This is not who I am. I believe very strongly that every person in the world is important and should not be treated differently based on race, gender, orientation, religious beliefs or otherwise. I am disappointed with myself that I used language that is offensive and inconsistent with my own beliefs.”
At the time of the publication of Hogan’s racist rant, the WWE responded by removing Hogan from their website, scrubbing him from promotional materials, and officially terminating their relationship with him. His Hall of Fame profile was also deleted, making him the first person to be removed from the WWE Hall of Fame before being reinstated in 2018.
Hulk Hogan: Real American is now streaming on Netflix.