ESPN’s Pat McAfee had some enjoyable with Hulk Hogan’s embarrassing second throughout Netflix‘s “Monday Night Raw” in Los Angeles.
The WWE legend was booed mercilessly by the group whereas giving a speech throughout his shock look on the occasion.
Hogan, 72, walked out to his signature tune “Real American” alongside former on-screen supervisor and shut buddy Jimmy Hart on the Intuit Dome in Inglewood as fan sneers drowned out his phrases.
McAfee was doing commentary for the occasion alongside Michael Cole.
The wrestling icon, who started his profession in 1977 and was inducted into the WWE Corridor of Fame in 2005 and once more in 2020 as a member of the nWo, even took a second in the course of the speech to thank the group regardless of the cruel reception.
“You, the fans, have been my greatest tag team partner because you guys have stuck with me through thick and thin, dudes,” Hogan stated whereas being drowned out by boos.
“The Pat McAfee Show” crew turned the hilarious scene into their very own bit, parodying a Hogan press convention within the aftermath of his Uncooked second.
“Hello and welcome to this press conference that I’ve called the day after arguably the greatest day in my professional career,” the individual wearing a Hogan costume stated. “Last night, tens and tens and tens and tens and tens of millions of people watched the Hulkster bring the house down on WWE Raw to usher in the Netflix era in the Intuit Dome. Greatest night of my life.”
Then, he acquired a query concerning the boos from a “reporter” in attendance.
“Now, I will admit I heard a couple of boos smattered across the crowd, and I’ll be honest, I had no idea the people in LA hated Jimmy Hart the way they did,” the faux Hogan stated. “They took one take a look at him along with his stringy hair, silly sun shades, and the way in which he was half-assing waving that flag round, and I ought to’ve anticipated it.
“Those liberal marks out there can’t stand a MAGA Champion like the Hulkster! But again, they weren’t booing the Hulkster, they were booing Jimmy Hart. Everyone loves the Hulkster, dude!”
Whereas it’s unclear precisely why Hogan was booed. He has turn out to be a polarizing determine. He was faraway from the WWE Corridor of Fame from 2015-18 after it was revealed he used a racial slur in 2007 throughout a dialog about his daughter Brooke’s love life.
The multi-time wrestling world champion was additionally a vocal and visual supporter of President-elect Donald Trump in the course of the 2024 election.
