David Otunga
On Hulk Hogan’s Legacy …
Separate Character From Man
Revealed
TMZ.com
Former WWE Celebrity David Otunga is opening up on how he is selecting to recollect Hulk Hogan … explaining the character will all the time maintain a particular place in his coronary heart — however he cannot ignore Terry Bollea’s previous.
The 2-time Tag Workforce Champion made a shock look on Thursday’s “TMZ Live” with Harvey and Charles … and the hosts requested his ideas on the WWE Corridor of Famer’s legacy, given his controversial previous — together with the racist slurs he uttered throughout a leaked intercourse tape.
The 45-year-old defined he completely idolized the Hulkster rising up … and he nonetheless remembers the primary time they met and the way particular it was that Hogan already knew of him.
Otunga stated his private interactions with Hogan had been all the time cordial and good — even after the scandal — but it surely would not change what he heard on that tape.
“The way I look at his legacy is, obviously, what he said is reprehensible and who he is as a man is one thing,” Otunga stated. “But for me, the character Hulk Hogan and what he represented and as a symbol is so much, it was so powerful for me, and shaped a lot of my life — that’s why I became a professional wrestler.”
“So I choose to remember that and how positive that was. My interactions with him were always positive, but I can’t ignore what I heard.”
Otunga’s phrases observe what fellow Celebrity Mark Henry stated in “TMZ Presents: The Real Hulk Hogan” … when he advised Harvey Hulk confirmed who he actually is with what he stated in that tape — and it harm him.
Otunga additionally weighed in on a lot extra subjects with TMZ’s “Inside The Ring” podcast … give the entire episode a hear.
