Maybe I'm a bit too naive, but I don't think his politics were a primary or even a major reason why Hogan was booed as heavily as he was. Hogan, as great as he was, has a reputation for being the biggest backstage politician possibly ever. There's a multitude of examples of Hogan sabotaging angles and stories to his benefit.
Triple H was a notorious politician as well, so was HBK and they normally receive pops. I don't think it's the backstage stuff. The newer fans don't have the Hogan history the older folks do. All they know is Tony Khan called him a racist. Those fans weren't booing Hogan because of his backstage stuff.
The difference is that The Undertaker didn't show up to the RNC with his entrance in full costume, Hogan did. What Hogan did would be the equivalent of John Cena showing up in the jorts and HLR shirt to the DNC
Still it’s pretty pathetic. I still would cheer for Mick Foley even though he on the left. Hogan is my favorite wrestler. Dont follow wrestling like I once did but still try to watch. I’ll be rewatching wrestling from 80s to ruthless aggression forever though. But he was in a very blue area. I wouldn’t care if wrestlers appeared at DNC but I guess that does put a bigger target on your back. I’m gonna go rewatch WM3 for the 500th time lol
Although I kind of think HBK and Triple H's stints as bookers in NXT and WWE, alongside HBK becoming a born-again christian, may have helped sanitise their image in that regard, that's a completley fair assessment. I'll chalk it up to me being too much of a wrestling oldhead on that.
Maybe I'm a bit too naive, but I don't think his politics were a primary or even a major reason why Hogan was booed as heavily as he was. Hogan, as great as he was, has a reputation for being the biggest backstage politician possibly ever. There's a multitude of examples of Hogan sabotaging angles and stories to his benefit.
Triple H was a notorious politician as well, so was HBK and they normally receive pops. I don't think it's the backstage stuff. The newer fans don't have the Hogan history the older folks do. All they know is Tony Khan called him a racist. Those fans weren't booing Hogan because of his backstage stuff.
The difference is that The Undertaker didn't show up to the RNC with his entrance in full costume, Hogan did. What Hogan did would be the equivalent of John Cena showing up in the jorts and HLR shirt to the DNC
Still it’s pretty pathetic. I still would cheer for Mick Foley even though he on the left. Hogan is my favorite wrestler. Dont follow wrestling like I once did but still try to watch. I’ll be rewatching wrestling from 80s to ruthless aggression forever though. But he was in a very blue area. I wouldn’t care if wrestlers appeared at DNC but I guess that does put a bigger target on your back. I’m gonna go rewatch WM3 for the 500th time lol
That was my most prized VHS as a kid for years. That Ricky Steamboat vs Savage match...
John Cena would have absolutely done that if the CCP wanted him to.
Although I kind of think HBK and Triple H's stints as bookers in NXT and WWE, alongside HBK becoming a born-again christian, may have helped sanitise their image in that regard, that's a completley fair assessment. I'll chalk it up to me being too much of a wrestling oldhead on that.
I agree that there booking has redeemed their images.