WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi appeared on his Off The Top podcast, where he discussed several topics, including why he was surprised that fellow WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan was booed during RAW’s debut on Netflix.
Rikishi said, “I was surprised, you know I mean? Because it was like a celebration. It wasn’t like a Republican or Democrat, or presidential race. You know what I mean? So I guess he’s got heat from that, from the people here in LA. But I don’t know, it was weird. Here’s a guy that paved the way. Hogan put wrestling on the map. He did a lot for the business. And you know, to celebrate something huge, to cross over a partnership with Netflix. When they played his music, Jimmy [Hart] come out, you see the American flag, ‘All right, USA, we’re here. Blah, blah, blah.’ And then, you know, people knew that Hogan was coming out. And it just, you — I didn’t know if my ears were telling me what I was hearing correctly. And when you hear the boos, and I said, ‘F**k, these people really don’t like Hogan.’”
On where Hogan goes from here:
“Just sit in the back and drink the Great American Beer. It was like pretty much a sponsor shot for it, to promote the brand.”
You can check out the complete podcast in the video below.
(H/T to 411Mania.com for transcribing the above quotes)
