Hulk Hogan Felt He Should Have Kept His Mouth Shut After Racist Controversy

Hulk Hogan didn’t shy away from the controversy that defined a major part of his later years — he addressed his 2015 racist remarks head-on in the final interview before his passing.

In Netflix’s Hulk Hogan: Real American docuseries, released after his death in July 2025, the wrestling icon revisits the fallout from the 2015 scandal that derailed his reputation and led to his WWE exit. The docuseries doesn’t avoid the topic, and Hogan himself speaks directly about the moment that changed how many people viewed him.

Looking back on the leaked audio and the backlash that followed, Hogan admitted there was no escaping what he said once it became public, describing how it continued to follow him for years.

“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’ve remained still. Kept my mouth shut but what I said resonates and has an echo effect and it keeps vibrating for years.”

He didn’t try to downplay the impact either. Instead, Hogan framed it as part of a pattern of mistakes he’s had to live with — and take responsibility for — long after the initial fallout.

“I've driven the car I keep hitting the wall, crashing and burning and saying stupid stuff, messing up. Whenever I say I have regrets, it’s because I didn't man up when I said it.”

This ties back to the massive fallout in 2015, when the leaked tape led to widespread backlash, cost Hogan his WWE job, and saw his Hall of Fame status temporarily wiped from the company’s platforms. While some in the wrestling world, including Booker T and Mark Henry, publicly forgave him, others never fully accepted his apology.

Now, with these comments coming out after his passing, Hogan’s own words are putting that controversy back into focus — not as a headline from the past, but as something he acknowledged continued to follow him until the end. So, Hogan didn’t dodge the issue in his final interview. He owned what he said, admitted the damage it caused, and made it clear the impact never really went away.

With this final reflection now out there, do you think Hogan’s comments show real accountability, or does the controversy still define how he’ll be remembered? Let us know your take.

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