Jillian Hall Denies WWE Singing Gimmick Mocked Brooke Hogan

People fondly remember Jillian Hall’s time in WWE during the Ruthless Aggression era, especially thanks to her bad singing. However, some people thought she was making fun of Brooke Hogan and now Hall has decided to debunk these rumors.

While speaking on Ring the Belle, Jillian Hall cleared up rumors that her singing character was meant to mock Brooke Hogan as she made it clear that wasn’t the case at all.

“I don’t know where all these people get that I was making fun of Brooke Hogan. That is so ridiculous. Untrue. Rumor. Bye.”

Hall explained that the idea for the singing gimmick actually came from her own backstage moment. During a house show, she, Ashley Massaro and Michelle were scheduled for a best body contest. While getting ready, Jillian was singing backstage as she often did, joking that she felt like Britney Spears’ long-lost sister and even calling herself “Jillian Spears.”

Ashley suggested she sing in front of the crowd, and although Jillian agreed, no one believed she would actually do it. She then told agent Fit Finlay she planned to sing instead of taking part in the contest and he approved.

When Jillian went on stage, she grabbed the microphone and told the audience she wasn’t there to take off her clothes but to sing. The crowd responded with the loudest boos of the night. WWE staff noticed the reaction and quickly decided to bring the idea to television.

“So, I was at a house show. We were about to do a best body contest—me and Ashley, Michelle. I was singing in the back as I always do because that is me. Oh, do you sing? That is me. Okay. I thought that I was Britney Spears. Okay, well, I didn’t think I was her, but I thought that I was her long-lost sister. Yeah, my name’s actually Jillian Spears. I was always singing in the back, and Ashley said, ‘Oh my gosh, you should do that out there.’ And I said, ‘Yeah, okay.’ And she’s like, ‘No, seriously.’

And I was like, ‘I’m going to do it.’ But nobody actually thought I was going to do it. So, I went and told Fit Finlay, who was our agent. I said, ‘I’m not going to take off my clothes. I’m going to sing.’ And he’s like, ‘Okay.’ So, I went out there and when they announced me, I took the mic and I did my thing. I said, ‘I didn’t come here to take off my clothes. I came here to sing.’ And I got the biggest boo of the night.”

By ending the Brooke Hogan rumor, Jillian Hall finally shared the real story behind her famous singing gimmick. While we don’t know if she’ll return to WWE again, fans are just glad that she never made fun of Brooke Hogan.

Were you surprised to learn that Jillian Hall’s singing gimmick wasn’t based on Brooke Hogan at all? Do you think WWE should bring back fun, spontaneous ideas like this today? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

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