Mark Henry Explains Why He Pulled Hulk Hogan’s Theme in Nottingham

Mark Henry is setting the record straight after a Hulk Hogan moment went completely off the rails in Nottingham.

During the Sweet Chin Disco party on March 23 in England, the crowd turned real fast when Hogan’s classic “Real American” theme hit the speakers. Instead of cheers, fans showered the track with deafening boos until the DJ pulled the plug. And that DJ? WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry himself. Now, Henry is responding to the viral backlash—and he’s not defending Hogan one bit.

“If you looked at the stuff with Hulk Hogan, it went worldwide… Everybody heard the fact that the crowd booed him,” Henry told Ghost Bandit. “I didn’t boo, I just played his music, and I didn’t go, ‘Booo.’ I didn’t do none of that. I just hit click and got ready to blend it into something else, and went, ‘Woah woah.’ And I stopped and I was like, ‘What is going on? Y’all don’t like that?’ ‘No!’ That’s the world. He did that to himself. I mean, I’m just the DJ.”

Hogan’s been on thin ice with fans for years. It all started with his 2015 racist rant that got leaked to the public—where he infamously said he didn’t want his daughter dating a Black man. WWE scrubbed him from the Hall of Fame and distanced themselves… but they welcomed him back three years later. Still, many wrestlers and fans never bought his apology.

Then came the photos in 2024 with known neo-Nazis and a bizarre gesture mocking Kamala Harris that reignited criticism just ahead of the U.S. election. So yeah, the boos in the UK? Nobody should’ve been surprised.

Despite all this, Hogan’s face still pops up on WWE TV—literally. His Real American Beer branding has been splashed across the RAW ring mat since January, thanks to WWE buying a stake in the company.

But as far as Mark Henry’s concerned, he was just spinning tracks and watching reality hit like a leg drop. “I’m just the DJ.”

Whether you’re Team Hogan or think he’s way past his expiration date, one thing’s clear—Mark Henry’s not losing sleep over any of it. He just played the track and let the crowd speak for itself. “He did that to himself,” says Henry—and judging by that reaction in Nottingham, the fans clearly agree.

Do you think fans were right to boo Hogan off the playlist? Or has the wrestling world already moved on? Drop your thoughts in the comments—we want to know where you stand.