JACKSONVILLE, Fla — Earlier this week, wrestling icon Hulk Hogan passed away at the age of 71 after going into cardiac arrest. Hogan, real name Terry Bollea, stopped by Jacksonville in March to promote “Real American Beer.” WOKV’s Chase Bunker got the chance to briefly chat with the Hulkster in what would be his final interview with the station. The two talked about speaking at the Republican National Convention and seeing John Cena turn heel.
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When asked about his reaction to speaking at the Republican National Convention, Hogan says, “Well, it was a situation where I was a Trump supporter, and I voted for him, I’ve known the guy for 40 years, nothing but a really nice person, a good person. So knowing him that long and know the type of man he was, I voted for him in 2016 but then I was like a coward; I went and hid, wouldn’t wear the red hat, wouldn’t put the bumper sticker on. Wouldn’t admit that I was supporting him; then again in 2020, it was the same thing. I went in and voted for him, and he didn’t win, and I kind of went back and hid again like a coward. So all of a sudden, you know, he’s on the campaign trail, I’m sitting at home, you know, knowing I’m going to vote for him again, when they tried to shot at him and tried to kill him I said that was it. That did it for me. I said if they’ll do that to him, you know, and he’s trying to save our country and get God back into our homes, in our schools, and in our lives and our country, I said I just can’t be a coward anymore. So I actually called up one of his sons [...] and said I need to say something. So I went there and spoke, had a teleprompter up, and I never said anything that they wanted me to say. You know, it was like two and a half minutes, I spoke for nine minutes and I got all into it. It turned into kind of a wrestling promo, you know? But it woke a lot of people up, then after that, a lot of celebrities jumped on board afterwards and people started showing their faces and climbing on the bandwagon after it got a little bit safer. That’s the reason I did it. Once they tried to kill him, I said, ‘enough’s enough.’'
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