The mixed reaction to Hulk Hogan’s apology at Extreme Rules continues to be a hot topic in the wrestling community. Hogan didn't know he was being recorded when he was caught using racist language. At Extreme Rules, Hogan issued a apology and warned the locker room to be careful what you say.
Former WWE superstar JTG weighted in on his thoughts regarding Hogan and mentioned a point The WWE Hall of famer missed during his speech:
"I can forgive him for using the N-word for making a mistake or whatever," JTG said on the How It Ended podcast. "But I can't forgive you for admitting that you're a racist. I'm not that dude. I'm not that forgiving. A lot of talent, African American talent share my same thoughts."
The former Cryme Tyme member was indeed a Hogan fan growing, but owning up to being a racist is a huge obstacle to forgiveness. It hit JTG in a personal way "because Hogan made me want to get into the business as a kid." JTG just doesn't see “the Hulkster” in the same way anymore.
"In that meeting, they should have never brought up, 'be careful what you say, you never know when you're being recorded.' It's like, 'what?!' That should be the last thing you bring up. We all know that we're in the limelight you know you know to watch what you say. But when you're saying an apology, you don't bring up 'watch what you say when you're being recorded.'
"You talk about using the N-Word saying he admitted to being a racist -- I don't even think he brought that up that he admitted to being a racist. Like that was kinda just swept under the rug like we were just supposed to forget."