3 Departing WWE Superstars who Triple H called (and 2 who Vince McMahon called)

#1 Triple H called Hulk Hogan to inform him of his WWE release

In 2015, Hulk Hogan was fired from WWE after an audio clip emerged of him using racist language in 2007. WWE removed the eight-time WrestleMania main-eventer from the Hall of Fame and stopped selling his merchandise on the company’s online store.

Speaking to Sports Illustrated’s Justin Barrasso, Hogan said he never spoke to Vince McMahon about the leaked audio. Instead, Triple H was the person who dealt with his departure.

“Triple H said, ‘Okay, thanks for calling. Let me talk to Vince.’ He called me back a half hour later and he goes, ‘I’ve got some news and it isn’t good. Vince said that you need to resign.’ I never heard from Vince or talked to Vince. In the middle of the night, they just fired me,” Hogan said.

According to Hogan, Triple H said the USA Network “reacted very badly” to the release of the audio. He added that WWE was “under heavy pressure” and “scrambling” to make a quick decision on his future.

In 2018, Hogan was reinstated into the Hall of Fame. He became a two-time Hall of Famer at the 2021 ceremony when he joined the 2020 Hall of Fame as part of the nWo faction.