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What’s the story?
During a recent edition of Busted Open Radio, former WWE World Champion Mark Henry gave his thoughts on a possible return to the WWE for pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan.
In case you didn’t know…
In 2015, WWE decided to terminate Hulk Hogan of his contract after and released him from the company shortly before a tape containing him making racist remarks were made public, although Hogan’s lawyer had claimed that The Hulkster was not fired and he had instead decided to resign from the company.
Following Hogan’s departure, WWE had also removed all of Hulk Hogan’s references from their official website including his listing as a judge for WWE’s reality TV series Tough Enough, his merchandise from WWE Shop, and his entry from its WWE Hall of Fame.
The heart of the matter
While speaking on Busted Open Radio, Mark Henry opened up about Hulk Hogan’s forthcoming scheduled appearance at the WWE/HBO premiere for the Andre the Giant documentary in April and eventually claimed that the former World’s Strongest Man is not ready for the return of The Hulkster, and apparently he is not the only one.
“It's kind of a deal where you have to accept it. He's a public figure. It doesn't mean that everything he's done is forgiven, you just gotta pick the good from the bad, see how you can help the situation. I sit on the chair of the delegation and they're not ready. I've had many talks, I mean with dozens of guys. The consensus is there's a lot of work to be done to heal that wound and fix that wall."
Additionally, Henry was also asked about Hogan possibly returning to the WWE in the near future and with WrestleMania 34 just around the corner, the former WWE World Champion stated that he wouldn’t be shocked if “The Hulkster” did end up making an appearance in New Orleans next month.
"I'm very rarely shocked, but in that case, I don't know if I'm ready. I think there's a lot to be done. I believe that everybody should be given a second chance, but I also believe that you have to own your issue - whatever that issue - you gotta try to make closure on everybody else's behalf, not just yours."
What’s next?
WWE COO Triple H has stated in the past that the WWE is currently open to a Hulk Hogan return, however, only time will tell if the former leader of the New World Order will be allowed through the doors of the WWE once again in the near future.
Author’s take
As aforementioned, we are still not sure what the future holds for Hulk Hogan and only time will tell what’s in store for The Hulkster in the WWE, however, we do know for the fact that the WWE is somewhat considering making Hulk Hogan the new GM of Smackdown Live and eventually replace Daniel Bryan.
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