8 Things We've Learned From The Hulk Hogan Racism Controversy

3. Wrestlers Defend Their Own

Another thing that we've learned from the Hogan controversy is that he still has his fair share of supporters in the wrestling business, too, with plenty of his former co-workers coming out in support of their troubled colleague. Kamala, Kevin Nash, Mick Foley, Disco Inferno, Tito Ortiz, Virgil and even Dennis Rodman are just some of the names vouching for Hogan's character. The Ugandan Giant had this to say about the Hulkster;

That's not the Hogan I know. Hogan always treated me like a gentleman. He genuinely cared about me. He was my friend. He'd tell me, 'Brother, I'm getting my money. I hope you're getting yours, because you're putting asses in the seats.' When it came to our matches, he valued my input. He'd always say, 'What do you want to do out there, brother?' I'd tell him, and then we'd go out there and do it. He's a sweetheart of a guy.

Mick Foley, meanwhile, Tweeted that he felt Hogan was a good person who made a bad mistake, adding that his 'heart hurts' for him. Kevin Nash said that, in 23 years of knowing Hogan, that he'd never heard him say anything racist in all their time together. As the days, weeks and months roll on, there are bound to be more of Hogan's friends/colleagues coming out of the woodwork to support them. There are also likely to be a number of other people coming from the opposite end of the spectrum, too...