Booker T ‘Shocked’ by Hulk Hogan Controversy; Comments on Infamous WCW ‘We Comin’ For You’ Promo

WWE Hall of Famer Booker T became the first wrestling legend to openly comment on the controversial, racially-filed statements made by Hulk Hogan in a past sex tape, which recently surfaced due to his ongoing trial with Gawker.  

20 years ago I made a huge mistake by saying something I shouldn’t have on National TV.

— Booker T. Huffman (@BookerT5x) July 24, 2015

It’s 2015 and the n-word should be eradicated from the English language in my opinion.

— Booker T. Huffman (@BookerT5x) July 24, 2015

I am shocked by the statements made by Hulk Hogan. It’s unfortunate, but that’s something that he’s going to have to deal with.

— Booker T. Huffman (@BookerT5x) July 24, 2015

As we noted earlier, Booker accidentally let the n-word slip in a promo back at WCW Spring Stampede 1997, when in a fired up backstage segment, he uttered the now-infamous words, “Hulk Hogan, we comin’ for you n***a.” The WCW legend has stated in interviews since that he was caught up in the moment, and that the word was something used frequently “in the streets” where he was from.

This shouldn’t be something that needs to be said, but people in the comments on social media are proving otherwise. Booker T accidentally saying “n***a” on television is not the same thing as a man – regardless of color – going on a rant dropping n-words left and right, with regard to his daughter’s sex life and personal decisions. One was a hilarious moment that everyone (Booker and Hogan included) have gotten a lot of laughs out of, while the other was an intentionally derogatory and racist revelation of someone’s thoughts when they didn’t think the cameras were rolling. This isn’t the same thing, people…