Mark Henry on Hulk Hogan: “Why would I sit here and try to defend somebody that tells you who they were?”

TMZ’s documentary about the life of Hulk Hogan premiered on Tuesday night (FOX network) and WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry was among the individuals that were interviewed. Here is what Henry had to say about Hogan’s racist comments from a 2007 sex tape that publicly surfaced in 2015…

“He said, in his words, that he was a racist. Why would I sit here and try to defend somebody that tells you who they were? It hurt. It hurt. I grew up watching the dude. I used to love that dude. I wanted to be like him. It hurts. I told him then, and I told Vince McMahon, if y’all want this to go away, I know how to fix it. We should do a black college tour at Morehouse and Prairie View and hit the circuit. Go and talk to them and be honest with your apology. He was like, ‘I’ve been advised not to talk about it no more.’ I said, ‘I think that’s bad advice.’”

Henry was also asked if wrestling would be what it is today without Hulk Hogan…

“Absolutely not. Hogan was able to show people the template of what it takes to entertain people. Regardless of his shortcomings, it didn’t make him less of a wrestler. It didn’t make him less of an entertainer. It’s never going to take away from his greatness.” (quotes courtesy of Jeremy Lambert)