Jimmy Hart still believes that Hulk Hogan was booed in final WWE appearance due to politics

While speaking to Wrestling Epicenter, longtime manager and WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Hart commented on Hulk Hogan getting booed by fans in his final WWE appearance at RAW’s Netflix debut in January of 2025. Hart reiterated previous comments he made by saying it was due to politics…

“Look, nobody is going to be perfect. And, I want to get this off my chest. I tried to say this during the documentary. Hulk and I went to Los Angeles for the first RAW on Netflix. And, we got booed. Everyone tried to say, ‘It is because of what Hulk said in the past!’ No, it wasn’t! It was because of red state, blue state! Look, I have never voted in my life. I’m not a Republican. I’m not a Democrat. I’m like The Rock says, ‘a jabroni!’ (laughs) But, Hulk had a Trump Vance T shirt on which is fine. We did interviews and stuff with him wearing that. So, that is what that was. And, I know that is what that was because we were in Texas the next night and we got cheered!

So, the other night I was at RAW in Los Angeles. And, I was going to go out… And, I said, ‘Oh my God!’ So, I pointed up at the sky, and I said, ‘Hulk, we’re going to find out if you are the one that got booed or me, baby!’ And, I went out, and I got cheered! When I came back, I said, ‘Hulk! I told you not to wear that shirt, baby!’ But, the fans are great. They like who they like. They don’t like who they don’t like. But, it is like Michael Jordan says, ‘Republicans buy tennis shoes too!'”

Hart also commented on an album of lost recordings by his band The Gentrys being released…

“You can check out the album cover now if you go to the Sun Records website. Scroll down and you can see the CD and album cover and pre-order. It was 56 years ago that these songs were cut. It was great going to the studio and getting to hear it and I was like, ‘Oh yeah, we did cut that. Oh my God, I remember that!’ I had forgotten all about these songs when I got in the wrestling business. But, I’m so glad and grateful they are putting this out. And, I want to thank you for calling me and doing this. You’re the best! I love you!”