His post-wrestling days, though, have changed the spotlight on him and fans are showering him with boos like they did during his time as the heel — aka bad guy — Hollywood Hulk Hogan.

I was Hollywood Hogan, I was riding dirty with the boys you know Nash and Hall,” Hogan said. “We were spray painting people and crotch shotting everybody, so last time I was there I was a heel ...

The 71-year-old said that the last time he was in Los Angeles, he was a heel as Hollywood Hogan, while acknowledging that his political alignment may have played a role. Hulk was a vocal public ...

Raw's Netflix debut on January 6 featured Hollywood actor O'Shea Jackson Jr. in a controversial Hulk Hogan segment that was loudly jeered by the audience. Hogan's attempt to advertise his beer ...

The only thing Bollea, or Hogan, or whatever you’d like to call him nowadays, can do is lean into the heat and turn heel again, possibly channeling the Hollywood Hogan persona versus trying to ...

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You have to realize that the last time I wrestled in Los Angeles, I was the bad guy. I was Hollywood Hogan and I was a bully alongside Nash and Hall, spraying people with mace and giving everyone ...

He explained: “You gotta realise, last time I ran hard in LA I was a bad guy, I was Hollywood Hogan, man. “I was riding dirty with the boys, you know [Kevin] Nash and [Scott] Hall, we were ...

While acknowledging that the negative reception was disappointing, he suggested that his past persona as Hollywood Hogan might have played a role. "Last time I was there, I was a bad guy," Hogan ...