Vince McMahon defended his decision to bring Hulk Hogan back to WWE in 2018, three years after the company severed ties with him once it was revealed that the pro wrestling icon had used a racial slur.

Vince McMahon has acknowledged Hulk Hogan ‘said some racist things’, but insisted that doesn’t mean the late WWE was ‘a racist’. The former WWE chief has opened up about his longtime friend – who died on July 24 aged 71 following a cardiac arrest – in a very rare interview weeks after his death.

Vince McMahon has admitted to feeling disappointed after being left out of a significant WWE tribute to Hulk Hogan. The company has been honoring the late wrestling icon almost every week since his passing, but McMahon was notably absent from one of the most emotional moments.