Vince McMahon on Hulk Hogan Passing Was “Blow To My Heart”, Hogan’s Racist Comments Controversy, Being Angry Over Hogan Being Booed at WWE RAW Netflix Premiere Show, & Not Being Invited to WWE’s Hogan Tribute on RAW

FOX aired their new The Real Hulk Hogan documentary on their network on Tuesday night. This new documentary featured former WWE and TKO Executive Chairman Vince McMahon among those who were interviewed.

One of the topics discussed included McMahon’s thoughts about his relationship with the late Hulk Hogan.

“He was part of my life, a big part of my life. We were brothers to a certain extent. Every now and then we would get into a verbal scrap or something, but it always turned out for the best. We were so close and enjoyed each other’s company so much.”

McMahon also gave his thoughts about Hogan’s passing being a “blow to my heart.”

“Shock. You just don’t think about someone, a family member or someone that close to you, you don’t think about them passing away. Terry had kicked out, so to speak, of so many surgeries. He had to get like 20 surgeries on his back, plus others on his knees and hip or something. He overcame all that. It was a tremendous shot. It was a blow to my heart.”

McMahon also gave his thoughts about the controversy over racist comments Hogan made on tape in 2007 that were leaked in 2015 and WWE’s decision to remove him from their Hall of Fame at the time.

“It was unforgivable and I was agasp, ‘What happened?’ When those things occurred, that’s not like him. ‘What in God’s name is going on?’

As soon as it happened, obviously, the company didn’t have anything to do with him anymore. We took him out of the Hall of Fame. You just don’t do those things

McMahon also gave his thoughts about his belief that Hogan was not racist despite the comments he made and the real Hulk Hogan was a different person.

“I knew he wasn’t racist. I’ve been with him for so many years. He wasn’t racist. He said some racist things. He should pay for that, and he did. In the end, I think everyone saw the real Hulk Hogan, Terry Bollea, and they felt, ‘Wait a minute, this guy doesn’t act like a racist. He’s not a racist.’ We all make mistakes. That was a big one, but he wasn’t a racist.”

McMahon also gave his thoughts about Hogan being booed by the live crowd at the RAW Netflix premiere show and him being angry over the booing and how WWE handled Hogan’s appearance on the show.

“It wasn’t set up properly. I’m sure he was probably despondent after that.

I was angry because we’ve known each other for a lifetime, professionally and personally. Setting up, so to speak, this larger than life super hero, you don’t just let him walk out there. He deserved something very, very special. More than anyone, they owe him. It’s just like, ‘Okay, here comes Hulk Hogan.’ I got angry because that’s not the way I would have done it and he deserved much more.”

In response to comments by interviewer Harvey Levin about how it struck him during the ten-bell salute that McMahon was not present at WWE’s tribute to Hogan on the July 28th episode of WWE RAW, McMahon responded implying that he had wanted to be on the show but was not invited.

“It struck me that way as well.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com 1, 2, & 3, PostWrestling.com