Let Trump-o-mania make America great again! Hulk Hogan rips off his shirt in wild RNC speech
Wrestling icon Hulk Hogan fired up an excited crowd with his WWF antics and referencesat the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Thursday.
The former reality star called on voters to support Donald Trump, another veteran of reality TV, as he led the crowd in chants of “USA! USA!” and hammed it up for the cameras.
Taking to the stage to his wrestling theme tune “Real American”, Hogan roared: “Well, let me tell you something brother!!” – one of his biggest catch phrases during his professional career.
“What happened last week...when they took a shot at my hero....They tried to kill the greatest president of the United States!” he bellowed. “Enough was enough!!”
As he spoke, he threw off his suit jacket and tore a black tank top in half to reveal a bright red Trump/Vance shirt underneath.
Hogan was one of many hype acts brought on during the final night of the RNC. He was followed by both Kid Rock, and UFC president Dana White.
Remarking on the atmosphere in the convention hall, Hogan said: “You know something, when I came here tonight, there was so much energy in this room, I felt maybe I was in Madison Square Garden getting ready to win another world title… the vibe was so intense.”
“The energy was so crazy, it felt like maybe I was gonna press that no good sticky giant over my head and slam him through the mat, Brother!” – a reference to his famous body-slam of late, fellow wrestler Andre the Giant, with whom he shared an onstage rivalry.
He continued: “Over my career, I’ve been in the ring with some of the biggest, some of the baddest dudes on the planet, and I’ve squared off against warriors, ooh yeah, savages.
“And I’ve even, like I said, body-slammed giants in the middle of the ring. And I know tough