The WWE scrubbed almost all mentions of Hulk Hogan from its website on Thursday night, and now we know why.
Initial speculation was that the WWE was dropping Hogan before an interview from 2012 in which he used the N-word went viral. While that interview does exist (as we showed you earlier), Hogan was allegedly fired over a racist tirade that took place while his 2012 sex tape was being filmed.
The audio and transcript of the rant reportedly surfaced during Hogan’s ongoing lawsuit against Gawker Media over the release of a video of Hulk allegedly having sex with former friend Bubba the Love Sponge Clem’s wife.