Hulk Hogan’s Convention Appearance shows everything that’s wrong with America

Daniel G. Jennings
Lessons from History
6 min readJul 20, 2024

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Professional wrestling legend Hulk Hogan’s embarrassing Republican National Convention (RNC) appearance on 18 July 2024 shows everything wrong with American culture and politics.

Hogan, who hasn’t wrestled in over 12 years, did a portion of his famous wrestling act at the convention. Ripping off his shirt to reveal a red version of his legendary wrestling attire. Then, Hogan spewed out a bunch of pro-Trump nonsense spiked with his tired old catchphrases.

Hogan’s appearance is pathetic because the man is a has-been, professional wrestling fans loathe. In October 2023, an All Elite Wrestling (AEW) crowd booed when another legend Sting mentioned Hogan’s name. Sting mentioned several wrestling legends to cheers as he announced his retirement. In contrast, the crowd’s reaction to Hogan was so negative, Sting had to explain why he mentioned the Hulkster.

A Complete Joke takes the Stage

A few months earlier, one of today’s hottest wrestlers, Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF) got a huge crowd reaction by comparing rival Adam Cole to cocaine.

“You are so skinny & ghostly pale white that if this were the 80s, Hogan would’ve snorted ya,” MJF said. Sportskeeda reports an AEW crowd went wild at this comment…

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Daniel G. Jennings
Lessons from History

Daniel G. Jennings is a writer who lives and works in Colorado. He is a lifelong history buff who is fascinated by stocks, politics, and cryptocurrency.