Tom Brady sparks social media firestorm for Hulk Hogan opinion
Tom Brady sparks social media firestorm for Hulk Hogan opinion
Tom Brady and professional wrestling being mentioned in the same breath is like something out of "The Twilight Zone." It's like oil and water—something that never mixes.
Yet, somehow, that stopped being the case after the seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback picked World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan as the greatest WWE wrestler of all time. Brady was asked the question during a recent appearance on Logan Paul's "Impaulsive" podcast.
The sit-down interview, which lasts a little over an hour, includes multiple topics, such as Brady's relationship with Bill Belichick, Antonio Brown's mental health, the Patriots' Super Bowl LI comeback win against the Atlanta Falcons and Shedeur Sanders falling down the 2025 NFL draft board. However, it was Brady choosing Hogan as his WWE "GOAT" that effectively sparked a social media firestorm.
"Hulk Hogan," said Brady, when asked to name the greatest WWE wrestler of all time.
That pick enraged the pro wrestling diehards, who quickly went to social media to roast Brady. To be fair, no one even knows the extent of Brady's pro wrestling knowledge. He was just answering a random, rapid-fire question on a podcast.
Hogan is the most famous wrestler of all time. So it's no surprise that Brady or anyone else would pick him.
With that said, the former WWE star's popularity has taken a major nosedive over the last decade. Back in 2015, a tape leaked with Hogan using a racial slur and admitting to being "a racist, to a point." He also dropped more racial slurs and expressed concern that his family would be reincarnated into a black family.
WWE initially cut ties with Hogan, but he was eventually welcomed back into the company several years later. Here's what pro wrestling fans were saying about Brady's Hogan opinion:
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