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Passionate about sport, cinema and television (on screen and behind) since his childhood, Bernard has been a journalist for 10 Sport since 2018. More skilled with the keyboard in hand than with the ball on his feet, he decides to mainly cover a beloved sport, criticized and hated at the same time (football) and a sport that is not one (wrestling).
WWE has begun a new chapter in its history with the arrival of its flagship program, Raw, on Netflix. For the premiere on Monday evening, several stars were invited, like Hulk Hogan, considered one of the greatest wrestlers in history but greeted by boos from the Intuit Dome. A rejection by the Californian public explained by racist controversies and support shown for Donald Trump.
The WWE packed with stars of all kinds for the premiere of Raw on Netflix, on the night of Monday to Tuesday in France. Travis Scott, Vanessa Hudgens, Stephen Amell or even Macaulay Culkin were present at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles for the arrival of the flagship show of the queen wrestling organization on the streaming platform. Big names in the discipline were also present, like Dwayne Johnson alias The RockJohn Cena, The Undertaker or even Hulk Hoganwhich received a stormy reception.
Hulk Hogan booed on WWE Raw
The American hero of the 80s is now very far from being unanimous, and his appearance during the first Raw broadcast on Netflix recalled it well. The 72-year-old former wrestling champion was the target of boos throughout his speech during the show, even though he had come to salute the partnership between WWE et Netflix : « In the past, I’ve had a whole series of teammates over time. I’ve had incredible partners, like Macho Man Randy Savage. I’ve had giant-sized partners like Andre the Giant. But the biggest partner WWE has ever had is tonight we make history, with WWE teaming up with Netflix, the biggest partner ever. »
Trump, racism… The embarrassing WWE legend
The appearances ofHulk Hogan to the WWE have been subject to controversy since the publication of a private video a few years ago in which he made racist remarks. Excluded from Hall of Fame from the organization in 2015, he made his return in 2018, before reappearing on screen for various events. In recent months, Hulk Hogan appeared alongside Donald Trumpproviding support to the president-elect during several meetings.
Monday, the Hulkster had announced in a video posted on social networks his coming to California (a very Democratic state) to Raw with a t-shirt bearing the image of Donald Trump et J.D. Vanceits vice-president. A context which does not encourage WWE to suspend its relationship with its controversial legend, quite the contrary since a the logo of the beer brand “Real American“belonging Hulk Hogan has appeared since Monday on the corners of the ring Rawthe wrestling company even becoming a minority shareholder in the company.
