Hulk Hogan brings the house down at RNC

Hulk Hogan was a crowd favorite at the Republican National Convention on Thursday, getting among the loudest and most enthusiastic response of anyone so far.

The former professional wrestler, whose legal name is Terry Bollea, first emerged as his Hulk Hogan persona that he used while competing in the ring. A “USA” chant broke out immediately when he first came to the podium, and the chant returned again later in his speech.

“When I came here tonight, there was so much energy in this room, I thought maybe I was in Madison Square Garden getting ready to win another title,” he said.

“But what I found out was I was in a room full of real Americans, brother,” he continued.

Hogan said he has seen “some great tag teams” in his career but sees the “greatest tag team of my life” standing before them getting ready to save the country, referring to Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio).

Later in the speech, when Hogan reintroduced himself as his real name, he said he could not stay silent as he usually has on politics given what has happened in the world and during Saturday’s assassination attempt on Trump.

“When [Trump’s] back in the White House, America’s gonna start winning again,” Hogan said, to chants of “Trump.”

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