Hulk Hogan Dropped By WWE After Racist Rant (Updated With Statement From WWE)

Arguably the biggest professional wrestler in history has been deleted from the archives after an audio clip from a 2012 interview surfaced in which he uses the "N" word and goes on a racist rant.

According to thedailybeast.com Hogan discussed his time living in Miami during the interview:

“And it’s still so cool, because the whole time I was down in Miami when I lived there, you know, everybody—I’d walk into the [DJ] booth and all of a sudden I’d bump into this guy and The Game’s in the booth, it’s all black and he’s got his BlackBerry, and I bump into him and he goes, ‘What’s up, nigga?’ and I said, ‘Oh, excuse me, bro!’ And he says, ‘No, it’s all cool,’” said Hogan.

He continued: “And everybody down there—Lil Wayne, Birdman—they’re all calling me ‘nigga,’ and then I started sayin’ it. And I always said it, but now all of a sudden I get heat when I say it, and they say, ‘Hogan, you can’t say that,’ so I say, ‘Why can they say it to me then?’”

Gawker has published more racial comments and slurs made by Hulk in which he admits “I am a racist, to a point.”  Other media outlets and wrestling news sites are reporting of a possible tape which contains a racial rant against The Rock.

The WWE issued the following statement: "WWE terminated its contract with Terry Bollea (aka Hulk Hogan) WWE is committed to embracing and celebrating individuals from all backgrounds as demonstrated by the diversity of our employees, performers and fans worldwide.”

Hogan tweeted this message a few hours ago: