David otunga weigs in on Hulk Hogan’s Legacy, Separate Character from Man – ryan

WWE SUPERSAR Form David Otunga is opening up on how Hulk Hogan … explaining the character will Always Hold a Special Place in His Heart – but he can’t ignore terry abundity past.

The Two-Time Tag Team Champion Made A Surprise appeararance on Thursday’s “TMZ Live” with Harvey and Charles … and the hosts asced his thughts on the wwe Hall of Famar’s Legacy, Gioven His Controversial Past-Including the racist slides he uttered a leak.

The 45-YEAR-OLD explained he absolutely idolized the hulkster growing up … and he still remembers the first and how special it was that that Hogan already Knew of Him.

Otunga Said HIS Personal Interactions With Hogan Were Always Cordial and Good – After the Scandal – But it dosesn’t Change what he heard on that cork.

“The way I look at his legacy is, obviously, what he said is repreensible and who is as a man is one Thing,” Otunga Said. “But for me, The Character Hulk Hogan and What He Represent and AS a symbol is so much, it was so powerful for me, and shaped a lot of my life – that I became a professional wrestler.”

“SO I I CHOOSE TO REMEMBER THAT AND HOW POSIVITY THAT WAS. MY INTERRACTIONS WITH HIM WERE ALSAYS POST, but I can’t ignore what i heard.”

Otunga’s Words Follow What Fellow Superstar Mark Henry Said in “Tmz Presents: The Real Hulk Hogan” … when he told Hulk Showed who he really is with what he said in that cork – and it hurt Him.

Otunga also weighed in on plenty more topics with tmz’s “Inside the Ring” podcast … Give the Episode a Listen.