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Joey Swoll Removes Hulk Hogan Tribute, Issues Formal Apology

He said he had researched Hogan’s past racist remarks, corrected his own outdated terminology, then offered a formal apology.

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Joey Swoll, a fitness influencer, is leaving social media following backlash for honoring Hulk Hogan.

Overview

  • Joey Swoll posted a video of himself dressed as Hulk Hogan in his gym shortly after the wrestler’s death on July 24 as an online tribute.
  • Followers criticized him for honoring Hogan despite the wrestling icon’s 2015 WWE contract termination over use of racist slurs.
  • Swoll defended the tribute during a livestream but continued to face backlash for overlooking Hogan’s prior misconduct.
  • On July 28 Swoll removed the video and apologized after researching Hogan’s history, acknowledging he had underestimated the extent of the wrestler’s racist remarks.
  • He then apologized for using the term “colored” instead of “person of color” and on July 29 announced on X that he was done engaging with the controversy as reactions remained mixed.