During an interview with BetIdeas, AEW star MVP was asked if “Macho Man” Randy Savage is on his Mount Rushmore of Wrestling. The former WWE United States Champion replied:
“Oh man, I hate these hypotheticals. Because there are so many greats, you know? There are some people that I think should be on it. It’s a personal preference. It’s all a matter of taste. Would I say Macho Man should be on it, in my opinion? Absolutely, he should be on it. There are many people that would make the case that Hulk Hogan should be on it. I think he’s disqualified in my opinion, because… he’s who he is. Self-admitted, unapologetic, so that’s that.
But because I’m also such a huge fan of Japanese wrestling, as well. And in terms of building up the business domestically, there are some absolute greats globally. You’ve had some huge stars that helped build up the business in England and Japan and in Mexico.
So if you’re putting together a Mount Rushmore, is it just American wrestlers? Is it all wrestlers of all time? So there are these questions that you have to ask, to kind of formulate it.
It’s like, when people ask me, who are your all time favorite top five rappers. I’m like, well, I can tell you Rakim is number one. Ghostface Killah is number two, and three, four, and five depends on who I’ve been listening to lately and how high I am and what conversation we’re having, you know? It moves around.”
Hulk Hogan Used Racial Slurs Due To Prescribed Medication, Says Eric Bischoff
WWE Hall of Famer Eric Bischoff has defended his longtime friend Hulk Hogan amidst the controversy surrounding Hogan’s past racial slurs, after AEW stars Shelton Benjamin and MVP criticized Hogan publicly. Speaking on the Keepin’ It 100 podcast, Bischoff stated:
“I’m proud to be Hulk Hogan’s friend. I’ve known him for almost 30 years. I’ve been with him in every situation you can imagine, public, private, social, wrestling-related, non-wrestling, business, you name it. I’ve been there, and I’ve paid attention to how he treats people.
I’ve seen him go out of his way to make others feel valued, especially minorities or underprivileged kids, particularly in environments where you can tell they may feel overlooked or excluded. I’ve watched him make time for everyone.
Even during important business dinners, when someone interrupts every 10 minutes asking for an autograph, he never brushes them off. There are no cameras around, no press—nothing in it for him. That’s just who he is.
One of his biggest flaws is that he’s loyal to a fault. He’s been burned by some of the people closest to him.
I just hope people judge him by his actions over time, not by one night when he was hammered, chasing vodka because he was in so much pain. And for the record, a lot of that was prescribed. If you saw the list of what he was prescribed back then and the amounts, you’d understand.
Let me finish my thought, Konnan. You’ve seen it. You’ve been around guys who were self-medicating, some with legitimate reasons, like Hulk. He could barely walk. He was going through a divorce. His son was in jail. His life was falling apart. He couldn’t sit, stand, sleep, or stay awake without pain.
So what do you do? You’ve seen it. I’ve done it. How many times have we seen our friends, or even ourselves, go through dark times, and say or do stupid stuff? That was one of those moments for him.”
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