Titus O’Neil was a recent guest on Busted Open Radio; you can read a few transcribed highlights and listen to the full interview below:
(Transcription credit to Bill Pritchard for Wrestlezone.com)
I think I pretty much summed up everything in my statement that I posted on Twitter and Instagram. Obviously that statement was circulated through various media outlets, but at the end of the day, the company made a decision. I support the decision. I actually support having one of the most iconic figures in WWE history in Hulk Hogan being in the WWE Hall Of Fame.
What I don’t support is the apology that was given in regards to the words and the actions that he exhibited years ago. To me, when you have true remorse, being sorry about something, it’s pretty simple. You don’t have to be prepped to say certain things and you definitely don’t want to make excuses. And I feel like the inconsistencies—from the time that it came out to last week—were so across the board.
Sitting there was just uncomfortable for me; I want to give the character Hulk Hogan a chance, and I want to give the man Terry Bollea a chance to redeem himself. Not just for his minority fans, but for people that don’t have that same mindset. I guess from a personal standpoint, when there were not many heroes on television—at 41 years old today, I can honestly say that Hulk Hogan was not only a hero to me, but many other minorities. With the words that he spoke, he truly let a lot of folks down, both black and white, and everything in between. I feel like when you make that type of mistake, it’s not just for the time being, but it’s for generations of people, both past and present, that you’re trying to make amends to. I feel like when you come in a genuine sense that you should so that with no excuses whatsoever.
