Although WWE‘s Netflix debut was a hit, not everyone was met with a warm welcome.
During Monday Night Raw, Hulk Hogan made a surprise appearance to push his beer brand’s partnership with WWE, but his quick speech in front of an American flag largely attracted boos from the audience at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.
As the camera panned across the audience, thumbs could be seen pointed down as the booing intensified throughout his product plug.
The appearance came after Hogan spoke at Donald Trump‘s Madison Square Garden rally in October. He’s since said he hopes to join the president-elect’s HHS secretary pick Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
“Well you know, brother, in the wrestling business, when you’re getting ready to draw some big money, you got to shoot an angle, put some hot spice on the feud,” he said on Fox News. “And when I had Trump in the back at the Garden, I said, ‘You know something? This Robert Kennedy Jr., he’s onto something with nutrition.’ But if you tag team us up as the mega powers, you know – the MAGA-powers, RFK Jr. and Hulk Hogan – he can get them eating the right food and I can get all of our kids in shape, brother.”
In addition to a star-studded audience, this week’s Monday Night Raw also featured appearances from Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and John Cena.
Last January, WWE signed a multiyear deal with Netflix to air Monday Night Raw as part of the streamer’s expansion into premium live events.
