Comparing Hogan and Trump doesn't really make much sense to me. Donald Trump has always been a polarizing, controversial figure and like so many right wing politicians have done and will continue to do so, he's exploiting racial tensions and appealing to those tensions among white voters. Is it callous and calculating? Absolutely but it's also a brilliant political move. Donald Trump is a billionaire and he's currently competing for the most powerful political office on the face of the earth and I think what has so many Republicans steamed and/or frightened is not only is he playing the dirty political tricks better than they are, he's not abiding by their rules of etiquette while doing so. Trump is appealing to those right wing voters who are fed up with political correctness, who're tired of the usual Washington political game and who have no real confidence in modern Republican candidates. I don't agree with him personally and think he's a disaster waiting to happen or, at best, is just putting on a helluva show until getting elected and will tow the line once he's sworn in.
I'm going to be blunt here, in Hulk Hogan's situation, because we're all grown ups and I'm not using the term for the way he used it. In Hulk Hogan's case, it boils down to profanity laced recordings of Hulk Hogan angrily and repeatedly saying the word ******. He refers to Arabs by the term, says that he's heard rumors about his daughter sleeping with one and isn't happy about it.
To my knowledge, Hogan still is in the WWE Hall of Fame and footage of him is still on the WWE Network. I don't see why Trump should be removed from the HOF and, again, it's a totally different situation. WWE doesn't acknowledge Hogan and, frankly, you don't hear them mentioning Donald Trump either. At the same time, WWE wasn't and hasn't been making Donald Trump action figures, t-shirts, posters, caps, bandanas, etc. The Hulk Hogan brand was, at one time, a cash cow, WWE was making money off Hogan merchandise, Hogan is also inextricably linked to WWE's history in such a way that it'd be all but impossible to just erase him entirely. Also, compared to his career as a wrestler, it's not fair in my opinion. Hulk Hogan, regardless of how tarnished his reputation is now because of this, is still the biggest star in the history of professional wrestling.
I think the whole thing is ultimately another example of political correctness running amok. If only saints and angels can be put into the HOF, then there probably wouldn't be a Hall of Fame in WWE, pro wrestling at large, football, basketball, baseball, hockey, boxing or any other sport. From any genre of sport, you have controversial figures who've done and/or said classless things, drug addicts, convicted felons, woman beaters, alleged connections to organized crime, etc. and people aren't petitioning for them to be kicked out. For instance, somewhere down the line, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. will probably be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and rightly so when you look at his career as a boxer: he's only the 13th boxer in history to retire undefeated as a World Champion, he's won 12 World Championships in four different weight divisions, he tied Rocky Marciano's record of 49-0 and is 26-0 in World Championship fights. Mayweather is also a well known homophobe and several convictions for domestic abuse. The fact that he's an arrogant, woman beating homophobe doesn't mean he wasn't a fantastic boxer.
I wouldn't mind if the celebrity wing of the WWE Hall of Fame was scrapped altogether. I mean, let's face it, hardly anyone genuinely believes any of the celebrities "deserve" it and a legit case can be made to support that stance. However, again, just because Donald Trump is an arrogant, world class prick shouldn't be a reason for him to be removed.
