Seth Rollins believes Hulk Hogan is a victim of his own ego.
The WWE Hall of Famer is one name that has been missing from the festivities of WrestleMania. He wasn’t present at last night’s Hall of Fame event, and while Hulk is expected to be in the arena for WrestleMania 41, it’s highly unlikely that he’ll be shown on screen after his disastrous appearance at Raw’s Netflix premiere.
The Architect was asked about his thoughts on the Real American on the Outta Pocket podcast. Rollins reiterated his previous comments, saying that Hulk has always been nice to him, but noted that he is also aware of the reasons for which people hate him:
“Hogan’s always been great to me. He was a guy who I was a fan of when I was growing up. He’s always been personally good to me, but I’ve seen, I mean I’m not stupid I see everything that’s out there. He’s someone who is I think a victim of his own ego a little bit.
He just doesn’t see. He doesn’t understand how what he does affects people around him, you know? I think he just lives in this space that he’s created for himself. He shaped his worldview and this is how he’s gonna see things. I think if you’re going to be like that people are gonna treat you accordingly. I don’t know what to tell you. You know what I mean?”
That’s How It Is: Seth Rollins
Seth Rollins explained that he is not interested in being friends with someone who doesn’t respect other people. He suggested that Hulk Hogan is not able to appreciate the gravity of his mistakes because he refuses to look past his ego:
“It’s just like any other relationship, like dude if you are not a good person and it’s in your moral ethic to not treat everyone with the same respect regardless of what they do or where they come from or the color of their skin, I don’t, I got no time for you.
I got respect for everything you’ve done for my business. I really appreciate that, but as a person we’re probably not gonna hang out, dude. You know what I mean? That’s just is what it is. And I just don’t think he’s….whether he hasn’t changed his personal beliefs or he hasn’t taken the time to honestly make amends for some of the things he’s said and done. I don’t know which one it is.
Maybe it’s both. Maybe it’s one more than the other. I don’t know. But you put those two things together, I just go…. I mean you kinda have dug your own grave, man. So if you don’t feel like you wanna make that progress in your life with the people around you, then [you’re] just not the kind of person I wanna associate with. That’s how it is.”
