Source: MLW Radio's VIP Lounge
Recently on MLW Radio's VIP Lounge, 'The Mack' Willie Mack appeared on the show to talk about his troubled upbringing, Hulk Hogan's racist comments, and the dark days following his WWE deal falling through.
Apparently, 'The Mack' was brought into Lucha Underground after his WWE deal fell through. Mack acknowledged that when approached by Lucha Underground personnel about joining its roster, he was suffering from depression after the WWE deal fell through.
" got signed [by WWE], did their little f--king tryout for like three days, busted ma ass, and then I had a little physical [examination] done and this nigg@ doctor, after six months in(the week I was supposed to report because I was supposed to be there October 26, 2014), this nigg@ says, 'I don't like how low your blood pressure is. I don't like how one of your knees feels.' And they said, 'oh, we can't sign you because of that' and I'm like, 'what the f--k?' And that messed me up bad because it was like I busted ma ass and nothing wrong with me then, but now it's time for me to go and ya'll pull that a week before I'm supposed to go down there? That ended up leaving a nigg@ homeless and I was depressed as hell. I was like, I thought I let ma moms down, ma daddy, [and] anybody who support me. I felt like the worst nigg@ on the planet. I wasn't feeling wrestling no more. I was like, 'F--k! I'mma gonna stop', but then, luckily, Konnan hit me up and then [Lucha Underground Executive Producer Chris DeJoseph] hit me up. And they said, 'hey, we heard what happened to you and wanted to invite you down to Lucha Underground.'"
Even though Hogan was the first professional wrestler to capture the imagination of Mack as a young child, Mack took umbrage with Hogan's racial tirade. When VIP Lounge co-host MVP asked Mack what he thought of Hogan's belief that African Americans are unworthy of dating his daughter, Brooke, Mack joked that he would not be interested in dating Brooke Hogan.
"Well, Hulk Hogan doesn't need to worry about me dating his daughter. Doing something else with is daughter, that's a different story." Mack laughs, "he be mad as hell, but I don't care."
Recently on MLW Radio's VIP Lounge, 'The Mack' Willie Mack appeared on the show to talk about his troubled upbringing, Hulk Hogan's racist comments, and the dark days following his WWE deal falling through.
Apparently, 'The Mack' was brought into Lucha Underground after his WWE deal fell through. Mack acknowledged that when approached by Lucha Underground personnel about joining its roster, he was suffering from depression after the WWE deal fell through.
" got signed [by WWE], did their little f--king tryout for like three days, busted ma ass, and then I had a little physical [examination] done and this nigg@ doctor, after six months in(the week I was supposed to report because I was supposed to be there October 26, 2014), this nigg@ says, 'I don't like how low your blood pressure is. I don't like how one of your knees feels.' And they said, 'oh, we can't sign you because of that' and I'm like, 'what the f--k?' And that messed me up bad because it was like I busted ma ass and nothing wrong with me then, but now it's time for me to go and ya'll pull that a week before I'm supposed to go down there? That ended up leaving a nigg@ homeless and I was depressed as hell. I was like, I thought I let ma moms down, ma daddy, [and] anybody who support me. I felt like the worst nigg@ on the planet. I wasn't feeling wrestling no more. I was like, 'F--k! I'mma gonna stop', but then, luckily, Konnan hit me up and then [Lucha Underground Executive Producer Chris DeJoseph] hit me up. And they said, 'hey, we heard what happened to you and wanted to invite you down to Lucha Underground.'"
Even though Hogan was the first professional wrestler to capture the imagination of Mack as a young child, Mack took umbrage with Hogan's racial tirade. When VIP Lounge co-host MVP asked Mack what he thought of Hogan's belief that African Americans are unworthy of dating his daughter, Brooke, Mack joked that he would not be interested in dating Brooke Hogan.
"Well, Hulk Hogan doesn't need to worry about me dating his daughter. Doing something else with is daughter, that's a different story." Mack laughs, "he be mad as hell, but I don't care."