According to Booker T, fellow wrestling icon “Macho Man” Randy Savage, who died in 2011, sat among him, his brother and tag team partner Stevie Ray, and Hogan for lunch the day after Booker T’s comment, where Savage put the two wrestlers on the spot: “Savage sees Hulk Hogan and says, ‘Hulk, what do you think about Booker T calling you the N-word?‘

Wrestling Legend Hulk Hogan, 71, Was 'Weak' and 'Embarrassed' in His Final Days originally appeared on Parade. WWE icon Hulk Hogan spent his final weeks wanting to return to work, despite feeling "embarrassed" about his declining health, according to his close friend Eric Bischoff.