Hulk Hogan's longtime friend, professional wrestler Kevin Nash, is coming to his defense as Hogan's past controversies resurfaced following his death last week. Speaking on his "Kliq This" podcast on Monday, July 28, Nash, 66, weighed in on social media users and radio personalities bringing up Hogan's divisive past amid news of his death. A decade before he died, audio leaked of Hogan (real name Terry Bollea) using the N-word multiple times and describing himself as "racist, to a point.