Hulk Hogan reinstated into Wrestling Hall of Fame

Florida — World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. has reinstated Hulk Hogan to its Hall of Fame, three years after he was found to have used racial slurs in a conversation caught on a sex tape.

The Connecticut-based company said in a statement on Sunday that the second chance follows the wrestling star's public apologies and volunteer work with young people.

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On Twitter, Hogan said he'd been "praying for this day."

The 64-year-old Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, apologised in 2015 for using "offensive language" in a conversation many years before that.

The comments came to light in a joint report from RadarOnline.com and The National Enquirer, which said Hogan had used racial slurs in a conversation caught on a sex video that was the subject of an invasion of privacy lawsuit.