D-Von Dudley in an interview with DJ Vlad said Hulk Hogan's leaked racist rant broke his heart because he idolized Hogan growing up in the projects and thought he was going to be "the black Hulk Hogan." ​ "I idolized that man as a kid. I did everything he said to do. Say your prayers, eat your vitamins, train. To hear that broke my heart. How do I even see him again and even respect him as a man?" ​ D-Von said Hogan approached him multiple times asking for forgiveness. "He said, 'D-Von, I promise you, I am not like that. Give me another chance. All I'm asking for is forgiveness.'" ​ D-Von said he avoided Hogan for a long time but eventually confronted the situation directly. Hogan asked if D-Von had ever been in a bad place where he said or did things he did not mean. D-Von said that landed with him. ​ "I told him, 'Hulk, I forgive you. I don't forget it, but I forgive you.'" ​ D-Von said his decision was rooted in his faith: "The Bible says if you can't forgive your brother and sister...