Yeah a ton of us were little Hulkamaniacs at one point. I remember when the audio of him casually dropping the N-bomb leaked, I really lost a lot of respect for him.
I grew up right by him/his old house and had run into him several times around town. He had a reputation of being kind, soft-spoken and a good tipper. I too am disappointed to see this.
He's known in wrestling as the biggest liar and piece of shit. Dude lies about easily verifiable shit, like Metallica wanting him as a bassist, and hanging out with John Belushi two years after his death lol. He's also destroyed a lot of young, talented wrestlers and their careers, just to keep his spot and make himself look good. He's a big creep and a racist and nobody in the wrestling community takes him seriously.