Kevin Nash revealed why he was not present for the Hulk Hogan Tribute on WWE SmackDown this past week.
While many legends made an appearance during Hogan’s tribute on last week’s episode of SmackDown, one name that remained absent was fellow nWo member, Kevin Nash.
While many were surprised by his absence, the former Diesel broke his silence about the same.
Kevin Nash Explains WWE SmackDown Absence, Reveals How He Found Out About Hulk Hogan’s Passing
Speaking on the latest episode of the Kliq This podcast, Kevin Nash was asked by co-host Sean Oliver about how he found out about his friend’s passing.
Nash replied that he and his wife were on an excursion to Alaska on a cruise ship, and she broke the news to him. He added that he took some time to process it, and since he was in the middle of nowhere, he had to go to a place where he could get wi-fi to post a message on Twitter and Instagram:
So, I was laying in bed on the cruise ship and my wife had a excursion to Ketchikan, little place up in Alaska. And I was just laying there, and she like was like right over the top of me, and she said, ‘I don’t, I don’t know how to say this. I’ll just say it.’ She said, ‘Hulk died.’ And I was just like ‘Okay!’ She said ‘You all right?’ I said I said ‘Well, let me process this.’
So, I sat up on the bed and I, you know, just basically swung my legs around and I opened the blinds and, you know, I’m looking at I’m at looking at Alaska, you know, snow-covered peaks and everything else and I just kind of sat there just kind of just, you know, digested it and I’m just like, ‘Wow.’
And on top of all this, I have zero wi-fi. Zero. I mean, I have nothing. And so I had to I wanted I didn’t want to be radio silent on a friend’s death. So, I had to get dressed and then go to the wi-fi cafe, which was the only place that had a little bit of a signal. And then I just put out a quick tweet and a quick Instagram just to say something.”
Elsewhere in the show, Nash and Oliver spoke about the tribute segment on WWE SmackDown, where the Hall of Famer said he had spoken to Triple H on Tuesday, who was under the impression that The Hulkster was doing well. Nash also explained that the reason for his absence was that he was on a trip with his wife:
“I talked to Paul [Triple H] last night. Paul, as of Tuesday, was under the impression that he [Hogan] was doing very well. So Wednesday, Thursday, I was still out of pocket and I was out of boat.”
You can hear Kevin Nash’s comments in the video below beginning at the 2:27 mark:
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