Hogan, real name Terry Bollea, blamed his right-wing political leanings for why WWE fans booed him mercilessly in his surprise return on “Raw” on Jan. 6 at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif for the program’s Netflix debut.

Curious about why Hulk Hogan was booed at WWE Raw’s Netflix debut? Many fans were surprised by the reaction, but Hogan himself expected it. His history in Los Angeles and his political views reportedly played key roles in the crowd’s response.

The January 27 edition of WWE Raw ranked ninth in its category in Netflix’s weekly top 10. Netflix lists that the Royal Rumble go-home episode of Raw generated 2.9 million views globally from

According to Netflix, WWE Raw on January 27th had 2.9 million views globally for the week. The episode had 6.6 million total hours viewed. The show ranked ninth globally and was in the top ten in five countries. The January 20th episode scored 3 million views during its first week with 6.6 million total hours viewed.

Netflix and WWE nearly made it a whole month of streaming Raw without any major technical hiccups, but that streak was broken on Monday night. Throughout the February 3rd episode, viewers were frustrated by the feed intermittently cutting out to a black screen.