Gov. Ron DeSantis swiftly interrupted a heckler during a personal tribute to late wrestling legend and Tampa Bay native Hulk Hogan Thursday. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
At the time, DeSantis had been sharing a personal memory of watching Hogan’s iconic showdown against André the Giant at WrestleMania III.
"I remember WrestleMania III. He was up …," DeSantis started, before the heckler interjected with the jab about Alligator Alcatraz.
DeSantis recently made headlines for pledging $245 million to Alligator Alcatraz, an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades.
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Hulk Hogan in action against André the Giant during WrestleMania III March 29, 1987, at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich. (WWE/WWE via Getty Images)
"You know, back then, when they would do these big events like WrestleMania, you could go to it … they didn’t even have pay-per-view. ... It was closed-circuit," DeSantis recalled.
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