Controversial WWE legend reportedly expected to return "sooner than later"

He publicly denied he would be appearing at WrestleMania back in November when the reports originally emerged.

Hulk Hogan is expected to return to WWE soon according to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer:

Just over a year ago, Hogan's history with the WWE had been wiped clean from the organization's website after an alleged racist rant emerged through leaked tapes.

Wrestling Observer hinted that WWE may be testing the waters by using Hogan and some audio clips of the wrestling legend in WWE Network commercials back in September.

The report acknowledged the difficulty of moving on from the alleged rant where Hogan reportedly used the n-word multiple times and admitted he was a racist to an extent.

Hogan has since publicly apologized for the rant as he's worked to mend fences in the WWE.

Hogan publicly denied he would be appearing at WrestleMania back in November when the reports originally emerged.

The former WWF/E champion has had some of WrestleMania's most historic moments:

It will be interesting to see how fans respond if he is brought back.