Hulk Homebody: Hogan sits on the bench for WWE All-star bash

Hulk Hogan is set to be a homebody for WWE'S All-star bash.

Banished in disgrace nearly three years ago from the wrestling organization, the Hulkster is holding out hope for a reunion this year with the sports entertainment giant. Hogan would love to bust out the red-and-yellow colors for the "Raw" 25th anniversary show on Monday and join fellow wrestling greats in celebration of WWE'S longest-running show.

Hogan instead will likely flip on "Raw" from his Florida home instead of flexing his now 22inch pythons in New York.

Hogan's bio is still scrubbed from WWE'S website in the wake of his 2015 departure and he has not been advertised to appear among the list of former WWE champions that include "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels.

"Brother, if I'm not there, I'll definitely be there in spirit," Hogan said. "One way or the other, Hulk Hogan influenced each and every one of those guys you're going to see on TV Monday night. And that includes Vince Mcmahon, too."

Once a household name in wrestling, WWE terminated Hogan's contract in July 2015 on the heels of an audio release that contained him using repeated racial slurs to describe a man his daughter was dating at the time.

"It devastated me. The bottom dropped out," Hogan said. "It was just a situation that was unexpected; didn't even know it was going on at the time. I was blindsided by it."

Hogan, a 2005 WWE Hall of Famer, spent 30 years in the ring waging heavyweight battles against pro wrestling's unruliest giants, warriors and savages. Hogan's post-wwe fights had very real stakes.

Hogan, whose legal name is Terry Bollea, went through years of legal wrangling with Gawker Media that landed in a civil trial and exposed lurid details of his private life. Hogan sued Gawker after it published parts of a sex video in 2012 and — after he won a $140 million verdict in his lawsuit — eventually settled with the company for $31 million. The years-long fight led to the media company's bankruptcy and the shutdown of Gawker.com.