Hulk Hogan quote ✍️

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A lot of people didn't realize that with the carpet being pulled out from under me in such a short time frame I got to such a bad place.
Poet’s word, with inverted comma, for the end of the day
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E
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E
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N
Hint 1 meaning
The old plural of Eye.
Hint 2 anagram
NEE
Hint 3 another clue
AND STILL ___
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