Hulk Hogan discusses Shane McMahon and WrestleMania 39.
In a interview back in May, Hulk Hogan stated that Shane McMahon tried to set up a match between the two for the WrestleMania 39 event. Hogan noted that the idea never really got off the ground, as he wasn't feeling up to it in a physical sense, citing that his back needed a little bit more work.
Talks about a potential retirement match for Hogan have been circling for years, as 'The Hulkster' last wrestled in January 2012.
In a new interview with Chris Van Vliet, Hogan added an additional layer to his previously told story, saying that his son, Nick Hogan, was a topic in the conversation with Shane McMahon. Hogan noted that he and McMahon pitched ideas back and forth regarding the possible involvement of his son.
“Shane had called me and sent me a picture from Madison Square Garden, I guess they got a hall of fame walk in there. Shane sent me a picture of him standing in front of my stuff and he goes, ‘Hey old timer, you got one more left in you?’ I went, ‘Okay, what are you thinking?’ He goes, ‘Well, I don’t know if you had one more left in you, or maybe a surrogate such as Nick [Hogan].’ So we started talking and I said that the only way I could do anything is if I was in the middle of the ring and you just came to me, because I can’t run or hit the ropes. I have a hard time walking distance. Taking a bump, If I got up I’d have to roll to my left, I can’t roll to my right. The only way I can get up is if I roll to my left. So, it would be a stretch but Nick was in Rikishi’s school for a couple of years and he was in there with Rusev and all of those guys. I’d go out to California and watch him, and Nick had it figured out, but then he blew both of his shoulders out. I said, ‘Well I don’t know. There’s a possibility to maybe do something, whatever the storyline is. Maybe, Nick is a heel and [he says that Shane destroyed his father’s career].’ I don’t know, there’s a million ways to do it but then a couple of weeks later, Shane got hurt or something with his quad.”
When Van Vliet clarified to Hogan that McMahon injured his quad at the actual WrestleMania 39 event, Hogan noted that he stopped hearing from
“Anyway, that whole idea, I just never heard from him again so that was pretty much it.”
As Hogan and Van Vliet mentioned, McMahon nearly had a match with The Miz at WrestleMania 39, but he was pulled out of the match after tearing both of his quads. Snoop Dogg came in for the injured McMahon and beat Miz.
Hogan recently commented on the possibility of The Rock wrestling at WrestleMania 40. Fans can learn more by clicking here.
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