Hulk Hogan Wrestled Giants, But Didn’t Need To Get Squashed By Them To Get A Reaction

One of the most well-known and controversial stars in professional wrestling history is WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan. The multiple-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion recently opened up about his experience as a professional wrestler and listed out some of the top stars that he had the privilege of wrestling with.

While speaking to Justin Barrasso for Sports Illustrated, Hogan named some of his favorite opponents of all time. Hulk Hogan also named stars such as Chris Jericho and Randy Orton.

“I wanted to work with Ric,” said Hogan. “There’s no doubt he was one of the greatest ever. Earlier in my career, I wanted to work with Piper and Orndorff. Later on, I loved working with Chris Jericho. He was just amazing. I wrestled a match with Randy Orton, and I loved that. I always loved wrestling, and I liked the challenge of working with different guys. I loved wrestling The Rock. If you’re going to create magic, there is a formula, a feel, a timing, and a placement. That’s the ‘It Factor’–you need to be able to see it and feel it.”

Hogan mentioned that he also was one of the stars who did not need to get squashed by giants for the crowd to make some noise.

“I know I wrestled a lot of giants, and I enjoyed that too, but I also knew I didn’t need to get squashed by Earthquake to make the crowd respond. If Piper brought me down to one knee in the sleeper, we could make the place rumble. Nowadays, you see that in Roman’s matches. You see it with Randy Orton, too. There’s a feel for the crowd, and they have it. I think me and Ric would have had it there, too.”