Hulk Hogan says his in-ring days are over.
Hogan has teased having a final wrestling match many times over the years. His last official match was a six-man tag team win on TNA/IMPACT’s Maximum IMPACT tour of England in January 2012.
Despite all of the “what if” scenarios over the years, Hulk Hogan has finally said that a last match is not going to happen.
“I would have loved to have had that last match. But now it’s completely out of the picture. You know, I’m just too beat up from the surgeries,” Hogan said. “I think if I took a couple of bumps, you probably have to cut up me again. But no, I really wanted to have that last match. [Against who?] I wasn’t sure you know, I had I think it was WrestleMania 25 in Orlando.”
Cena-Mania Almost Ran Wild
Hogan spoke about the pitch to potentially have a match with John Cena at the event. Hogan said he was ready to do the match, but his back failed on him and the idea was put on hold.
“Vince had me all hooked up with Cena and I said I’d do it. And Vince and I were talking every week and we were putting the plans together you know, like the old days where I was in the office every day him and I were talking every day. And all of a sudden I’m on the phone with Vince I was like, ‘Oh my God. Oh, my back went out’ when I was talking to Vince on the phone. I just had back surgery number three or four at that time,” Hogan explained, “and I had to go right in immediately and get cut up. So that was it for that but I thought that was going to be my last match and then you know, but that never happened and then it just kind of like faded away.”
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