Sting Remembers Hulk Hogan, ‘He Was A Contributor To The Wrestling Industry Like No One Else’

Wrestling icon Hulk Hogan passed away on Thursday, July 24 at the age of 71.

Tributes have poured in for Hogan, who was one of the biggest stars in wrestling history and whose impact went beyond wrestling.

Sting was one of Hogan’s biggest rivals, as their rivalry defined the NWO era of WCW Nitro.

Speaking to Big Time Wrestling, Sting shared his memories of Hogan.

“Hulk means so much to me. I’m glad I got this opportunity to talk about it. This is my first opportunity to say that I love Hulk Hogan. I still love him. I’m going to miss him. He was a contributor to the wrestling industry as a whole like no one else. He brought everyone else up to new levels. He brought Sting up to new levels. Sting-Hogan, we broke attendance records all over the United States. We had record-breaking pay-per-view buy rates. Nintendo games. When Hogan first came into WCW, some of the guys would say, ‘Man, don’t you feel like the office has you stepping aside for Hulk? I said, ‘No, I don’t feel like that at all. I feel like we have the King of Kings here. Hulk Hogan is going to help put butts in seats. We’re all going to make more money. We’re all going to get better ratings. It’s going to be good all the way around.’ If you look at what he did, he transcended wrestling. He was the first,” he said.

Sting noted that Hogan and Vince McMahon were once watching one of his promos and Hogan told Vince, “We have to get that guy.”

Sting didn’t join WWE until 2014, but Hogan joined WCW in 1994.

Fans can see more tributes to Hogan here.

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