Hulk Hogan Comes Clean on ‘Sabotaging’ 65-Year-Old WWE Legend’s Career: ‘He Thought He Should Have Been the Greatest’

During the Golden Era, Hulk Hogan was the poster boy of the WWE. In his career, he enjoyed success as a formidable face who was over with the crowd and drew money. The era that followed- New Generation- saw the rise of another superstar, who would also emulate Hogan. The 65-year-old would taste success with both his positive and negative gimmicks. The connection doesn’t stop there. He also got into an iconic turf war with the 69-year-old legend in the 90s.

Hulk Hogan spoke about the feud during a chat with Full Send podcast.

Why did Bret Hart get angry with Hulk Hogan?

Before becoming the poster boy of the New Generation Era alongside Shawn Michaels, WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart was involved in a feud with Hogan. The real-life heat started after Hogan got involved in the WrestleMania IX main event match in 1993. WWE superstar Yokozuna defeated Hart to win the WWE (then WWF) Championship. However, Hogan entered the ring and within 22 seconds won the belt from the new champion.

This was part of the work. But according to Hart’s memoir, Hogan refused to fulfill his end of the bargain. This led to real life heat. Recalling it, the Hulkster said, “Bret Hart thought I basically sabotaged his career, because Bret thought he should have been the greatest wrestler that ever lived, and he said it was my fault.”

Hogan, to Hart’s dismay, refused to drop the title to him, two months after the match at ‘The Showcase of the Immortals’. To exacerbate The Hitman’s plight, Hogan lost to Yoko at that year’s King of the Ring. Later that night, Hart won his match against Bam Bam Bigelow.

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Hogan’s loss led to an angry visit from the Canadian wrestler, who didn’t mince his words.

Hart once asked The Immortal One to go “f**k” himself

In his book, Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling, Hart wrote that Hulk Hogan promised to give drop the belt to him. It was why he won the championship from Yokozuna in the first place. But Hogan started to show his reluctance thereafter.

Hart confronted the 69-year-old colleague in the locker room after the latter’s loss at King of the Ring. “Well, you’re right, You’re not in my league. On behalf of myself, my family and most of the boys in the dressing room, you can go f**k yourself.’,” excerpts from his book read.

In a recent chat, Hart revealed his desired opponents among modern-day wrestlers and chose John Cena for a particular storyline. Whether the former champion gets back inside the ring for a bout is an issue that fans will have to wait for now. In the meantime, give us your take in the comments about Hulk Hogan’s version of his feud with Hart.

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