Hulk Hogan Was Once Prepared to Forget Hip Replacements and 9 Back Surgeries to Cure His Baseball Itch

Six years after retiring from the wrestling ring with multiple accolades and an entry into the WWE Hall of Fame, Hulk Hogan visited the Philadelphia Phillies at their spring training session. Over the years of his career, Terry Bollea, AKA Hulk Hogan, developed a reputation for hard work and a perpetually ignited competitive spirit. The same spirit led to him being injured time and again. However, that never stopped him during his career and not even six years after.

Shortly before the Phillies took on Pittsburgh Pirates at Spectrum Field in 2018, Hogan dropped in and spoke to the entire Phillies team. While reliving his old, baseball playing days, Hogan watched the team practice, before making the decision to enter the cage, despite his old and beaten-up body.

Despite a fatigued body, Hulk Hogan fought the odds in the cage

Hulk Hogan, before making the questionable decision of walking into the cage, spoke to the Phillies players and management and posed for pictures. Before joking about taking swings, he actually decided to do it. And the next thing you see, Hogan enters the cage.

Despite his better judgment, Hogan entered the cage and practiced his wing. He said, “Standing here, I’m catching myself timing the ball as it’s coming, and I’m like, ‘I’m next.'” Hogan continued to add, “Even with the knee replacements, the hip replacements, and the nine back surgeries, you still keep that swing.”

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Moreover, he also spoke about his love for the sport and said that practicing is contagious, and by simply looking at the players, he felt like walking inside to practice. He said, “I caught myself from going back in that mode, because just standing around these guys is kind of infectious.”

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