Hulk Hogan departed WWE in the early 90s after a decade-long run with the company. At that time Vince McMahon was under trial for a steroid scandal in WWE. Many believe The Hulkster left McMahon’s company due to the trial, but he wanted to take a break from wrestling. However, once McMahon gave his honest opinion on Hogan’s departure by trying to expose him for going to WCW.

McMahon’s thoughts on the same came several years later when The Immortal One was in WCW clashing with WWE. Surprisingly, he gave his statement while being on a London tour.

Vince McMahon once made a shocking statement about Hulk Hogan 

In December 1998, Mr. McMahon was honored with an invitation to speak at Oxford University. At the time, WWE was hosting a live event from London. However, after an hour-long speech, McMahon started taking questions. One of the questions asked as reported by Solie’s Exclusive was whether Hulk Hogan left WWE due to “the steroids scandal”. ‘Vinnie-Mac’ smartly gave the answer to it by making a huge revelation.

McMahon said, “I haven’t heard that one before. In the late 70 steroids were not illegal. I had no experience of steroids until Hogan one day offered me a shot. I was reluctant but agreed and, well, they make your muscle mass expand, they improve your endurance. The dangers have been over-exaggerated, much to the chagrin of the sports-writers- nobody has died, to my knowledge, from taking steroids. “

The 77-year-old added, “But, to answer your question, Hogan had really lost a lot of pulling power at that stage and it was a mutual decision that he should leave. He asked for the rights to the name ‘Hulk Hogan’ and I gave them to him as he said that we’d never be in opposition – then what happens! But his career is over, those guys don’t want him anymore…”

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McMahon also shed light on how his family was dragged into this as they “were an easy target”. During the steroid scandal, many wrestlers had to testify in court with Hogan being a big name involved.

The Hulkster’s 1994 testimony

The Hulkster gave his testimony in the witness box back in 1994 in the steroid scandal. The New York Times shared the digitalized version of his testimony from their 1994 newspaper. 

The 12-time world champion claimed, “that Mr. McMahon never ordered him to take steroids and never purchased any steroids for him.”

Furthermore, Hogan told he had a prescription for using steroids to heal his injuries. Moreover, he stated he stopped using steroids after he left the company. 

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