“It’s Funny When People Say…”: Wrestling Veteran Reveals Why Stone Cold Steve Austin and Hulk Hogan Never Crossed Paths in WWE

Hulk Hogan and Stone Cold Steve Austin are the WWE superstars who are responsible for bringing a boom period to the company. Hogan ruled 80s and Austin went on to dominate the 90s, which eventually helped WWE defeat WCW in Monday Night Wars.

Surprisingly, the two prominent legends never had a one-on-one match against each other in their wrestling careers. Their match was teased by WWE, but it never happened.

Jim Ross gives his opinion on why Stone Cold Steve Austin refused a match with Hulk Hogan 

Hulk Hogan returned to WWE as a part of his legendary team, nWo. The return happen after a long time as Hogan was a part of WCW and gave competition to WWE in Monday Night Wars.

When The Hulkster returned, he started singles run within 2 months and feuded with Triple H, The Undertaker, etc. The fans wanted to see Hogan feud with Austin after his match with The Rock at WrestleMania 18. However, Austin refused the match with Hulk Hogan. Jim Ross in his podcast Grilling Jr. episode 164 Judgement Day 2002 gave an insight into why Austin refused.

Ross said, “Austin didn’t have the match with Hogan because he didn’t want to have the match the Undertaker did. Hogan was battered, beat up, multiple back surgeries. It’s funny when people say ‘What’s the really important things to learn in pro wrestling training?’ Well, you’ve got to learn to take a great flatback bump because about 98% of the stuff you see ends with a flatback bump.”

He added, “So being able to execute a flatback bump, which sounds very simple, and it is, but a lot of guys spend no time on it, they’d rather spend more time on Tope Suicidas and sh*t like that than how to sell or how to take a flatback.”

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Hogan had a long wrestling career till then and had suffered from many injuries. He had many surgeries while he was having a second run in WWE and used to matches for a short time. Austin feared about the match could not live up to the expectation and hence, refused the match.

Austin and Hogan had great chemistry in the ring

Jim Ross before moving towards the discussion of Judgement Day 2002 Jim Ross talked about Austin and Hogan having great chemistry in the ring.

Ross recalled telling Thompson both had great chemistry in the ring. However, Austin had a great sense to choose matches for himself in WWE. The wrestling styles of The Rattlesnake and Hulkster were totally different.

Austin was of the opinion that the differences in wrestling styles and their limitation for in-ring competition would allow them to have a brilliant match.

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