Hulk Hogan is one of the biggest stars in the history of WWE. He had a memorable career in pro wrestling.
People widely regarded him as the most recognized wrestling star worldwide and the most popular wrestler of the 1980s, as well as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. However, even with all those achievements, Hogan has something he regrets.
Even the best of the best had a certain moment of regret,regret, which has left him scarred for life. And the incident happened at one of the most important times in his career.
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Hulk Hogan regrets his ‘Cowboy Boots’ moment
The incident that left a deep wound in the heart of the Hulkster took place during his iconic “heel” turn. Hulk Hogan shocked the whole pro wrestling world when he joined Scott Hall and Kevin Nash to form the New World Order.
While speaking during a Ringside Collectibles video, Hulk said, “When I see this WCW action figure, it actually is funny to me, because now everybody knows what I was thinking, but that has haunted me for over 20 years that I’m going down to the ring, I’m supposed to wrestle, but I was so dumb I didn’t even change my boots. The detail freaks would go, ‘Oh my gosh, why has he got cowboy boots on?’”
Apparently, the American retired professional wrestler was not supposed to wear the cowboy boots during his nWo debut,debut, as we all saw him wear that time. He had forgotten to change his cowboy boots before entering the ring.
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Though anybody barely noticed his rookie mistake, it still haunts him to think about it to this day.
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Hulk Hogan’s former partner was jealous of him
Scott Hall, Sterling Golden’s nWo group mate, revealed in an interview that he felt overpowered by Hulk. He admitted that he was envious and jealous of The Hulkster. “I was very envious, and I guess jealous of Hulk. We always said he can do his part, book him with the right guy. Hulk can do his part,” said Hall.
Hulkamania is one of the greatest in the pro wrestling industry. Who would not feel a little intimidated by him, right? Later, the nWo stable was divided into two categories, separating Hogan from Nash and Hall.
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Nevertheless, nWo was one of the hottest stables in the late 90s. And the trio has given the WWE Universe some great memorable matches to remember for the end of times.