“He Was a Very Political Guy”: Deceased WWE Superstar Made a Damning Claim Against Legend Hulk Hogan

Hulk Hogan’s name echoes through every wrestling fan’s ears. Hogan enjoyed an extreme level of popularity during his days in WWE and WCW. During his time at WWE and WCW, he won several accolades and championships. Even after he retired from the sport, his legacy still glimmers.

Hogan was extremely influential backstage and shared a close bond with the owners of his respective companies. In WCW, he also enjoyed creative liberty, which somehow Ric Flair felt was one of the main reasons behind WCW being dissolved by WWE.

Once, during an interview with Michael Landsberg, WWE Legend Chris Benoit opened up about Hulk Hogan’s nature. He spoke about Hogan’s nature and attitude toward his co-workers. When Landsberg asked Benoit if Hogan ever helped him because they had wrestled together.

Benoit quickly answered, “Yeah, I’ve never wrestled a singles match against him. I have wrestled in tags with him but just having been with him in WCW and having watched the way he carried himself, in my opinion he was a very political guy.” 

He revealed further the nature and attitude of Hogan towards his co-workers back stage. Benoit continued, “There were times where he’d walked by me, did not say hi to me. I didn’t think that he carried the belt well and represented it well. “

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However, Chris Benoit explained why he felt so. He said when they wrestled dark matches, the former World Heavyweight Champion believed that he helped and encouraged the young talents while he never received it from others.

He said, “Last Monday we are TV. and they have dark matches where the local guys come in that aren’t gonna be shown on TV. They are just getting an opportunity for the office to see them wrestle. I mean, I spent 15-20 minutes talking to these guys, encouraging them.” 

Further, he asked the local competitors to believe in themselves. Benoit continued, “There are a lot of champions that I never got that from, you know, throughout my years and I looked at that and I thought that’s not right. That’s not what being a champion is about.” 

Benoit discussed the ignorant attitude of Hulk Hogan toward others and how he did not represent his championship well. Chris Benoit concluded by stating that is what not being a champion meant.

Hulk Hogan was a rock musician before entering the wrestling world

The 69-year-old had always been interested in music. He spent around one decade playing fretless bass guitar in Florida. He dropped out of the University of South Florida after receiving various gigs with his rock band.

Hogan formed their rock band ‘Ruckus’ with two other local musicians in 1976. He continued his band for one year before he set his sight on wrestling in 1977. Their band was quite famous in the Tampa Bay region of Florida and even had various wrestlers visiting their gigs.

He and his band mostly covered songs but had also produced a few originals. ‘Ruckus’ would later get dissolved after Hogan decided to pursue his career in pro-wrestling.

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