Hulk Hogan | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #455

Hulk Hogan is a professional wrestler, actor and entrepreneur. He is a 12x World Champion and 8-time headliner of WrestleMania. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time.

Theo catches up with wrestling icon Hulk Hogan in Clearwater, FL for a special episode of This Past Weekend. They chat about his tough early days in Tampa, quitting a rock band to pursue wrestling, becoming one of the biggest stars in the world, almost getting killed by Andre the Giant, figuring out the business of wrestling, his lifelong friendship with Ric Flair, and much more.

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[spencerbrown]

When I was 5, my parents and I were eating at an Outback steakhouse and Hulk sat about 4 tables away from us, no one really in the restaurant. I was a huge fan, wearing my pokemon shirt. I kept staring and my parents got mad at me. He beckoned me over, told me how much his son loved pokemon and named each one on my shirt, then signed my shirt and told me to never be shy or afraid of anything. I'll never forget that.

[andyd]

I met Hulk in 1993 at a restaurant in Tampa...I had my son of 2 and he had his child about the same age...Hulk was so gracious to talk to me and my son...never forget it.
Thanks Hulk

[Democracy_will_prevail]

Never got into wrestling, but the way theo described it actually made me tear up . finding something to escape from being poor or neglected is life saving

[TheHannibalTV]

This is the best interview I've seen of Hulk Hogan

[carolynbuckley]

Theo, seriously man, thank you. This is the most authentic version of Hogan I've ever seen and I'm a hulkamaniac from way back Jack.

[RRproductions]

Dude Theo becomes a different person when he interviews. Great questions, listens, engaged and gets the most out. Amazing interview

[anFy]

It's so impressive to see that at the end, when Theo was about to finish up the interview, Hulk pulled it back and told one more story. That's an amazing signal. He had a good time and genuinely liked talking to Theo. Biggest compliment he could get in this situation.

[blkdeath]

Theo did an awesome job getting Hogan to relax and talk about things you could tell he was not comfortable discussing(like his brother dying of overdose). Props to Hogan as well for letting down his guard a bit. I hope he knows there's plenty of us left in the world that still love the Hulkster and nothing would change that. This man was an idol to many a lad while he donned the red and yellow suit. Lots of love for Hogan

[kapkarw]

Theo referring to Jimmy Snuka with “all the domestic charges” dangling off of him is an underrated moment.

[therealad]

I think this is by far the best interview Theo has done. It felt like he took this pretty serious and was genuinely interested in every answer hulk gave him

[daerth]

I've seen countless Hogan interviews and I think this was the best one. Something about Theo brings shit out of people that you rarely get anywhere else.

[BigBoy]

I like the way theo doesn't overcomplicate his interviews. He just says what he thinks.

[CookieDelgato]

I am 44 years old and have never heard hulks story. I am getting all teary eyed and in my feelings over this one. I know this is a big "get" for Theo. Proud of him.

[BIORKS]

Theo went full on reporter mode, one of the best interviews I've seen from Theo. This was just awesome❤

[pjokkenroll]

credits to Theo for asking real questions, and to Hulk for giving real answers. Really enjoyed it a lot

[chasesnelgrove]

"You could live another 25 or 30 years.... I mean I don't know what your plan is"

God Theo is a treasure

[mcfarlandbrothers]

this episode shows how much better of an interviewer he is versus others like the nelk boys they didn't even barely know who hulk was or his story.... love this podcast theo

[jonathancilla]

Im 44 years old and ive been a hogan fan since i was four years old. Im currently a wrestling journalist, so i have seen nearly every Hogan one was the best ever in my opinion. Such a great vibe.

[kyleb]

By far, Theos best episode. You can tell he really prepared for this by taking it more seriously and yet still being Theo Von.

[nachomansandyravage]

What a terrific interview. Hulk is so chill, Theo and his extensive knowledge of wrestling and wrestlers just made this flow so well. Hope the Hulkster comes back on. Yeah brother, gang gang