Hulk Hogan's funny botch led to a hilarious moment backstage, says ex-WWE writer (Exclusive)
Hulk Hogan apparently made an honest error backstage during his TNA days in a room filled with legends. According to ex-WWE writer Vince Russo, nearly everybody had to hold in their laughter because of it.
On the latest episode of Sportskeeda's The Wrestling Outlaws, Vince Russo was mainly talking to Dr. Chris Featherstone about Chris Benoit. The conversation transitioned into being about Hulk Hogan when Russo slammed the Hulkster for his recent comments saying wrestling fans have forgiven Chris Benoit for what he did in 2007.
Vince Russo couldn't contain his laughter when sharing a story about how Hulk Hogan nearly made everyone lose it in a room full of wrestling's big names:
"Bro, if you know Hulk [Hogan] when he gets excited about something, his eyes get real big. So, we are in a production meeting for TNA Wrestling and everybody's in there. Me, Bubba [Ray Dudley], Pat Kenny [Simon Diamond] [Mike] Tenay, Disco [Inferno], Scott D'Amore, Eric [Bischoff] is in there, Dixie [Carter] is in there, Taz because he was an announcer. Everybody was in there. So we're talking about what Jeff Hardy was doing that. We're laying out the match."(9:43-10:26)
Hogan mistakenly called Jeff Hardy's iconic Swanton Bomb the "Wanton Bomb" and Russo revealed that almost everybody had to contain their laughter at that moment:
"Hogan's getting excited about the finish and this is in front of everybody. He goes like 'Yeah brother! I like that! And then brother, he could hit him with that WANTON, that WANTON BOMB!' Here was the beauty of it - we're all looking at each other looking to bust out laughing. I'm looking at Bubba, Bubba's looking at Taz, oh my god. The WANTON bomb!" [From 10:27 to 11:15]
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Hulk Hogan said Becky Lynch is going to have a major challenge ahead of her
Hulk Hogan has praised modern-day superstars such as Kevin Owens and CM Punk. The veteran stated that Owens reminds him of old-school wrestling villains and gave credit to Punk's ability to tell the truth and capture the heart of fans.
In an exclusive interview with Sportskeeda Wrestling's Bill Apter, Hulk Hogan talked about how Becky Lynch is "on point" when it comes to managing her duties as a wrestler and mother.
"She's [Becky Lynch] solid as a rock, and she's got her focus between career and family. It's going to be a real tough one to ride that rail, but she's on point," he said. [From 03:02 to 03:13]
Currently, Becky Lynch is on a hiatus after her contract expired on June 1. The Man is yet to sign a WWE contract and there's no current update on her return.
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