Sting Remembers Hulk Hogan – “He Means So Much To Me”

Sting has paid tribute to Hulk Hogan.

On July 24, Hulk Hogan passed away at his home in Clearwater, Florida.

The WWE Hall of Famer is regarded as arguably the biggest star the wrestling industry has ever seen, with his work in WWE and WCW earning him a spot among the legends of the sport.

As news of his death hit social media, tributes began pouring in from around the world, from the likes of U.S. President Donald Trump, The Rock, Ric Flair, and many more.

Sting Remembers Hulk Hogan

Sting and Hogan first worked together back in 1994, teaming together on an episode of WCW Worldwide. Over the next 7 years, the pair repeatedly fought over the World Championship, and sometimes even side by side, but through it all, they remained two of the biggest names in the company.

Although the duo took very different paths when WCW was acquired by WWE in 2001, by 2009, they were both wrestling in TNA.

Sting later beat Hogan in the star’s final televised match at Bound For Glory 2011, before teaming with his rival and James Storm at a live event in the UK in January 2012. The bout in Manchester against Kurt Angle, Bully Ray, and Bobby Roode would be Hogan’s last.

During an appearance on Big Time Wrestling, Sting shared his memories of working with the WWE Hall of Famer.

“Hulk means so much to me. I’m glad I got this opportunity to talk about it. This is my first opportunity to say that I love Hulk Hogan. I still love him. I’m going to miss him. He was a contributor to the wrestling industry as a whole like no one else.

He brought everyone else up to new levels. He brought Sting up to new levels. Sting-Hogan, we broke attendance records all over the United States. We had record-breaking pay-per-view buy rates. Nintendo games.

When Hogan first came into WCW, some of the guys would say, ‘Man, don’t you feel like the office has you stepping aside for Hulk? I said, ‘No, I don’t feel like that at all. I feel like we have the King of Kings here. Hulk Hogan is going to help put butts in seats. We’re all going to make more money. We’re all going to get better ratings. It’s going to be good all the way around.’

If you look at what he did, he transcended wrestling. He was the first,”

Former fellow WCW star Kevin Nash used his own tribute to Hulk Hogan to hit back at the legend’s critics, urging them to think about his children.

H/t to Fightful