Kurt Angle, a former WWE superstar, claims that Hulk Hogan can no longer feel his legs and must walk with a cane.
Hogan told him onstage at an event last week that he had lost all feeling in his lower body, the former Olympic champion revealed on his podcast.
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The revelation stunned the wrestling world after Hogan, 69, made an unexpected cameo at RAW XXX in Philadelphia last week.
Angle spoke on their time together backstage during the Raw XXX anniversary show, which celebrated 30 years of the wrestling show.
However, Angle stated that he spoke with Hogan for half an hour backstage, and the show did not indicate how bad the Hall of Famer's condition was.
"Hogan had back surgery again," he revealed on "The Kurt Angle Show."
“He had the nerves cut from his lower body. He can’t feel his lower body. So let’s use his cane to walk around. I thought he was using the cane because he had pain in his back. He doesn’t have any pain. He has nothing at all. He can’t feel anything."
Angle continued stating;
"So now he can’t feel his legs. So he has to walk with a cane which is, you know, that’s pretty serious, man. I mean, I really feel for Hogan. He put his heart and soul into the business and ate him up. I mean, if you’re gonna kick off the show, the 30th anniversary of Raw, [it] should be Hulk Hogan. He’s the name and face of the company. He’s the guy that revolutionized pro wrestling. I have so much respect for him.”
Angle also weighed in on the WWE's plan to have Hogan open the anniversary broadcast alone.
Angle stated that if they were to begin the show, the 30th anniversary of Raw, it should be Hulk Hogan. Because he's the company's name and face, Angle continued. He's the person that revolutionized pro wrestling.
Hogan has not made any public statements about his health. However, in 2020, he posted a photo of a scar from his tenth back surgery.
When asked on the Two Man Power Trip podcast if he would consider wrestling one last match, Hulk Hogan said emphatically no due to his health.
"No, no, no, no, no," responded the Hall of Famer.
He then added he had done 23 surgeries in the last ten years and due to his health he wont be wrestling.
Hulk Hogan last wrestled in 2012, when he competed in a TNA Wrestling six-man tag team match in England. His most recent high-profile match was against great wrestling Sting at the Bound For Glory premiere event in 2011.
The icon's final WWE match was against Randy Orton at Summer Slam in 2006.
Despite not responding to claims that the WWE star "can't feel his legs" after surgery, Hulk Hogan is tweeting as usual. He most recently tweeted a photo of a massive reptile with a hilarious caption, signed with his normal initials.
