Hulk Hogan recently spoke with Christopher Spata at TBO.com for the Tampa Tribune. Hogan is currently promoting the TNA Impact Wrestling taping which will be live at the USF Sun Dome tonight at 7 p.m.
Among the topics discussed are Hogan’s involvement with TNA, the sex-tape scandal, and turning down an endorsement deal with Viagra.
On TNA:
“I started here in Tampa, and to be coming back 35 years later with my own company that I’m the general manager of, it’s pretty crazy. TNA has the momentum. We’ve been around for 11 years now. We’re focusing on how wrestling should be and not getting caught up in all the soap opera stuff that goes on with other wrestling shows. Between Jeff Hardy, Kurt Angle, Sting and the other top names we’ve got wrestling for us, we’re getting a lot of traction.”
On The Sex Tape:
“Everybody’s figured out who everybody is. I can’t really talk about it because there’s legal drama getting ready to go down, but things are definitely moving in the right direction for me, thank god. It was a tough time. Nobody expects something to come back to haunt them after six years, but once I had a chance to sit down with my wife and my children and be completely truthful with them, whatever the media said and whoever stabbed me in the back didn’t matter. At the end of the day, I’d say something great has come out of it – my life, and the new people in my life.”
On Viagra:
“Probably about 20 years ago, I got approached to endorse Viagra. When I was 40, I was like “are you crazy? I’m not doing that.” Well now that I’m 60 I think it might not be a bad idea”
On Bubba The Love Sponge:
“When you find out who somebody really is, it can be hard to take. People hide behind smoke and mirrors. When you find out somebody was never really your friend and never had your best interests at heart, yeah, it’s hard to take. But there is no more of that person in my life at all on any level.”