5 Shocking Things Hulk Hogan Revealed On The Steve Austin Podcast 

#2 Hogan Was Told He Would Never Walk Again

Hulk Hogan

Even at 65 years old, Hulk Hogan looks to be the embodiment of physical conditioning. Still chiseled years after his professional wrestling career came to a halt, Hogan is a reminder that looks can be deceiving, especially after five decades in the world of professional wrestling.

Hogan revealed that he has struggled with a number of debilitating injuries over the years,

"Everybody talks about the fake wrestling, but you do get hurt and we all know that....I started having my knees scoped many years ago; right knee four times scoped, left knee four times with a scope, then I finally had them both replaced, then I had both hips replaced, then I went in for one back surgery that turned into nine back surgeries."

Despite his injuries, Hogan continued to wrestle and squared off against The Rock at WrestleMania X8 with an artificial knee and hip, but it was the back that would derail his wrestling career.

Hogan told Austin,

"As soon as they cut in my back, it was game over. I was hoping that if they cut in my back one time, I'd have the fusion like Shawn Michaels and then I could keep going, but the doctors that wanted me to have fusion told me to try everything else first."

Hogan's first six back surgeries resulted in so much bone loss that there were legitimate fears he'd never walk again,

"After they told my new wife Jennifer that I'd never walk again, after the sixth surgery, it took me three more 12 hour surgeries just to get up on my feet and rolling again. I was down about a year and a half."

Hogan revealed that the injuries prevented him from ever wrestling again.