5 Shocking Things Hulk Hogan Revealed On The Steve Austin Podcast 

#1. Hulk Hogan Nearly Died Getting Stem Cell Treatment

WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan

Hulk Hogan has a long surgical history (see #4 on our list) and due to his arthritis endures excruciating physical pain each and every day,

"It's a constant over riding pain that makes it so you don't want to smile. Now it's everywhere."

Despite his battle with arthritis and the arsenal of injuries he's suffered in the wrestling ring, the WWE Hall of Famer is far from giving up. Instead, he is always seeking new ways to live a pain-free life. This includes stem cell treatments that nearly cost him his life.

Hogan told Steve Austin,

"They almost lost me on the table....as soon as they put the needle in my arm, my eyes rolled back. It felt like 25 elephants sitting on me. Thank God, my wife was there because nobody spoke English, but she read my eyes. I was desperate and they got the paddles out. All the numbers went crazy and they were getting ready to hit me with the paddles when I was going under. When they shut it off, we found out later that they had soaked the stem cells in DMSO [Dimethyl Sulfoxide]....and I'm allergic to DMSO."

Hogan credits his wife, Jennifer, for saving his life.