Hulk Hogan Names Alleged Planned Opponent For His Son At WrestleMania 39

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UPDATE: A WWE higher-up has now responded to this claim – click here to read more.

WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan has long been pitching for one final match in his career.

Back in May, Hogan alleged that he and Shane McMahon had discussions about potentially having a match at WrestleMania 39 this year.

Shane did end up returning on the show, when he got injured facing The Miz on night two of the event.

Speaking to Chris Van Vliet, Hogan added another layer to the story, claiming that his son, Nick Hogan, was a topic of discussion between he and Shane for the match at WrestleMania.

He said:

“Shane had called me and sent me a picture from Madison Square Garden, I guess they got a hall of fame walk in there. Shane sent me a picture of him standing in front of my stuff and he goes, ‘Hey old timer, you got one more left in you?’ I went, ‘Okay, what are you thinking?’ He goes, ‘Well, I don’t know if you had one more left in you, or maybe a surrogate such as Nick [Hogan].’

“So we started talking and I said that the only way I could do anything is if I was in the middle of the ring and you just came to me, because I can’t run or hit the ropes. I have a hard time walking distance. Taking a bump, If I got up I’d have to roll to my left, I can’t roll to my right. The only way I can get up is if I roll to my left. So, it would be a stretch but Nick was in Rikishi’s school for a couple of years and he was in there with Rusev and all of those guys. I’d go out to California and watch him, and Nick had it figured out, but then he blew both of his shoulders out.

“I said, ‘Well I don’t know. There’s a possibility to maybe do something, whatever the storyline is. Maybe, Nick is a heel and [he says that Shane destroyed his father’s career].’ I don’t know, there’s a million ways to do it but then a couple of weeks later, Shane got hurt or something with his quad.”

Hogan also spoke about an alleged scrapped WWE retirement match, which you can read here.

Hogan also provided an update on his contract status with the company, which you can see here.

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