Hulk Hogan was eager to step back in the ring right to the very end, in a testament to the late wrestler’s passion for the industry. Speaking to Wrestle Binge, B. Brian Blair recalled Hogan’s desire to have one more match before ending his in-ring career for good.
“Terry [Hulk Hogan] always had that fire in him. He still, to his last breath, dreamed about going back in the ring again. ‘One more, one more, one more.’“
Blair shared his saying that while one can take a wrestler out of the ring, it’s impossible to take the ring out of the wrestler. As Blair explained, once you’ve made a life through pro wrestling and being in the ring “it’s hard to get away from it.”
Hogan’s final match came at a TNA live event in January 2012, where he teamed with James Storm & Sting to beat Bobby Roode, Bully Ray, and Kurt Angle. In the subsequent years, Hogan teased getting back in the ring, an idea supported by his friend Jimmy Hart.
Now, Hogan will never get his opportunity to step back in the ring. Nonetheless, the impact that the Hulkster made both in and outside of wrestling will last forever.