Booker T Weighs In On Hulk Hogan’s Biggest Mistake In His Career

On the latest episode of the Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T talked about the legacy of Hulk Hogan, what his biggest mistake in wrestling was and more. Hogan was the subject of the recent docuseries Hulk Hogan: Real American which charted his life, career and controversies.

At one point, the series talked about Hogan trying to hold onto his top status as a pitfall, something Booker agreed with. You can check out some highlights below:

On Hogan’s Biggest Mistake:

“I think that was his biggest mistake, just trying to hold on to it [too long]. Because he was always going to be immortalized, but he wanted to be immortalized and still be out there at the same time. He wanted to be a martyr and still be here. He can’t be both, you know?

“I think if Hogan would have been able to really just pass the torch? Man, his legacy would have been so intact. He would have literally gone down as the greatest of all time perhaps. Of course, with a lot of the scandal and stuff, people going to always be able to bring that stuff up, and that’s the first thing that they’re going to want to talk about is the negative opposed to the positive. But Hogan did a lot of good, positive things in the business. He really did.”

On Hogan Making People Believe In Him:

“He set the world on fire, and he made so many people believe, you know, when Hogan was at his height. And I say that because I was in prison. And me and one of my boys in there, man. We used to call ourselves ‘super brothers,’ just because of Hulk. Behind that wall. I’m still thinking about Hulk Hogan, you know? And me and Butler, super brothers. It was crazy in the gym training.”

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit the Hall of Fame with an h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.