Kane Reflects On Working With Hulk Hogan In WWE, Says He’ll Be Missed

Kane recently shared his thoughts on Hulk Hogan following the WWE Hall of Famer’s passing and talked working with Hogan in WWE. As you know, Hogan passed on Thursday at the age of 71. Kane, aka Glenn Jacobs, appeared on Newsmax and spoke about Hogan’s legacy and his own memories of working with the icon. You can see highlights below, per Wrestling Inc:

On Hogan’s legacy: “[He] really took professional wrestling and helped make it what it is today, He was not only a professional wrestler, he transcended that; I mean, he was an entertainment and pop culture icon… He’ll certainly be missed, and I’ve had so many people reach out to me and just… feels like a part of our childhood died because so many of us — that’s what we grew up with — was Hulk Hogan.”

On working with Hogan: “Especially people about my age, we were all just Hulk Hogan fans growing up. A little different, obviously, because I got to work with him, but not that much. Which, for me, was almost a dream come true, you know, from watching him as a kid and idolizing him, to being able to work with him a little bit was a dream fulfilled for me.

“He just had tremendous charisma and was a great performer, and really was in the right place; he was the right person, in the right place, at the right time,” Jacobs noted when asked why he thinks Hogan became such a megastar. “With a mixture of — in the mid-80s — of Rock & Wrestling and MTV and his character did evolve over the years, and I think he was able to seize upon what was happening in pop culture… Ultimately, it’s just the fact that he was a fantastic entertainer and had the opportunity to really showcase that.”