Ted Dibiase Pays Tribute to Hulk Hogan: ‘I’ll See You Again, Hulkster’

In a video posted to Twitter, ‘The Million Dollar Man’ Ted Dibiase paid tribute to his former WWE rival Hulk Hogan, who passed away today at the age of 71.

He said: “Today the wrestling world lost an icon, but Ted Dibiase lost a very good friend. Hulk Hogan was the man. Way back when Vince McMahon Sr. gave the ship over to Vince McMahon Jr., his first big star was Hulk Hogan. The last match I had, the first time I went through New York territory was in Madison Square Garden against this new guy called Hulk Hogan. Vince McMahon Sr. came to me and said, ‘Ted, we got high hopes for this guy. We’d like you to really get him over.’ And I did.

Well let’s fast forward several years after that match. Hulk Hogan came to me and he said, ‘Thank you so much, buddy.’ And he said, ‘I owe you one.’ So fast forward, now Hulk has become the man. I mean, you know, it’s like the first action figures and all that stuff…it was Hulk Hogan. He was the guy. He was the superstar of wrestling. And when I went back to New York, when it was now much bigger all over the country. The first time, he walked up to me in the dressing room, shook my hand, looked at me and winked. And he said, ‘It’s payback time. Buddy, it’s payback time.’

And after that, oh my gosh, I wrestled in main events with Hulk Hogan. I tag teamed with Andre the Giant. Not only was he a good wrestler, he was a great guy and a man of his word. The thing that I remember most about Hulk today is this: there came a time in his life, just like in my life, where he understood that without Jesus Christ in his life, he had nothing. And he became a Christian. Just like Hulkster, I have become a Christian as well. I just would say this: Hulk, I know you’re with the big man upstairs and one day we will meet again. I love you, man. And I miss you.”

I’ll see you again, Hulkster . . . pic.twitter.com/LCGfufVcsb

— Ted DiBiase (@MDMTedDiBiase) July 24, 2025