Only a few names in the wrestling industry have made an impact as big as WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan. But the legend has also been part of many controversies, and recently, Scott Steiner shared his long-standing grudge against Hogan.
Scott Steiner Was Tired of the Politics in Wrestling
Scott Steiner recently spoke on “Insight with Chris Van Vliet” about the behind-the-scenes reality of professional wrestling and Hogan’s influence in the industry.
“Because I was tired of the b******* of professional wrestling, things that happened behind closed doors. You don’t really know what’s going on. Luckily, I had some guys in the back doors that told me what was going on most of the time. But a lot of times, I didn’t know. That was a real thing back then, the older guys keeping the younger guys down.
“When I said that I got beat in my first match after turning heel, the call was made by Hulk Hogan to have me beat. So the reason I knew that was because somebody that was in the vicinity of talking to him.
“So it might p*** me off, but you can overcome wins and losses. People can see your personality and what you do on camera. Wins and losses, you can overcome them. But when another wrestler decides he’s going to decide who wins, it is b*******.”
Steiner’s Unfiltered Opinion of Hulk Hogan
The last time we saw Hogan in a WWE arena was on Jan. 6, when Raw made its debut on Netflix. Despite being one of the biggest names in the industry, he was heavily booed by the crowd.
On the same Insight podcast episode, Steiner shared his opinion on why the public turned against Hogan — and he didn’t hold back.
“He’s a motherf*****. There’s no other way to say it — he’s a piece of s***. We did a Nitro in Buffalo, and I knew who I had to wrestle, per se. But 10 minutes before the show went on air — at 10 to 8 — I still didn’t know if the match was happening or not. We had to wait for Hogan to get to the building and approve it. He had to ‘clear’ it before we could go ahead with what was planned.
“What am I supposed to do in a situation like that? But I don’t forget. There’s a reason why he got booed in California — all the stuff that came out about him. The racist comments. That wouldn’t have been exposed if it wasn’t recorded behind closed doors. So I think a lot of people now realize that the image WWE or WCW created of Hulk Hogan wasn’t really him.”
Steiner isn’t the only one who has spoken out against Hogan, with others also sharing their thoughts on why he was booed. It seems that behind the scenes, Hogan has had his fair share of conflicts with many wrestling stars.