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Former WCW President Eric Bischoff comments on the death of Hulk Hogan

Aaron Rift

It was reported by TMZ.com on Thursday that WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan (Terry Bollea) passed away at the age of 71. While speaking to FOX News, former WCW President Eric Bischoff addressed Hogan’s death…

“I’m in shock. It still hasn’t really set in. I learned this morning about Hulk’s passing, ironically, while watching FOX News. I’m in Las Vegas and scheduled to shoot some interviews here with of our wrestlers from Real American Freestyle. I got a text to let me know something was going on. Five minutes later, I was in my room and I’m watching FOX News and got the news. I’ve literally been on the phone or responding to text and emails ever since. It hasn’t truly sunk in yet.”

“I feel like I knew Terry Bollea. Terry Bollea was different than Hulk Hogan. Terry Bollea, the man, was kind, He was generous to a fault. He was loyal. He just had a big heart. Until you got to know Terry Bollea, you were overwhelmed with the character Hulk Hogan. That was his life. But he really was one of the kindest, most generous people that I’ve ever met.”

“Terry, like all of us throughout his life, has struggled with his faith and sometimes got closer to it than others, but it was always there. It was always present. It was always a part of who he was. But in the last seven years, six, seven, eight years in particular, he really got so much closer to his faith, and he was so proud to go through a baptism and just embrace his faith to a level that he never really had prior. It brought joy to him, and I’m grateful, very grateful for that.”

On social media, Bischoff was asked if plans for Real American Freestyle will continue and he responded with, “The Show goes on. BROTHER!“

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