Why is hulk hogan on crutches

So Hogan booked the latter option, but changed his mind when a neighbour suggested the Laser Spine Institute to him and the clinic told him that they could fix his back much faster using less conventional methods. The key here is that Hogan's back injury occurred just two months before WrestleMania Clearly, he wouldn't have been able to wrestle Cena when his back was in such a bad state and even if he had spinal fusion surgery straight away, he still wouldn't have recovered in time to work the show.

So it's very hard to see how Laser Spine cost him that opportunity. TMZ had further details on Hogan's side of the story today. Hogan's lawyer told the gossip site that the reason for the massive damages sum is that WWE had offered Hogan a lucrative " phase out contract " that was scuppered by his bad surgeries.

This contract outlined a scenario where Hogan would wrestle Cena in his retirement match, which didn't happen due to his failed treatment. Well, that's Hogan's story anyway. There's two massive credibility problems with this astonishing claim. Firstly, only in very exceptional circumstances does WWE offer downside guarantees greater than one million dollars, which would be similar to the money he currently makes in TNA.

Secondly, during the period he was undergoing these surgeries and afterwards, Hogan still managed to wrestle on a handful of occasions. It seems like Hogan is trying to extort megabucks out of the Laser Spine Institute for Vince's notoriously fickle nature, where a deal that may be on the table one minute, isn't the next.

They really can't be blamed for that and maybe if Hogan hadn't walked out on WWE in the past, Vince wouldn't be so wary of doing business with him again. During an interview with Sports Illustrated , The Hulkster revealed when he will be having back surgery. He also took some time to address those fans who have stood by his side through all sorts of controversy.

Their love and loyalty have blown me away. The memory of wrestling still connects me to people. He teased another match against Vince McMahon and people are already placing their bets on how that match might end.

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