The Undertaker Reveals Why Hulk Hogan Deserved to Die!

Did you feel bad for him? No. Undertaker's words were simple.

No sympathy for Hogan. And honestly, he had his reasons. To him, Hogan's death wasn't a tragedy.

It was karma finally catching up. But this wasn't just about wrestling grudges. It was about the lies, the manipulation, and the broken trust that defined Hogan's legacy.

Let me break down his reasons. The beginning of the end, when the Golden Goose turned into a snake. To understand the depth of the Undertaker's feelings about Hulk Hogan, we need to go back to November 27th, 1991 at the Survivor Series in Detroit, Michigan.

This wasn't just another wrestling match. This was the night that would forever change how the Undertaker viewed the man who was supposed to be wrestling's greatest hero. The Undertaker was just 26 years old and only one year into his WWF career when he faced Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship.

He was about to become the youngest champion in company history. A moment that should have been the pinnacle of his early career, but Hulk Hogan had other plans. Well, fortunately, like like I was devastated.

Um, and I was I mean, the whole deal was a it was it was a setup from the whole get-go, right? So, back then, you know, we would usually show up noon, you know, on a TV or pay-per-view day. We show up at the at the arena around noon, 1:00.

you know, Hogan would roll in about four or five. So, I remember getting there about about noon and Hogan was already there and I'm walking down the hall. The first red flag should have been obvious.

Hogan, who was notorious for arriving fashionably late to events, was already at the arena when the Undertaker arrived at noon. This was unprecedented behavior from the man who had made a career out of making dramatic entrances and keeping people waiting. But the Undertaker, still relatively new to the business and eager to prove himself, didn't immediately recognize the warning signs of what was about to unfold.

Flag number one. Red flag number one. Right.

So, uh, he goes, he goes, "Hey, kid. Uh, can I talk to you? " Right.

So, we go into one of the locker rooms into the shower, right? That's whenever that's where all the business was always done back in the day. You went into the shower, whether it was to fight, settle, whatever score, it always happened in the shower.

So he's telling me, he goes, "Hey, I got this neck injury. " He says, "I'm really nervous about taking your finish. " What happened next was a master class in psychological manipulation.

Hogan pulled the Undertaker aside into the shower, the traditional location for serious wrestling business discussions, and began planting the seeds for what would become one of the most calculated betrayals in wrestling history. He claimed he had a pre-existing neck injury and expressed nervousness about taking the Undertaker's finishing move, the Tombstone Pile driver. The Undertaker being the consmate professional he would become famous for immediately reassured Hogan.

And I was like I was like like Hulk believe me. I said I will protect you. Like I mean I pride myself on not hurting people.

And and I promise you I will have you so tight that there's no way possible that you're going to hurt your neck. But Hogan wasn't finished with his psychological warfare. Throughout the entire day, every time the Undertaker encountered him, Hogan would remind him about the supposed neck injury.

Every point during the day, I'd pass him in the hall or whatnot. You know, I'd get the, you know, like remember about my neck, right? So, that's all I got all day.

It was was, you know, my neck. This constant repetition wasn't accidental. It was a deliberate strategy designed to get inside the Undertaker's head, to make him doubt himself, and to create a situation where Hogan could control the narrative regardless of how the match actually went.

Hogan was setting up the Undertaker for a fall that would protect his own image while potentially destroying a rising star's career. When it came time for the match finish, the Undertaker executed the tombstone pile driver with textbook precision. We go into the finish.

Flare comes down, slides the chair down. I pick him up. And when I tell you I had I had the brother secure.

He was secure. Boom. I give I give him the tombstone.

Soon as my knees hit, I hear, "Oh, you got you got me, brother. My neck and my back. " The moment the Undertaker's knees hit the ground, the exact position that ensures the opponent's safety during a tombstone pile driver.

Hogan began his performance. He immediately started complaining about his neck and back, selling the injury as if the Undertaker had legitimately hurt him. For a 24 yearear-old wrestler who had been psychologically prepared all day for this exact scenario, it must have felt like his worst nightmare coming true.

Am I back? I am just like how and how I'm like I'm you know you have all these like I'm what 20 I was 24 25 years old and you know I just I just crushed Hulk Hogan right that's that's what's going through my head like they gave me this opportunity they gave me the chance to run with the ball and I just hurt the golden goose the term golden goose wasn't chosen lightly in the wrestling business of the early 1990s Hulk Hogan was quite literally the company's most valuable asset he was the draw that filled arenas, sold merchandise, and generated the revenue that kept the WWF afloat. The idea that a relatively unknown wrestler had potentially injured this cash cow would have been devastating, not just for the Undertaker's career, but for the entire company.

But what happened backstage was even more dramatic and calculated than what occurred in the ring. Oh, he's laying on Vince's office office floor. So I go in there, you know, he's laid out on the floor, you know, oh, he's, you know, he's carrying on and like I'm going in to check on him, but then here come the paramedics and stuff.

So here me and Kay Fabe, right? So I go behind a wall um with Shane. Picture this scene.

The Undertaker has just won his first WWF championship in what should have been the greatest moment of his young career. Instead of celebrating, he's hiding behind a wall with Shane McMahon, listening to paramedics examine Hulk Hogan, who is lying dramatically on the floor of Vince McMahon's office. Hogan's performance was so convincing that he even asked for his wife and kids to be called, adding an extra layer of drama to an already tense situation.

You know, Shane's right there telling me, he's like, "Mark," he goes, "His head wasn't anywhere close to touching that mat. " And I'm like, "No, man. I I just couldn't hear it.

" Like, I was like, "No, man. I I heard him. I I I I don't know what, you know, I was just I couldn't put a thought together.

I just thought I'd killed him. Even with Shane McMahon, who had witnessed the match from ringside, telling him that Hogan's head never touched the mat, the Undertaker was so psychologically shaken by Hogan's manipulation that he couldn't process the truth. This is the power of gaslighting when executed by a master manipulator.

Hogan had spent an entire day preparing the Undertaker to doubt himself. And in that moment of crisis, the psychological preparation paid off perfectly. The Undertaker was forced to wait days before he could see the footage of the match as the technology for immediate replay simply didn't exist in 1991 the way it does today.

During those agonizing days, he had to live with the belief that he had potentially ended the career of wrestling's biggest star. His family had flown in from Houston to celebrate his championship victory. But instead of a celebration, the Undertaker was consumed with guilt and fear about what he might have done.

Cuz there's no Monday Night Raw. Yeah. There was no Monday Night Raw yet.

And we had house shows. So I finally got to see, you know, now but by now a lot of the boys had come up to me and they're like shaking their head like his head never got anywhere close to the mat. And you watch it back, you know, you can tell his head never touched.

When the Undertaker finally saw the footage, the truth was undeniable. The video clearly showed that Hogan's head was nowhere near the chair or the mat during the tombstone pile driver. Fellow wrestlers who had witnessed the match were telling him the same thing.

There was no botch, no injury, no legitimate reason for Hogan's complaints. But by then, the damage to their relationship was already done. The revelation that Hogan had essentially lied about the injury put the Undertaker in an impossible position.

You know, I'm still I'm still a greenhorn, right? I mean, and now I've got to confront I've got to confront, you know, the face of wrestling, the biggest draw, you know, ever. And now I've got to figure out what I'm going to do here.

Like I I mean I as a man I got to know what the hell, but I also know that it's it's risking my professional career. This wasn't just about hurt feelings or professional disappointment. The Undertaker was facing a career-defining moment where he had to choose between his integrity as a man and his future in the wrestling business.

Confronting Hulk Hogan, the most powerful wrestler in the company, about lying could have meant the end of everything the Undertaker had worked for. But staying silent would mean accepting that he was willing to be manipulated and lied to by someone he had trusted. The confrontation finally came at the follow-up event this Tuesday in Texas, just 6 days after Survivor Series.

The Undertaker approached Hogan with the video evidence, determined to get answers about what had really happened. What happened next would forever change how the Undertaker viewed not just Hulk Hogan, but the entire wrestling business. The unforgivable lies.

How Hogan's true nature was finally exposed. The confrontation between the Undertaker and Hulk Hogan at This Tuesday in Texas wasn't just a conversation between two wrestlers. It was a moment of truth that would define their relationship for the next three decades.

What happened when the Undertaker presented Hogan with undeniable video evidence of his deception would reveal the true character of the man millions of fans considered their childhood hero. I finally I I I got to San Antonio and u I was like, "Uh, Terry, I I I watched it back. Um, your head your head never hit.

" He was like, "Well, brother, what it was was you had me so tight that when we came down, I had nowhere to move. " And that's what that's what jammed my neck because I couldn't move at all. You're too You're too tight.

This response from Hogan wasn't just disappointing, it was insulting to the Undertaker's intelligence and professionalism. When confronted with clear video evidence that his head never made contact with the chair or Matt, Hogan didn't apologize or admit he had overreacted. Instead, he doubled down with an excuse so flimsy that it bordered on the absurd.

He claimed that the Undertaker had held him too tight during the move, and this somehow caused a neck injury despite there being no actual impact. The Undertaker's reaction to this pathetic excuse was immediate. definitive.

It was too tight. And And at that point, then I was like, "Okay. " Then I knew, you know, I was like, "Okay, I I kind of realized, okay, I know what you're all about, and that's all I needed.

" In that moment, the Undertaker saw through the facade that had fooled millions of wrestling fans for years. He realized that Hulk Hogan was fundamentally dishonest, willing to throw anyone under the bus to protect his own image. This wasn't about a legitimate injury or even a simple misunderstanding.

This was about a man who would rather destroy a young wrestller's confidence and reputation than admit he had fabricated a story to explain away his loss. The revelation changed everything about how the Undertaker would interact with Hogan going forward. I treated him with the respect that I think that for what he did for the business he deserved.

So I treated him that way. I was not overly friendly, but I did, you know, if he was in the building, I always made sure to say hello and engage him in conversation. This professional courtesy wasn't born out of forgiveness or respect for Hogan as a person.

It was the Undertaker's recognition of what Hogan had done for the wrestling business as a whole. But the personal relationship was forever damaged, and the Undertaker made it clear that he would always keep his guard up around Hogan. And that's not the only reason he believed Hogan's death was karma.

Some of Hogan's past betrayals toward others played a role as well. One of the most notable examples came in 1986 when Jesse Ventura's hatred for Hogan was fueled by an even deeper betrayal. Ventura had attempted to organize a wrestlers union before Wrestlemania II to secure health insurance and retirement benefits for performers who were classified as independent contractors.

Hogan, despite earning significantly more than his peers, informed Vince McMahon of Ventura's unionization efforts, leading McMahon to threaten firings and effectively kill the union movement. This betrayal had consequences that extended far beyond personal relationships. By sabotaging the union effort, Hogan contributed to systemic problems in wrestling that would plague performers for decades.

Wrestlers continued to work without health insurance, retirement benefits, or the basic protections that unionized workers in other industries enjoyed. How many wrestlers suffered from injuries, addiction, or financial problems because they lacked the safety net that a union might have provided? How many died young because they couldn't afford proper medical care?

Ventura learned about Hogan's betrayal during a 1991 lawsuit against McMahon. And Hogan admitted his involvement in a 2024 docu series. When asked if he would ever reconcile with Hogan, Ventur's response was unequivocal.

Never. This wasn't just personal animosity. This was about a fundamental betrayal of the wrestling community's collective welfare.

Bred Hart's issues with Hogan were equally damaging to Hart's career. At WrestleMania 9 in 1993, Hart was the WWE champion, but was scheduled to lose the title to Yokazuna in the main event. In a lastminute change orchestrated by Hogan, the Hulkster convinced Vince McMahon to let him challenge Yokazuna immediately after Hart's match, winning the title in a 22 second impromptu bout.

Hart agreed to this booking under the promise that Hogan would later put him over in a return match, but Hogan refused, citing Hart's smaller size and tag team background as reasons why he wasn't marketable enough. This betrayal cost Hart what should have been a defining moment as champion and demonstrated Hogan's willingness to use his political power to benefit himself at the expense of other performers. Hart has called Hogan a phony piece of and criticized his limited inring ability, making it clear that their encounter at the 2005 WWE Hall of Fame, where Hart refused to shake Hogan's hand, was just one visible sign of a much deeper animosity.

But the pattern of backstage manipulation wasn't limited to these high-profile incidents. In 2000, Hogan feuded with cruiserweight Billy Kidman in WCW in what was supposed to be a program designed to elevate Kidman to a higher status. Instead of helping build Kidman's credibility, Hogan undermined the entire storyline by publicly disparaging Kidman in radio interviews, claiming he couldn't draw flies at a flea market.

This public burial not only humiliated Kidman, but sabotaged any chance the feud had of being successful. Even Shawn Michaels, one of wrestling's most polarizing figures, had serious issues with Hogan's conduct. During their 2005 SummerSlam match, Hogan and Michaels had planned a series of matches where each would get a victory.

However, when it came time for the return match where Michaels was supposed to win, Hogan used his influence to ensure he remained victorious, backing out of the agreed upon plan. Frustrated by this betrayal, Michaels oversold Hogan's moves during their match, turning it into a comedic performance designed to mock the Hulkster. But perhaps the most revealing aspect of Hogan's character wasn't just his willingness to betray fellow wrestlers.

It was his complete inability to acknowledge or take responsibility for his actions. When confronted about his behavior, Hogan consistently deflected, made excuses, or simply denied the truth, even when presented with evidence. This pattern of dishonesty extended far beyond wrestling politics and into every aspect of his public persona.

Hogan has a welldocumented history of telling outrageous lies and exaggerating stories. He claimed to have been approached to join Metallica as their bass player, a story that the band members have flatly denied. He insisted that he was offered the starring role in The Wrestler, another claim that has been debunked.

He even claimed that Elvis Presley was a fan of his wrestling despite the fact that Presley died shortly after Hogan's career began. These fabrications might seem harmless on their own, but they reveal something important about Hogan's relationship with the truth. When someone is willing to lie about small, easily verifiable facts, it raises serious questions about their honesty regarding more significant matters.

If Hogan was willing to fabricate stories about his interactions with rock stars and movie offers, why wouldn't he be willing to lie about an injury to protect his wrestling career? The pattern of dishonesty became even more problematic when it intersected with serious legal and ethical issues. During the 1990s WWF steroid trial, Hogan initially denied using performance-enhancing drugs, maintaining his vitamins narrative to protect his family-friendly image.

However, when faced with the possibility of perjury charges, he admitted under oath to using steroids from 1976 to 1989, contradicting years of public denials. This wasn't just about personal drug use. Hogan's willingness to lie under oath about steroid use while maintaining his anti-drug public persona demonstrated a level of hypocrisy that disgusted many of his peers.

How could wrestlers trust someone who would publicly promote clean living while privately doing the opposite and then lie about it when questioned under oath? But the most damaging revelation about Hogan's character came in 2015 when audio from a 2007 sex tape captured him using racial slurs while discussing his daughter Brook's relationship with a black man. The remarks included Hogan saying, "I mean, I'd rather if she was going to f asterisk, I'm an I'd rather have her marry an 8-ft tall n worth $100 million like a basketball player.

I guess we're all a little racist. " F asterisk. He also admitted, "I am a racist to a point.

Out of everything that I've been through, this one hit me probably the hardest. And that's a heck of a thing to say because I've been through a lot of crazy stuff. The revelation of these racist comments led to WWE terminating Hogan's contract and removing him from the Hall of Fame.

But for many wrestlers, particularly black performers, this wasn't surprising news. It was confirmation of suspicions they had harbored for years. Mark Henry stated that the remarks personally hurt him given wrestling's history of racial stereotypes.

While black wrestlers collectively demanded genuine accountability from Hogan, I was to the point where I want to kill myself. I sat in my bathroom by myself when my ex-wife was gone and the kids were gone, and I was completely broken and destroyed. And even after his 2018 reinstatement to the WWE Hall of Fame, many wrestlers and fans remained skeptical of Hogan's apologies.

The pattern was all too familiar. When caught in wrongdoing, Hogan would make public apologies that seemed designed more to protect his image than to demonstrate genuine remorse. His alignment with conservative political figures, including his vocal support for Donald Trump, further convinced critics that his racial attitudes hadn't fundamentally changed.

For the Undertaker, watching these revelations about Hogan's character, unfold over the decades must have been like watching a slow-motion confirmation of everything he had suspected since 1991. The man who had lied to his face about a fake injury was the same man who had betrayed Jesse Ventur's union efforts, sabotaged other wrestlers careers, lied under oath about steroid use, and harbored racist attitudes while maintaining a public persona as an all-American hero. The final judgment when karma finally caught up to Hulk Hogan.

By January 6th, 2025, the wrestling world had changed dramatically from that November night in 1991 when a young Undertaker first learned the truth about Hulk Hogan's character. The industry had become more transparent. Fans had access to behind-the-scenes information, and the carefully constructed facades that protected wrestling's biggest stars were crumbling under the weight of social media scrutiny.

But perhaps nowhere was this transformation more evident than in the moment when Hulk Hogan walked out for his final WWE appearance at Monday Night Raw's Netflix debut and was met with a chorus of booze that would have been unthinkable during the height of Hulkamania. For the Undertaker, watching from backstage as his longtime adversary was rejected by the very fans who had once worshiped him. This wasn't a moment for sympathy.

It was vindication. After more than three decades of keeping his opinions about Hogan largely private, the dead man's reaction was as cold and cutting as any tombstone pile driver he'd ever delivered. That pop was something.

It was something. It was a It was a pop. It was That was a ego pop.

Lord heard. Wonder what you think. He went back to the dress.

Well, you were there. I was there. What happened?

What happened backstage after he came back? No, he for when I saw him, he he was he was no selling it and pushing his beer. I didn't see him.

I I wasn't I wasn't backstage when he came. The the term ego pop was particularly cutting. A wrestling industry term for when someone gets a reaction based purely on their own self-importance rather than genuine fan appreciation.

Did you feel bad for him? No. Hey man, I got feelings.

I got feelings for people like sometimes in life things come back. Those five words, sometimes in life things come back, encapsulated three decades of suppressed frustration, professional disappointment, and moral judgment. The Undertaker wasn't celebrating Hogan's humiliation out of petty vindictiveness.

He was acknowledging that the wrestling business, like life itself, has a way of delivering justice to those who have spent years deceiving others. But to understand why this moment felt like such poetic justice to the Undertaker and so many others in the wrestling community, we need to examine just how completely Hogan's life had unraveled by 2025. The man who had once been wrestling's golden child had become a figure of controversy, family dysfunction, and public rejection, and much of it was the direct result of the character flaws that the Undertaker had identified more than 30 years earlier.

Hogan's family life had become a public disaster that perfectly illustrated the consequences of his selfish and manipulative behavior. His marriage to Linda Hogan ended in a bitter 2009 divorce that was marked by allegations of his infidelity with Christianne Plant, a friend of his daughter Brooke. The affair was confirmed by Plant in a 2008 National Enquirer interview, representing not just a betrayal of his wife, but of his daughter's trust as well.

The pattern of selfishness that had characterized Hogan's professional relationships was equally evident in his personal life. My family is in the worst mess. Brooke doesn't talk to us.

She's had twins. She got married. She didn't tell us.

She had twins. She didn't tell us. She had a huge fight with Terry.

I don't know how that reflected on to me, but she got me out, too. I haven't talked to her for 7 years. Almost eight years now.

By March 2025, his daughter Brooke had not spoken to him for approximately eight years. a situation that became even more tragic when we learned the reasons behind it. In March 2025, Brooke publicly stated that she had gone no contact with both parents due to extreme verbal and mental abuse since childhood.

The arangement was so complete that when Brooke married Steven Alexi and had twins in January 2025, Hogan showed no interest in meeting his own grandchildren. When Hogan died on July 24th, 2025, Brooke chose not to attend his funeral, instead honoring him privately at a beach. Her public explanation was that Hogan hated the morbidity of funerals and did not want one.

But the underlying message was clear. Even in death, their relationship remained fractured. Hogan's son Nick also brought shame to the family through his reckless behavior.

In 2007, at age 17, Nick was involved in a high-speed car crash that left his friend John Gratziano permanently brain damaged and requiring lifelong care. The accident led to a civil lawsuit from Gratziano's family and Nick serving 166 days in jail. As recently as November 2023, Nick was arrested again for driving under the influence, showing that he had learned little from his earlier tragedy.

The dysfunction in Hogan's family wasn't accidental. It was the predictable result of the same selfishness and dishonesty that had characterized his professional relationships. When you build your life on lies and manipulation, when you prioritize your own image over the welfare of others, when you're willing to betray anyone to protect yourself, the consequences inevitably spread to every aspect of your existence.

Even after his 2018 reinstatement, many fans and wrestlers remained skeptical of Hogan's apologies. The pattern was familiar to anyone who had been paying attention to Hogan's career. When caught in wrongdoing, he would make public statements that seemed designed more to protect his image than demonstrate genuine remorse.

His subsequent political activities, including his vocal support for Donald Trump, convinced many critics that his racial attitudes hadn't fundamentally changed. But what happened last week when they took a shot at my hero and they tried to kill the next president of the United States? Enough was enough.

And I said, "Let Trumpomania run wild, brother. Let Trumpania rule again. Let Trumpania make America great again.

" Hogan's political turn in his final years represented the culmination of his transformation from beloved hero to divisive figure. His appearance at the 2024 Republican National Convention where he tore off his shirt to reveal a Trump Vance tank top while proclaiming let Trumpomania run wild brother was met with mixed reactions. His inflammatory comments about then Vice President Kamala Harris asking, "Do you want me to bodyslam Kamla Harris?

" further alienated fans who remembered when Hulkamania represented unity rather than division. By the time of his final WWE appearance in January 2025, the transformation was complete. The man who had once been cheered by millions was now being booed while trying to sell his real American beer.

Hogan's own explanation for the negative reaction that fans were rejecting his political beliefs showed that he still didn't understand that the problem wasn't his politics, but his character. The democratization of wrestling information through podcasts, shoot interviews, and social media had finally exposed the truth that wrestlers like The Undertaker had kept private for decades. Fans now knew about Hogan's betrayal of Jesse Ventura's union efforts, his manipulation of younger wrestlers, his pattern of lies and exaggerations, and his willingness to prioritize his own success over the welfare of his colleagues.

When Hogan died on July 24th, 2025, exactly a decade after his WWE termination, the timing seemed almost poetic. He passed away from cardiac arrest at his home in Clearwater, Florida, following complications from neck surgery and while battling chronic lymphosetic leukemia. I've had 17 surgeries in the last 10 years.

Oh my god. The circumstances of his death, weakened by years of wrestling injuries and the physical toll of a demanding lifestyle, served as a reminder that even the mightiest personas are ultimately mortal. What's not original here?

The knees are fake, the hips are fake. Um, the back's full of metal, and part of my face is full of metal. I didn't get the memo about the fake wrestling.

I was going to say, yeah, I missed that part. But perhaps the most telling aspect of Hogan's death was how it was received by the wrestling community and his own family. While some peers like Ric Flair and John Cena offered respectful tributes, others like the Undertaker maintained their measured distance.

The fact that his own daughter chose not to attend his funeral and that she felt compelled to publicly address rumors that he had tried to reconcile with her before his death spoke volumes about the personal cost of his behavior. Like the video. Click one of the cards to dive into more content like this.