Hulk Hogan has opened up about his health overhaul after cutting out booze six months ago.
The WWE Hall of Famer, who will celebrate his 70th birthday next month, admitted he used to drink ‘three Miller Lites and two Tylenols’ before his matches, and ‘probably 12 Miller Lites’ after he was done.
‘I don’t drink alcohol at all,’ he told Men’s Health in a recent Gym & Fridge video, noting he hasn’t had an alcoholic drink in six months.
He added: ‘It got to be a way to numb me a little bit, because I had a bunch of crazy business problems and personal stuff going on.
‘And I caught myself after I would train, getting too aggressive with alcohol. So I just had to stop it.’
The former world champion is determined to keep pushing on at the gym and losing weight after his wrestling career impacted his longterm health.
‘About 15 years ago my body kinda shut down on me. I had several knee surgeries, and then after wrestling 40 years almost, my body shut down on me,’ he explained.
‘So it changed the game on me. It made everything different for me. And I changed my whole lifestyle because at the time, being in so much pain and getting older and older I couldn’t carry that much weight.
‘When you are sedentary and not wrestling or moving every night, it’s easy to put weight on. So, I decided to drop weight and get down to about 265. Actually, the last time I weighed 265 was in ninth grade.’
Nowadays, Hogan – whose real name is Terry Bollea – sticks to water and organic foods, while admitting he was never ‘educated in terms of quality of food’ earlier in life.
He added: ‘Without all the other extra stuff, you actually feel alive, because a little bit of pain makes you know you are alive.’
Hogan, 69, has been open about his numerous injuries over the years, and he recently admitted he would love an official retirement match after his in-ring career ended at an untelevised TNA Wrestling live event 11 years ago.
Appearing on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani back in May, he recalled Shane McMahon actually trying to coax him back at April’s WrestleMania doubleheader in Hollywood.
He said: ‘You know what’s so funny, Shane McMahon called me. He goes, “Hey, you got one more in you, old man?” I said, “Take it easy with the old man stuff, brother.”
‘I said, “What do you want to do?” He goes, “All you gotta do is stand in the middle of the ring, and I’ll come do it.” I said, “Right now, my back needs a little more work, but that’s something we can talk about next year.” I’ve always wanted to have a retirement match.’
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