Whenever a conversation starts about pro-wrestling, Hulk Hogan's name has to take one of the most prominent spots. The Immortal took over the industry by storm when Vince McMahon, after buying the WWE from his father, chose Hogan to be the face of the company. Hulkamania ran wild with the fans, and it's still one of the biggest factors in the childhood of the old-school fans.

Terry Bollea became Hulk Hogan not just because of his charisma inside the ring, but also because of his outstanding mic work. The Hulkster's iconic quotes still remain in the hearts of his hardcore fans and run through their veins. With that said, let's take a look at ten of the best quotes from the Hulkster's career.

UPDATE: 2024/03/13 11:30 EST BY MICHAEL CHIN

Hulk Hogan is one of wrestling's greatest legends and is responsible for some of the most memorable quotes in the history of the business. Whether he was making a major turn in a storyline, setting up a big money match, or simply riling up the crowd, he had a way of using his words to invigorate the wrestling audience like very few others. For as great as The Hulkster could be on the mic, though, there were occasions when his mistakes wound up even more memorable than his successes for showing his human side or instances of creating some unintentional comedy.

"Actually, Actually It's Not True."

A Shoot Interview Showed A Unique Side Of The Hulkster

• Hulk Hogan has grown notorious for telling lies and exaggerations.
• In an interview with Theo Von, Hulk Hogan stopped himself mid-lie.
• Hulk Hogan self-correcting showed self-awareness and perhaps good intentions as the mistruth was there to protect his brother's image.

In 2023, Hulk Hogan visited Theo Von's This Past Weekend podcast. An interesting moment came up late in the interview when Hogan shared a story about his brother being murdered by motorcycle gang. All at once, The Hulkster stopped midstream and said, "Actually, actually it's not true ... he died of an overdose and nobody helped him. Hmm. That's the real truth."

Hogan has been criticized time and again for bold-faced lies and hyperbole, particularly since his retirement from wrestling. This was an interesting moment of him catching himself, which spoke to a number of possible issues, including Hogan feeling a compulsion to lie, Hogan lying to protect the people in his life and make them look better, and perhaps most importantly Hogan getting a handle on his lies and trying to do better in at least this instance.

"It's Not Hot!"

A Flub Became The Most Memorable Part Of A Legendarily Bad Vignette With The Dungeon Of Doom

• The Dungeon of Doom consisted largely of Hulk Hogan's real life friends, but were positioned as a heel faction to feud against him.
• Hulk Hogan ventured into the actual Dungeon for a campy segment of WCW television.
• The vignette was poor, but Hulk Hogan's line about running water not being hot became the stuff of unintentional comedic gold.

Hulk Hogan was an all-time great talker whose promo skills were an underrated component of his success in the original Hulkamania campaign as well his masterful heel work as Hollywood Hogan, leading the nWo. In between those extremes, however, came his babyface days at the front end of his WCW tenure.

A particularly memorable piece of unintentional comedy saw a disoriented Hogan wander through the literal Dungeon of Doom. He touched a stream of water and flubbed the line to follow, screaming "It's not hot!" The line became legendary along the lines of Owen Hart claiming he kicked his brother Bret's leg out of his leg. The vignette quickly entered "so bad it's good" territory and came to embody his feud with the Dungeon.

"When You’re nWo, You’re nWo For Life"

The nWo's Catchphrase Was An Iconic Element Of The Faction

• The idea that the nWo was "for life" was a cool catchphrase and bespoke the group's identity.
• The catchphrase hung around for most of the nWo's run.
• The idea of being "nWo 4 life" carried through as core members staged reunions, and some of the final public appearances of Scott Hall's life revolved around the nWo.

By the mid-1990s, Hulkamania was limping along, especially in WCW where the cartoonish superheroes of Hulk Hogan were no longer exciting the fans the way they were in the previous decade. With his heel turn, Hogan was the top star of the New World Order faction, joined by Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and a variety of stars, midcarders, and hangers-on. As a result, there were countless group promos on late ‘90s WCW television with Hogan and his nWo posse asserting their dominance, often ending the segment with the catchphrase “When you’re nWo, you’re nWo for life,” with accompanying hand gestures.

"That Doesn’t Work For Me, Brother"

Hulk Hogan's Use Of Creative Control Became Legendary

• Hulk Hogan famously benefited from creative control in WCW, allowing him the ability to reject or change ideas around his character.
• Kevin Nash and others have shared Hulk Hogan's signature line to turn down an idea, "That doesn't work for me, brother."
• While Eric Bischoff has suggested Hulk Hogan didn't use his creative control that much or that egregiously, the quote has nonetheless become a party of wrestling fan mythology.

One major aspect of Hulk Hogan’s WCW run was the amount of creative control the star was able to exercise, as stipulated in his contract. In other words, Hogan needed to sign off on any creative decision involving his character, with the ability to shoot down anything he didn’t. According to Kevin Nash, when Hogan wanted to shoot down an idea, he’d remark “That doesn’t work for me, brother” — a quote that has not only become a meme among wrestling fans, but one that’s come to be emblematic of fan perception of Hogan’s career.

"Goodnight Hulkamaniacs And Jabronie Marks Without A Life That Don't Know It A Work When You Work A Work And Work Yourself Into A Shoot, Marks"

Hulk Hogan Made An Indelible Mark On Twitter

• Hulk Hogan took to Twitter to call out fans who had trouble distinguishing a work from a shoot.
• Hulk Hogan's tweet came across a bit incoherently.
• Hulk Hogan since deleted the tweet, but it lives on as an iconic bit of wrestling social media history.

The rise of Twitter in the late 2000s and early 2010s saw countless celebrities of varying degrees of relevance do all sorts of strange things in a public forum. Amidst various gaffes, clapbacks, and likes of explicit Tweets not realizing that likes are visible to other users are some truly transcendent Tweets like Hulk Hogan’s infamous/iconic “work yourself into a shoot” Tweet.

Posted in October 2011 — while Hogan was still working for Impact — and sadly since deleted, the Hulkster wrote “Goodnight HULKAMANIACS and jabronie marks without a life that don't know it a work when you work a work and work yourself into a shoot, marks.” Besides being incoherent, the Tweet gave fans a great, endlessly applicable phrase in “working yourself into a shoot" (though Bruce Prichard would later claim that Vince McMahon actually coined that phrase).

"Fast Forward 30 Years Later To WrestleMania In The Silverdome"

Hulk Hogan's Flub Gave Some Key Material To Stone Cold Steve Austin And The Rock

• Hulk Hogan kicked off WrestleMania 30 with a promo.
• Hulk Hogan accidentally referenced the Silverdome, where he'd main evented WrestleMania 3, rather than the Superdome where WrestleMania 30 occurred.
• Hulk Hogan blamed the flub on doing a lot of press talking about WrestleMania 3 leading up to the event.
• Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock ribbed Hulk Hogan about his era in the same promo segment, contributing to it becoming a legendary quote.

Despite being close to 70 years old, Hulk Hogan still has made appearances every so often for the WWE throughout the 2010s. Most notably, he acted as the host for WrestleMania 30 in New Orleans at the Superdome. We specified the location as Hogan would make quite a memorable mistake at the PPV.

Hogan would go down a nostalgic road talking about his memories of wrestling Andre The Giant and get so caught up in the moment that he would say he was presently standing in the Silverdome of Pontiac, Michigan. It may be weird to put a botch in a list of Hogan's best quotes, but the fact that the crowd kind of got in the joke (not to mention The Rock and Stone Cold poking fun at it as well) makes for a memorable moment at an action-packed WrestleMania.

"If It Wasn't For Hulk Hogan, You People Wouldn't Be Here"

Hulk Hogan May Have Been Playing A Heel, But He Wasn't Wrong

• When Hulk Hogan debuted for WCW at Bash at the Beach 1994, he drew the biggest PPV audience the company had ever had to date.
• Hulk Hogan turned heel two years later at the same event.
• In his first heel promo in WCW, Hulk Hogan rightly pointed out a lot of the fans wouldn't even be watching the promotion if he hadn't come there.

As soon as Hulk Hogan turned on WCW and became the best heel in wrestling, he was able to cut loose on all the fans and wrestlers who supported him for all those years he was on top. And in a rare case of Hogan not lying or stretching a truth, Hogan would declare himself as the reason why all those fans were in the stands pelting garbage at him in the first place. This quote came from his promo at WCW Bash At The Beach 1996 which speaking of that promo...

"This Right Here Is The Future Of Wrestling, You Can Call This The New World Order Of Wrestling, Brother"

Hulk Hogan's Bach At The Beach 1996 Promo Drew Nuclear Heat

• Hulk Hogan shocked the wrestling world when he turned heel to join Kevin Nash and Scott Hall.
• Hulk Hogan actually flubbed the announcement of the nWo's name originally, calling it the New World Organization, but WWE's version of the recording has covered it up.
• The nWo would come to dominate WCW storylines for years to follow.

By 1996, the typical red and yellow Hulk Hogan had grown incredibly stale. A change was needed for Hogan to stay relevant in the changing wrestling landscape and in a true stroke of genius, Eric Bischoff decided to book Hogan as the third man of the new nWo stable.

At WCW Bash At The Beach 1996, Hogan would betray WCW to join up with these outsiders and lay the beatdown on Randy Savage, Lex Luger & Sting. In a promo with Mean Gene after the match, Hogan would declare that a new era of wrestling had arrived and for once, Hogan was not exaggerating.

"Hercules, This Is Where The Power Lies!"

Hulk Hogan's Rivalry With Hercules May Not Have Been Legendary, But This Line was

• Hercules was a steady member of The Heenan Family.
• Hercules challenged Hulk Hogan for the WWE Championship on an episode of Saturday Night's Main Event.
• The line is a testament to Hulk Hogan's uncanny ability to create memorable lines, even in less well remembered storylines.

In an era dominated by big bodies, Hercules is a wrestler that often goes forgotten by fans but he was definitely one of the bigger heels of the era. In fact, Hercules would take on Hogan for the WWE Championship on an episode of Saturday Night's Main Event where Hogan would drop a gem of a line in his pre-match promo.

After ranting about hanging out with deities and gods, Hogan made sure Hercules knew that although he may be strong, the true power lied in the palm of the hand of Hulkamania. Hogan would use this line very often throughout his career, but this may have been the best use of it.

"We Will Make The World Stand Still"

Hulk Hogan Sold The Immensity Of His Mega Powers Partnership With Randy Savage

• Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage were iconic allies and enemies in pro wrestling.
• The Mega Powers was a legitimate dream tag team.
• Hulk Hogan communicated just how significant him teaming up with The Macho Man was in this promo.

While it may not be his most iconic match/feud ever, the long saga between Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan in the WWE may be both men's best storyline in their career. And their formal partnership started with a handshake on WWE Superstars.

The Macho Man needed a tag team partner to take on Andre The Giant and Ted DiBiase. And in the 1980s, there was no better choice for a tag team partner than Hulk Hogan. While the two had helped each other out several times in the past, this is where the Mega Powers team was officially formed and Hogan said that they two would make the world stand still as they shook hands.

"To All My Little Hulkamaniacs, Say Your Prayers, Take Your Vitamins, And You Will Never Go Wrong"

Hulk Hogan Was A Role Model To Young Wrestling Fans

• Hulk Hogan upheld his "demandments" of Hulkamania.
• This signature Hulk Hogan line had the underpinnings of traditional good moral values.
• Hulk Hogan added that young fans should believe in themselves in some versions of this line.

As said before, Hulkamania still runs wild in the veins of the hardcore Hulk Hogan fans, and Hogan embraced the love from his fans like no other superstar ever did. Hogan knew the responsibility of having so many admirers, and always made sure that he sets the right example for them.

The bond is deeper when it comes to young fans, and it became evident when he said the following. “To all my little Hulkamaniacs, say your prayers, take your vitamins, and you will never go wrong.” He proved that he did care about his fans, and this quote will remain one of his best forever.

"When You're With The nWo, When You're With Hollywood, You're Just...Too... Sweet!"

Hulk Hogan Was The Voice Of nWo Hollywood

• The New World Over was quickly on fire when it launched in 1996.
• Hulk Hogan was the most iconic nWo leader.
• This line emphasized nWo's identity as not only dominant but cool.

One of the highest points of Hulk Hogan's career was when he formed the New World Order along with Scott Hall & Kevin Nash. The creation of the stable in 1996 marked the Hulkster's first heel turn in fifteen years, and the three superstars changed the landscape of pro-wrestling altogether.

The stable created lots of iconic moments in WCW & WWE, the moments not only included the in-ring action but also their villainous promos. The heel stable would send out frequent reminders to the rest of the roster to not cross their paths and Hogan said it poetically with the following quote “When you're with the nWo, when you're with Hollywood, you're just...too...sweet!”

"The Best Wrestlers, Whether It's A Hulk Hogan Or A Rey Mysterio, Are The Ones Who Have Psychology And Can Understand This Business"

Hulk Hogan Demonstrated His Understanding Of The Wrestling Business On a Philosophical Level

• Hulk Hogan's success is a testament to his understanding of wrestling psychology.
• While fans have criticized Hulk Hogan as selfish, he did know how to give back to the business.
• Hulk Hogan put over Rey Mysterio in generous fashion with this quote.

Professional wrestlers from every promotion on some part of their career would've claimed themselves as the best in the world. We've seen CM Punk, Chris Jericho, and even Shane McMahon claiming to be the best, but what does the Hulkster think it takes to be known as the best wrestler in the world? “The best wrestlers, whether it's a Hulk Hogan or a Rey Mysterio, are the ones who have psychology and can understand this business.” These are wise words coming from a man that understands and respects the business.

He knew how to give back to the industry that gave him everything, and that's why when he reached the top of the ladder, he looked back and helped the next person to get up by putting over the Rock at WrestleMania 18.

"If Anybody Dared Say Wrestling Was Fake, You'd Punch 'em. And You Never Used The Word Show. If You Used The Word Show, It Was An Insult"

Hulk Hogan Discussed The Lengths Wrestlers Went To To Protect The Business

• For a long time, wrestlers were dedicated to protecting kayfabe.
• Hulk Hogan entered wrestling in an era when wrestlers still protected the business faithfully, but this changed over the course of his career.
• This quote speaks to a certain old school sensibility in The Hulkster.

Non-wrestling fans often criticize the fact that the outcomes of the wrestling matches are decided by backstage officials. They claim wrestling is just a choreographed sport, and whatever the superstars do inside the ring is fake. That is far from reality, and the superstars have answered this question multiple times.

The Hulkster had the following to say on the claims that wrestling was fake “If anybody dared say wrestling was fake, you'd punch 'em. And you never used the word show. If you used the word show, it was an insult.” Hogan could've never said it any better, and he put the critics in their place by uttering these wise words.

“God Created The Heavens, He Created The Earth! He Created All The Hulkamaniacs! Then, He Created A Set Of 24-Inch Pythons, Brother!”

Hulk Hogan Sold His Persona As Downright Mythical

• Hulk Hogan's physique was a key part of his wrestling identity.
• Hulk Hogan describing his biceps as 24-inch pythons was hyperbolic, but memorable.
• This quote put Hulk Hogan into the same echelon as mythical figures.

One of the main reasons Vince McMahon chose Hulk Hogan to be the face of the company was his massive physique. The Immortal had every feature required in a prototype Vince McMahon style pro-wrestler. Hogan himself takes great pride in his perfect physique as he never fails to hit his signature pose after winning his matches.

His massive biceps are one of his key attractions, and he addresses them as his 24-inch pythons. "God created the Heavens, he created the earth! He created all the Hulkamaniacs! Then, he created a set of 24-inch pythons, brother!" A superstar with such a unique physique is destined for great things in Vince McMahon’s promotion, and Hulk Hogan’s career is a testimony to the statement.

“Blood Is Thicker Than New Blood Dude!”

Hulk Hogan Represented The Millionaire's Club In WCW

• Hulk Hogan delivered this line against the New Blood faction in WCW.
• Hulk Hogan was a part of the babyface Millionaire's Club for this angle.
• The quote speaks to Hulk Hogan's perspective as a veteran wrestler beyond just this storyline.

The saddest thing for wrestling fans to see is their favorite superstars growing old. Pro-Wrestling is a brutal sport, and when age catches up with a superstar, he/she has to hang up their boots. But some superstars do not embrace retirement that easy, and Hulk Hogan is one of them as he is still looking for one more WrestleMania match.

When asked about if he can take on the current young talents in the ring, Hogan replied in typical Hulkster fashion. “Blood is thicker than New Blood Dude!” That's all there is to say from the Immortal, and only time will say if we will see Hogan competing in a ring once again.

“I Fear No Man, No Beast Or Evil, Brother”

Hulk Hogan Established Himself As A Superhero Among Monster Heels

• Hulk Hogan made a career out of fighting the odds against super heavyweights and monsters.
• Hulk Hogan took this promo to mythological levels.
• Hulk Hogan delivered this line in his feud with The Undertaker in 1991.

We might know only a little about Terry Bollea, but the fans will always remember Hulk Hogan as the person who knows no fear. The way WWE & WCW portrayed the character as so charismatic has created an everlasting impact in the hearts of the fans.

“I fear no man, no beast or evil, brother.” These are one of the most famous words coming out from the Hulkster, and he has lived up to the statement throughout his career. By standing up to superstars like Andre the Giant and Yokozuna, the fans have witnessed Hogan living up to his words that Hulkamania fears nobody.

“Negativity & Hulkamania: Two Things That Don't Go Together”

In His Babyface Persona, Hulk Hogan Emphasized Optimism

• Hulk Hogan was a resilient hero for WWE.
• Hulk Hogan's message of optimism foretold other popular acts that would espouse a similar ethos.
• Hulk Hogan inspired young fans.

The fans will always remember Hulk Hogan as the unstoppable force that he was in his prime. He was kicking out at two and spreading the power of positivity before they were made cool by John Cena and each version of The New Day.

“Negativity and Hulkamania: two things that don't go together.” He once uttered these words to emphasize the kind of person he wanted the fans to see in him. That's what exactly we saw in the Hulkster, and there's no denying the fact that Hogan has taught the significance of bravery and positivity to the younger fans with his storied career.

"Well, Let Me Tell You Something, Brother!"

Hulk Hogan Had A Unique Way Of Grabbing Attention

• Hulk Hogan had a tendency to call everyone brother.
• Hulk Hogan kicked off many of his promos with this line.
• Hulk Hogan's "Well, let me tell you something, brother," has been quoted a great deal by wrestling fans.

If Stone Cold Steve Austin's "That's the bottom line"is an example of how to end a promo, Hulk Hogan has the most iconic way to start one with his trademark “Well let me tell you something, brother!” These are one of the most iconic catchphrases of Hulk Hogan, and no fan will deny that they have used this quote in their lives.

Hogan addresses his fans and even his foes with the word "Brother" and the way he delivers the word has its separate fan base even among the non-wrestling fans.

"Whatcha Gonna Do When Hulkamania Runs Wild On You!"

Hulk Hogan May Have Coined The Single Most Iconic Catchphrase In Wrestling

• Catchphrases have been a key part of wrestling for a long time.
• Hulk Hogan's signature sign off from his promos became iconic.
• Hulk Hogan ask opponents "whatcha gonna do" stood the test of time and is still familiar to wrestling fans.

When pro-wrestlers stand face-to-face with their foes to address their upcoming match, they use a lot of words to signify their dominance over the others. They will have their unique way of conveying the message to their opponents like Seth Rollins saying that he will "Burn it Down" or Braun Strowman's "Get These Hands" but nothing can beat the Hulkster's “Whatcha gonna do when Hulkamania runs wild on you!”

The Immortal uses these iconic words to send a warning to his opponents to brace themselves for what they're going to endure, and he could've never said it any better.