Rusev Quotes

I've always dreamt of somewhere down the line getting one match out of Hogan, just because that was always a dream.

I was just a little three-year-old kid, and I loved Hulk Hogan. And when you're a three-year-old kid, you don't list off the reasons. I was just drawn to him. He was always my favorite, even in the video games and everything like that. He was the one that I always remembered and liked the most.

Summerslam was a huge part of my childhood.

One of my guilty pleasures is George 'The Animal' Steele. I didn't like him, but I couldn't stop watching him when he did the corner post thing. It was the most awkward thing I ever saw.

The reason I wanted to be a WWE Superstar was because of The Rock. I used to watch him in The Attitude Era. There was no one more electrifying and no one more must-see than The Rock.

In 1985, if you were a wrestling fan, you were into Hogan; that's just the way it was.

I grew up watching wrestling.

I was a big fan of wrestling growing up and of WWE.

Chris Jericho was always someone I looked up to. I was a WWE fan growing up, and I remember his debut.

First time I met Hulk Hogan, I had a life-sized poster of him in my room and I idolized him as a kid.

Greg Jones, you don't get any better than that when it comes to wrestling. I actually looked up to him when I was in college.

Hulk Hogan was my reason for getting into the business. He was this larger-than-life entity.

Once I saw Roddy Piper I knew exactly what I was going to be doing when I grew up.

As a kid growing up, I did idolize Chris Jericho at one point.

Professional wrestling, the WWE, and being in the Hall of Fame represent such a large part of Hulk's life, as does his connection to the audience.

I would love to wrestle at WrestleMania! And who knows, if the time is ever right and the moment calls for it, it would be a dream come true for me.

Undertaker, for almost as long as many of us have been watching WWE, he's been part of it.

When I was 5 years old, Hulk Hogan was the world to a lot of little kids.

As for personality, without a doubt, my favorite of all time is Macho Man Randy Savage.

To many generations of fans, Hulk Hogan really represents the beginning of what became this amazing industry that we have.

I know him as Terry. Hulk Hogan has probably done more for wrestling than anybody has. He got Hollywood involved in wrestling. Hogan was a big guy, but that big ol' guy could move, and he knew how to get those people going. He had it all. He got pro wrestling to a whole new level.

I grew up watching wrestling my whole life, so to get the chance to step in the ring that I've watched on TV so many times is a dream come true.

I have nothing but respect for John Cena and his work rate. He's one of the hardest-working wrestlers there ever was. He's been a great champion, an inspiring role model. It's not easy being John Cena and carrying all the weight of the company on your back all the time.

You don't grow up with Hulk Hogan as your dad and not learn a few moves.

You just remember back when you were watching as a kid and going, 'Man, Sting's so cool,' and now I'm wrestling the guy. It's breathtaking.