Hulk Hogan Says Shane McMahon Asked Him To Work WrestleMania 39

It's been over ten years since Hulk Hogan wrestled his last match – a six-man tag at a TNA house show — and, for all intents and purposes, it seemed like that would remain Hogan's last match. But some rehab and a certain phone call from a McMahon has Hulk Hogan thinking that he might have one more left in him.

In an appearance on "The MMA Hour", Hogan was asked if he had ever considered an official retirement match, even now at 69 years old. He then revealed that he got a call from Shane McMahon back in January, with McMahon — after coming across a Hogan display at Madison Square Garden — wondering if Hogan would be interested in a match.

"He [Shane] goes 'Hey, you got one more in you, old man?'" Hogan said. "I said 'Take it easy with the old man stuff, brother ... What do you want to do?' He said 'All you got to do is stand in the middle of the ring, and I'll come to you.' I said 'Well right now, my back needs a little more work. But that's something we can talk about next year.'" 

"I have always wanted to have a retirement match ... I'm not moving around the way I should be," he continued. "So I'm going to keep working, keep training, and keep doing rehab and see where I am about six months from now. All I've found out from the wrestling business, brother, is never say never."

McMahon would make his surprise return, sans Hogan, at WrestleMania 39, taking on The Miz in an impromptu match. Unfortunately for McMahon, the match ended before it even began, with the 53-year-old tearing his quad.

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit "The MMA Hour" with Ariel Helwani and provide a h/t to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription