Hulk Hogan Calls Steve Austin A Coward; Talks John Cena Taking His Schtick, CM Punk, Sting, More

Jim Kozimor of Comcast Sports Net Bay Area interviewed Hulk Hogan this week, who was promoting this weekend's WrestleMania ticket sale festivities. Here are a few highlights:

* Hulk talked about how big WrestleMania week is, and said it's bigger than anything going today.

* He talked about his WrestleMania memories, and joked about how he can't win a match in Toronto, noting that he lost to The Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania 6 and The Rock at WrestleMania 18.

* When asked about a comeback, he talked about John Cena wearing his colors now and how "Hustle, Loyalty, Respect" was a lot like his "training, say your prayers and take your vitamins" schtick, and said there was a little bit of "gimmick infringement there."

* Hogan then said that he wants "to get that coward that's hiding under the weeds, 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin." Hulk said that Austin would be fun to beat up, and that he'd love to open a can of whoop ass on him.

* Hogan was given four names: The Undertaker ("wow"), Sting ("wow"), CM Punk ("oh please!") and Hulk Hogan, and was asked who was most likely to have a match at WrestleMania 31. Hogan answered Sting, feeling he has something to prove. He added that he thinks that CM Punk is out of the picture completely.

* He details the events that led to him being asked not to return to the WWE in the early 80s.

It's an interesting interview. You can watch it in its entirety below:

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