One of the most legendary stories about Hulk Hogan dates back to 1983. The Iron Sheik has told this story on multiple occasions, that Verne Gagne offered Sheik $100,000 to shoot on Hogan to injure his legs while both were in the AWA. It’s been repeated by Sheik and others so often that it’s become part of the lore of Hulk Hogan and one of the main points in the real life heat between Hogan and Sheik.
Well, it turns out that might not have any basis in reality.
Greg Gagne, son of Verne, spoke to Sportskeeda’s UnSKripted podcast and debunked this story, calling it fabricated. He thinks Sheik has told the story so often that he believes it, but his father Verne never once put a bounty on Hulk Hogan’s knees.
“No. Sheik made that thing up. A couple of months ago, my brother and I, he said, ‘You gotta watch this thing on YouTube.’ I never knew he said it. So when he [my brother] had told me, I said, ‘That was never said. Verne never did that.’” “Iron Sheik, he trained with us and Verne got him started, Verne supported him through the Olympics and everything. He was so naïve to the sport, he wasn’t catching on. My mom gave him the name The Iron Sheik, and then the Iranian thing was going on. Vince [McMahon] wanted somebody and Verne sent him up there [to WWE].”
Sheik’s big gimmick these days stems to just how much he actually hates Hulk Hogan. It’s often shown in how much he tweets, and while there might be doubt in the validity of his story, he probably will just continue to call Hulk Hogan a jabroni and threaten to humble him. You can watch the interview with Gagne below.
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