As one of the most esteemed pro wrestlers of all time, WWE Hall-of-Famer Hulk Hogan has seemingly dealt with just about every kind of injury that one can suffer both in and out of the ring, which definitely also involved suffering through the aftermath of those injuries. That includes over two dozen different surgeries and procedures addressing issues across his entire body, and in more recent years, the pain escalated to the point where he fell to relying on pain pills to get by. Now at 70, Hogan appears to be as healthy as he’s been in a while, and he opened up about reversing course on pill addiction, as well as his decision to quit drinking alcohol.
Hogan’s health issues in the past couple of years were addressed publicly by fellow pro wrestling legend Ric Flair, with Kurt Angle also joining the rumor-spreading at one point, and the Georgia native is just as quick to address that he wasn’t living his best life for part of the last decade. When interviewed by Muscle and Health, the Hogan’s Hangout namesake addressed the downward spiral he found himself caught in, saying:
