Chelsea Green remembers Hulk Hogan with emotion after his death. “It was a pioneer, an inspiration … there is only one Hulkster,” says the fighter of WWE. We attend to your complete statements during a recent appearance in CBS News.
Interviewer: We now bring WWE's professional fighter, Chelsea Green, to talk more about all this. Chelsea, thank you very much for accompanying us. I know this news must have surprised you. What did you think when you find out this morning?
Chelsea Green: «Beyond his political views, it was a true legend. And if it weren't for Hulk Hogan, many of us in the wrestling industry would not be here. He inspired a whole generation, so this loss feels deeply in the luchistic community.
Interviewer: Today Figures Ultimate Edition of Hulk Hogan were announced in the Comic-Con. How did he influence your career and what kind of relationship did you have with him?
Chelsea Green: «I used to reach Raw and SmackDown with an unmatched energy. In fact, we saw it in Raw's premiere in Netflix in January. He looked very alive, with a lot of spirit. That is the Hulk Hogan that I met and with which I grew up. My husband is a total fan of him, so this loss is feeling a lot. I am sure that my colleagues are also taking it very hard ».
Interviewer: We know that I was also a supporter of the fighters. Do you have any favorite memory of him?
Chelsea Green: «I could not mention only one. He had an immense impact on the fight. In addition, he was Florida's local, just like me. We saw him followed by the beach, in his store. He was a really unique person.
Interviewer: They say that when he entered a room, everything changed. How do you think your colleagues will remember?
Chelsea Green: «Like me. Maybe they say even better. All of us who grew up in the 80s and 90s had it as an idol. I can't imagine how his family feels, but it is beautiful to see how the entire community – not only the wrestling – joins to honor an American icon ».
Interviewer: He was also a pioneer outside the ring, on television and cinema. How extraordinary is that in your profession?
Chelsea Green: «That is what made Hulk unique. Others have achieved it such as The Rock or John Cena, but Hogan was the first. They are people who transcend wrestling. Hulk Hogan opened the way for everyone to run in Hollywood«.
Interviewer: Did he give you any life or career advice?
Chelsea Green: «When I was just beginning, before WWE, I had some encounters with him. It was nobody at that time. But the positivity and motivation that gave me more than ten years ago still marks me. It was a pioneer without fear and that was hit to all ».
Interviewer: Do you think there will be someone like him in wrestling?
Chelsea Green: “Impossible. We can try to imitate it, have that iconic tan, that presence … but at the end of the day, There is only one Hulkster«.
