Kevin Owens won the WWE Universal Championship on RAW this week. If anyone knows how to stay on top in the pro-wrestling business, it is Hulk Hogan. Hogan was recently a guest on Eric Bischoff’s podcast: Bischoff on Wrestling. During the interview he explained what KO needs to do in order to remain in the main event picture of the WWE. Below are some highlights.
Hulk Hogan on what Kevin Owens needs to do to stay on top of the WWE:
“I know he’s going to make the most of the opportunity. I know that first hand from asking him. At the end of the day, it all depends on how well he figures the game out. Booker T used to say, “Don’t hate the player,” like when someone like Brock Lesnar or Hulk Hogan gets a big break. Booker T used to say, “Don’t hate the player. Hate the game.” At the end of the day, this wrestling business, as much as you do or do not want to admit it or may not want to understand it. All these smart marks really don’t get it at all. “Hogan’s a politician!” or “He’s a politician! John Cena’s a politician!” Truth is… this business is about relationships on every level. If you want to be a main event guy. If you want to be consistently configured in the main events for twenty or twenty-five years, however long you want to do it, you’ve got to be a great politician” (Source: Bischoff On Wrestling).
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Hogan continued:
“You’ve got to be a politician in the ring. You’ve got to be a politician in the dressing room. You’ve got to be a great, smart politician when you’re working with Vince and Triple H. You’ve got to be a politician when you’re out in public, especially. You’ve got to be a politician when you’re with a group of men or women. It’s all about having that finesse to really make sure in every different situation that you understand the game. I don’t know how much Kevin understands the overall game but that has a direct influence on how long he’s going to become a dominant force. Or stay a dominant force in this business. He has to understand the game” (Source: Bischoff On Wrestling).
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