The Rock Tells Story About Meeting Hulk Hogan in 1984, Hogan Responds

The Rock told a story about meeting Hulk Hogan backstage at a WWF show at Madison Square Garden in 1984, when he was 12 years old. There’s an explanation in text form later if you don’t feel like watching a video.

This is an amazing story!

When I interviewed @TheRock for JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, I brought him my original JUMANJI ticket from when I saw it in January of 1996.

I asked Johnson if ever collected anything special as a kid and he told me this amazing @HulkHogan story. pic.twitter.com/o3sDERNfGn

— Kevin McCarthy (@KevinMcCarthyTV) November 30, 2017

Amazing vid below on two fronts.

#1. My good bud Kev here brings me his ORIGINAL movie ticket stub from #JUMANJI.

#2. Thank you to the “brother” @HulkHogan for being so cool to me when I was a 12yr old nerdy, awkward huge Hulkster fan backstage at Madison Square Garden. 🤙🏾 https://t.co/xkQ4mDXfAu

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) November 30, 2017

The Rock and Hogan then had this exchange on Twitter:

.@therock, was this the moment you caught @hulkhogan's headband?

(From WWF at MSG Madison Square Garden (2-20-84)) pic.twitter.com/l9fCwg3s75

— Muscle & Fitness (@muscle_fitness) December 1, 2017

Wow this was the match back in ‘84 when I caught this @HulkHogan headband he throws. I was 12yrs old at Madison Square Garden. I went back to the locker room after the match to give it back to him. Two weeks later he gave me a brand new one. Crazy story. 🙏🏾🤙🏾 https://t.co/0UX0I68Wm4

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) December 1, 2017

Yo @TheRock, if you need another head band this time you need to give me my rematch then see if you can take it brother!! Lol. Only love but I’m serious about the rematch brother HH https://t.co/IDpN7h6uIb

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) December 1, 2017