WWE News Stephanie McMahon states that Hulk Hogan is a "terrible wrestler," adds Steve Austin was a bigger star for WWE By Jason Powell Jan 4, 2009 - 10:57 AM Email This Article | Printer Friendly Page Send Us News & Results | Back to Main Listing The full transcript of Stephanie McMahon-Levesque's interview with the Congressional Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has been released as part of Rep. Henry Waxman's report. During the interview, Steph stated that Steve Austin was a bigger star than Hulk Hogan. "I don't know if you are familiar with Stone Cold, but he was probably one of the biggest superstars that we ever had, bigger than Hulk Hogan." WWE attorney Jerry McDevitt quickly added, "Hulk would disagree with that." Steph also commented on Hogan's in-ring ability. "You really don't even have to be a good wrestler," she said while explaining how wrestlers get pushed. "Hulk Hogan was a terrible wrestler, and he still is." She brought up Hogan later in the interview and stated: "When I said Hulk Hogan wasn't a great wrestler, I didn't mean he didn't know how to do the moves, the move technically. He just had three moves. And that is all he did. That is what I meant. It wasn't an exciting technical display of reversing holds and, you know, multiple different maneuvers. It was a very basic match. Psychologically, it worked every time. The crowd got behind Hulk. You can read the full interview by clicking here. Powell's POV: Steph seemed to regret making that statement regarding Hogan. "I didn't really realize I was on the record and wasn't thinking about that," she said at one point. She added that he was a "terrific performer, charisma oozing out of everywhere, just not a great technical wrestler." If nothing else, it's interesting that Steph referred to Austin as a bigger star than Hogan. HELP SUPPORT DOT NET! BECOME A MEMBER AT OUR CHARTER RATE OF JUST $5 A MONTH - GET THE FIRST LOOK AT EXCLUSIVE INSIDER DOT NET NEWS, TONS OF EXCLUSIVE AUDIO SHOWS, MESSAGE BOARD ACCESS, START YOUR OWN BLOG, AD-FREE MAIN LISTING: SIGN ME UP (or MORE INFO) GOT AN IPHONE OR IPOD TOUCH? THEN BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD OUR NEW FREE iPhone APP: (click here!) (or SEARCH "pro wrestling" in iTunes App Store) FOR MORE BREAKING WWE & TNA NEWS AND COMMENTARY, VISIT OUR AFFILIATE PWTORCH.COM (click here!) FOR MORE MMA & UFC NEWS AND COMMENTARY, VISIT OUR AFFILIATE MMATORCH.COM (click here!) CLICK TO RETURN TO DOT NET MAIN LISTING OR SELECT A LINK BELOW FROM THIS CATEGORY WWE News Latest Twelve Articles Former WWE personality Lilian Garcia files assault charges WWE News: NASCAR driver celebrates his win with a replica WWE Title belt WWE News: Supposedly deeply offended victim Mr. Lobo issues a challenge to "wrassle" Chris Jericho WrestleMania 26 pay-per-view price revealed, more notes on the other pay-per-view prices increasing Shore's WWE Smackdown Hitlist: John Morrison and Cryme Tyme vs. Dolph Ziggler and The Hart Dynasty, Rey Mysterio vs. Mike Knox, C.M. Punk vs. R-Truth, and Batista vs. Matt Hardy WrestleMania 26 tickets on sale today