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 Jim Ross shoots down talk that he's targeting WrestleMania 26 for his return, comments on his current contractual status with WWE Shore's WWE Superstars Hitlist: Shelton Benjamin vs. Zack Ryder, Eric Escobar (w/Vickie Guerrero) vs. Jimmy Wang Yang, and Mark Henry vs. Cody Rhodes 11/20 WWE Smackdown preview: The complete lineup for tonight's show headlined by Undertaker and Kane vs. Chris Jericho and Big Show, plus a hot Intercontinental Title match (no spoilers) 11/20 WWE Smackdown spoilers: Full results of the show that airs tonight with John Morrison defending the Intercontinental Title against Dolph Ziggler in a best of three falls match (spoilers) Where Are They Now: Former WWE wrestler Duke "The Dumpster" Droese WWE "ECW on Syfy" rating: How did the return of C.M. Punk to the Tuesday night show perform in the ratings?