Eric Bischoff Details WWE HOFer Hulk Hogan's Condition Weeks Before His Death

Hulk Hogan's death last Thursday has led to numerous reactions from within the wrestling world, and also a lot of questions given the conflicting reports on his health in the month leading up to his death. For those looking for answers, they got some earlier this week, thanks to Hogan's long-time friend and Real American Freestyle business partner Eric Bischoff.

Discussing everything Hogan on "83 Weeks," Bischoff revealed that he had been in touch with Hogan over the last few months, first talking to him over the phone. This came, according to Bischoff, after Hogan had been in the hospital, though Bischoff didn't specify when that was, and even admitted he hadn't been in contact with Hogan or those close to him, not wanting to bother him. Only when he heard that Hogan was home did Bischoff call, at the behest of Hogan's son Nick.

"I got on my phone, and I could tell he was weak," Bischoff said. "He sounded tired. But he still had that 'Brother, what are we going to do next?' kind of underlying current of energy in his voice, even though he sounded tired, even though he sounded weak. He still had that 'Brother, what's going on with Real American Freestyle? Where we at? Have you talked to Kurt [Angle]?' You know, that type of thing. Checking up on me to make sure I was on top of my s**t."

Bischoff's visit, which he says was a few days later, was similar to their phone conversation, with Hogan coming off tired and weak, but still spirited, wanting to know more about how Real American Freestyle was doing. While not revealing too much, Bischoff did state that Hogan struggled to talk due to his surgery, which he says saw doctors move around Hogan's larynx. He also said Hogan was on oxygen and in the care of a nurse, who was monitoring his CO2 levels.

Bischoff also disclosed his and Hogan's last exchange as he was leaving, and that it was again focused on Real American Freestyle, with Hogan wanting to contribute to promotion and interviews alongside Bischoff, despite his condition.

"I said 'I'll tell you what,'" Bischoff said. "'I'm going to call over the chat. There's some things that we'll see if we can get you on and get you on some interviews.' Now I knew damn good and well, and then, obviously, I didn't know what was going to happen, but I knew it was going to be quite a while before he was ready to do interviews. He knew it too. But he said 'Brother, I can't wait. I may not be able to do anything on camera for a couple of weeks.' But he said 'I'll be good on the phone. So you can set some stuff up for me on the phone.' He was so anxious to get back to work."

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