Source: Mike Mooneyham of The Post and Courier

“The first day I ran into Ric with a shoulder tackle and knocked him down. He popped up and came right back at me. I didn’t have my footing right. I was turned in when he hit me, and my right hip popped out of its socket. The pain shot like a piece of electricity to my head and right behind my ear. I felt like my head exploded. I fell and dumbed it up against the rope until I could pop my hip back in. That was my first day back.”

Hogan said he considered Flair to be the greatest wrestler in the history of the business.

“He’s the greatest wrestler ever,” said Hogan. “He’s better than Lou Thesz, Gorgeous George, you name it.”