American wrestler Kurt Angle revealed that fellow wrestling champion Hulk Hogan was paralyzed after a medical error during back surgery, according to the British newspaper, Mirror.

Angle said on his podcast "The Kurt Angle Show" that Hogan, 69, told him backstage at Raw XXX last week that he had "lost all feeling in his lower body and now he needs to Walking stick.

Angel added, "So now he can't feel his legs. He has to walk with a stick and, as you know, that's dangerous," while Hogan has not issued a statement or comment yet.

Hogan's last appearance was a few days ago during the "Raw XXX" wrestling show in Philadelphia, where he seemed to move very carefully, except that he did not use a stick while addressing the audience from the stage, nor did he go down to the ring.

Press reports stated that Hogan lost sensation in the lower part of his body after back surgery, as the former American wrestler underwent an operation during which he was exposed to removing some nerves in his back that led to his loss of sensation and control in his lower half.

And the reports continued that Hogan "can no longer feel his legs after the nerves were cut during back surgery, and he can no longer feel anything below his waist, but he can still use a cane to walk, after nerves were removed during the 11th back surgery."

Hulk Hogan.. 36 years of wrestling and art

Hulk Hogan was born on August 11, 1953, and his real name is Terry Gene Bollea.

He began his professional wrestling career in 1977, and gained international fame after joining the World Wrestling Federation in 1983.

During his career, which lasted about 36 years, Hogan won 5 titles in the federation in his first career, setting the record for the second time in the history of the federation, and he also became the first wrestler to win consecutive matches from the “Royal Rumble” show (Royal Rumble) in 1990 and 1991, and it was the last His match in 2013.

His sports fame opened the doors to artistic glory for him, as he participated in many cinematic films, and even got a starring role in some of them, which doubled his popularity and brought him more money until his wealth reached about $ 30 million, to be the richest wrestler ever in his generation.

He made his debut in the movie "Rocky III" in 1982, when he played the character of the wrestler Thunderlips, and after that he appeared in films starring him, most notably "No Holds Barred" in 1989, and "Suburban Commando" ) in 1991, and "Santa with Muscles" in 1996. He also appeared in television series, most notably "Thunder in Paradise" in 1993.

The American star has undergone a total of 25 different surgeries over the years, according to his daughter Brooke in 2021. Hogan once commented on his recurring injuries, "My knees are fake, my hips are fake, my back is metal, and part of my face is metal."