10 Ways Wrestlers' Bodies Changed Forever Because Of Wrestling
2. Hulk Hogan's Height
For evidence of Hulk Hogan's height loss, compare this old interview with Vince McMahon to a more recent picture of the duo stood together. 'The Hulkster' clearly isn't the 6'8" man mountain he was in his prime.
Hogan has admitted as much himself. In a 2005 interview, Hulk claimed that while he used to be taller, "knee, neck, and back surgeries" had left him somewhere around 6'4". He's still a big, big dude, but several decades of hitting a finishing move that involves high-impact spinal compression left him a lot less larger-than-life than the superhero who helped drag McMahon's promotion towards mainstream success.
Hogan isn't the only wrestler to lose height as a result of a gruelling wrestling career, though. 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper suffered an even more noticeable decline, losing somewhere between 5-6 inches through his compacted spine and other surgeries, having been billed at 6'2" early in his career before coming in at approximately 5'9" at the time of his passing.