Hulk Hogan was recently interviewed by Sports Illustrated and had high praise for IWGP Heavyweight Champion, Kenny Omega. Below are interview highlights.

Hogan on Omega being a special talent and a worldwide star:

“Kenny Omega is a different animal, he’s just such a special talent. He’s already a worldwide star. You have to know how to switch gears, and Kenny understands how to work the Japanese style, the American-Japanese style, and the American style.”

Hulk Hogan on Omega potentially having an easier transition in the US:

“Speaking from my own experience, when I wrestled there, I could have just stayed in Japan, never came to the United States, and my career would have been fine. Kenny can do the same thing, though I think the transition is going to be a little easier with him. People in America can pretty much watch, in real time, see his matches in Tokyo. The momentum he is building in Japan only adds to how big a star he could be here in the States. He is built up to headline Wrestle Kingdom, which he’s already done, or WrestleMania. He already has years of TV exposure, so he’s familiar to the domestic audiences here in the States, and you could put him in the main event of next year’s WrestleMania.”

Hulk Hogan on Omega possibly going to WWE: