Hulk Hogan tragically passed away on July 24, 2025, at the age of 71. The entire wrestling world mourned his death, and he received numerous tributes across various promotions, including WWE, AEW, TNA, and New Japan Pro-Wrestling. AEW legend Sting recently opened up about his relationship with Hogan during an appearance.The two worked together for the first time in WCW in 1994. Following that, they repeatedly fought each other for the world championship. The Icon made an appearance at Big Time Wrestling and reminisced on his relationship with the Hulkster."Hulk means so much to me. I'm glad I had this opportunity to talk about it. This is my first opportunity to say I love Hulk Hogan. I still love him. I'm going to miss him. He was a contributor to the wrestling industry as a whole like no one else."He added:"He brought everyone else up to new levels. He brought Sting up to new levels. Sting-Hogan, we broke attendance records all over the United States. Here in Charlotte, we had buy-in rate, pay-per-views rates; record-breaking there with pay-per-views." [From 1:28 - 2:15]Hulk's tragic passing left the wrestling world in shock. He was one of the most important figures in the profession. Many stars and fans across the globe have paid their respects to The Immortal.Check out the full video here: Sting says Hulk Hogan transcended wrestlingDuring the same appearance, Sting went on to talk more about the great wrestling career of Hulk Hogan. The Stinger told fans that many people told him he was being sidelined when Hulk came to WCW.He revealed that he convinced all of them that Hulk was there to fill seats and his presence would help everyone in the company make money."When Hogan first came into WCW, some of the guys would say, 'Man, don't you feel like the office has got you stepping aside for Hulk?' I said, 'No, I don't feel like that at all. I feel like we have the King of Kings here. Hulk Hogan is going to help put butts in seats. We're all going to make more money. We're all going to get better ratings. It's going to be good all the way around.'"He added:"If you look at what he did, he transcended wrestling. No one else ever did. He was the first." [From 2:22 - 2:58]It's great to see Sting pay his respects to a legend like Hulk Hogan.Please give an H/T to Sportskeeda for the transcription if you use any quotes from this article.