5 things learned from former WWE Superstar Paul Roma's Sportskeeda interview

#2 Paul Roma on how the death of former WWE Superstar Hercules affected him

Former WWE Superstar Paul Roma's Power and Glory tag team partner Hercules Hernandez passed away in March 2004.

He was only 47 years of age when he passed. His passing was attributed to heart disease.

When discussing the passing of his tag team partner, Roma described Hercules as his "soulmate":

"Hercules was my soulmate as far as a man is concerned. That's what he is and always will be. I try not to go to funerals because I wanna remember you as you are now, not laying still . . . Ray - Hercules - is not dead to me. I talk to him still. I continue to train with him still. How did it affect me? Well, he's not here physically but he is here for me mentally. So, no one that I love in my life ever dies. I just don't see that but I continue to talk to them and that's how I live my life," said Paul Roma.

Despite only teaming for a short period of time in WWE, Power and Glory are often cited as an inspiration to many modern tag teams in professional wrestling.

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#1 Paul Roma describes WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan as a "big phony"

Hulk Hogan is one of the most influential, well-known and controversial names in professional wrestling history.

Paul Roma's tenure as a WWE Superstar came during the height of 'Hulkamania' during the 1980s in the company.

However, Roma described a moment in which he lost respect for The Hulkster during a fan signing in Detroit:

"I lost respect for Terry [Hulk Hogan] when we were in Detroit, and they brought in somebody from one of the local hospitals, and we had just got done meeting kids, and then they said there's one more kid. And they wheeled him in on a bed, and [asked] if he can come see him, and Hogan threw up his hands. He was all frustrated and all pi**y," said Roma.

The former WWE Superstar continued and described Hogan as a "big phony" for the way he portrayed himself on-screen and acted off of it:

"I looked at him and I was like, "Really? So you're a big phony, that's really what you are,'" Roma continued. "For the cameras you're 'Eat your vitamins and say your prayers,' and when the cameras are off, it's 'To hell to those kids' who live for wrestling. I got you man, I got your number, and that was it. From that point on, I was cordial, but I had no respect for him anymore."

Hulk Hogan was most recently seen on WWE television as the host of WrestleMania 37 Night One and Two in April of this year.