Hulk Hogan Impressed With Rising IMPACT Wrestling Star
In an interview with Wrestlecast, Hulk Hogan spoke very highly of Magnus based on the latter's recent work in the tag team ranks with Samoa Joe.
"Nick's got something. He's really come on in the last month with Samoa Joe, since they teamed up. I've watched him before but he didn't really poke his head up.
"But all of a sudden, with the Joe thing, he started talking with Joe. Joe came at him like a tough guy and Magnus stood up to him and said 'I'll take care of my s**t, you take care of yours'. It showed that little bit of fire that I hadn't seen. Then in the ring, he was really aggressive. I think there is something there.
"We definitely need to pay a lot of attention to him. He definitely, without a push and without any help, he is starting to shine through."
You started to see signs of Magnus with the British Invasion & the brief time with London Brawling playing off both Williams (WHERE IS HE!) & Desmond but Hogan got it right here in that he's come into his own with Joe as he's not really playing off Joe more than just being his own man associated with him.
Seeing how he hasn't been "cycled in" the X division yet unlike Kendrick & the other X guys or since his TV Title feud with A.J. Styles over a year ago with the exception of his one match at Destination X past being a jobber...it's not cycled, it's wasted.