Pro Wrestling Legend, Hulk Hogan, dies at 71

Pro Wrestling Icon Hulk Hogan has died, police and World Wrestling Entertainment said. He was 71 years old.

Police said the first respondents were called to Clearwater Beach, Florida, Hogan’s house, whose real name was Terry Bolia, which was around 9:50 am on Thursday.

The Clearwater Police Department said, “The nature of the call was for cardiac arrest.” statementHe was rushed to the Morton Plant Hospital, where he was declared dead.

“There were no signs of dishonesty or suspicious activity,” Major Nate Berncide told reporters.

WWE said, “WWE is sad to know that WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan has passed away.” A statement posted on social media“One of the most recognizable figures of pop culture, Hogan helped WWE to achieve global recognition in the 1980s. WWE expresses his condolences to Hogan’s family, friends and fans.”

Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bolia, was perhaps the biggest star in the long history of WWE. She was the main draw for the first WrestleMania in 1985 and was a stability over the years, which was facing everyone from Andre the Giant and Randy Savez to The Rock and even the company’s president Vins McMahon.

He won at least six WWE Championships and was included in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005.

“One of the most recognizable figures of pop culture, Hogan helped WWE to gain global recognition in the 1980s. WWE expressed his condolences to Hogan’s family, friends and fans,” WWE said.

“Hulkamania,”, as he called the energy made, began to run wild in the mid -1980s and pushed professional wrestling into the mainstream. He was a American hero waving a flag with horsepo mustache, red and yellow gear and large-scale weapons, calling his “24-inch dragon”.

Hogan was also a celebrity outside the wrestling world, which appeared in many films and television shows, including a reality show about his life on VH1, “Hogan Nose Best.”

In recent years, Hogan added his celebrity to politics. At the Republican National Convention of 2024, he merged the Classic WWE exercise with the rhetoric of the then candidate Donald Trump to support him emotionally for the President.

“Let’s run the wild brother to Trumpania! Let the ruling Trumpania again! Let the American again make America great!” Hogan shouted in a hurry.

He instigated a T-shirt to manifest a bright red trump-wance campaign with a picture of himself on a motorcycle. Trump stood to appreciate the step.

Hogan recently began investing in dramatic, professional wrestling options, announcing plans in April to work as the first commissioner of the Real American Freediness Organization, describing himself as “the first unpublished Pro wrestling” league “. The first incident at Cleveland State University is 30 August.

“The idea was so exciting that I get a chance to join with all these youth and helps them to guide them in any way, especially to make them huge stars and make them a future,” Hogan said. “People can be surprised, but wrestling is wrestling, brother.”

Hogan became the champion for the first time, which was the World Wrestling Federation in 1984, and pro Wrestling flew from there. His popularity helped in the creation of the annual WrestleMania event in 1985, when he worked with Mr. Tea by defeating “Rowdy” Road Piper and “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orandorf.

He slammed and defeated Andre the Giant at WrestleMania III in 1987, and the WWF gained momentum. His quarrel with the late “Macho Man” Randy Savez – perhaps his biggest rival – carried pro wrestling even further.

Hogan was a central person known as Monday night’s wars. WWE and World Championship Wrestling was struggling for rating domination in 1996. Hogan tilted things in favor of WCW with the birth of Hollywood Hogan Charitra and the formation of a new world order, a villain stable that put WCW ahead in the rating.

He returned to WWE in 2002 and again became a champion. His match with The Rock at WrestleMania X8, a disadvantage during which fans happy for their “Bad Gai” character, were seen as the passing of the torch.

Hogan was probably known for the personality of his big life because he was his in-ring exploitation. He was dear to his “promo” – the promotional session he attracted fans into matches. He often played his interviewer, “Pisces” Jean Okralund, started with his interviews, “Okay, Lemme said yes something, the gene me!”

He also crossed films and television. He was Thunderips in the 1982 film “Rocky III”.

In 2016, a Florida jury honored Hogan $ 115 million in a trial against the Goker media and then added $ 25 million to punitive loss. In 2012, Hogan sued Gokkar, who used to post a video of having sex with his former best friend’s wife. He said that the office violated his secrecy.

Hogan smiled and wore black during three weeks of trial.

“Everywhere I show, people treat me as I am still shampoo,” he said about the support of fans.