World Wrestling Entertainment said on Thursday (July 24, 2025) that American Sports and Entertainment Star, American Sports and Entertainment Star, who gave professional wrestling a global event and loud support, died at 71 years of age, 71 years old.
WWE said on X, “WWE is sad to know that WWE Hall of Fame Hulk Hogan has passed away. One of the most recognizable figures of pop culture, Hogan helped WWE to get global recognition in the 1980s.”
Bleach-Bland, Mahogany-Tended Beamoth became the face of professional wrestling in the 1980s, helping the mock combat to transform the value of billions of dollars in a family-friendly entertainment from a seeded spectacle.
An important moment in that development came in 1987 at WrestleMania III Extra Vvaganza, when Hogan hoisted a fellow wrestler Andre the Giant before the Pontik Silverdome sold in Michigan for a French thunder.
Hogan acted in films like “Rocky III” and “Santa with Meeting” in a low successful career in Hollywood, but returned to the ring until his body allowed.
In 2024, he appeared in the Republican National Convention to support Trump’s President’s Bid, who hosted Hulk-Hadline Wrestlemania in the 1980s. Hogan said that he decided to support the Republican candidate after watching his combative, fist-pumping response to attempt a murder on the campaign mark.
“Come on the trumpet, wild, brother!” Hogan provoked a cheering crowd, ripping his shirt to reveal a trump tank top. “Let the trimpania rule again!”
To be ‘Hulk’
Born on August 11, 1953 in Augusta, Georgia, Terry Jean Bolia, Future Hulk and his family soon moved to Tampa, Florida region. After high school, he ran a bass guitar for the area rock band, but felt a bridge for a red-hot wrestling scene in Florida in the 1970s.
Many details of his career were representatives of the blurred lines between showbusiness exaggeration, facts and imagination in wrestling.
His first trainer reportedly broke Hogan’s leg to stop him from entering business, but he kept wrestling, weight training, and – later he admitted – anabolic steroids. He received in the infamous because his biceps dubbed “24-inch dragon”.
“Hulk” Monicer came at the time with comparison of the comic-book hero depicted on TV. He will pay royalty to Marvel Comics for years. “Hogan” World Wrestling Federation (WWF) owner, promoter Vincent J. McMahon’s invention was, who wanted Irish representation among his stable stars.
His appearance as wrestler Thunderips in “Rocky III”, where he dwarfed the leading person Sylvester Stalon, took Hogan to the mainstream. On returning to WWF, now McMahon’s son Vincent. Controlled by, he defeated Iron Sheikh to claim the World Championship in 1984, a belt that he would hold for four years.
Hogan became a domestic name, which appears on the cover of the magazine Sports Illustrated and Sri T. As the pop culture was performing with the stars. The WWF came to dominate wrestling, anchor by its annual WrestleMania Pay-P-Vyuw events.
Facing ‘The Rock’
Later, he joined the competitive World Championship wrestling, swaping his trademark yellow tights for Black and taking a person as the villain “Hollywood” Hogan, who was the head of a gang of rules known as the new world order. Nautanki strengthened his career.
Hogan eventually returned to the WWF, now known as WWE, and faced Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in 2002 in WrestleMania.
“I’m in a better shape than that,” Hogan told Roots At that time, five months shy with his 50th birthday. “I am standing next to the rock and if he wants to pose with him.” Rock eventually won the match.
Hogan was included twice in the WWE Hall of Fame, and was referred to as the “Babe Ruth” of Wrestling – after New York Yankiz’s famous baseball player.
But Trump’s Hogan’s support in 2024 did not go down well with all wrestling fans, and he also faced other controversies. Gossip website Gavkar After posting parts of a sex tape between him and a friend’s wife, and Hogan sued the confidentiality, to win the $ 140 million decision.
In 2015, he was suspended by WWE, as another cursory recording revealed that Hogan used racial solution. He was restored in 2018.
They were married three times and had two children, who starred in the 2005–2007 reality TV shows, “Hogan Noz Best” with him and the first wife Linda.
Published – July 24, 2025 10:08 pm IST