Hogan helped elevate US wrestling to a world phenomenon through the Nineteen Eighties together with his aptitude and bravado.
Hulk Hogan, the American sports activities and leisure star who made skilled wrestling a world phenomenon has died on the age of 71, World Wrestling Leisure stated.
“WWE is saddened to study WWE Corridor of Famer Hulk Hogan has handed away,” World Wrestling Leisure wrote in a social media submit on Thursday. “One of popular culture’s most recognizable figures, Hogan helped WWE obtain international recognition within the Nineteen Eighties. WWE extends its condolences to Hogan’s household, buddies, and followers.”
Hogan grew to become a common image of WWE through the Nineteen Eighties, with a beach-blonde handlebar moustache, bandanas, and towering physique that he paired with an over-the-top persona that endeared him to followers and captured the spectacle of wrestling leisure.
Hogan’s aptitude and bravado helped elevate US wrestling leisure into a world phenomenon through the Nineteen Eighties. He later grew to become extra concerned in US politics, providing a full-throated endorsement of Donald Trump within the 2024 election.
“Let Trumpamania run wild, brother!” he stated throughout a speech on the 2024 Republican Nationwide Conference as he ripped off his shirt. “Let Trumpamania rule once more!”
Hogan additionally grew to become one of many first WWE stars to make use of his fame and success as a wrestler to pursue alternatives in Hollywood, showing in movies equivalent to “Rocky III” and “Santa With Muscle mass”.
