With his red and yellow wrestling attire, bleached mustache and custom of ripping his shirt open, Hogan ascended alongside the then-WWF.

Hulk Hogan’s death at 71 continues to dominate headlines with WWE SummerSlam fast approaching this weekend. Wrestling icon Hogan died on Thursday after a suspected cardiac arrest, with tributes

American former pro wrestler, media personality, and musician Hulk Hogan died at his home in Clearwater, Florida, on July 24, 2025, at the age of 71.

In death, Hulk Hogan is being remembered for a very controversial affair the WWE icon had with his daughter's best friend in 2007.

Inside Hulk Hogan's scandals and controversies inside and out of the wrestling ring through his decades in the public eye, before his death on Thursday, July 24 at age 71.

Hogan, who died Thursday in Florida at age 71, portrayed himself as an all-American hero, a term that itself implies a stereotype. He was Sylvester Stallone meets John Wayne in tights — only fans could actually touch him and smell the sweat if the WWF came to town.