Look again on the highs and lows of Hulk Hogan

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Born Terry Gene Bollea, he began his profession in Florida within the Nineteen Seventies and seemingly gained the "Hulk" nickname after towering over The Unimaginable Hulk actor Lou Ferrigno on an area TV present.

He then turned Hogan after becoming a member of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) - whose proprietor Vince McMahon needed a fighter with an Irish-sounding title.

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His rise to fame went hand-in-hand with the rise of wrestling as a TV spectacle, mixing sport with the drama, characters and storylines of present enterprise.

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"I am in higher form than him," Hogan advised Reuters, 5 months earlier than his fiftieth birthday - however The Rock emerged victorious.

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In whole, Hogan received six WWF/WWE championships, headlined WrestleMania eight occasions, and was inducted twice into the WWE Corridor of Fame.

He additionally loved actuality TV success in his personal collection, Hogan Is aware of Greatest, alongside his spouse Linda and their two youngsters from 2005-07.

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<img sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/3861/live/387ade60-68ae-11f0-89ea-4d6f9851f623.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/3861/live/387ade60-68ae-11f0-89ea-4d6f9851f623.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/3861/live/387ade60-68ae-11f0-89ea-4d6f9851f623.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/3861/live/387ade60-68ae-11f0-89ea-4d6f9851f623.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/3861/live/387ade60-68ae-11f0-89ea-4d6f9851f623.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/3861/live/387ade60-68ae-11f0-89ea-4d6f9851f623.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/3861/live/387ade60-68ae-11f0-89ea-4d6f9851f623.jpg.webp 1536w" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/3861/live/387ade60-68ae-11f0-89ea-4d6f9851f623.jpg.webp" loading="lazy" alt="Getty Images Hulk on a stage waving a US flag in front of an audience, with some people holding Trump signs, at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York on October 27, 2024" class="sc-d1200759-0 dvfjxj"/> Getty Pictures In recent times, he divided opinion amongst followers as one among Donald Trump's most vocal celeb supporters, endorsing him in his trademark theatrical type at occasions together with the Republican Nationwide Conference one 12 months in the past, and a marketing campaign rally at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York in October (pictured).