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Terry Gene Bollea (/ b ə ˈ l eɪ ə /; born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is widely regarded as the most recognized wrestling star worldwide, the most popular wrestler of the 1980s, and as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time.
- Brooke Hogan
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- Linda
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- Nick Hogan
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- Miss Elizabeth
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- Andre The Giant
In 1980, he feuded with Hulk Hogan, when, unlike their more...
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- Hiro Matsuda
His most famous student was Hulk Hogan, breaking his leg to...
- Robinson High School
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- Vincent J. McMahon
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- Brooke Hogan
Terry Ugene Bollea (born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American semi-retired pro wrestler and actor . He is best known for his time in World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment, World Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. He is a six-time WWF/E Champion and six-time WCW World Heavyweight ...
- 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
- August 11, 1953 (age 70), Augusta, Georgia
- 302 lb (137 kg; 21 st 8 lb)
- Hiro Matsuda
Terry Eugene Bollea, better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American retired professional wrestler and television personality. He is widely regarded as the most recognized wrestling star worldwide and the most popular wrestler of the 1980s.
- August 11, 1953
- Hulk Hogan Had A Shot at Going Pro in Baseball.
- He Got A Shot at Becoming A Wrestler Because He Was in A Band.
- Matsuda Broke Hulk Hogan's Leg The First Day of Practice.
- His Ring Name Wasn't Always Hulk Hogan.
- He Got Fired from The WWF For Starring in Rocky III.
- Marvel Owned The Copyright on His name.
- He's The only Pro Wrestler Ever to Be on The Cover of Sports Illustrated.
- Hogan Knocked Richard Belzer Unconscious on Live Tv.
As a youngster, Bollea took his little league team to the national regional finals in 1966, coming just one game shy of reaching the Little League World Series (he actually gave up the game-winning home run to the opposing team). He continued playing baseball into his early teens, and as a 6-foot-6-inch high-school pitcher, the towering Bollea caug...
Beyond a love of baseball, he was also a studio musician for 10 years and played bass in a rock group called Ruckus. When wrestling icons Gerald and Jack Brisco—The Brisco Brothers—saw the gigantic Bollea perform with his band in Tampa, they invited him to meetpromotor Eddie Graham and trainer Hiro Matsuda. They obviously saw the potential, too, be...
Hulk credits his big mouth for the injury. "The biggest mistake I made was I ran my mouth around this small town. ‘I’m gonna be a wrestler! I’m gonna be a wrestler!’ Big mistake," he saidon "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's podcast. "So when I went down there, Matsuda broke my leg the first day. [He] sat between my legs, put his elbow in my shin, grabbed...
During his 1977 debut, Hogan wrestled under a mask as "The Super Destroyer," a shared name traded back and forth between several wrestlers. Soon after, he ditched the mask to wrestle as "Sterling Golden" and "Terry 'The Hulk' Boulder" throughout smaller wrestling territories. When he eventually went to work for Vince McMahon, Sr.'s World Wide Wrest...
The old-school thought was that wrestlers should never do TV and movies in order to avoid exposing the business as choreographed, so it was a major taboo when Hulk appeared as Thunder Lips in Rocky III. "If you were a wrestler you were a wrestler," Hulk explainedon Austin's podcast. The role cost him his job with WWF under Vince McMahon Sr., so Hul...
After wrestling as Hulk Hogan—and even "The Incredible Hulk Hogan" at points—for several years, Bollea's high-profile role in WWF and budding movie career caught the attention of Marvel's lawyers, who thought the name was infringing upon a certain green monster in purple pants. So in 1984, Marvel and the WWF worked out a compromise where the comic ...
Hogan landed on the cover of Sports Illustrated's April 1985 issue, where he was lauded as "Pro Wrestling's Top Banana." There's some disagreement about whether Hulk is the only pro wrestler to ever play cover model for the magazine, but since The Rock's cover came after his Hollywood mega-success alongside an article about his football career, and...
During a gonzo appearance on a cable talk show where he and Mr. T were promoting the first Wrestlemania, Hogan put host Richard Belzer in a headlock that rendered him unconscious. Hogan then dropped him, sending his limp body to the floor, where Belzer hit his head bad enough to get a concussion. He came to and threw the show to commercial while hi...
Jan 4, 2021 · Hulk Hogan knows about being the hero and the villain. He has played both roles during his four decades in wrestling. In the ring, he was the red-and-yellow-clad "Hulkster" during the WWF's rise ...
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Jan 23, 2024 · That started 40 years ago. On Jan. 23, 1984, Hogan defeated the Iron Sheik to become World Wrestling Federation champion. It was not only the first of what would be six championship runs but also...
Aug 24, 2023 · His real name is Terry Gene Bollea, but he’s universally recognized as Hulk Hogan — a nickname that triggered a lengthy legal dispute with Marvel Comics over its similarity to their green...
