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

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

Hogan, real name Terry Gene Bollea, was born in Augusta, Georgia, in 1953 and raised in Tampa. Though Hogan attended wrestling shows growing up in Florida, he started his career in entertainment as a musician,

Hulk Hogan — who died on July 24, 2025, at the age of 71 —appeared alongside his then-wife Linda and children Nick and Brooke on 'Hogan Knows Best' from 2005 to 2007

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.

Phillips released Joker: Folie à Deux in 2024, a movie that, to the surprise of many, ended up being a big, expensive dud. While promoting the supervillain sequel, he said that he and the Hogan biopic had parted ways, telling Variety, "I love what we were trying to do, but that's not going to come together for me."

A particular age group will feel it the most: "Big personalities that we grew up with are leaving and it sucks." This fan noted the similarities this week: "Ozzy and now Hulk, a sad week." A true fan: Hogan was well-connected with NASCAR.