{"id":1556,"date":"2025-07-25T08:36:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T08:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.justnews24.info\/?p=1556"},"modified":"2025-07-25T08:36:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T08:36:59","slug":"hulk-hogan-dead-at-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.justnews24.info\/?p=1556","title":{"rendered":"Hulk Hogan Dead at 71"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Wrestling legend\u00a0Hulk Hogan<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0has died at 71 years old,\u00a0TMZ Sports<\/strong>\u00a0has learned.<\/section>\n
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Medics were dispatched to the WWE icon’s Clearwater, Florida home early Thursday morning … with operators stating it was regarding a “cardiac arrest.”<\/p>\n
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We broke the story last month — there were rumblings Hogan was\u00a0on his “deathbed”<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0… but we were told at the time he was just dealing with the symptoms of a neck procedure he underwent in May.<\/section>\n
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Hulk, born\u00a0Terry Gene Bollea<\/strong>, transformed professional wrestling into a family entertainment sport. Before Hulk, wrestling catered to a fairly narrow audience. Hulk’s theatrics in the ring were magnetic for children and their parents, and it supercharged the sport.<\/section>\n
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Hogan kickstarted a pop culture phenomenon with “Hulkamania” after defeating the Iron Sheik for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1984 — a craze that never went away, and his signature bandana and handlebar mustache were often copied by fans in crowds for decades.<\/section>\n
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In 1996, Hulk transformed himself from hero to villain … he created the NWO — New World Order — and became Hollywood Hulk Hogan. It propelled him and professional wrestling to even more fame.<\/section>\n