Professional wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, name Terry Bolia, died at the age of 71, TMZ report,
According to the outlet, Medics were sent to the wrestler’s Florida’s house on Thursday morning to respond to “cardiac arrest”. The news of his death was confirmed by WWE.
Wrestling entertainment company wrote, “WWE is sad to know that WWE Hall of Fame Hulk Hogan has passed away.” On X“One of the most recognizable figures of pop culture, Hogan helped WWE to achieve global recognition in the 1980s. WWE expresses his condolences to Hogan’s family, friends and fans.”
Hogan started his career in the 80s with the World Wrestling Federation (which will become WWE after a controversy with the World Wide Fund for Nature as an all-American superstar), helping Pro Wrestling in the mainstream to Prophel Pro wrestling. He later played the villain as “Hollywood” Hogan in WCW, and also appeared in many films and VH1 reality show Hogan Best No.
The wrestler was certainly all the videogames, the Xbox 360 kinect game Hulk Hogan’s main event was acted in, and there were dozens of supporters wrestling games since the 90s to date. Their influence is just beyond wrestling games, however: tricks, theaterics, and wrestling fan culture that developed in the surrounding part of Hogan and WWE, they often appear in videogame and surrounding culture (eg, controversial streamer Dr. Dispress’s personality).
WWE hurt to know that WWE Hall of Fame Hulk Hogan has passed away. One of the most recognizable figures of pop culture, Hogan helped WWE gain global recognition in 1980.July 24, 2025
Hogan was also a major impact on game media in a roundabout manner.
The wrestler was dropped by WWE in 2015 after a racist dietib’s content, in which he used an N-word and said “I think we are all slightly racists,” were published by Tabloids. The wrestler apologized for the comment and was later restored to the WWE Hall of Fame.
The comments came from a transcript of a sex tape, which Hogan had filed without his consent, and came to light after a trial in which Hogan (with the help of billionaire tech investor Peter Theal) took down the Celebrity Gossip blog Gokar to publish a clip of the tape. The Goker Media was insolvency from the trial, which led to the sale of its other websites including gaming blog Kotaku, which ended in the hands of a private equity firm for a time, and now the owner of Gijmodo Keliops Media.
Hogan is recently enthusiastically known for supporting Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, which appears in rallies, while promoting a light beer brand called “Real American Beer”.
