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My Take
I'm not sure professional wrestling becomes a global phenomenon without Hulk Hogan. The man understood spectacle on an almost primal level — the shirt rip, the ear cupped to a roaring crowd, the 193-centimeter frame that filled any arena. As a pure technician he was never the best in the building, and he would probably admit it; as a presence, nobody came close. His passing in 2025 closed the book on wrestling's first true crossover megastar, the one who dragged the business into mainstream pop culture. A complicated legacy, sure. But every larger-than-life entrance you see today owes him royalties.
Overview
Terry Gene Bollea (; August 11, 1953 – July 24, 2025), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, was an American professional wrestler and media personality. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most recognized wrestlers of all time, Hogan won multiple championships worldwide, most notably being a six-time WWF/WWE Champion.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hulk Hogan
- Name (Japanese)
- ハルク・ホーガン
- Reading
- はるく・ほーがん
- Born
- August 11, 1953 (age 72)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Snake
- Origin
- Augusta, Georgia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 193 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / professional wrestler / television presenter / voice actor / singer-songwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Thomas Richard Robinson High School
- University
- University of South Florida
Awards & achievements
- 2007 Florida Sports Hall of Fame
- 2005 WWE Hall of Fame
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Professional wrestler — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.