Hulk Hogan's death marks the end of an era that defined larger-than-life personalities of the 1980s
Hogan was the first wrestler to host 'Saturday Night Live,' the only wrestler to flex his 24-inch pythons on the cover of Sports Illustrated and stood tall as the hated Thunderlips against Sylvester Stallone's Rocky Balboa on the big screen.
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