Hulk Hogan: WWE legend dies at 71
In Clearwater, Florida, authorities responded to a call on Thursday morning (Friday AEST) about a cardiac arrest. Hogan was pronounced dead at a hospital, police said in a statement on Facebook.
Hulk Hogan gestures to the audience during his Hulkamania Tour at the Burswood Dome on November 24, 2009 in Perth, Australia. Credit: Getty Images
Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, was perhaps the biggest star in WWE's long history. He was the main draw for the first WrestleMania in 1985 and was a fixture for years, facing everyone from Andre The Giant and Randy Savage to The Rock and even company chairman Vince McMahon.
He won at least six WWE championships and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005.
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