Terry \u201cHulk Hogan\u201d Bollea died on Thursday, WWE announced. He was 71 years old.<\/p>\n
Hogan is survived by his third wife, Sky Daily, and two children, Brooke and Nick. Hogan was married twice before, to Linda Claridge and Jennifer McDaniel.<\/p>\n
News of Hogan\u2019s passing was initially reported by TMZ. According to the Clearwater Fire and Police Departments, there was a call for a cardiac arrest at Hogan’s Clearwater Beach address, and Hogan was treated by fire and rescue crews before being transported to Morton Plant Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n
Although Hogan\u2019s professional wrestling career began in the late 1970s, his true explosion on the scene didn\u2019t come until the mid-1980s, when he helped Vince McMahon turn the then-WWF from primarily a northeast-based wrestling territory into a national brand, and eventually a multi-billion-dollar company.<\/p>\n
During his initial run with McMahon\u2019s promotion, Hogan\u2019s popularity surged, making him easily the most famous and recognized wrestler during the period. Hogan\u2019s entrance music (\u201cReal American\u201d), signature red-and-yellow gear, his catchphrase \u201cWhatcha gonna do, when Hulkamania runs wild on you?\u201d and his dubbing of fans as \u201cHulkamaniacs\u201d helped make him arguably the most popular babyface of all time. Although Hogan\u2019s matches followed a simple formula \u2014 offense, near defeat, \u201chulking up\u201d before ultimately winning \u2014 he remained the biggest draw WWF had at the time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Terry \u201cHulk Hogan\u201d Bollea died on Thursday, WWE announced. He was 71 years old. Hogan is survived by his third wife, Sky Daily, and two children, Brooke and Nick. Hogan was married twice before, to Linda Claridge and Jennifer McDaniel. News of Hogan\u2019s passing was initially reported by TMZ. According to the Clearwater Fire and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-articles"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"\n