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Born August 11, 1953 in Augusta, Georgia, USA Birth Name Terry Gene Bollea Nicknames The Hulkster

Hulk

Hollywood Hogan

Hulkamania

Thunder Lips

Terry Boulder

Sterling Golden

Mr. America Height 6' 4¼" (1.94 m)

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Wears red and gold apparel into the ring. Always tears his T-shirt off his body.



Finishing move: Leg Drop



Trademark move: Ax Bomber (Crooked Arm Lariat)



Trademark move: Bear Hug



Trademark move: Big Boot



Ring entrance music: Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger"



Always wears a bandanna on his head



Handlebar mustache



His tough sounding voice



Trivia (85)



As Hollywood Hogan, made his ring entrances to "Voodoo Child" by Jimi Hendrix

He joined the World Wrestling Entertainment in 1979, cast as an Irish villain.



Admitted to steroid use in 1994.



Majored in business management at the University of South Florida, Tampa, before becoming a professional wrestler.



As a high school baseball player, Hogan was a hot pro prospect and was considered the best pitcher in the state.



Won the WWF Championship six times. The last time he won it was in May 2002.



Won the WCW Heavyweight Championship six times, the last being 1999.



Is an accomplished bass player and played bass in several local rock bands in Tampa, Florida.



First pro wrestler on the cover of "Sports Illustrated."



Spent 10 years as a professional guitarist before becoming a wrestler.



His family has more than 30 pets, including dogs, cats, birds, chinchillas, ferrets, turtles, iguanas, rabbits, fish, and a frog.



Considered running for president.





Signed as official spokesman for an Acclaim video game entitled Legends of Wrestling (2001). [October 2001]



One of the original three members of the New World Order (nWo). The other two are Scott Hall and Kevin Nash



April 21, 2002: Won the WWF (Undisputed) Championship for the 6th time from HHH at WWF Backlash (2002).



Was brought to the federation by Freddie Blassie



His first WWF title reign lasted from January 1984 to February 1988, when he lost to André the Giant

All of his WWF title reigns put together are about 6 years (more than 2,000 days)!.





Won his first WWF World Heavyweight title more than 18 years ago on January 23, 1984, when he defeated the Iron Sheik ( Khosrow Vaziri ) in one of the shortest heavyweight title matches in history. It took Hogan 5 minutes and 40 seconds to pin the Sheik with a leg drop.



He was originally called "Hulk" because it was noted at a match that he was taller than the actor who played the "The Incredible Hulk", Lou Ferrigno

Ranked #1 in the "PWI 500" of the PWI Years (1979-1999) (Pro Wrestling Illustrated 20th Anniversary Special)



Has three movies in the IMDb bottom 100.





Held the IWGP World Title, giving him the distinction of being one of three Americans--along with Scott Norton and Leon White (aka Big Van Vader)--to hold that title.

Early in his career wrestled as Terry "The Hulk" Boulder.



Wrestled as Mr. America in 2003 in WWE.





In probably the most historic wrestling match ever, he body-slammed and defeated André the Giant at WrestleMania III (1987). Despite reports to the contrary, he was not the first man to body-slam André. Eight-time National Wrestling Alliance Champion Harley Race did so several years before, and Hogan himself body-slammed André in a match in 1980 (which appears on the Hulk Hogan anthology DVD).



He is the third person to be a six-time WWF World Champion. The other two are Dwayne Johnson and Stone Cold Steve Austin



He appeared in some of the live-action segments of the cartoon series Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling (1985) (1985-1986).



Adopted the song "Ravishing," written by Jim Steinman and performed by Bonnie Tyler , as his theme song. Subtitled "The Hulk Hogan Theme," it was sung during his wrestling entrances in his early days with WCW.



Lost his fifth WWF Title to Yokozuna (aka Yokozuna) in his first defense since winning the title over a month earlier. It was his last WWF title match for nine years.



Only once did he ever win a tag-team championship, that was with Adam Copeland (aka Edge) in July 2002. He was the direct inspiration for Copeland to enter the business 12 years prior.



At a point when his wrestling career was 25 years old, he wrestled Brock Lesnar , who was himself just 25 years old.



His daughter, Brooke Hogan , released her debut solo album in August 2004.



In what was one of the biggest slaps to the face of his career, Hogan was scheduled to face Jeff Jarrett for the WCW Heavyweight title. Hogan was supposed to win the title; however, Vince Russo (who was the head booker at the time) decided to have Jarrett lie down and allow Hogan to win and then send Hogan home. Russo created another title and proceeded to carry on without Hogan. Hogan was never seen in WCW again. He still has the belt.



Notable title wins include: IWGP Heavyweight Title, WWF Title (6), WWW Royal Rumble Winner (2), WCW World Title (6), WWF Undisputed Title, and WWF tag-team titles with Edge ( Adam Copeland ). Hogan also won the WCW World Title for a seventh time by defeating Jeff Jarrett ; however, the title reign was never recognized.

When he first wrestled under the "Hulk" name, he was known as the Incredible Hulk Hogan.



Until recently, neither he nor the WWF/WCW (titan Sports) owned the full rights to his "Hulk" name. "Hulkamania," "Hulk Hogan," and "Hulkster" were all owned by Marvel Comics. The WWF/WWE made a deal with Marvel to use the name "Hulk." This was also done with WCW when Hogan went to WCW. Also, WCW used "Hollywood Hogan" to cancel the Marvel deal, but the deal was still alive. However, before the 2006 release of his multidisk anthology, Hogan acquired the rights to the name Hulk Hogan from Marvel. The trademark citation "Hulk Hogan is a trademark of Terry Bollea" can be found on the DVD-set credits.





Daughter Brooke Hogan sang the national anthems at the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals in Tampa.

WWE Hall of Famer, inducted in 2005.





The character "Hawk" from Crime Fighters 2 (1991) was modeled after him.



His theme song, "Real American," was initially written for the then-WWF tag- team champions Barry Windham and Mike Rotunda

First-ever IWGP Heavyweight Champion.





His original theme song was "Eye of the Tiger," which was the theme song of Rocky III - Das Auge des Tigers (1982), in which he made an appearance.



During his 1980s heyday in the WWE, he lived next door to WWF owner Vince McMahon for almost 10 years.

Is an avid fan of the Tampa Bay Lighting of the National Hockey League.



Elected to the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2003.



Hulk's paternal grandfather, Peter Bollea, was Italian, born in Cigliano, Vercelli, Piemonte. The rest of Hulk's ancestry is Irish, English, Scottish, and French. Hulk's mother was born in Panama, while some of her family members were working on the Panama Canal there. Hulk's maternal grandfather, Henry Clinton Moody, was from Maryland, and Hulk's maternal grandmother, Vernice Caroline Violette, was from Old Town, Maine.





In 1981, Verne Gagne brought Hogan to the AWA.

In 1978, he made his wrestling debut in Florida using the Super Destroyer gimmick. He later wrestled as Terry Boulder and Sterling Golden before becoming Hulk Hogan.





In late 1982, Hogan and Antonio Inoki won the 3rd Annual MSG Tag League.



Was best man at the wedding of Bubba the Love Sponge



Is godfather to Ed Leslie 's only daughter.

Defeated Yokozuna in Wrestlemania IX for the WWF championship after Yokozuna defeated Bret Hitman Hart. It was the shortest wrestling match in history for the WWF title. This record was later broken by Kevin Nash in 1995 when he beat Bob Backlund in 8 seconds for the world title.





On an episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992), it was revealed that he was initially offered the chance to endorse the "Lean, Mean, Grilling Machine" that went on to make former boxer George Foreman millions of dollars.

Particapated in WCW Nitro's infamous Fingerpoke of Doom match. In which he was going to wrestle WCW Champion Kevin Nash. When the match began he poked Nash in the chest and he fell down and Hogan pinned him. The match is considered to be the start of the downfall of WCW and its ratings.





Was considered for the role of Little John in Robin Hood - König der Diebe (1991)).



Was at one point close friends with fellow wrestler and former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura . However, Ventura ended his friendship with Hogan in the 1990s after Ventura learned in his lawsuit against the owner of World Wrestling Entertainment Vince McMahon that Hogan had informed McMahon about Ventura's attempt to form a labor union in 1984, which McMahon prevented.



Host of the new American Gladiators (2008) on NBC. [January 2008]



Release of his book, "Hollywood Hulk Hogan" by Hulk with Michael Jan Friedman . [2002]

Release of the book, "Hollywood Hulk Hogan: The Story of Terry Bollea; a Real-life Reader Biography" by 'Susan Zannos'. [2000]



Release of the book, "Hulk Hogan: Eye of the Tiger" by 'Barry Janoff'. [1986]



Was supposed to compete for NWA-TNA, but injured his knee in Japan, wrestling Masahiro Chono. By the time it heals, it is up in the air whether or not he will compete for NWA-TNA, or go back to the WWE for Wrestlemania XX [November 2003]



Release of the book, "Hulk Hogan" by 'William R. Sanford'. [1986]



Inducted into the International Mustache Hall of Fame in 2015 (inaugural class) in the category Sports.





Hulk is a first cousin, once removed, of actress Elisabeth Röhm . Hulk's paternal grandparents, Peter Bollea and Edith Medora Noonan, were also Elisabeth's maternal great-grandparents.

Awarded $112 million from a lawsuit filed against Gawker Media when they leaked a sex tape featuring Hogan having sex with his best friend's wife.



A jury awarded Hogan another $25 million in punitive damages from Gawker Media when they leaked the sex tape of Hogan and a friend's wife.



Referred to his fans as "Hulkamaniacs".



Opened a restaurant called "Hogan's Beach", located in the Tampa, Florida.[January 2008].



Is a staunch Republican and is one of Donald Trump's biggest supporters.



From 1984 until 1992, Hulk Hogan was regarded as the mascot of the WWE.



Was good friends with Andre the giant.



Personal Quotes (9)

To all my little Hulkamaniacs, say your prayers, take your vitamins and you will never go wrong.



(As Hollywood Hogan) "Blood is thicker than New Blood...dude!"



Watcha gonna do when the hulkster runs wild on YOU?



This is where the power lies!



Well, ya know something Mean Gene...



Whatever happens with wrestling, my family comes first. Wrestling's in my blood, but my family's in my heart



(Regarding his height loss) "I used to be 6ft 7in, but after knee, neck and back surgeries, I'm now about 6ft 4in."



Eight years ago, I used offensive language during a conversation. It was unacceptable for me to have used that offensive language; there is no excuse for it; and I apologize. (Statement to PEOPLE magazine, after WWE terminated their relationship, and removed Hogan from the WWE website.)



[on Randy Savage's death] He had so much life in his eyes and in his spirit. I just pray that he's happy and in a better place and we miss him.



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