Johnson Pays Tribute to 'Childhood Hero' Hulk Hogan
UNITED STATES, JUL 25 – Dwayne Johnson recalls catching Hulk Hogan's headband as a child and their iconic 2002 Wrestlemania match where Hogan symbolically passed the torch to him, marking wrestling history.
- Yesterday, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson paid tribute on Instagram, recalling his childhood meeting with Hulk Hogan after Hogan's death on July 24, as local authorities in Clearwater, Florida, reported.
- Johnson recalled catching Hogan's headband at Madison Square Garden in 1984, in a moment that meant the world to the 12-year-old fan.
- At 29, Johnson faced Hogan in the WrestleMania X8 main event, billed as 'Icon vs Icon', and Johnson said Hogan 'passed the torch' to him that night.
- The Rock's tribute post featured video of their WrestleMania X-7 match, adding `Rest in Peace, Terry Bollea aka The Immortal Hulk Hogan,` Johnson wrote.
- Amid widespread mourning, Hulkamaniacs mourned Hogan on Thursday, with Johnson among those reacting.
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Dwayne Johnson Pays Tribute to ‘Childhood Hero’ Hulk Hogan
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is remembering his "childhood hero" Hulk Hogan, whom he met at age 12 before they went face to face in the WrestleMania ring years later. Hogan died on Thursday at the age of 71. Audio dispatch reviewed by People revealed that medics were still doing CPR on Hogan 30 minutes after responding to the call for cardiac arrest. In an Instagram post, Johnson recalled catching Hogan's "Hulkster" headband in the crowd at Madison…
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