A Look at Hulk Hogan's Legacy

Analysis: Wrestling with the dueling legacies of Terry Bollea and Hulk Hogan

One of my earliest memories is standing in the living room of a small house in Garden City, Michigan, mimicking Hulk Hogan’s pose down to my laughing parents.

A look at Hulk Hogan's legacy

Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, was one of the earliest stars of World Wrestling Entertainment and was the face of pro wrestling's boom in popularity during the 1980s.

Mary McNamara: As hero and villain, Hulk Hogan helped make popular culture what it is today

LOS ANGELES — When Terry Bollea, more commonly known as Hulk Hogan, showed up in an evening slot at the 2024 Republican National Convention, reactions were mixed. Then-candidate President Donald Trump and his supporters, both in and outside the...

Hulk Hogan’s legacy is enduring even if he didn’t always live up to it

Hulk Hogan’s monumental contributions to professional wrestling and pop culture made him one of the world’s most beloved and recognizable human beings. Unfortunately, it didn’t all stay that way for Terry Bollea, as life outside the larger-than-life world of pro wrestling catches up to some, as it did with him.

Hulk Hogan’s Enduring Legacy: A Titan Of Wrestling | Hot Mic w/ Hutton And Withrow

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Hulk Hogan's Legacy Was Already Complicated — Trump Just Made It More So

Donald Trump’s tribute to Hulk Hogan reads less like a genuine moment of grief and more like a carefully framed campaign portrait. In a Truth Social post, Trump hailed Hogan as “MAGA all the way,” praising his “strong, tough, smart” persona and remembering a speech at the 2024 RNC as “absolutely electric.” He expressed condolences to Hogan’s family — but opted for silence on the messier corners of his legacy. Because yes, there was a mess. And…