RIP Hulk Hogan

The dark match on that show was a six man tag match with the team of Dave Findlay, Mark Rocco and Skull Murphy victorious over Al Perez, Dale Wolfe and Tim Horner

I saw Hulk Hogan wrestle Randy Savage at Docklands Arena in 1989. It was the first show that the WWF put on in the U.K.

Just heard the news with the following information:

• Born 11th August 1953 in Georgia.

• Real name Terrence Gene Bollea

• Started by playing baseball, but also

• Played played bassist in a few bands

All this before starting as a wrestler early 70's

One of the greats.

R.I.P. Hulk

Met him once, in Los Angeles, and he signed stuff for my kids. He was supposed to be leaving Wrestling for good, as he had just been given a part in a new TV action/adventure show called "Thunder in Paradise", alongside an actor called Chris Lemon (son of the famous actor, Jack Lemon). Famous Wrestling manager, Jimmy "Mouth of the South" Hart was with him, and it turned out he was his real-life manager.

He never left Wrestling, of course, it was in his blood.

He was a nice guy, very friendly.

RIP Hulkster

R.I.P. Hulkster, a true showman.

I saw an interview with Max Crabtree once where he said that the thing a wrestler needed to reach the top was 'charisma' and Hulk Hogan certainly had that. The first time I saw him was in the Rocky 3 film and watching it I was thinking 'wow, who is this?' My favourite bout of his was versus Randy Savage in a lumberjack match in the first ever showing of WWF wrestling on ITV in January 1987 and I still enjoy watching that bout.

When he was at his peak he probably took the popularity of wrestling up to a level it had never reached before or since.

RIP Hulkster

Saw him live , he was great on the mic, but his routine rarely changed . He was there at the right time when US wrestling was at its pantomime best, larger than life with colourful musclebound characters, he did reinvent himself when he turned heel joining the NWO in WCW. He was part of the WCW/WWF Friday night wars which put WWE under more pressure than they'd ever been in their existence. A one off, not likely to see another wrestler with such influence or as high a worldwide profile again R.I.P Hulk.

Not a UK wrestler but an inescapable influence and some would say his bodyslam of Jean Ferre was so sensational in 1985 that it played its part in British wrestling disappearing from television. We'd never seen or imagined anything like it.

I saw him live in a great match against the Big Boss Man at Madison Square Garden, with the two big guys dangerously suplexing off the top of the "turnbuckle." I also saw him there at the height of the Miss Elizabeth, Sensational Sheree and Macho Man storyline, which was brilliant.

He played his role to the full; was great on the mike; was loud, brash, colourful, decidedly over the top, and showed that even those with limited ability can rise to the top.

I loved him!

R.I.P.

Hulk Hogan died at the age of 71 years of heart attack and he was the American Wrestler with all in wrestling alongside Kurt Angle,Triple H,Rick Rude,Randy Savage & The Wrecking Machine Suze in World Wrestling Show.

Rest in Peace Hulk Hogan & The Great icon of American Wrestling.

Terry

Thanks SaxonWolf. I've just seen it on the BBC. (But only after I heard it from you).