Trump led a wave of tributes honoring Hulk Hogan, born Terry Gene Bollea, who lived in Clearwater, Florida. WWE star died of cardiac arrest at age 71.

Terry Gene Bollea, famous as Hulk Hogan, died at 71 on July 24, 2025, in Clearwater, Florida, due to cardiac arrest.

Wallack, an Orlando business owner and developer, opened Hulk Hogan’s Wrestling Shop on International Drive in 2017. He said he’s been friends with Hogan since they first started developing the project.

But for the 38-year-old Famuyide and other Black wrestling fans and sports commentators, Hogan’s death this week at 71 has resurfaced an irreconcilable contradiction in the iconic wrestler’s legacy: Hogan’s undeniable role in broadening wrestling’s appeal to fans of all backgrounds versus his well-documented racism.

My conversation with Hulk Hogan was longer — close to an hour — and just as pleasant. It was in 1985 and Hogan was in Tampa for a major WWE show at the Sun Dome on the University of South Florida campus. It was the first time he was performing locally since becoming an international superstar with WWE.

Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan’s wife, Sky Daily Hogan, shared her heartache with the world Friday, a day after her husband died from cardiac arrest. Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, died Thursday at their home in Clearwater, Florida. He was 71 years old.

Hogan, whose given name was Terry Bollea, sued Gawker for invading his privacy after the website in 2012 posted an edited version of a video of Hogan having sex with the wife of his then-best friend, Florida-based radio DJ Bubba The Love Sponge Clem.