Overview

• Hulk Hogan died on July 24, 2025, at age 71, prompting tributes across the wrestling community.
• Jimmy Korderas says Hogan treated colleagues like “one of the boys” even as Hulkamania swept the globe.
• Korderas credits Hogan’s showmanship in the late 1980s with turning professional wrestling into a mainstream phenomenon.
• He recalls the 2002 WrestleMania X8 in Toronto as a defining moment when fans backed Hogan over The Rock against the scripted roles.
• Hogan’s 2015 WWE contract termination after leaked racist remarks continues to complicate assessments of his legacy.