Overview

• Hulk Hogan died July 24 at his Florida home from cardiac arrest at age 71, prompting an outpouring of tributes from wrestling and entertainment figures.
• Sylvester Stallone called Hogan “irreplaceable,” recalling his unmatched precision and “magician”-like ability to break falls on the Rocky III set.
• Dwayne Johnson named Hogan his childhood hero, recalling catching his headband at Madison Square Garden and their 2002 WrestleMania 18 “Icon vs. Icon” showdown.
• Hogan’s charisma and resilience powered his success across wrestling, film and reality TV and enabled him to endure major injuries without complaint.
• His groundbreaking crossover from the WWF ring to Hollywood paved the way for wrestler-actors like Johnson and John Cena and bolstered the WWE’s rise as a global entertainment force.