HG Spotlight on
Hulk Hogan
| Hulk Hogan is undisputable one of the greatest showmen of our time His name is Terry Bollea, and he is almost singly responsable for the rise in popularity of professional wrestling in the 80's. |
| Once Hogan became interested in Pro-wrestling, he began training under Hiro Matsuda, one of the greats of the Japanese rings. While training for wrestling, he was also bodybuilding and went under the name of "Sterling Golden". Once he started to get into the indy rings, he went by "Terry Boulder", then finally picking the name Hulk Hogan, to which is he known today. In the beginning of his career, he was most often cast as the heel (bad guy) in the ring. This is a role that he would return to much later to create one of the biggest buzzes in the sport. |  |
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Hogan joined the World Wrestling Federation in 1979 and was cast as in Irish villian. Soon after, he got a part in Rocky III as Thunderlips. It was this national attention that led to him become a face (good guy) and then capture the federation's highest title by beating the Iron Sheik in Madison Square Gardens in 1984. From here, things were only looking up for him. From upon Hogan's 26" pythons, Vince McMahon allowed the WWF to garner a national audience. It was with the help of Hogan and serveral tie ins with MTV that the great "Rock n Wrestling" connection was born. This got them into the mainstream so much that huge stars, at the time, agreed to extended projects with the WWF. Cindy Lauper and Mr T were two such stars. |  |
| Hogan left the WWF in 1993 after holding thier title five times. He then went to Ted Turner's World Championship Wrestling. He promptly won the title in his first match there. By 1996 people were starting to get bored with his image, so he formed the New World Order with Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. Fans booed Hogan for turning heel and Hulkamania died that night with Hulk taking the moniker of Hollywood Hogan. |  |
Filmography
Rocky III 1982
No Holds Barred
1989 
Happy Birthday, Bugs!: 50 Looney Years
1990 Gremlins 2: The New Batch 1990
Suburban Commando 1991
Mr. Nanny 1993
Thunder in Paradise 1994
Spy Hard 1996
Secret Agent Club 1996
Santa with Muscles 1996
Ultimate Weapon 1997
Assault on Devil's Island 1997
Assault on Death Mountain 1998
McCinsey's Island 1998
3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain 1998
Muppets From Space 1999
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Hulkster Trivia
Birth Name: Terry Bollea Birthdate and Place: August 11, 1953; Augusta, Georgia In 1985, Hulk demonstrated a chin lock on the TV show "Hot Properties" on the show's host, Richard Belzer. Belzer fell unconscious to the floor and required stitches in his scalp. He sued Hogan for $5 million, settling out of court. Admitted to steroid use in 1994. Majored in Business Management at the University of South Florida, Tampa before becoming a professional wrestler As a high school baseball player, Hogan was a hot pro prospect and was considered the best pitcher in the state, which is saying a lot, as one of his teammates was Dwight 'Dr. K.' Gooden, who became a star pitcher with the Mets only a few years later. Hulk raps. warning, almost 2 megs
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