Hulk Hogan was built-in Terry Gene Bollea on August 11, 1953 in Tampa, Florida. Hogan is the son of Ruth and Peter Bollea. Hogan’s mother was a homemaker and ball teacher, and Hogan’s ancestor was a architecture foreman. Hogan was a bullpen in Little League Baseball and began watching able angry at age 16. Hogan admired “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes and was a approved attendee for contest at the Tampa Sportatorium. One those events, Hogan focused on “Superstar” Billy Graham.
Hogan abounding the University of South Florida, afterwards bottomward out. While spending best of his time at a bounded gym, Hogan met pro wrestler Mike Graham, son of pro wrestler and National Angry Alliance President, Eddie Graham. It was Hogan’s concrete attending that bent the absorption of Jack and Gerald Brisco. Together the Brisco’s assertive Hogan to try out for able wrestling. Being a continued time fan, Hogan agreed. In 1976, Mike Graham alien Hogan to Hiro Matsuda who with acrimony asked Hogan about absent to be a wrestler, and advisedly bankrupt one of Hogan’s legs and both his arms.
Within a one year period, Matsuda able Hogan for his aboriginal able bout adjoin Brian Blair in Fort Myers, Florida on August 10, 1977. A abbreviate time following, Bollea wore a affectation and took on the actualization “The Super Destroyer.” A few months after, Bollea abutting Louie Tillet’s Alabama territory, area he teamed with Ed Leslie (aka Brutus Beefcake) and the aggregation of Terry and Ed Boulder.
Hogan appeared on a allocution show, area he sat beside Lou Ferrigno, brilliant of the Incredible Hulk television series. The host commented how Bollea at 6ft 7in at 295 pounds resembled a baby adaptation of the Hulk. From this, Bollea began application the in amphitheatre name of Terry “The Hulk” Boulder.
By May 1979, Bollea had an befalling to battle for the NWA (National Angry Alliance) World Heavyweight Championship. In June of that year, he won the NWA Southeast Heavyweight Championship in Alabama and Tennessee territories by acquisition Ox Baker.
Hulk Hogan – World Angry Federation 1979 – 1980
In backward 1979, Terry Funk alien Bollea to again WWF Chief Vincent J. McMahon. McMahon capital to accord Bollea and Irish name, appropriately the name Hogan was born. He was accustomed the befalling to wrestle, as a heel, Bob Backlund for the WWF Championship.
Hulk Hogan New Japan Pro Angry 1980 – 1983
A lot of Hogan’s aboriginal success was in Japan. He aboriginal appeared in Japan May 13, 1980, while still beneath arrangement with the WWF. On June 2, 1983 Hogan was crowned the aboriginal International Angry Grand Prix (IWGP) clash champ by acquisition Antonio Inoki.
Hulk Hogan – Leaves the WWF and goes to the American Angry Association 1981 – 1983
After filming Rocky III adjoin the wishes of Vince McMahon, Sr., Hogan larboard the WWF and fabricated his admission in the American Angry Association with Johnny Valiant as his manager. This was abbreviate lived as admirers began to adulation Hogan, appropriately the AWA booking aggregation absitively to about-face Hogan babyface. Hogan became the companies top babyface for 1983. Afterwards several business, personal, and artistic conflicts with AWA buyer Verne Gagne, Hogan larboard the AWA and alternate to the WWF, now endemic by Vince McMahon, Jr. (Vincent K. McMahon).
Hulk Hogan allotment to the WWF and the Birth of “Hulkamania” 1983 – 1993
Following the acquirement of the World Angry Federation in 1982, Vince Jr. had big affairs to aggrandize the area aggregation into a civic advance centered about Hogan as the company’s capital superstar attraction. Hogan started as a heel, affiliated with Freddie Blassie. On the January 7, 1984 adventure of Championship Wrestling, Hogan angry babyface by extenuative Bob Backlund from a three-way in amphitheatre assault. This storyline was abbreviate lived, as aloof beneath than three weeks later, Hogan won his aboriginal WWF Championship by pinning the Iron Sheik in Madison Square Garden. Afterward the win, analyst Gorilla Monsoon proclaimed “Hulkamania is here!” Hogan would activate apropos to his admirers as “Hulkamaniacs” during his interviews and alien the training, prayers and vitamins.
Over the abutting years, Hogan became the face of able angry as Vince McMahon pushed the WWF into the pop ability amphitheatre with the Rock ‘n’ Angry Connection on MTV, brining in annal abode actualization attendance, pay-per actualization buys and big television ratings.
Hulk Hogan – Aboriginal appellation administration 1984 – 1988
On the October 5, 1985 copy of Saturday Night’s Capital Event, Hogan auspiciously dedicated the appellation adjoin Nikolai Volkoff in a banderole match.
Throughout 1986, Hogan acknowledged dedicated the appellation adjoin Terry Funk, Don Muraco, King Kong Bundy, Paul Orndorff and Hercules Hernandez. In 1987, Hogan was appointed to avert the appellation adjoin Andre the Giant at WrestleMania III at the Pontiac Silverdome in advanced of a almanac army of over 93,000 fans.
Hogan remained the WWF Best for 1, 474 canicule (Four years and 13 days). He became the third longest active champion. In advanced of 33 actor admirers on the February 5th copy of The Capital Event, Hogan absent the appellation to Andre the Giant afterwards a betray involving Ted DiBiase and adjudicator Dave Hebner. As a result, the WWF appellation was declared abandoned for the aboriginal time in aggregation history. Hulk Hogan had added appellation wins from 1989-1992. He did lose the appellation to the Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania VI and additionally to the Undertaker at the 1991 Survivor Series.
Hulk Hogan Allotment to the WWF and again leaves the aggregation 1993 – 1994
Hogan alternate to the WWF in January 1993, acceptable his continued time acquaintance Brutus Beefcake from Money Inc. (Ted Dibiase and Irwin R. Schyster). At WrestleMania IX, Hogan challenged WWF Best Yokozuna, acquisition him to win his fifth WWF Championship. At the aboriginal anniversary King of the Amphitheatre Pay-Per Actualization in June of 1993, Hogan dedicated the WWF Championship adjoin Yokozuna. Yokozuna kicked out of Hogan’s signature leg bead finishing move and affianced Hogan afterwards a blinding aggressive attempt from a “Japanese Photographer” (Harvey Wippleman in disguise). This would be Hogan’s aftermost WWF Pay-Per Actualization appearance. Afterwards August 1993, Hogan would sit out the butt of his arrangement which asleep afterwards that year.
Hulk Hogan Makes History: Signs with World Championship Angry (WCW) 1994 – 2000
In June 1994, Hogan active with Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling. Hogan began actualization on WCW TV in July of that year, and in a dream match, acquisition Ric Flair to win his aboriginal WCW Championship at the Bash at the Beach Pay-Per View.
Hulk Hogan turns alleviate and forms the New World Order (nWo) 1996 – 1998
1996 would be a celebrated year for WCW and pro wrestling. WCW admirers began booing Hogan. The Summer of 1996 at the Bash at the Beach Pay-Per View, WCW and Hogan would change the face of able wrestling. During a six man tag, aback Hogan came out from the back, admirers in actualization and watching on pay-per actualization accepted Hogan to save Sting, Lex Lugar and Randy Savage anatomy Scott Hall and Kevin Nash, but instead he gave his acclaimed leg bead on Savage, angry on the fans, abutting with Hall and Nash, appropriately basic the New World Order. The actual abutting night on Live on Monday Nitro from Disney World in Florida, Hogan came out antic a new look. He absolute his bristles black, wore atramentous clothes, alleged himself “Hollywood” Hogan and told the admirers to “stick it” The new band would boss WCW. During best of his nWo run, Hogan would authority the appellation belt on abundant occasions. He would aerosol acrylic the letter of N-W-O on the belt in black.
After Hogan took some time off, he alternate on the January 4, 1999 copy of Monday Nitro in what was believed to be acceptance Hogan was out of the nWo. He challenged Kevin Nash for the WCW title. He regained the appellation in what was alleged the feel blow of doom, in which he poked Nash, and affianced him.
Real activity conflicts with Vince Russo and his abandonment from WCW 1999 – 2000
In February 2000, Hogan became complex in a absolute activity altercation with booker Vince Russo. Hogan was declared to lose the WCW appellation to Jeff Jarrett at Bash at the Beach. Hogan banned to Job to Jarrett. As a result, Hogan filed a aspersion of actualization accusation adjoin Russo. Russo afterwards claimed this was work, Hogan claimed it was a shoot, appropriately Hogan would leave WCW awaiting the lawsuit.
Hogan allotment to the WWF/E 2002 – 2003
Hogan alternate to the WWF/E in February of 2002 alongside Scott Hall and Kevin Nash to ameliorate the New World Order. Soon after, Vince McMahon disbanded the nWo. Hogan took time off and alternate as a babyface, accepting matches with The Rock, Triple H, Kurt Angle and Vince McMahon.
Later in 2003, Hogan would do a “Mr. America” gimmick, in which Hogan wore a affectation to bristles himself afterwards Hogan in a storyline was declared to sit out the blow of his contract. On June 26, 2003 on SmackDown was the aftermost of the “Mr. America” storyline as Hogan had already abdicate in absolute activity and was appear of his WWE arrangement and larboard the company.
Hulk Hogan Facts:
Hogan was called the best requested celebrity of the 1980’s for the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
Hogan was the aboriginal wrestler to win two Royal Rumble matches in a row.
The 1994 steroids aspersion threatened the business of the WWF. Hogan testified in cloister he acclimated steroids over a 12 year period.
Hogan had a abrupt run the asleep X Angry Federation from 2000-2001
Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005 as a 12 time World Champion
Source: Wikipedia, the chargeless encyclopedia, WWE.com and www.hulkhogan.com
