Two-time WWE Hall of Famer and former world champion Hulk Hogan, whose real name was Terry Gene Bollea, died Thursday at the age of 71, according to his family.

Hulk Hogan's 2015 racism scandal led WWE to cut ties. The leaked audio, lawsuits, and fallout reshaped his legacy, now reignited by his 2025 death.

But over the past half century, the headlining star—the one whose name tops the marquee, and who is paid the most money—has usually been someone like Hulk Hogan. Hogan himself was uncommonly tall, blessed with biceps bigger than a baby’s head,