Terry Gene Bollea[6] (born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is a retired American professional wrestler, actor, television personality, entrepreneur and rock bassist. Hogan is regarded by many as the greatest pro wrestler of all time;[7] according to IGN, he is "the most recognized wrestling star worldwide and the most popular wrestler of the 1980s".[8]
Hogan enjoyed considerable mainstream popularity between the mid 1980s and early 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), which continued for the remainder of the 1990s in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he often performed as villainous nWo leader "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and held complete creative control over his storylines.[9] A regular pay-per-view main-eventer in both organizations, Hogan headlined the premier annual events of the WWF and WCW, WrestleMania and Starrcade, multiple times. Aside from those promotions, he has notably performed for the American Wrestling Association (AWA), New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
Hogan is a twelve-time world champion: a six-time WWF World Heavyweight Champion (with his sixth reign being as Undisputed WWF/E Champion) and a six-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion. He was the first wrestler to win consecutive Royal Rumbles, in 1990 and 1991. Hogan was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005
Hogan was born Terry Eugene Bollea in Augusta, Georgia in 1953,[1] the son of construction foreman Pietro "Peter" Bollea (December 6, 1913 – December 18, 2001), and his wife Ruth V. (néea`A Moody; 1922 – January 1, 2011), a homemaker and dance teacher.[10] He has Italian, French, Scottish, and Panamanian heritage.[11] When he was one and a half years old, his family moved to Port Tampa, Florida.[12]
As a boy, he was a pitcher in Little League Baseball. He attracted scouts from the New York Yankees and the Cincinnati Reds, but an injury ended his baseball career. He began watching professional wrestling at 16 years old. While in high school, he revered Dusty Rhodes,[13] and he regularly attended cards at the Tampa Sportatorium. It was at one of those wrestling cards where he first turned his attention towards Superstar Billy Graham and looked to him for inspiration;[13] since he first saw Graham on TV,[13] Hogan wanted to match his "inhuman" look.[13]
Hogan was also a musician, spending ten years playing fretless bass guitar in several Florida-based rock bands.[2] He went on to study at Hillsborough Community College and the University of South Florida. After music gigs began to get in the way of his time in college, Hogan decided to drop out of the University of South Florida before receiving a degree.[14] Eventually, Hogan and two local musicians formed a band called Ruckus in 1976.[15] The band soon became popular in the Tampa Bay region.[15]
During his spare time, Hogan worked out at Hector's Gym in the Tampa Bay area, where he began lifting.[16] Many of the wrestlers who were competing in the Florida region visited the bars where Ruckus was performing.[13] Among those attending his performances were Jack and Gerald Brisco,[13] two brothers who wrestled together as a tag team in the Florida region. Impressed by Hogan's physical stature, the Brisco brothers asked Hiro Matsuda – the man who trained wrestlers working for Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF) – to make him a potential trainee.[17] In 1976, the two brothers asked Hogan to try wrestling. Having been a wrestling fan since childhood,[13] Hogan eventually agreed.[18] At first, however, Mike Graham, the son of CWF promoter Eddie Graham, refused to put Hogan in the ring;[19] according to Hogan, he met Graham while in high school and the two did not get along.[19] However, after Hogan quit Ruckus and started telling people in town that he was going to be a wrestler,[19] Graham finally agreed to accept the Brisco Brothers' request.
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Hogan enjoyed considerable mainstream popularity between the mid 1980s and early 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), which continued for the remainder of the 1990s in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he often performed as villainous nWo leader "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and held complete creative control over his storylines.[9] A regular pay-per-view main-eventer in both organizations, Hogan headlined the premier annual events of the WWF and WCW, WrestleMania and Starrcade, multiple times. Aside from those promotions, he has notably performed for the American Wrestling Association (AWA), New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
Hogan is a twelve-time world champion: a six-time WWF World Heavyweight Champion (with his sixth reign being as Undisputed WWF/E Champion) and a six-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion. He was the first wrestler to win consecutive Royal Rumbles, in 1990 and 1991. Hogan was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005
Hogan was born Terry Eugene Bollea in Augusta, Georgia in 1953,[1] the son of construction foreman Pietro "Peter" Bollea (December 6, 1913 – December 18, 2001), and his wife Ruth V. (néea`A Moody; 1922 – January 1, 2011), a homemaker and dance teacher.[10] He has Italian, French, Scottish, and Panamanian heritage.[11] When he was one and a half years old, his family moved to Port Tampa, Florida.[12]
As a boy, he was a pitcher in Little League Baseball. He attracted scouts from the New York Yankees and the Cincinnati Reds, but an injury ended his baseball career. He began watching professional wrestling at 16 years old. While in high school, he revered Dusty Rhodes,[13] and he regularly attended cards at the Tampa Sportatorium. It was at one of those wrestling cards where he first turned his attention towards Superstar Billy Graham and looked to him for inspiration;[13] since he first saw Graham on TV,[13] Hogan wanted to match his "inhuman" look.[13]
Hogan was also a musician, spending ten years playing fretless bass guitar in several Florida-based rock bands.[2] He went on to study at Hillsborough Community College and the University of South Florida. After music gigs began to get in the way of his time in college, Hogan decided to drop out of the University of South Florida before receiving a degree.[14] Eventually, Hogan and two local musicians formed a band called Ruckus in 1976.[15] The band soon became popular in the Tampa Bay region.[15]
During his spare time, Hogan worked out at Hector's Gym in the Tampa Bay area, where he began lifting.[16] Many of the wrestlers who were competing in the Florida region visited the bars where Ruckus was performing.[13] Among those attending his performances were Jack and Gerald Brisco,[13] two brothers who wrestled together as a tag team in the Florida region. Impressed by Hogan's physical stature, the Brisco brothers asked Hiro Matsuda – the man who trained wrestlers working for Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF) – to make him a potential trainee.[17] In 1976, the two brothers asked Hogan to try wrestling. Having been a wrestling fan since childhood,[13] Hogan eventually agreed.[18] At first, however, Mike Graham, the son of CWF promoter Eddie Graham, refused to put Hogan in the ring;[19] according to Hogan, he met Graham while in high school and the two did not get along.[19] However, after Hogan quit Ruckus and started telling people in town that he was going to be a wrestler,[19] Graham finally agreed to accept the Brisco Brothers' request.
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