Message posted by Donald Trump after the death of Hulk Hogan: “Maga to the end” / The moment when the fighter broke his shirt – Video
US President Donald Trump on Thursday paid a tribute to the legendary Wrestling Hulk Hogan fighter, who had supported him in the race to return the Republican to the White House, qualifying him as a “big friend” and a follower of “Maga to the end”, writes AFP.
“He held an absolutely electrifying speech at the National Republican Convention, which was one of the culminating moments of the whole week. He had fun fans around the world, and the cultural impact he had was enormous,” Trump wrote, in a message published on social networks.
In the speech referred to by the American leader, Hogan broke his shirt on him, revealing a t-shirt that he wrote “Trump-Advance”.
“Hulk Hogan was Maga to the end-strong, solid, intelligent, but with a big heart,” noted the Republican billionaire on the social media platform, referring to his movement “Make America Great Again” (“Maga”).
The actor and the wrestling hulk Hogan died at the age of 71, according to an announcement made by US weekly magazine on Thursday, who quotes his family.
Who was Hulk Hogan
The giant with platinum hair and the ever-tanned skin became the image of professional wrestling in the 1980s, contributing to the transformation of simulated struggles from a sordid show into a family entertainment worth $, Agerpres said.
A key moment in this evolution represented the Wrestlemania III show in 1987 and the rivalry between Hogan and his colleague Wrestler Andre The Giant.
Hogan turned his fame into wrestling into a less successful career in Hollywood, playing in movies like 'Rocky III' and 'Santa with Muscles', but continued to return to the ring as long as the body allowed it. In addition, he also flirted with politics.
In 2024, he appeared at the National Republican Convention to support Trump's presidential candidacy, who in the 1980s was the host of Hulk wrestlemans as a protagonist.
Hogan said he made the decision to support the Republican candidate after seeing his combative reaction, with his fists, at an assassination attempt during the election campaign.
Born Terry Gene Bollea in Augusta, Georgia, on August 11, 1953, Viitorul Hulk and his family soon moved to the Tampa area, Florida. After high school, he played BAS guitar for rock bands in the area, but he felt an attraction for the Florida's hot wrestling scene.
Many of the details of his career can be showbiz exaggerations, representative for the unclear borders between reality and wrestling fiction. It seems that his first coach broke Hogan's foot to discourage in the field, but he continued to practice wrestling but also weight training and – later acknowledged – to win as much muscle mass, he also took anabolic steroids. He has gained notoriety as his biceps turned into what he called 'my 24-inch pit.
The nickname 'Hulk' came from comparisons with the hero from the comics portrayed on TV at that time. He would get to pay royalties to Marvel Comics for years. 'Hogan' was the invention of the promoter Vincent J. McMahon, the owner of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), who wanted Irish representation among his stars.
His appearance in the role of Wrestler Thundirlips in 'Rocky III', where he gave the replica of Sylvester Stallone, propelled Hogan to the attention of the whole world. Upon returning to the WWF, now controlled by McMahon's son, Vincent K., defeated Iron Sheik in 1984 to claim the World Championship, a belt he had for four years.
Hogan became a well -known name, appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine and performing alongside pop culture as Mr. T.
Later, the competition was joined, the World Championship Wrestling (WCW), changing the yellowish yellow tights with some blacks and taking over the character of the bastard 'Hollywood' Hogan, the head of a band that respected any rule, known as New World Order. The trick reinvigorated his career.
Finally, Hogan returned to WWF, now known as WWE, and faced Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson in Wrestlemania in 2002.
“I am in a better form than him,” Hogan told Reuters at that time, five months before he turned 50. 'I will stand by the rock and pose with him if he wants'. The Rock finally won the match.
Hogan has been included twice in the WWE Hall of Fame and was self -titled 'Babe Ruth' of Wrestling – after the famous New York Yankees.
But Hogan's support for Trump in 2024 was not well received by all wrestling fans, and he faced other controversies. The Gawker's gossip site was closed after posting parts of a sexual box between him and a friend's wife, and Hogan sued for infringement of confidentiality and won $ 140 million in court.
In 2015, he was suspended by WWE after another secret recording revealed that Hogan had used a racist insult. It was renounced in rights in 2018.
He was married three times and has two children, who played with him and his first wife, Linda, in a 2005-2007 TV show, 'Hogan Knows Best'.
