WWE co-founder Vince McMahon in a statement posted on X called Hulk Hogan “the greatest WWE Superstar of ALL TIME, someone who was loved and admired around the world.” Incredibly high praise given the star-studded roster WWE has produced in the ring and beyond.

In the 1980s, Hulk Hogan was pop culture. He was on talk shows, he had a cover story in Sports Illustrated, he hosted SNL, and he even had his own cartoon. But in the early 1990s, things began to change thanks to steroids.

The professional wrestling world was rocked with some tragic news on Thursday morning when it was reported that former WWE, WCW, and WWF icon Hulk Hogan died at age 71. Paramedics responded to Hogan's home in Clearwater, Florida, and transported him to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.