Robert Griffin III Pays Tribute After WWE Legend Hulk Hogan Passes Away at 71 originally appeared on Athlon Sports. WWE icon Hulk Hogan passed away at 71 from a heart attack, according to the WWE and Associated Press.

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,

Hulk Hogan, a larger-than-life wrestler known for his showmanship, succumbed to cardiac arrest after a career marked by digital hoaxes and a landmark battle against online exploitation

Hulk Hogan's Last Public Photo Goes Viral originally appeared on Athlon Sports. On Thursday morning, emergency crews were dispatched to the Clearwater, Florida, residence of WWE legend and Hall of Fame wrestler Hulk Hogan after reports of someone having suffered a cardiac arrest.

Well, as Parade highlighted, Hogan claims that he tried to join the legendary rock band, Metallica, and was prepared to leave life as a wrestling icon behind to do so. “When Metallica was looking for a bass player, I called and never heard a word back from them either,” he told the Chicago Tribune in 2009.

His lawsuit over a leaked sex tape bankrupted Gawker Media — and helped inspire the American right’s ongoing war on the press.

The wrestling universe lost a legend this week in Hulk Hogan. He sadly passed away on Thursday in Clearwater, Florida, at the age of 71. Hogan was undoubtedly one of, if not the most influential wrestler in the history of the WWE.

Bubba the Love Sponge, Hulk Hogan's former best friend, discussed the professional wrestler's recent death after their complicated history.