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Hulk Hogan is an American professional wrestler born in 1953 in Augusta, Georgia. Hogan has wrestled the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and the American Wrestling Association (AWA) during his career. Hogan has won six WWE World Heavyweight Titles, six WCW World Heavyweight Titles, and the WWE World Tag Team Championship. In 2005, Hogan was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. He has also appeared in movies such as Rocky III, No Hold Barred, Mr. Nanny, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, and Santa with Muscles. Hogan has two children and is married to Jennifer McDaniel.

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24 Mar, 1991

3rd WWE Championship

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Hogan defeats Sgt. Slaughter at Wrestlemania VII to capture his third WWE championship. Slaughter comments.

McMahon needed an opponent for Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania and wanted to keep Hogan as the hero. So he asked me if I would consider me being an Iraqi sympathizer. I had to think long and hard about it. It was hard because red, white and blue runs through my veins. There were a lot of situations where I had to forgive myself and I hoped everyone would forgive me.

Hulk Hogan & Sgt Slaughter Wrestlemania 7 Build Up Package 1991

29 May, 1989

Hulk Hogan interview

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Hogan is interviewed by Hall on The Arsenio Hall Show. They talk about working with Sylvester Stallone on Rocky III, family-friendly entertainment, and his love scene.

I tell you know, you gonna see a brand new Hulk Hogan. I do a lot of screaming and yelling to get the message across to all those kids out there.

Hulk Hogan on talk show - 1989

2 Apr, 1989

2nd WWE championship

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Hogan defeats Savage at Wrestlemania V to capture his second WWE championship.

When you work with Randy, it’s intense. The only other person that I could call at three or four o’clock in the morning to talk about wrestling and would even answer their phone is Vince McMahon. And that’s how Randy was. Except Randy called me! “Hey, brother. Got an idea.” So when you got in bed with Randy, you were in it for the long haul. Good or bad, brother.

31 Mar, 1985

Inaugural Wrestlemania

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The first Wrestlemania is held at Madison Square Garden. The event boasts over 19,000 in attendance and over one million viewers on closed circuit television. The event features Nikolai Volkoff and The Iron Sheik vs The U.S. Express, Wendy Richter vs Leilani Kai and is headlined by Hulk Hogan and Mr. T vs Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff.

23 Jan, 1984

WWE Champion

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Hogan defeats Iron Sheik to claim his first WWE championship, kick-starting the Hulkamania craze of the 1980’s.

He was good. Hogan was a big man, he had a bodybuilder body and charisma. I had so much hate, people want to hurt me wherever I go. He win and make all his All-American fans happy. Since then he become Hulkamania, but everybody remember, without Iron Sheik, no Hulkamania.

11 Aug, 1953

Hulk Hogan born in Augusta, Ga.

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Hogan (Terry Bollea) is born in Augsta, Georgia despite being billed from Hollywood, Calif. for most of his wrestling career. He develops and early interest in music and begins playing bass guitar as a young man. He is spotted by the Brisco Brothers while playing music at a bar and convinced to pursue professional wrestling.