Terry Gene Bollea (born on August 11, 1953), I'm an American entertainer and inactive professional wrestler, better known as Hulk Hogan. I am considered by many to be one of the most successful and popular wrestlers in history, with a long standing fanbase called "Hulkamaniacs". I currently star on the VH1 reality show Hogan Knows Best. Born in Augusta, Georgia, I was the third child of Italian-American couple Pete and Ruth Bollea. I had an older brother, Allan Bolea and an older half brother from my mother's first marriage, Kenneth Wheeler. I attended the University of South Florida and graduated with a Masters Degree in Medicine. I met my wife Linda Claridge in a restaurant in Los Angeles, and we married in 1983. We have two children, Brooke and Nick. In April, 2005, we bought a new $12 million bayfront estate in Miami Beach, Florida so our children could pursue singing and acting careers. The Miami Beach home, in the trendy North Bay Road neighborhood, is the site of filming of the VH1 reality series "Hogan Knows Best..." "World Wrestling Federation (First run) (1979-1981)" On November 13, 1979, I made my debut in the World Wrestling Federation as a heel. I was given the name "The Incredible Hulk Hogan" by Vincent James McMahon, then the majority owner of the Capitol Wrestling Corporation (at the time, the parent company of the Federation). In my debut, I wrestled three matches in Allentown, Pennsylvania during one of the Federation's marathon television tapings. I was victorious in all three bouts, squashing Harry Valdez in the first match, Paul Figueroa in the second, and Ben Ortiz in the third. One month later on December 17, I made my Madison Square Garden wrestling debut, defeating Ted DiBiase in 11 minutes, 12 seconds... January 24, 1984 - The day Hulkamania was born, I win my first WWF championship. Here with my WrestleMania tag-team partner Mr.T...I was highlighted in WrestleMania I-IX and would not appear again until WrestleMania X8...Me, Hulk Hogan & Randy "Macho Man" Savage...I won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in my debut match, overcoming Ric Flair in a genuine 'dream' match on July 17, 1994.I soon dyed my beard black and renamed himself Hollywood Hogan. I managed to redefine the heel character: rather than the traditional "bad guy" Hollywood Hogan gave birth to a more realistic, street-smart villain, with none of the usual wrestling gimmicks and devices. Some have placed Hollywood Hogan as one of the best and most effective heels in pro wrestling history...The buildup to this began when Scott Hall and Kevin Nash both left the WWF in early 1996 and returned to their old employer, WCW. They were portrayed as "Outsiders" and quickly announced their intent to "take over" WCW, with the help of an unnamed third member of their team (initially rumored to be either Ultimate Warrior, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, or Sting). At the Bash At The Beach PPV held at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, FL on July 7, 1996, Hall, Nash and their partner were scheduled to face the WCW trio of Sting, Randy Savage, and Lex Luger. The third partner did not begin the match, and, after Luger left the match due to an "injury", some assumed that he would be the "third man."After Luger was taken out, Hall and Nash began to beat on Sting, neutralizing him on the outside and leaving Savage alone in the ring. Almost immediately afterwards, I came to the ring, making my first appearance in several weeks.Many expected me to replace Luger and attack Hall and Nash. However, in one of the most shocking moments in wrestling history, I leg dropped Randy Savage and declared MYself to be Hall and Nash's partner, with the trio comprising what I dubbed the "New World Order" of professional wrestling..."XWF (2000-2001)..."From July 2000 to November 2001, I was out of the public eye. I had been dealing with self-doubt and depression following the Vince Russo incident, wondering if what Russo had said about me was true. I was also dealing with the passing away of my father Peter Bollea in December 2001, which I took very hard. Fans at the time apparently had largely agreed with Russo's sentiments, feeling that I was "washed-up" and had been holding down younger talents for too long. I wanted to prove my detractors wrong and show them that I still had another run or two left in me...In the months following the eventual demise of WCW in March 2001, Hogan underwent surgery on his knees in order for him to wrestle again. As a test, Hogan worked a match in Orlando, Florida for the XWF promotion run by his longtime handler Jimmy Hart."World Wrestling Entertainment (Third run) (2001-2003)..." After the match at WrestleMania X8, I was a definite face again, though I continued wearing black and white tights for a few weeks after WrestleMania X8 until I resumed wearing my signature red and yellow tights. I was still known as "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, notibly keeping the Hollywood Hogan style blonde mustache with black beard while wearing Hulkamania-like red and yellow tights. I had a month-long reign as WWE Undisputed Champion in the spring of 2002 after defeating Triple H at Backlash. During my title reign of 2002, the World Wrestling Federation changed its name to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), thus marking me as the last ever WWF champion and as the first champion under the new company name...Here is a cool "Hulkster" site brother!!!Smackdown Vs Raw 2007 - My Hulk Hogan Entrance..... width="425" height="350" ..
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