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Showman who 'took on Rocky'

Scottish Daily Express

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August 02, 2025

WITH his deep orange tan, blond handlebar moustache and rippling muscles, Hulk Hogan was recognisable even to those who didn't follow wrestling.

Showman who 'took on Rocky'

Such was his fame and popularity in the "fake" sport, he spawned his own phenomenon - Hulkamania - selling out stadium events, commanding massive TV audiences and appearing in wrestling-related films including in No Holds Barred (1989), Mr Nanny (1993), and as a mercenary in the television series Thunder in Paradise (1994).

Hulk Hogan lent his name to video games, a chain of restaurants and a multibillion-dollar merchandising empire.

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