Legendary pro wrestling icon Hulk Hogan dead at 71

American pro-wrestling legend Hulk Hogan died on Thursday in Florida after suffering a "cardiac arrest."

Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, was the biggest professional wrestler of the 1980s and 90s, transforming the World Wrestling Federation, which later became the WWE into a global entertainment powerhouse.

With his iconic "Hulkamania" persona, Hogan won the world champion title 12 times and popularized wrestling through crossovers into film, reality TV, and pop culture.

Figures across wrestling, entertainment, and politics, including President Trump, paid tribute, while the WWE described him as "one of pop culture's most recognizable figures."