Wrestling icon Hulk Hogan dies at 71

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Wrestling icon Hulk Hogan died Thursday at the age of 71.

Born Terry Gene Bollea, the wrestler’s death comes just over a year after he went viral at the 2024 Republican National Convention, where he gave President Donald Trump a ripping endorsement. Following the election, Hogan said on Instagram, “We’re all real Americans” and encouraged people to “focus on what unites us.”

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