He was the frontman for The Wrestling Boot Band, whose sole record, Hulk Rules, reached No. Nanny) and three television shows ( Hogan Knows Best, Thunder in Paradise, and China, IL), as well as in Right Guard commercials and the video game, Hulk Hogan's Main Event. He has starred in several films (including No Holds Barred, Suburban Commando and Mr. ĭuring and after wrestling, Hogan had an extensive acting career, beginning with his 1982 cameo role in Rocky III. Hogan also performed for the American Wrestling Association (AWA), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) - where he won the original IWGP Heavyweight Championship - and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA - now known as Impact Wrestling). He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005, and inducted a second time in 2020 as a member of the nWo. Hogan returned to the WWF in 2002 following its acquisition of WCW the prior year, winning the Undisputed WWF Championship for a record equaling (for the year) sixth time before departing in 2003. He headlined WCW's annual flagship event Starrcade three times, including the most profitable WCW pay-per-view ever, Starrcade 1997.
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As a result, he became a major figure during the " Monday Night Wars", another boom of mainstream professional wrestling. In 1996, he underwent a career renaissance upon adopting the villainous persona of "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, leading the popular New World Order (nWo) stable. He won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship six times, and holds the record for the longest reign. In 1993, Hogan departed the WWF to sign for rival promotion World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He is the first wrestler to win consecutive Royal Rumble matches, winning in 19. During his initial run, he won the WWF Championship five times, with his first reign holding the record for the second-longest. There, his persona as a heroic all-American helped usher in the 1980s professional wrestling boom, where he headlined eight of the first nine editions of WWF's flagship annual event, WrestleMania. Hogan began his professional wrestling career in 1977, but gained worldwide recognition after signing for World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1983.
He is widely regarded as the most recognized wrestling star worldwide and the most popular wrestler of the 1980s. Terry Eugene Bollea ( / b ə ˈ l eɪ ə/, born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American retired professional wrestler and television personality.