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Hulk Hogan was billed as The Immortal One and the former WWE champion seemed to believe it as he bellowed in his red-and-yellow attire throughout sold-out arenas around the world in the 1980s and into this century that Hulkamania would live forever. Hogan was the first wrestler to host Saturday Night Live, the only wrestler to flex his 24-inch pythons on the cover of Sports Illustrated and stood tall as the hated Thunderlips against Sylvester Stallone's Rocky Balboa on the big screen. One by one, Hogan took on the biggest, baddest and all the larger-than-life cartoon characters who helped skyrocket the WWE into a mainstream phenomenon in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Hogan's death Thursday at the age of 71 made him just the latest superstar in what some fans and historians would call wrestling's greatest era in a time where staid Saturday morning television exploded into late-night must-see sports entertainment to face the final 10-bell salute. Hogan wrestled in a tag-team matc
World Wrestling Entertainment star Bray Wyatt died Thursday, WWE announced. He was 36. Wyatt, whose real name was Windham Rotunda, died "unexpectedly," according to an article on the WWE website that did not mention a cause of death. "WWE is saddened to learn that Windham Rotunda, also known as Bray Wyatt, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 24, at age 36," WWE said. "WWE extends its condolences to Rotunda's family, friends and fans." Wyatt, the 2017 WWE champion, was also known as The Fiend. His last televised performance came at the 2023 Royal Rumble. Known for his captivating performances and incredible in-ring presence, Wyatt was a defining superstar of his generation, WWE said. Wyatt was the son of Mike and Stephanie Rotunda. Wyatt's grandfather Robert Deroy Windham (Blackjack Mulligan), father, and two of his uncles (Barry and Kendall Windham) all wrestled in WWE. His grandfather also played college football at UTEP and saw preseason action for the New York Jets. Wyatt redshirt