Hulk Hogan was a real-life superhero.

 

Sure, he played a character in a kayfabe universe. But for kids growing up in the 80’s and 90’s, like myself, he was much more real than a comic-book creation. He was the Immortal One with 24-inch pythons who taught us to say our prayers and eat our vitamins. He was the Irresistible Force who defied gravity by scoop-slamming the Immovable Object, Andre the Giant, at WrestleMania III. He’s the reason professional wrestling is where it is today. And I’m not even going to entertain a debate about that.

 

Vince McMahon gets similar credit, of course. But the Hulkster didn’t just get picked to carry the WWF’s torch, he took that torch and used it to build an army of Hulkamaniacs...

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