User:The Woodburninator/Hulk Hogan
Terry "Hulk Hogan" Bollea is the greatest professional wrestler who ever existed. He is known for his trademark red/yellow color scheme, his "24-inch pythons", and his chronic male-pattern baldness. He has been a "face" (good guy) all his career, and has never turned his back on every single one of his loyal fans. So shut up about it.
Early Life[edit | edit source]
Terry was born on August 11, 1953 in Tampa, Florida. He began watching professional wrestling at 16 years old. While in high school, he revered Dusty Rhodes, but often realized he would surpass him in time. Hogan was also a skilled musician, spending ten years playing bass guitar in several Florida-based rock bands. Many of the wrestlers who competed in the Florida territory at that time visited the bars where Hogan was performing, and were often impressed by both his skill with the bass guitar and his well-noted shirt ripping abilities. He often used this ability to great effect when going on dates with women he met at the club. Often times, he would rip his own shirt off too. He then attended the University of South Florida, of which he later dropped out; he spent most of his time at a local gym. Hogan's physical stature caught the attention of Jack Brisco and his brother Gerald. Together, they convinced Hogan to try wrestling. Having been a wrestling fan since childhood, Hogan agreed, and in 1976, Mike Graham introduced Hogan to Hiro Matsuda, who was among the sport's top trainers. According to Hogan, during their first training session, Matsuda told him that because of his large physique, and charisma, he would make an excelent heel (bad guy). At this Hogan replied "Never!," before ripping his shirt off and breaking Matsuda's leg. Apparently convinced, Matsuda sent him off towards some developmental wrestling promotions with the stipulation that he would always be a face (good guy). To this day Hulk continues to live by this, never once straying into being a bad guy. EVER.