Real Name: Terry Bollea
 
 

Birthday: 8/11/54
 
 

Name: Hollywood Hogan

Height: 6'7"

Weight: 275 pounds

Hometown: Venice Beach, California, USA

Background: Hulk Hogan is the MOST popular wrestler in the world. When Hulk Hogan wrestled in the  WWF at the '80s, he brought pro-wrestling to the top.  He was the most valued wrestler in the WWF  at the '80s, but when he came to the WCW  in 1994, the WWF  put Hulk Hogan to be their greatest enemy. However, the WCW  did well in rating without Hogan, so Hogan would be scheduled to wrestle a retirement match. But fortunately(!), Hogan turned heel to save his career and he did EXTREMELY well. Now his NWO sable is the hottest angle in the WCW  too. Besides wrestling, Hulk Hogan is also an actor. You can see his acting in the Rocky III, Mr.Nanny,and Surf Ninjas 3.

Finisher: Leg of Doom(leg drop)

Titles held: 5-time WWF  World Heavyweight Title and 4-time  WCW World Heavyweight Title

Current wrestles in:  WCW

Favourite moves: bodyslam, Axe Bomber(clothesline), suplex, punch, chop, kick and big boot

Quote: "The Hulkster is gonna run wild on you!"

Knicknames: Hulk Hogan
Hulk Machine
Terry Hogan
Sterling Golden
Terry Boulder
Super Destroyer

Known as the biggest attraction in World Championship Wrestling, "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan is the now the recognized leader of the New World Order...however, Hogan has enjoyed a long and successful career dating back long before the NWO was born... Hogan is a five-time former WWF champion and is the current WCW Champion (Hogan has held the WCW belt on one other occasion)...over the course of his career he made his mark as one of the greatest and most popular figures in the history of professional wrestling, and is still widely known as the biggest name in the sport...made his pro debut 18 years ago in the Mid-Southern area, where he was managed by Jimmy Hart...in 1979, Hogan entered the WWF as a rulebreaker and was managed by Freddie Blassie...signed with the AWA, where he seemed to win the World title from Nick Bockwinkel in a no-DQ match; the title was stripped however when the contract was disputed... appeared in the 1983 film Rocky III as a wrestler named Thunderlips; this role would help make Hogan famous and attract mainstream attention to himself and pro wrestling...beat Antonio Inoki on June 2, 1983 to become the first IWGP heavyweight champion...returned to the WWF in late 1983 after the Iron Sheik defeated Bob Backlund for the WWF title...on January 23, 1984, Hogan quickly defeated the Sheik and a new era in wrestling was born called "Hulkamania"...Hulkamania ran wild for years afterward as Hulk Hogan, promoter Vince McMahon and the World Wrestling Federation continued to ride the wave of success...perhaps Hogan's most memorable match was against Andre the Giant, whom Hogan pinned at Wrestlemania III... lost the WWF title to Andre on February 5, 1988 involving twin referees Dave and Earl Hebner...Ted DiBiase would later attempt to buy the title from Andre and the belt was held up...helped Randy Savage beat DiBiase for the title at Wrestlemania IV...Hogan and Savage would form the MegaPowers and begin a long and tumultuous relationship which would continue to this day...after the team split over their manager Elizabeth, Hogan beat Savage for his second WWF title... lost the belt at Wrestlemania VI to the Ultimate Warrior, which marked one of the rare occasions in Hogan's career where he was cleanly pinned...Hogan regained the title from Sgt. Slaughter soon after Savage aided Slaughter in defeating the Warrior...Hogan's title defenses became less and less frequent...lost to the Undertaker at the 1992 Survivor Series...Hogan would quickly regain the title some six days later, but the belt was declared vacant (Ric Flair would win the belt at the 1993 Royal Rumble)...Hogan defeated Sid Justice by DQ at Wrestlemania VIII in what was supposed to be Hogan's last wrestling match...returned however on February 22, 1993 on Monday Night Raw...Hogan won his fifth (and last) WWF title at Wrestlemania IX in Las Vegas after Yokozuna defeated Bret Hart...Yokozuna's manager Mr. Fuji challenged Hogan and Hogan beat Yokozuna in less than 10 seconds to win the belt...Hogan did not defend the title after the win however, and disappeared from the WWF for several months to film a movie...after his return, a much lighter Hogan lost the belt against Yokozuna in dramatic fashion at the 1993 King of the Ring...the match saw Yokozuna totally dominate Hogan, though the match had a screwjob ending as Hogan was blinded by a ringside photographer's flash and was pinned...Hogan let down his Hulkamaniacs by failing to beat the seemingly unbeatable Yokozuna, and Hogan left the WWF for the final time...signed with WCW on June 11, 1994 and defeated Ric Flair for the WCW title in his first match...though Hogan was initially widely popular in WCW, many fans became tired of Hogan's in-ring dominance and refusal to put other wrestlers over...became involved in an angle with a masked man who would attack him repeatedly... Hogan defeated Flair in a retirement match at Halloween Havoc on October 24, 1994, and after the match the masked man was revealed to be Hogan's good friend Brutus Beefcake (Ed Leslie, who was known then as "The Brother," then "The Butcher")...after a pathetic feud, Hogan defeated Leslie at Starrcade '94...Savage entered WCW, and the two teamed up again...Hogan and Savage would later lobby to reinstate Ric Flair, who served in a managerial role for Vader...Vader and Hogan feuded wildly for some time...at the Clash of Champions XXX, Hogan got up after a Vader powerbomb, shattering Vader's air of invincibility...after Vader was later forced to team with Hogan, Vader left WCW...Hogan's popularity continued to decline as he refused to job to wrestlers, and it was soon felt by many that a change was needed.

PROFILE PART 2: THE BIRTH OF HOLLYWOOD HOGAN
After the Hogan-Vader feud ended and the Hogan-Flair feud subsided, Hulk Hogan found himself less and less popular with fans...many fans openly booed Hogan as he appeared on WCW Monday Nitro broadcasts... no longer the WCW champion (the title was stripped, and after World War 3 '95 the belt would later go to Randy Savage, who would lose to Ric Flair), Hogan became involved in a long and bitter feud with the "Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan and the Dungeon of Doom...after bringing in several clown-like wrestlers to take on Hogan such as Kamala, the Shark (formerly known as Earthquake and Avalanche), and the Zodiac (Ed Leslie with yet another gimmick), Sullivan brought in a huge wrestler called the Giant (Paul Wight) who claimed to be the son of the late Andre the Giant, Hogan's old nemesis (in reality, Wight is of no relation)...Hogan feuded bitterly with Sullivan, the Giant and the Dungeon of Doom until he left WCW for a hiatus from wrestling to film a movie...many fans were glad to see Hogan gone, since the WCW title was then regularly defended and other wrestlers received deserved attention...he had not been forgotten however, as promos continued to be shown featuring the "Hulkster"...Hulk Hogan would return to WCW in dramatic fashion, in a manner which would revitalize his sagging career and shake up the entire wrestling world...at the 1996 Bash at the Beach pay-per-view, Hogan returned during a match between Sting, Lex Luger and Randy Savage versus Scott Hall and Kevin Nash...while the fans believed Hogan appeared to aid Sting and Savage since Luger had been injured earlier and carried out on a stretcher, Hogan legdropped Savage and reveiled himself to the mystery "third man" who was the partner of Hall and Nash...the legdrop marked Hogan's first time as a heel in well over 10 years...after the match (which ended in a DQ after Hogan threw the referee out of the ring) Hogan gave one of the best interviews of his career in which he denounced the WWF, stating that he was the reason for the federation's success ("I made people rich up there," Hogan said)...as Hall and Nash claimed to be attempting to "take over" WCW, Hogan's involvement with the two men seemed to imply he was against WCW all along...indeed, Hogan's heel turn marked the birth of the New World Order, and it was this organization which would help shift the balance of power to WCW in its war with the WWF...Hogan began feuding with then the current WCW Champion the Giant (who defeated Ric Flair)...Hogan beat the Giant (who would himself later join the NWO) at WCW Hog Wild '96 in Sturgis, SD for Hogan's second WCW title...this time, however, Hogan would desecrate the title belt by spray-painting it with the letters 'N.W.O.'...Hogan began calling himself "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, since he claimed to be a star in Hollywood (actually, none of Hogan's movies have been big hits according to Hollywood standards)...began another feud with his old rival Randy Savage, and Hogan and the NWO gave Savage numerous beatings...Savage failed to beat Hogan for the WCW title at Halloween Havoc '96, after which Roddy Piper appeared and challenged Hogan, saying he was the only wrestler whom Hogan had never beaten... Piper would later defeat Hogan in a non-title Starrcade '96 pay-per-view match after putting him in a sleeper...claimed the Giant "dropped the ball" after the Giant lost his match against Lex Luger, though he himself lost on the card as well...the Giant would later be kicked out of the NWO after the Giant requested a shot against Hogan after winning World War 3...Hogan faced the Giant at NWO Souled Out, but the match ended in a no-contest after the NWO attacked the Giant...Hogan defeated Piper at Superbrawl VII after Randy Savage interfered, who joined the NWO at the event in spite of his bitter history with the organization...began a bitter feud with Lex Luger, who actually defeated Hogan for the World title just days before the WCW Road Wild pay-per-view, only for Hogan to regain the title to begin his third WCW title reign at the event...besides the ever-present threat of Luger! Hogan faced Sting on December 28th 1997, at the MCI arena, Washington D.C the event WCW Starrcade. In which Sting became the NEW champion of the world. Sting was latter stiped of the title, but regained it at SuperBrawl 98, when he beat Hogan. Finally, Hogan has also had to deal with the internal strife within the NWO, as he clashed briefly some time ago with Kevin Nash over the direction of the group. Then at WCW's Spring Stampede PPV on the 19th Of March, 1998, Hollywood was involved in a "BAT" match, against Piper&Giant. Hogans Tag partner was Kevin Nash. After the match, Hogan set up Nash, and just as Nash was about to Power Bomb the Giant, Hogan hit Nash with the Bat. The following Monday Nitro, Hogan told the world, that the nWo has split. Now as we know, we have the, Black & White nWo Hollywood, & the Red & Black nWo Wolfpack.