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Terry Gene Bollea (August 11, 1953 – July 24, 2025), known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, was an American professional wrestler, actor, television personality, and musician best known for his time working for WWE. Hogan enjoyed mainstream popularity in the 1980s and 90s as the all-American character Hulk Hogan in WWE, and as Hollywood Hogan, the villainous leader of the New World Order, in World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Hogan was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005. He was signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from 2010 until 2013, where he was the on-screen General Manager. He is a 12-time world champion being a six-time WWE Champion, six-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, and a former WWE World Tag Team Champion with Edge. His six combined reigns make him the second longest-reigning WWE Champion of all time (after Bruno Sammartino) and the longest-reigning of the 1980s, having held the title for 1,474 days from 1984-1988. His six combined reigns in WCW make him the longest-reigning WCW World Heavyweight Champion of all time as well, with a 469-day reign from 1994-1995. Hogan won the Royal Rumble in 1990 and 1991, making him the first man to win two consecutive Royal Rumbles.

Hulk Hogan

Ultimate Killer
for Ultimate Killer in Space Jam: WrestleMania
Suggested by jakubduda

As a little boy, Dwayne Johnson dreams of becoming a professional wrestler one day. His dream will come true and as an adult he will become a WWE World Champion. There are aliens in space who like to watch animated shows, and they like Looney Tunes best, so their boss sends them to Earth to find Bugs Bunny cartoon characters who should act in their movies. When the aliens get to their village, these aliens don't make the same mistake and challenge them to a basketball game for everything, but decide to challenge them to a series of wrestling matches. Looney Tunes agrees, but the aliens don't stay the same they came, they decide to steal the abilities of the best wrestlers. Then it turns into huge and unfettered monsters. Bugs Bunny and the other cartoon characters begin to fear the worst - they will be defeated by huge aliens, and they will become slaves in the space studio. That's why they call the best wrestler, Dwayne Johnson, to help them win their match. In the end, everything will turn out well, the aliens will return the abilities to the wrestlers, tie their evil boss to a rocket and send him back into space.