Bruce Mitchell Pro Wrestling journalist

WPTF Afternoon News by WPTF FM 92.9 AM 680

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Hulk Hogan, who headlined eight of the first nine WrestleManias and led to World Wrestling Entertainment expanding nationally, has died. Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, was the biggest drawing attraction in pro wrestling history. He won six WWE Championships. After leaving WWE in 1993, Hogan joined Atlanta-based World Championship Wrestling, which became the biggest company in the world for several years while he was headlining. Hulk Hogan was 71. Bruce Michell, a longtime pro wrestling journalist based out of Greensboro, joined Jeff Hamlin to discuss the unforgettable life of Hulk Hogan.