Hogan was all over TV in the 1980s. There was the weekly Saturday morning wrestling show that kids were glued to, but then came something much bigger. In 1985, Hulkamania went primetime.

Hulk Hogan was as popular as any American figure when he rose to prominence in World Wrestling Entertainment in the 1980s. Wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer told "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" at the ...

His persona of all-American hero was instrumental in the 1980s wrestling boom, and he was the usual headliner at the annual WrestleMania event. His Main Event match-up with André the Giant in ...