Johnson Pays Tribute to 'Childhood Hero' Hulk Hogan
UNITED STATES, JUL 25 – Dwayne Johnson recalls catching Hulk Hogan's headband as a child and their iconic 2002 Wrestlemania match where Hogan symbolically passed the torch to him, marking wrestling history.
- In recent weeks, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson paid tribute on Instagram, recalling his childhood meeting with Hulk Hogan after Hogan's death on July 24, attributed to local authorities in Clearwater, Florida.
- Johnson recalled catching Hogan's 'Hulkster' headband at Madison Square Garden in 1984, and that it meant the world to that little 12-year-old boy, he said.
- At 29, Johnson faced Hogan in WrestleMania X8, billed as 'Icon vs Icon', and Johnson said Hogan 'passed the torch' to him,
- The Rock's tribute featured video including footage of their WrestleMania X-7 showdown, adding `Rest in Peace, Terry Bollea aka The Immortal Hulk Hogan,` Johnson wrote.
- Amid widespread mourning, Hulkamaniacs mourned Hogan's death on Thursday, with Johnson among those reacting.
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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson remembers Hulk Hogan, calling him 'a childhood hero'
Hulk Hogan and The Rock at Wrestlemania X8 (Photo by George Pimentel/WireImage) Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is paying tribute to Hulk Hogan. Hogan, the two-time WWE Hall of Famer and former world champion, whose real name was Terry Gene Bollea, died Thursday, according to Clearwater, Florida, police and WWE. He was 71. On Friday, Johnson, also a professional wrestler and actor, took to Instagram to remember Hogan, calling him “a childhood hero” to…
Dwayne Johnson Pays Tribute to ‘Childhood Hero’ Hulk Hogan
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is remembering his "childhood hero" Hulk Hogan, whom he met at age 12 before they went face to face in the WrestleMania ring years later. Hogan died on Thursday at the age of 71. Audio dispatch reviewed by People revealed that medics were still doing CPR on Hogan 30 minutes after responding to the call for cardiac arrest. In an Instagram post, Johnson recalled catching Hogan's "Hulkster" headband in the crowd at Madison…
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