Trending badgeTrendingPosted 2 hours agoSubscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret DownHulk Hogan Has Died At Age 71The wrestling legend catapulted the WWE into worldwide success.by Sebastian MurdockHuffPost WriterFacebookPinterestLink Retired wrestling icon Hulk Hogan has died. He was 71. Matt Jelonek / Getty Images Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, died Thursday in Florida following a cardiac arrest, TMZ first reported. Rob Kim / Getty Images Hogan helped catapult World Wrestling Entertainment - then called the World Wrestling Federation - into mainstream success.