Wrestling icon Hulk Hogan died Thursday at age 71.
Born Terry Gene Bollea, the wrestler’s death comes just over a year after he went viral at the 2024 Republican National Convention when he gave President Donald Trump a ripping endorsement. Following the election, Hogan said on Instagram “we’re all real Americans,” and encouraged people to “focus on what unites us.”
Hogan also posted a photo of him arm-wrestling Trump on Oct. 27.
TMZ reported that medics were dispatched to Hogan’s Clearwater, Florida, home early Thursday morning regarding a “cardiac arrest,” according to operators.
In his post-wrestling career, Hogan promoted his beer brand, Real American Beer, which he started to “bring the country back together one beer at a time.”
“R.I.P to a legend,” Donald Trump Jr. said on X.
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WWE also extended its condolences to Hogan’s family, friends, and fans on X, saying, “WWE is saddened to learn WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan has passed away. One of pop culture’s most recognizable figures, Hogan helped WWE achieve global recognition in the 1980s.”
This story will be updated.