Sad news to report…..

Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan has died at 71 years old, TMZ Sports has learned.

Medics were dispatched to the 71-year-old WWE legend’s Clearwater, Florida home early Thursday morning … with operators stating it was regarding a “cardiac arrest.”

Hogan’s death comes just two days after his manager, Jimmy Hart, claimed that the star was “doing phenomenal” amid concerning health rumors. Hart said Hogan had done karaoke earlier this week.

Hulk transformed professional wrestling into a family entertainment sport. Before Hulk, wrestling catered to a fairly narrow audience. Hulk’s theatrics in the ring was magnetic for children and their parents, and it supercharged the sport.

The family of the transformative performer has yet to confirm his death. He is survived by his wife and two children, Brooke and Nick Hogan.

In 1996, Hulk transformed himself from hero to villain … by creating the NWO — New World Order — and became Hollywood Hulk Hogan. It propelled him and professional wresting to even more fame.

Hogan was born in Augusta, Georgia, on Aug. 11, 1953, but grew up in Tampa. He rose to national prominence in the 1980s with his flamboyant “Hulkamania” persona that transformed WWE, then known as the WWF, into an entertainment powerhouse.

The performer was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005 but was removed a decade later over remarks he made while being secretly recorded during a sexual encounter. Hulk sued Gawker, which surfaced the clip, and won the lawsuit. He was inducted a second time into the Hall of Fame in 2020.

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