John Pollock covers the life and career of Terry Bollea a.k.a. Hulk Hogan from his start in 1977, his rise throughout the '80s, the scandals impacting his career, and his death. READ: https://www.postwrestling.com/2025/08/07/the-story-of-hulk-hogan-post-profile/ XL Editions and Bonus Podcasts: https://postwrestlingcafe.com 00:00:00 Start 00:01:14 Terry Bollea's Upbringing 00:02:03 Breaking In 00:06:12 NJPW 00:07:19 Rocky 3 00:07:42 AWA 00:10:47 WWF's National Expansion 00:18:56 WrestleMania 1 00:25:24 WrestleMania 2 & Unionization 00:27:55 The Big Event in Toronto 00:29:07 WrestleMania 3 With Andre the Giant 00:33:16 The Main Event on NBC 00:35:21 Randy Savage 00:36:58 No Holds Barred With Zeus 00:38:02 Transition to the Ultimate Warrior 00:40:34 Steroid Scandal 00:44:03 WrestleMania 9 00:46:29 NJPW Return 00:47:28 Steroid Distribution Trial in 1994 00:49:16 WCW 00:52:11 New World Order 00:53:32 Starrcade 1997 With Sting 00:56:42 Bill Goldberg 00:59:54 The End of WCW 01:01:18 Return to WWE in 2002 01:04:16 The Rock at WrestleMania 18 01:06:41 Vince McMahon at WrestleMania 19 01:08:45 Return in 2005 and Feud With Shawn Michaels 01:11:06 Family Strife 01:13:25 TNA Wrestling 01:15:41 Sex Tape Scandal 01:18:07 Racist Rant Discovered on the Tape 01:20:59 Lawsuit Against Gawker 01:23:10 His Death and Legacy Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Discord: https://postwrestling.com/discord Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com X/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestling