The Rock pays tribute to “Childhood Hero” Hulk Hogan

The legend of the Hulk Hogan struggle died Thursday at the age of 71, and another WWE icon paid tribute to one of its heroes.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson published on social networks an emotional ode to the wrestler “The Immortal”, which he called “a childhood hero”.

“In 1984, I gave you your” Hulkster “banner, in the locker room of Madison Square Garden – I was the lucky kid (that) caught him when you threw him into the crowd. You fight ‘` Mr Wonderful’ ‘, Paul Orndorff that evening in the main event, “recalls Johnson.

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Hollywood Hulk Hogan and The Rock at Wrestlemania X8. (George Pimentel / Wireimage)

“You were shocked and so happy after the match because you told me that it was your latest banner and if you hadn’t made you a fact that you would not be made and you would give me more hulkster garden as a thank you gift.” Boy. “

Johnson then returned to his legendary match at the Rogers Center of Wrestlemania X8, a match that Johnson said “had to decide who would descend into history, as the biggest of all time”. There remains one of the biggest games of all time and which has defined the history of the struggle.

The post presented the fight on a small television, recalling that of the late 90s and the early 2000s.

Hollywood Hulk Hogan and The Rock at Wrestlemania X8 (George Pimentel / Wireimage)

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“When you get started from my Rock Bottom finisher – listen and feel that the crowd becomes electric …
Everything for you. I never felt anything like that during my entire wrestling career. It takes two in Tango, but this historical reaction of the crowd was for you, “wrote Johnson.” You may have “transmitted the torch” for me that night, but you, my friend … You drew the house “, which means that you sold each arena and stadium across the country to your peak that Hulk Hogan, on your way to become the biggest all the time.

“Deeper in my bones, and in the name of this wild and crazy world of professional struggle that we love, I tell you now, and forever … Thank you for the house, brother … Thank you for the house. Rip Terry Bollea aka Hulk Hogan.”

Hollywood Hulk Hogan and The Rock at Wrestlemania X8. (George Pimentel / Wireimage)

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WWE paid tribute to Hogan during the Friday evening edition of “Smackdown!” With a greeting of 10 beautiful, with many of his current superstars, and some of Hogan’s former enemies, on stage.

The tribute included decorated hogan clips wrestling And its entertainment ventures outside the ring. The crowd of Smackdown broke out in applause and a song of “Hogan! Hogan!” After the end of the video.

Jackson Thompson de Fox News contributed to this report.

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