It's hard to overstate just how violent and commie-hating American pop culture was in the 1980s. The late wrestler was among its biggest stars.

Hulk Hogan never got the biopic treatment while he was alive. The WWE legend, who died Thursday at age 71, was supposed to be played by Chris Hemsworth in a Netflix movie, but the project was scrapped entirely by the time Hogan passed away.

Inside Hulk Hogan's scandals and controversies inside and out of the wrestling ring through his decades in the public eye, before his death on Thursday, July 24 at age 71.

No Holds Barred (1989) marked Hulk Hogan’s first leading movie role. The film places his wrestling persona front and center as Rip Thomas—a powerhouse World Wrestling Federation champion with a good heart. The story finds Rip fending off advances from an unscrupulous TV network boss, Brell, who wants him to jump ship.

Hulk Hogan's journey from WWE wrestling star to Hollywood actor included memorable roles in "Rocky III" and the reality show "Hogan Knows Best" before his death at age 71.

In later years, Hogan still appeared at wrestling events, like at WrestleMania XXX in 2014, where he accidentally referred to the Superdome as the Silverdome, but his presence on the circuit diminished following a scandal in 2015, in which tapes emerged that included him using vile ethnic slurs.

Hulk Hogan's worst-rated movie on IMDb didn't even make enough of a splash to warrant a Wikipedia page. Here's what happens in it.

Sylvester Stallone is mourning the loss of his Rocky III costar and friend Hulk Hogan, who passed away yesterday at the age of 71. During a sit-down interview with TMZ, Stallone reflected on their time working together on the film,