Well, as Parade highlighted, Hogan claims that he tried to join the legendary rock band, Metallica, and was prepared to leave life as a wrestling icon behind to do so. “When Metallica was looking for a bass player, I called and never heard a word back from them either,” he told the Chicago Tribune in 2009.

Hulk Hogan’s contributions to professional wrestling and pop culture made him one of the world’s most beloved and recognizable human beings. Unfortunately, it didn’t all stay that way for Terry

Hogan was popular in the world of professional wrestling before the movie debuted. But when he landed the role of the wrestler who took on Rocky in a charity match, he became a worldwide star. He made an appearance on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, and after that, he became a celebrity beyond the wrestling world.

Wrestling icon Hulk Hogan died on Thursday at the age of 71. Perhaps the most well-known and recognizable wrestler in the history of the industry, he was a major catalyst in the growth of the World Wrestling Federation throughout the 1980s.