‘This one really hurts the most’: New Hampshire wrestling fans remember Hulk Hogan

BELIEVE PATIENT CARE WILL BE AFFECTED. PRO WRESTLING LEGEND HULK HOGAN HAS DIED. HOGAN, WHOSE REAL NAME IS TERRY BOLLEA, WAS 71 YEARS OLD. HE SUFFERED FROM CARDIAC ARREST IN HIS FLORIDA HOME THIS MORNING. HOGAN IS REMEMBERED AS AN ICON OF SPORTS AND POP CULTURE, HELPING BRING PRO WRESTLING TO THE MAINSTREAM. FANS HAVE BEEN SHARING MEMORIES ALL DAY LONG. ONE GRANITE STATER TELLING US HOGAN WAS HER CHILDHOOD HERO AND SHE GOT TO SEE HIM LIVE IN MANCHESTER BACK IN OH FIVE FOR WRESTLING. IT’S LIKE HE STARTED EVERYTHING. I MEAN, IF YOU WOULD SAY NOWADAYS WHEN PEOPLE GO VIRAL, I FEEL LIKE HE MADE IT GO VIRAL, LIKE HE MADE THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER LEGENDS TOO, THAT WE ALL LOVE. AND BUT THIS ONE REALLY LIKE HURTS THE MOST. I FEEL LIKE FORMER WRESTLER AND GRANITE STATER TRIPLE H, WRITING IN PART, WWE WOULD NOT BE WHERE IT IS TODAY WITHOUT THE LARGER THAN LIFE CHARACTERS THAT COMPETE IN THE RING, AND FEW, IF

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Professional wrestling legend Hulk Hogan died Thursday at the age of 71. Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, died of cardiac arrest at his home in Florida.He is remembered as an icon in sports and pop culture, helping bring pro wrestling into the mainstream.Fans across the country, including in New Hampshire, have been sharing memories of the star.Jacqueline Richards, a Hulk Hogan fan from New Hampshire, told News 9 that Hogan was her childhood hero. She saw him live during the 2005 WWE Backlash pay-per-view at what was then the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester.>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <> Subscribe to WMUR’s YouTube channel <<