Hours after the passing away of Hulk Hogan, Bollywood celebrities took to social media to express their tribute to the WWE global phenomenon. Actors Arjun Kapoor and Varun Dhawan remembered the global sports and entertainment star.

“You inspired an entire generation Hulkster. RIP,” Varun Dhawan wrote on Instagram. The World Wrestling Entertainment posted about the death of Hogan on July 24 2025 (Thursday).

“WWE is saddened to learn WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan has passed away. One of pop culture’s most recognizable figures, Hogan helped WWE achieve global recognition in the 1980s,” WWE said on X. It gave no cause of death.

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Two States actor Arjun Kapoor took to Instagram to condole the death of the wrestler. “A part of my childhood went with you Hulkster,” he posted.

Hogan, the bleach-blond, mahogany-tanned behemoth, became the face of professional wrestling in the 1980s, helping transform the mock combat from a seedy spectacle into family-friendly entertainment worth billions of dollars.

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A key moment in that evolution came at the WrestleMania III extravaganza in 1987, when Hogan hoisted fellow wrestler André the Giant before a sold-out Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan for a thunderous body slam of the Frenchman.

Hogan parlayed his wrestling fame into a less successful career in Hollywood, starring in films like Rocky III and Santa With Muscles, but kept returning to the ring as long as his body would allow. He was inducted twice into the WWE Hall of Fame.