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Hulk Hogan through the years

Hulk Hogan, shown in 2005, is one of the biggest stars in professional wrestling history.

Hulk Hogan, shown in 2005, is one of the biggest stars in professional wrestling history.

  (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

By Chuck SchilkenStaff Writer 
Randy 'Macho Man' Savage, Hulk Hogan

Randy “Macho Man” Savage, top, holds Hulk Hogan in a headlock during Wresltemania V in 1989.

  (B. Vartan Boyajian / Associated Press)

Hulk Hogan, Karl Malone

Hulk Hogan puts a choke hold on NBA star Karl Malone during a 1998 pay–per–view wrestling match in San Diego.

  (Lenny Ignelzi / Associated Press)

Hulk Hogan

Hulk Hogan, shown in 2012, has been dropped by WWE.

  (Chris O’Meara / Associated Press)

Chuck Schilken

Chuck Schilken is a sports reporter on the Fast Break team. He spent more than 18 years with the Los Angeles Times’ Sports Department in a variety of roles. Before joining The Times, he worked for more than a decade as a sports reporter and editor at newspapers in Virginia and Maryland.

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