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.

Legendary wrestler Hulk Hogan died at 71 on Thursday morning due to a cardiac arrest. Regarded as one of the most influential names in professional wrestling, Hogan’s later years were marked by scandals that severely damaged his public image.

Hogan, real name Terry Gene Bollea, was born in Augusta, Georgia, in 1953 and raised in Tampa. Though Hogan attended wrestling shows growing up in Florida, he started his career in entertainment as a musician,