PONTIAC, Mich. – Hulk Hogan, one of the icons of professional wrestling, died Thursday at the age of 71.
Hogan was perhaps the biggest star in WWE history, and we dug into the vault to find some footage from 1987, when he took on Andre the Giant during Wrestlemania 3 at the Pontiac Silverdome.
You can watch the vault footage in the video above.
Hogan won at least six WWE championships and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005.
“One of pop culture’s most recognizable figures, Hogan helped WWE achieve global recognition in the 1980s. WWE extends its condolences to Hogan’s family, friends, and fans,” WWE said.
“Hulkamania” -- as the energy he created was called -- started running wild in the mid-1980s and pushed professional wrestling into the mainstream. He was a flag-waving American hero with the horseshoe mustache, red and yellow gear and massive arms he called his “24-inch pythons.”
Crowds were hysterical when he ripped off his T-shirt in the ring -- a trademark move -- revealing a tan, sculpted body.
Hogan was also a celebrity outside the wrestling world, appearing in numerous movies and television shows, including a reality show about his life on VH1, “Hogan Knows Best.”