Well, as Parade highlighted, Hogan claims that he tried to join the legendary rock band, Metallica, and was prepared to leave life as a wrestling icon behind to do so. “When Metallica was looking for a bass player, I called and never heard a word back from them either,” he told the Chicago Tribune in 2009.

The polarizing but iconic WWE superstar died Thursday at the age of 71. A sellout crowd a Rocket Arena chanted his name as wrestlers gathered for a 10-bell salute.

Join 18 Sports for a special look back at the career of pro wrestling and pop culture icon Hulk Hogan. The world received shocking news on Thursday, reporting the death of professional wrestling legend and pop culture icon Hulk Hogan,

Fans peered inside Hulk Hogan's shop in Pigeon Forge admiring the wall of shirt-ripping, leg-dropping moments that made Terry Bollea a wrestling icon.

WASHINGTON (AP) — One was a businessman turned reality TV star twice elected president. The other was a professional wrestler who became politically active later in life.