Hulk Hogan through the years
Hulk Hogan, shown in 2005, is one of the biggest stars in professional wrestling history.
(Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)Randy “Macho Man” Savage, top, holds Hulk Hogan in a headlock during Wresltemania V in 1989.
(B. Vartan Boyajian / Associated Press)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, shown in 2012, has been dropped by WWE.
(Chris O’Meara / Associated Press)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.