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Maxim Elramsisy / Shutterstock.com Terry Bollea, known for decades as Hulk Hogan, has died at the age of 71. It was the kind of celebrity death that you didn't need to be reading the internet or on social media or getting the breaking news email from the New York Times to find out about. It was the kind of celebrity death where out in the world you hear people talking about the fact Hulk Hogan died. As a figure of pop culture, Hulk Hogan is truly significant. More than anybody else, he paved the way for professional wrestling and professional wrestlers to enter the mainstream. Notably, Hogan actually played the totally-normally-named Thunderlips in "Rocky III" prior to signing with WWF (now, of course, WWE) in 1983. Professional wrestling used to be regional in scope and a niche interest...