The death of professional wrestling's most recognizable showman sparked reactions from the worlds of entertainment and politics.

President Donald Trump, the WWE, and more offered tributes to the sports and entertainment icon who died at age 71.

The opening chords of Rick Derringer’s hard-rock guitar would play over the arena sound system. Instantly, 20,000 Hulkamaniacs — and many more as wrestling’s popularity and stadium size exploded — rose to their feet in a frenzy to catch a glimpse of Hulk Hogan storming toward the ring.

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"To millions of little kids you were a childhood hero - myself included," Johnson wrote of his fellow wrestling legend, who died Thursday at the age of 71.