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)

By Chuck SchilkenStaff Writer

July 24, 2015 8:19 AM PT

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

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.