Last week, the world lost one of its greatest showman, and I lost a friend.

Here's the real story about Hulk Hogan, arguably the most famous professional wrestler of all time,

who persevered inside and outside the ring. At one time, the highest paid professional wrestler in all of the WWE.

And by the way, a lot of people don't know what the WWE stands for.

It stands for World Wrestling Entertainment.

Now, that's important. We'll get back to that later.

His net worth at the time of his death was $25 million. At its peak, it was $100 million. In the

1980s, he was making $10 million a year. In today's dollars, that would translate to almost $30 million a year. Think about that.

Hogan died in Florida from cardiac arrest. Now, he was only 71 years old. Here are the headlines.

Hulk Hogan wasn't just an American icon. He was America.

Hulk Hogan, pro wrestling icon and pop culture mainstay, dies at 71.

Hulk Hogan dead at 71, wrestler's biggest controversies during his storied career.

I think it's interesting that these legacy media organizations feel the need to lead even in the headlines with criticism of the man, even in death.

I knew how Kogan, he, like every single one of us, you, your friends, and family, me, everyone, was and is a flawed human being.

He made more good choices than bad ones.

His impact was way more positive than negative.

He had a public image and a brand, and he had a private persona that was quite different,

dramatically so.

I just want to take a few minutes to talk about this American icon and remember him.

And I'll bet every one of you knows who I'm talking about

and has some recollection of when you first intersected with him

on TV or through the media in some way. First, let's focus on his legendary pro wrestling career,

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