Ric Flair Pays Emotional Tribute After WWE Rival Hulk Hogan’s Death originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Wrestling icon Terry "Hulk Hogan" Bollea died Thursday at age 71 in Clearwater, Florida, TMZ has confirmed.

Ric Flair spoke with TMZ about Hulk Hogan in the minutes after the wrestling legend's death ... and he got super emotional remembering his good friend.

WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan died Thursday at the age of 71, the company announced. In the wake of Hogan's death, WWE legends and personalities like The Rock, Ric Flair, The Undertaker, Kurt Angle and more paid their respects to him: