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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nComic-Con fans react to Hulk Hogan’s death<\/p>\n
Fans heading to Comic-Con in San Diego, California, were shocked to hear of Hulk Hogan’s death.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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- Celebrities Hulk Hogan and Ozzy Osbourne were two of the well-known pop culture icons to die the week of July 21, 2025.<\/li>\n
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner of “The Cosby Show” and Chuck Mangione, a jazz musician who achieved crossover success, also died.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
It’s been a bad week if you’re Gen X, a child of the ’80s, or a fan of music or professional wrestling.<\/p>\n
Four celebrities left us this week, including giants like WWE professional wrestler Hulk Hogan<\/a> and rocker Ozzy Osbourne<\/a>, known for Black Sabbath as well as his solo work. Fan favorites Malcolm-Jamal Warner<\/a> of “The Cosby Show” fame and jazz trumpeter and composer Chuck Mangione<\/a>, whose music found new life on “King of the Hill,” also died this week.<\/p>\n
As their fans mourn their deaths, here’s a quick look back at the lives and careers of the four.<\/p>\n
WWE superstar Hulk Hogan dies at 71<\/h2>\n
Hulk Hogan (real name Terry Bollea) died Thursday, July 24, in Clearwater Beach, Florida, at age 71. According to USA TODAY<\/a>, the Clearwater Police Department received a call to a residence for a reported cardiac arrest. Hogan was treated at the scene and transported to Morton Plant Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n
Hogan rose to prominence as a wrestler in the 1970s but attained superstardom in the 1980s as part of the World Wrestling Federation, now the WWE.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nHulk Hogan dies: What he said during a final visit to Cincinnati<\/p>\n
WWE icon Hulk Hogan has died at the age of 71. Here’s what he said during a final visit to Cincinnati.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Locally, his last string of Cincinnati appearances came in August last year, the Enquirer reported,\u00a0when he visited Oxford and Liberty Township Kroger stores<\/a>\u00a0and select bars as part of an Ohio tour to promote his premium beer brand Real American Beer. He then\u00a0hosted a meet-and-greet<\/a>\u00a0at the Liberty Township Kroger location.<\/p>\n
Ozzy Osbourne dies at 76, weeks after final Black Sabbath show<\/h2>\n
Grammy-winning rocker Ozzy Osbourne, nicknamed the Prince of Darkness<\/a>, died Tuesday, July 22, in Birmingham, England, at age 76. He died just\u00a0weeks after reuniting with Black Sabbath for a final show in England<\/a>.<\/p>\n