He died due to cardiac arrest at his Florida home. Hogan's memorable matches include WrestleMania bouts against The Rock, Iron Sheik, and The Ultimate Warrior.

The highly memorable 'Title vs. Title' main event at WrestleMania VI saw WWE champion, Hulk Hogan compete against WWE Intercontinental champion, The Ultimate Warrior.

WrestleMania VI was one of Hogan's finest hours, and he wasn't even the main focal point. Vince McMahon's "Ultimate Challenge" intro lives long in the memory.

The Ultimate Warrior became the first wrestler to defeat Hogan in a WrestleMania match in 1990 when he used his finishing running splash for the pin.

WrestleMania VI - Warrior Walks with Titles Hulk Hogan, right, in action against Ultimate Warrior during WrestleMania 6 at the SkyDome on April 1, 1990 in Toronto.

Hulk Hogan vs. The Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania VI The next year, Hogan faced another icon of the era -- intercontinental champion The Ultimate Warrior -- in the main event of WrestleMania VI.

The McMahon-Warrior saga and legal mess that followed played out years later in court. In 2006, Warrior sued WWE over his portrayal in The Self-Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior DVD.

Damian Priest recently spoke on "Busted Open Radio" about the WWE segment that made him want to become a professional wrestler.

But Hogan did it, and pinned him 1-2-3. Wrestlemania VI gave us the historic match where, in a rarity, Hogan was pinned cleanly by the Ultimate Warrior to lose his coveted world title.

The wrestling world lost a titan Thursday when Hulk Hogan died at age 71.