Hulk Hogan, the larger-than-life wrestling icon whose handlebar mustache and red-and-yellow regalia defined a generation of sports entertainment, peels back the curtain in “My Life Outside the Ring.” The 2009 memoir has returned to bestseller list’s following the wrestler’s death last week.

Jimmy Hart, Hulk Hogan’s longtime friend and former manager, was shocked to learn about the wrestling icon's death after receiving a positive update the day before his passing.

The death of professional wrestling's most recognizable showman sparked reactions from the worlds of entertainment and politics.

But for the 38-year-old Famuyide and other Black wrestling fans and sports commentators, Hogan’s death this week at 71 has resurfaced an irreconcilable contradiction in the iconic wrestler’s legacy: Hogan’s undeniable role in broadening wrestling’s appeal to fans of all backgrounds versus his well-documented racism.