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Episode 214

It’s the 1980s.
 America’s malls are packed. Rock ‘n’ roll blares from cassette players. Kids trade action figures like currency. And in living rooms across the country, a new kind of superhero body-slams his way into pop culture.

Towering, tanned, wrapped in red and yellow, he’s part-myth, part-man. He preaches vitamins and prayers. He flexes, points, and growls his way through TV screens, arenas, and toy shelves. His name? Hulk Hogan.

But before the roar of the crowd, before WrestleMania and reality TV, there was just Terry. A chubby kid from Augusta, Georgia. A troubled teen in Tampa. A misfit with a bass guitar and big dreams.

This is the story not just of a wrestling icon, but of an American invention. A man who became larger than life—and spent decades trying to live up to the image he helped create.

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