After WWE legend Hulk Hogan passed away, Ric Flair sent a message to the popular TV personality, Stephen A Smith.

Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, was one of wrestling's brightest stars, beginning his career in the ring in the late 1970s and eventually joining the World Wrestling Federation (now the WWE) in 1983, helping make it the dominant company in the space, and turn professional wrestling into a major brand of entertainment throughout the '80s.

Ric Flair's lavish lifestyle came from his inability to separate his true self from his wrestling character, and in the end it cost him everything.

Hulk Hogan's journey from WWE wrestling star to Hollywood actor included memorable roles in "Rocky III" and the reality show "Hogan Knows Best" before his death at age 71.