The Rock and Hulk Hogan have a history that goes beyond the wrestling ring, as evidenced by a lengthy message posted on X.

"To millions of little kids you were a childhood hero - myself included," Johnson wrote of his fellow wrestling legend, who died Thursday at the age of 71.

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is paying tribute to his 'childhood hero' Hulk Hogan after his death this week, sharing a moving memory of their iconic 2002 WrestleMania match: 'I've never felt anything like that.