The Born Identity: Ten wrestlers who drastically switched gimmicks.

JBL wrestled under several different names and gimmicks before striking gold.
JBL wrestled under several different names and gimmicks before striking gold.

#5. Hulk Hogan/Sterling Golden

Hogan in the 1980s.
Hogan in the 1980s.

Hulk Hogan is synonymous with pro wrestling, and was regarded as the ultimate patriotic hero during his WWE run in the 1980s, but he didn't start off that way.

Originally Hogan was a rule-breaking heel named Sterling Golden. Taking inspiration from Superstar Billy Graham, Sterling Golden draped himself in feather boas and liked to pose for the crowd, all the while reminding them how much better he was than typical specimens of humanity.

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Once he joined the then-WWF, he was re-christened, Hulk Hogan. Vince McMahon Sr. have Hogan red hair dye, as the character was supposed to be Irish, but Hogan flushed it down the toilet as he feared his hair would fall out even faster.

Can you imagine Hulk Hogan with red hair? We can't either.

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