John Cena, Ric Flair and more stars paid tribute to the late wrestling legend Hulk Hogan after his death at age 71 on July 24. Ric Flair spoke with PEOPLE.

Before The Rock morphed into movie star Dwayne Johnson, and well-before John Cena traded his jorts for a Peacemaker helmet, Terry “ Hulk Hogan ” Bollea made the leap from a professional-wrestling ring to Hollywood.

Sylvester Stallone, John Cena, Ric Flair and other famous names are paying tribute to Hulk Hogan. The wrestler passed away at age 71 on July 24. His manager Chris Volo confirmed the WWE legend's death to NBC LA and said he was surrounded with family at the time of his passing.