"I heard that Metallica needed a bass player and brother, I was writing letters, made a tape of myself playing and sent it. Never heard a word back." The 80s pop culture icon who made an unlikely bid to join the world's biggest metal band

James Hetfield on stage singing in 2003.

Last summer, mere days after the death of Ozzy Osbourne, the world lost another pop culture icon - wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, who died aged 71 in July.

The Hulkster - real name Terry Bollea - left behind a complicated legacy. As Hulk Hogan, he was undoubtedly the single most impactful and influential character in professional wrestling history, a charismatic and beloved pop culture juggernaut in his heyday who helped establish both the WWF (now WWE) and WCW as pro wrestling powerhouses in the 80s and 90s.