As a teen in the late 80s, he provided lots of great entertainment. I haven't watched wrestling in a loooong time, but it was fun back when it was him, Andre the Giant, Ric Flair, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Ted DiBiase, etc.
A quick football story related to wrestling...my very first college game was Milsaps College vs Mississippi College in Jackson, MS in 2002. They played every year in the old Memorial Stadium in Jackson. As a side judge, I brought the captains out for Milsaps. The one that was doing the talking was Ted DiBiase, Jr. If I hadn't been a rookie and a nervous wreck, I would have asked him if he had any wrestling moves planned for the competition.

I've always heard that celebrity deaths happen in threes. Rest in peace for the most recent set:
Malcolm Jamal Warner
Ozzy Osborne (John Michael Osbourne)
Hulk Hogan (Terry Bollea)