Burke’s legacy as a journalist and enthusiast is revered enough to see him inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. He recalls the moment that he first laid eyes On Hulk Hogan at the Springfield Civic Center, before ‘The Hulkster’ even took that name, “He was a formidable individual. He had a charisma even as a heel.”

Hogan's death creates an uncomfortable gray area of emotion for fans looking to separate the character from the man