Iconic wrestler Steele dead at 79

He’s gone to that squared circle in the sky.

WWE Hall of Famer George “The Animal” Steele — known for his hairy physique, green tongue and wild wrestling antics — died Thursday night from kidney failure.

The turnbuckle-eating legend, whose real name was Jim Myers, was 79.

His wife Patricia told The Post on Friday that he had been in hospice care for the past year battling the condition.

He died in Cocoa Beach, Fla., where the couple has lived for 27 years.

Patricia declined to comment further, other than to say the family was in the process of making funeral arrangements.

While Steele was notorious for his over-the-top ring behavior — biting the corner pad and tearing it to shreds — the paunchy and balding grappler also made a name for himself in storied feuds with some of wrestling’s biggest names.

His most famous is considered by many to be the scripted war he had with Randy “Macho Man” Savage in 1986-87 after the Animal got the hots for Savage’s manager, Miss Elizabeth.

Some of Steele’s other biggest matches were against Bruno Sammartino, Gorilla Monsoon and Harley Race.

Steele eventually retired in 1988 after being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. He made occasional appearances in the years that followed before being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1995.

Before turning pro, Steele worked as physical education teacher and wrestling coach at a Detroit area high school.

“Steele was one of the wildest and most unpredictable superstars in sports-entertainment history,” WWE said in a post on its website. “Yet, despite his green tongue, hairy torso and insatiable appetite for turnbuckle pads, ‘The Animal’ was a very well-educated man.”