WWE icon Hulk Hogan, real name Terry Bollea, has died aged 71.
The wrestling legend passed away early Thursday morning after medics were dispatched to his home in Florida, per TMZ.
Cause of Hulk Hogan’s death
Operators stated the call was in relation to a ‘cardiac arrest.’
Police cars and EMTs were parked outside Hogan’s home, with the reality star carried onto an stretcher and into an ambulance.
The shock death comes just weeks after his wife Sky denied rumors he was on his deathbed in a coma – and claimed his heart was ‘strong’ after he underwent a routine neck surgery.
Hogan is survived by his third wife Sky, who he wed in 2023, children Brooke, 37, and Nick, 34, who he shared with first wife Linda Claridge, and two grandchildren.
His representative said in a statement last month: ‘He’s had problems with his back for years but there’s no emergency.’
Hogan had previously opened up about undergoing ’25 surgeries in the past decade.’
Speaking on Jake Paul’s IMPAULSIVE podcast last year, he said: ‘Ten of them were back surgeries. I’ve had both knees and hips replaced, shoulders — everything.’
In the 1980s, Hogan was the driving force behind WWE’s rise from a regional promotion around New York to an international brand.
