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WWE Honors ‘The Immortal’ Hulk Hogan With Special 10-Bell Salute originally appeared on Parade. WWE delivered a heartfelt tribute to one of its iconic figures, Hulk Hogan, following his passing on July 24. During Friday night’s SmackDown, the organization dedicated a segment to honor the ring legend, showcasing his most memorable moments in WWE.
Hulk Hogan's close friend Jimmy Hart talks exclusively to PEOPLE about the WWE star's health in his final days and reflects on his friendship, after Hogan's death on Thursday, July 24.
Before The Rock morphed into movie star Dwayne Johnson, and well-before John Cena traded his jorts for a Peacemaker helmet, Terry “ Hulk Hogan ” Bollea made the leap from a professional-wrestling ring to Hollywood.
Wrestling icon Hulk Hogan died on Thursday at the age of 71. Perhaps the most well-known and recognizable wrestler in the history of the industry, he was a major catalyst in the growth of the World Wrestling Federation throughout the 1980s.
In Hulk Hogan’s decades-long career, the former WWE legend has gone from professional wrestler to reality television star to beer seller before his death in July 2025. In March, drama in the Hogan family began to bubble to the surface when daughter Brooke,
Hulk Hogan’s ex-wife, Linda Hogan, shared a throwback photo with the WWE legend just days before his death. The former wrestler died Thursday at the age of 71, after medics were reportedly called to his home in Clearwater, Florida. While a cause of death hasn’t been revealed, TMZ reported he experienced “cardiac arrest.”
He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010.
Hulk Hogan’s daughter-in-law honored the wrestling legend Thursday following his shocking death at the age of 71. In a series of Instagram Stories shared on her page, Tana Lea remembered her famed father-in-law by sharing a pair of snapshots of the WWE icon at her January wedding day to his son, Nick Hogan.