- Hulk Hogan talks up the Hulkamania on Dec. 6, 1994, at the Hard Rock CafÃ© in Nashville during a press conference promoting the Dec. 27â€™s Starcade â€™94, a pay-per-view wrestling bonanza at Municipal Auditorium. Hogan will battle archrival Butcher in the main event.

WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan Dead at 71

Originally posted on Total Apex Sports
By Vincent Pensabane | Last updated Jul 24, 2025 12:04 PM ET

WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan (Terry Bollea) has passed away at 71 years old, per TMZ Sports. There have been some rumors regarding his health status over the last few weeks as people such as Bubba the Love Sponge have been discussing it recently. Let’s take a deeper dive into what we currently know regarding the death of WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan.

Hulk Hogan Dead at 71

Hogan has been dealing with some health issues in the last few months and it was told that he was dealing with symptoms of a neck surgery he underwent in May. However, TMZ Sports is reporting that the legendary wrestler passed away early Thursday morning in Clearwater, Florida, and the cause of death was a cardiac arrest. Hulk Hogan has recently been on a media tour for his new venture, Real American Freestyle, a freestyle wrestling company that is set to debut on Aug. 30.

Hogan’s wife, Sky, denied rumors that he was in a coma a few weeks ago. Hulk Hogan made his name in WWE after joining the company and helping it grow from a territory into what we know of it today. As one of the biggest stars in professional wrestling, Hogan would win the WWE Championship six times and have a career that saw many ups and downs. He last wrestled for TNA Impact in 2012. There are a lot of things that happened throughout the storied life of Hulk Hogan and it is safe to say that professional wrestling may never have hit the heights it did without his contributions.

This article first appeared on Total Apex Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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