Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan has died aged 71.
The WWE icon passed away early Thursday morning after medics were dispatched to his Clearwater, Florida home, per TMZ.
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.
DailyMail.com has contacted representatives for Hulk Hogan for comment and has yet to hear back.
Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan has died aged 71 – pictured December 2024
The WWE icon passed away early Thursday morning after medics were dispatched to his Clearwater, Florida home – pictured January 2025
In the 1980s, Hogan was the driving force behind WWE’s rise from a regional promotion around New York to an international brand – pictured 1991
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.’
Fans were left concerned for Hogan when he appeared as a special guest on Fox & Friends at the start of May while sporting a worrying new look.
Renowned for his deep tan, the WWE great’s skin looked particularly weathered on air, while his usual white beard appeared to be dyed black despite his goatee and hair being left white – making for a strange contrast.
One viewer wrote online: ‘Tell Hulk Hogan his face is dirty, clean that soot off.’
Another said: ‘Does anyone believe this is Hulk Hogan?’
A third added: ‘Hulk Hogan giving off Wooly Willy vibes this am on Fox & Friends.’
In the 1980s, Hogan was the driving force behind WWE’s rise from a regional promotion around New York to an international brand.
The WWE icon passed away early Thursday morning after medics were dispatched to his Clearwater, Florida home, per TMZ – pictured
Fans were left concerned for Hogan when he appeared as a special guest on Fox & Friends at the start of May while sporting a worrying new look
More recently, Hogan became a celebrity endorser for Trump’s presidential campaign in the United States, which he went on to win – pictured together in 1987
He was undoubtedly one of the most popular and successful babyfaces of all-time and the catalyst to what made WrestleMania so successful, main eventing eight of the first nine events.
More recently, Hogan became a celebrity endorser for Trump’s presidential campaign in the United States, which he went on to win.
In January, Hogan ripped off his sleeves on Fox News as he went full ‘Trumpamania’ at the inaugural ball.
