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.

Trump led a wave of tributes honoring Hulk Hogan, born Terry Gene Bollea, who lived in Clearwater, Florida. WWE star died of cardiac arrest at age 71.

Hulk Hogan's wife, Sky Daily, has posted her first message to social media since the legend died on Thursday. "I wasn’t ready for this… and my heart is in pieces," Daily wrote on Instagram on Friday.

Social media users claimed the wrestling icon's death on July 24, 2025, occurred exactly a decade after WWE terminated his contract.

Wrestling icon Hulk Hogan passed away Thursday at the age of 71. According to reports, the authorities responded to a call about the WWE Hall of Famer going into cardiac arrest. Hogan had an incredible career in the ring,

Hulk Hogan's wife, Sky Daily Hogan, broke her silence for the first time following the wrestler's death. "I wasn’t ready for this…and my heart is in pieces," she wrote in part on Instagram on July 25.

Representing the company on short notice, Green spoke positively abut the legend just hours after his death. That didn’t sit well with fans used to her calling out racism and arguing for equality.

Last Friday, John Cena attempted to wiggle his way out of defending the undisputed WWE championship against Cody Rhodes at SummerSlam. Rhodes attacked Cena, literally forcing the champion's hand to sign the contract for a street fight at the biggest event of the summer.