Linda Hogan has finally acknowledged the passing of her ex-husband, wrestling icon Hulk Hogan—but it wasn’t with a statement, tribute, or even words. Instead, she posted a simple sad face on Facebook: “:(…”—followed by a shared link to her son Nick Hogan’s Instagram post mourning his father.
The post, shared on July 26, 2025, came nearly after Nick Hogan publicly poured his heart out about the loss of his father. While fans around the world have flooded social media with tributes, Linda has remained quiet—until now. Her brief post marked her first public reaction since the tragic news broke.
To many, the lack of a direct statement wasn’t surprising. Linda and Hulk Hogan had a notoriously strained relationship in recent years, and she hadn’t held back when speaking about the WWE Hall of Famer earlier this year.
Back in March 2025, Linda posted a raw and emotional Instagram Story blasting her ex-husband and lamenting the broken state of their family. She said she was feeling isolated, had been crying, and even shared that a recent Botox treatment left her bruised.
“I am by myself today. Again, as usual. I’m okay with most things, but today something hit, I don’t know what hit, but I looked terrible because I’ve been crying and yesterday I went to try to go have Botox and sh*, and they bruised me like, I don’t know.”*
She then revealed a deeper family rift, saying her daughter Brooke Hogan had gotten married and had twins—but never told her. Linda claimed they haven’t spoken in nearly eight years and blamed much of the dysfunction on Hulk.
“It’s been 15 or longer years since I got left Hulk…Hulk Hogan, and my family is in the worst mess. Brooke doesn’t talk to us. She’s had twins. She got married. She didn’t tell us she had twins. She didn’t tell us. She had a huge fight with Terry. I don’t know how that reflected onto me, but she cut me out too. I haven’t talked to her for seven years, almost eight years now and God bless Nick. He’s still such a good boy.”
Linda didn’t stop there. She went on to accuse Hulk Hogan of being a liar and a sex addict, accusing him of maintaining a public image while allegedly ignoring the broken state of their family behind the scenes.
“What I went through in my marriage with Terry as Hulk Hogan and what it entailed and what it has caused over the years and everything else. He’s a complete liar. He is a sex addict. Your face out there and know that all these horrible things are going on behind the scenes. Yet. He marches on. He marches on. Yeah. Oh, I’m promoting my own beer. Real American beer. Yeah. Look at me. Woo. Yeah. He’s such a hero. Not.”
Even after two decades since their divorce in 2009, Linda said the pain hasn’t gone away—and that she had repeatedly given Hogan chances to repair things.
“Okay. I’m gonna give you my thumbs down. I’ve given him more opportunities to come back and make us a family… And it’s been 20 years and I’m still this sad. Somebody, please explain that. I don’t know. It just doesn’t get better.”
Despite all the anger and sorrow, Linda insisted she’s done with marriage altogether.
“I do love living alone. I don’t ever wanna be married again after him, trust me.”
While Hulk Hogan remarried in 2023 and appeared to be thriving with wife Sky Daily, his passing has resurfaced many old wounds—and Linda’s minimal Facebook reaction speaks volumes without saying much at all.
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