{"id":34762,"date":"2025-07-31T01:40:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T01:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/34762\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T01:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T01:40:07","slug":"linda-hogan-breaks-silence-on-ex-husband-hulk-hogans-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/34762\/","title":{"rendered":"Linda Hogan Breaks Silence On Ex-Husband Hulk Hogan&#8217;s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlezone.com\/tag\/linda-hogan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Linda Hogan<\/a> says goodbye to her late ex-husband, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlezone.com\/tag\/hulk-hogan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hulk Hogan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the days following his death, friends and family of WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlezone.com\/news\/1571960-brooke-hogan-releases-heartfelt-statement-on-the-passing-of-hulk-hogan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">issued tributes across social media<\/a>. His ex-wife, Linda Hogan, is now the latest. Hulk (real name Terry Bollea) and Linda married in 1983 and later finalized their divorce in 2009. During their 20-plus-year marriage, they had two children together, Brooke and Nick.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had no idea he would pass away this soon,\u201d Linda wrote in the comment section of her latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMTZ7mfPHZE\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Instagram post<\/a>, initially made just a day before Hulk\u2019s passing. \u201cWe all really thought he would make a come back! Big surprise. We are all devastated. It\u2019s hitting me so hard. I loved Hulkster more than he loved me  It hurt when he cheated. But he was sooo famous. I sort of understood but it was crushing. It hurt. I [n]ever got over him or started a real relationship w anyone. I missed HIM! <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been weeping all day, she continued. \u201c\u2018The finality. It\u2019s just shocking. We spent every minute together for so many years. I\u2019ve known him since he was 28 yrs old! I was 22. I still love him. Even tho I never spoke or saw him, Nick did and Nick would tell me things and vice versa. Just news about life. I still felt although broken, we still were a family. It\u2019s so hard to know he\u2019s just gone. I tried to stay strong for Nick\u2026but I\u2019m melting down now. It\u2019s very sad. I love you Hulkster. You were my man. The only man for me. RIP.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hulk Hogan died from cardiac arrest at the age of 71 on July 24. Since then, his death has been met with a mixed response. While many wrestling figures and even WWE have honored him with a number of salutes, many have also cited issue with his controversial past, which including a leaked audio tape of racial remarks.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlezone.com\/news\/1572121-brooke-hogan-shares-why-she-wasnt-at-any-of-wwes-hulk-hogan-tributes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brooke Hogan Shares Why She Wasn\u2019t At Any Of WWE\u2019s Hulk Hogan Tributes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Linda Hogan says goodbye to her late ex-husband, Hulk Hogan. 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