A potentially massive error during one of his surgeries may have contributed to Hulk Hogan\u2019s death.<\/p>\n
Hogan\u2019s wife, Sky Daily, told TMZ Sports<\/a> that the WWE legend\u2019s phrenic nerve was \u201ccompromised\u201d during a recent surgery.<\/p>\n She also said an autopsy had been completed but did not disclose the results.<\/p>\n Hulk Hogan died at age 71 on July 24. MediaPunch\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n The hearse carrying the body of Terry Bollea professionally known as Hulk Hogan watch leaves Indian Rocks Beach Baptist Church on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. ZUMAPRESS.com<\/p>\n An occupational therapist who was present at Hogan\u2019s Clearwater, Fla. home when the WWE legend stopped breathing told cops on the scene that a surgeon \u201csevered\u201d his phrenic nerve during a recent surgery, according to the police report \u2014 which TMZ says is on \u201clockdown.\u201d<\/p>\n Police who were at the home discussed what the therapist told them, and TMZ reports those discussions were captured via body cam.<\/p>\n The phrenic nerve \u201ccontrols your diaphragm and is essential to your ability to breathe,\u201d according to the Cleveland Clinic.<\/p>\n Sky Daily and Hulk Hogan in Tampa, Fla. in August 2023. Instagram\/Hulk Hogan<\/p>\n Hogan died at 71 on July 24<\/a>. According to the Pinellas County Forensic Science Center records obtained by Page Six<\/a>, his cause of death was ruled to be a heart attack<\/a>. He had a history of irregular heartbeat and a history of a history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), a type of cancer affecting white blood cells.<\/p>\n Hogan\u2019s daughter, Brooke, has had questions about the circumstances surrounding her father\u2019s death and had offered to pay for an autopsy<\/a> to get answers. Daily, said earlier this month that the wrestling great\u2019s cremation was delayed due to questions about his medical care; she told TMZ on Thursday that Hogan has yet to be cremated.<\/p>\n