Hulk Hogan, Tony Todd snubbed in Emmy Awards 2025 In Memoriam segment; viewers shocked: 'Emmys on their high horse'

WWE star Hulk Hogan and Tony Todd were among the major names missing from the 2025 Emmy Awards' In Memoriam segment.

Published on: Sep 15, 2025, 09:00:45 IST

By Abhimanyu Mathur

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The 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards were held in Los Angeles on Sunday. The glittering ceremony celebrated the best of television and also remembered some of the actors and technicians from the entertainment world who died over the last 12 months. The In Memoriam segment remembered The Cosby Show actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, among others. But viewers were quick to note some glaring omissions.

Hulk Hogan and Tony Todd were among the few high-profile names missing from Emmy Awards' In Memoriam segment this year.

Emmys In Memoriam snubs

Wrestling superstar and actor Hulk Hogan was left off the broadcast, causing some strong reactions online. On X (formerly Twitter), many criticised the Emmys for leaving the pop icon off. "@themmys no Hulk Hogan remembrance? Crazy," read one tweet. Another read, “#Emmys on their high horse, leave out Hulk Hogan from their In Memoriam segment. Maybe one day @HeymanHustle will get his wish and they’ll stop ignoring wrestling since it has been a staple of television ever since the medium was invented.”

Actor Tony Todd, known for his appearance in the Final Destination films, was also missing from the segment. "Tony Todd did some great television. Multiple Star Trek appearances and The X-Files. This is outrageous," complained one fan. Variety noted that Alice star Polly Holliday and General Hospital star Leslie Charleson were also left off.

About the 2025 Emmy Awards

The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards saw Seth Rogen's satire, The Studio, emerge as the biggest winner of the night. The show won 13 awards, the most by a comedy series in a single night. Severance, The Pitt, and Adolescence were the other big winners of the night. Owen Cooper, the 15-year-old star of Adolescence, became the youngest Best Supporting Actor winner ever.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Abhimanyu Mathur
Abhimanyu Mathur is Deputy Editor, Entertainment at Hindustan Times. With almost 15 years of experience in writing about everything from films and TV shows to cricket matches and elections, he inhales and exhales pop culture and news. Currently, he watches movies and TV shows and talks to celebrities for a living, while occasionally writing about them as well. A journalism graduate of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, Abhimanyu began his career with Hindustan Times at the age of 20, swapping classrooms for newsrooms at an early age. He began his journey in the early days of digital journalism, later switching to the madness of print journalism. Work has led him to far off places like Japan and Jordan, as well as to the interiors of Haryana and the Indo-Pak border. He dabbled in city reporting in places like Meerut, Gurgaon, and Delhi, covered the Olympics and Cricket World Cups, before finding his calling in entertainment and lifestyle during the pandemic. A Rotten Tomatoes Certified Film Critic, he is equally at home covering stories on ground as he is interviewing celebrities and studios, and sometimes prefers to shepherd teams in delivering traffic through the day. Even as his role has evolved from reporter to supervisor over the years, his first love remains writing (and of late, talking on camera). With a good understanding of cinema and its trends, and a keen eye for detail, he continues to spark conversations around showbiz for readers around the world.Read More

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