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Hulk Hogan's wife Sky Daily denied ‘coma’ rumours days before death
Emergency responders arrived at Hulk Hogan's Florida house after there were reports of a potential cardiac attack.
Wrestling icon Hulk Hogan has died at 71, days after his wife publicly denied that he was suffering from any health issues despite rumours that he was in a coma.
On an Instagram story that is no longer available, Hogan's wife, Sky Daily Hogan, debunked allegations that the star of Rocky III was in a coma, stating that he was doing fine and recovering from surgeries.
Still, the sudden and unexpected death of the WWE legend has left the wrestling world and beyond reeling.
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According to Associated Press, Emergency responders arrived at Hogan's Florida house after there were reports of a potential cardiac attack.
Police and paramedics could be seen arriving on the scene, and the wrestling legend was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
All about Hulk
Hogan became a superstardom icon during the 1980s, being the face of professional wrestling and a household name all over the world.
He was the initial wrestler to host "Saturday Night Live," the sole wrestler to flex his 24-inch pythons on Sports Illustrated's cover and was towering high as the loathed Thunderlips up against Sylvester Stallone's Rocky Balboa at the movies.
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One after another, Hogan defeated the biggest, baddest and all the larger-than-life cartoon characters who contributed to making the WWE a mainstream phenomenon during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Hogan competed in a tag-team bout at the initial WrestleMania back in 1985.
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Hogan took his wrestling popularity and spun it into an unproductive Hollywood career, including starring roles in "Rocky III" and "Santa With Muscles," but continued to come back to the ring as long as his body held out.
Hulk Hogan supported Trump
In 2024, he showed up at the Republican National Convention to rally around Trump's presidential candidacy, which had in the 1980s featured Hulk-headlined WrestleManias. According to Hogan, he decided to back the Republican candidate after witnessing his aggressive, fist-pumping response to a campaign-trail attempted assassination.
