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WWE legend Hulk Hogan died of natural causes and no drugs or foul play were discovered, Florida police revealed in a report.
Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, died in Clearwater after reportedly suffering possible “cardiac arrest.” News of Hogan’s death came weeks after he reportedly suffered a health crisis. But his wife, Sky, dispelled those rumors, saying he was “strong” and recovering from the surgeries.
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Dennis Rodman poses with Hulk Hogan during WCW Bash on the Beach at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida on July 13, 1997. (WWE via Getty Images)
“After a thorough review of statements, medical records, surveillance footage from inside the residence, and a visual inspection of Mr. Bollea’s body, there has been no evidence to indicate that Terry Bollea’s death was unnatural,” Hogan’s death report said. “During the course of the investigation, there has been no evidence to indicate any criminal offense related to his death. This case will be closed and considered resolved, not criminal.”
The report also mentioned a doctor’s determination from an autopsy in August that Hogan died “exclusively from a compelling natural illness, without reasonable traumatic or terminal toxicological contributions.”
Hogan died on July 24, 2025, aged 71.
He started out in Florida’s Championship Wrestling (CWF) in the late 1970s before joining the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1979. However, it wasn’t until his return to the WWF, now WWE, that he truly became the superstar fans came to know.
Vince McMahon had bought the WWF from his father and chose Hogan as the company’s main attraction. He began wrestling as a babyface when he saved Bob Backlund from an attack by the Wild Samoans. “Hulkamania” became a rage from then on.
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Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan flexes his muscles during the WWE Crown Jewel PPV at King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh on November 2, 2018. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP)
Hogan demanded his followers train, pray, and eat their vitamins. As his catchphrases and personality became popular, Hogan began one of his most famous feuds with André the Giant. The rivalry culminated in an epic match at WrestleMania III when Hogan, the champion, faced the so-called “undefeated” Giant.
Hogan was seen lifting the 520-pound giant and throwing him to the ground. The move was dubbed “the bodyslam heard ’round the world” and became the calling card for WWE promotional events in the future.
He would continue classic rivalries against Ric Flair, Randy Savage, Earthquake, Yokozuna and the Honky Tonk Man. When he left the WWF, Hogan would later change his name and begin another six wild years at the top of the wrestling world.
World Championship Wrestling (WCW) brought in WWF stars Kevin Nash and Scott Hall in a shrewd free agency move. The two called themselves The Outsiders and teased that they were working together with a third man.
Nash and Hall faced Savage, Sting and Lex Luger at Bash at the Beach in 1996. Hogan came out towards the end of the match with a big pop. Commentator Bobby “The Brain” Heenan wondered on the broadcast whose side Hogan was on. Sure enough, Hogan gave Savage a leg drop and changed the world of professional wrestling forever.
Hogan’s new faction would be called the New World Order and the plot would allow WCW to control the ratings for 83 consecutive weeks.
Hogan would later return to WWE after the company bought WCW for another run and had a dream match against The Rock. He had a four-year run with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and would make sporadic appearances in WWE after that.
Hollywood Hulk Hogan chokes Utah Jazz basketball star Karl Malone during a PPV wrestling match in San Diego on July 12, 1998. (Lenny Ignelzi/AP Photo)
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He was a six-time WWE Champion, won the Royal Rumble twice, and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as an individual in 2005 and as a member of the NWO in 2020. He was also a six-time World Heavyweight Champion in WCW and a one-time IWGP Champion in New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
He left an indelible legacy in professional wrestling.
