Hulk Hogan’s friends and family gathered in Florida for a funeral to commemorate the life of the wrestling icon following his death last month.
The service is believed to have taken place at Indian Rocks Baptist Church in Largo, Florida on Tuesday.
Hogan, real name Terry Bollea, died from a cardiac arrest on July 24 and was also fighting leukemia at the time of his passing. He had been taken ill at his home in Clearwater, Florida before being pronounced dead in hospital.
Mourners arrived at the church – which is located around seven miles south of his Clearwater home – Tuesday to say their final farewells to the wrestling legend.
A hearse carrying Hogan’s coffin pulled up outside the place of worship before eight pallbearers carried him into the church.
The pallbearers paid an emotional tribute to Hogan as they sported yellow roses on the lapels of their black suit jackets – a nod to the bright color the late wrestler famously wore during his career in the ring.
Hulk Hogan’s devastated friends and family gathered in Florida for his funeral on Tuesday
The pallbearers wore yellow roses – the same bright color Hogan famously wore in the ring
The wrestling legend died last month at the age of 71 after suffering a cardiac arrest
Among the attendees at the private service were other famous WWE faces Triple H and former co-CEO Stephanie McMahon, according to People. Musician Kid Rock and comedian Theon Von were also said to have been in attendance to say their goodbyes.
According to his death certificate, he is going to be cremated at Pinellas County Forensic Center in Clearwater, though a specific date has not yet been announced for that.
Hogan’s death came after weeks of speculation about his health. While he was known to be struggling, he had kept news about his leukemia diagnosis out of the public before his death.
Hogan also previously had atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm, a report from the District Six Medical Examiner said.
He also revealed he had 25 surgeries in the last decade – including 10 back operations, replacements on his knee and hip, and procedures on both shoulders.
Hogan was pronounced dead at a hospital less than 90 minutes after medics arrived at his home in Clearwater to answer a call about a cardiac arrest on the morning of July 24, police said. The report said the cause of death was ‘natural.’
‘He had been dealing with some health issues, but I truly believed we would overcome them,’ Hogan’s wife Sky Daily posted on Instagram.
‘This loss is sudden and impossible to process,’ she added. ‘To the world, he was a legend… but to me, he was my Terry.’
Hogan was perhaps the biggest star in WWE’s long history, known for both his larger-than-life personality and his in-ring exploits.
He was the main draw for the first WrestleMania in 1985 and was a fixture for years, facing everyone from Andre The Giant and Randy Savage to The Rock and even WWE co-founder Vince McMahon.
The hearse carrying the wrestling legend’s coffin is pictured at Indian Rocks Baptist Church
Hogan, real name Terry Bollea, died from a cardiac arrest and was also fighting leukemia
Hogan’s loved ones gathered at the church to say their final farewells to the wrestling legend
Hogan’s wife Sky Daily posted on Instagram that his death was ‘impossible to process’
But outside the the ring, Hogan also found trouble. WWE cut ties with him in 2015 for three years, even removing him from its Hall of Fame, after it was reported that he was recorded using racial slurs. He apologized and said his words were ‘unacceptable.’
Hogan won at least six WWE championships and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005 and reinstated there in 2018.
Hogan was also a celebrity outside the wrestling world, appearing in numerous movies and television shows, including a reality show about his life on VH1, ‘Hogan Knows Best.’
In recent years, Hogan added his celebrity to politics. At the 2024 Republican National Convention, he merged classic WWE maneuvers with then-candidate Donald Trump’s rhetoric to passionately endorse him for president.
‘We lost a great friend today, the ‘Hulkster,’ Trump said on Truth Social after Hogan’s death. ‘Hulk Hogan was MAGA all the way – Strong, tough, smart, but with the biggest heart.’
Hogan’s son, Nick, had a front row seat at WWE SummerSlam 2025 in New Jersey on Saturday night and appeared to fight tears back when a tribute was made to his father.
The tribute showcased photos of Hogan from throughout his WWE career and heaped praise on the ‘larger than life’ figure and his career inside the squared circle.
Cameras then cut to a visibly moved Nick, who applauded while welling up.
Hogan and daughter Brooke were estranged for years, but she spoke with him before his death
Nick Hogan fought back tears after an emotional tribute to his late father at SummerSlam 2025
Meanwhile the wrestler’s daughter, Brooke, opened up on her troubled relationship with the wrestling legend in a candid statement in the wake of his death.
‘My dad’s blood runs through my veins. His eyes shine through my children. And our bond has never broken, not even in his final moments,’ she began in a six-page message on social media.
‘We had a connection deeper than words, one that spanned lifetimes. I am so grateful I knew the real version of him. Not just the one the world viewed through a carefully curated lens.
‘We shared a quiet, sacred bond, one that could be seen and felt by anyone who witnessed us together. When he left this earth, it felt like part of my spirit left with him. I felt it before the news even reached us.’
Brooke was estranged from both of her parents for years before he passed and she has taken herself out of her father’s will.
According to the National Enquirer, Brooke shared a short but heartfelt conversation with her dad in the days before his death.
‘It was a tearful conversation, albeit a short one,’ an insider told the outlet.
‘Brooke told her dad how much she loved him, how much she missed him. Hulk said he loved her, and he was sorry.
‘That was huge for Brooke to hear. Everyone knew how stubborn Hulk could be, but his fading health obviously softened him up. He knew he was dying and begged her forgiveness.’
Brooke’s mother Linda, Hulk Hogan’s ex-wife, said she was ‘melting down’ at the news of his death.
