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A private funeral service took place Tuesday evening for Hulk Hogan, where dozens were gathered at the Indian Rocks Church in Florida to celebrate the icon of the life of the struggle.
Hogan died last month at 71 years after undergoing a heart attack on July 24 at his home in Clearwater, according to the Pinella County Legalist. He had a history of atrial fibrillation, a heart disease that causes an irregular and rapid heart rate.
Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, was baptized at the Indian Rocks Church in 2023, and he was buried there surrounded by family, friends and relatives.
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WWE legend, Hulk Hogan, attended the 2015 Susan G. Komen DC race for the healing of the National Mall on May 9, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Kris Connor / Wireimage)
WWE icons like Paul “Triple H” Levesque and the former WWE co-PDG, Stephanie McMahon, were one of those who attended the service. Other celebrities, including Kid Rock, Bam Margera and others, have been seen.
The service had a strong police presence because the officers of Largo and the security of the church patrolled in the region as well as the K-9 dogs. The signs reading “private event” were at the doors.
For those who could not attend, like President Donald Trump, they paid tribute to the social media.
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“They have the funeral of” Hulkster “today, and I thought everyone would like to see this image,” wrote Trump on Truth Social with a photo of him and Hogan Arm Wrestling.
Governor Ron Desantis also ordered that the flags will be stolen from half a stuff last Friday, declaring the “Hulk Hogan Day in Florida”.
“He was a real Floridian from start to finish,” said Desantis in a statement on the declaration.
Hogan’s body will be cremated.
The legend of the struggle, Hulk Hogan, welcomes the crowd during the Pay-Pay-Per-View of the Crown of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) at the King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh on November 2, 2018. (Fayez Nureldine / AFP via Getty Images)
Sky Daily Hogan shared in an emotional publication on social networks that her husband had “dealt with health problems, but I really thought that we would overcome them”.
“I had so much confidence in his strength. I thought we had even more time,” wrote Daily Hogan.
Hogan’s larger than life personality has been seen in and outside the wrestling ring. It was the main draw of the very first Wrestlemania in 1985 and was the cornerstone of the entertainment giant which continues to flourish today.
He was also a star on the silver screen as well as reality TV, with “Hogan Knows Best” after his life on VH1, while playing in several films and programs.
“I am so grateful that I knew the real version of him,” wrote Brooke Bollea Oleksy, Hogan’s daughter, on social networks. “Not only that the world has seen through a carefully organized lens.”
Hogan’s son, Nick, added his own post social: “Thank you for being the best father in the world and thank you for being my best friend. I love you so many big dogs and I will miss you forever.”
