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died after suffering a heart attack July 24 at his home in
Clearwater, according to the Pinellas County medical examiner.
Hogan previously had leukemia and atrial fibrillation, an
irregular heart rhythm, the examiner's report said. His death
was declared to be natural.
The service was heavily patrolled by church security and Largo
police officers, including K-9 dogs. Anyone not on the guest
list was turned away near signs that read, “Private Event.”
President Donald Trump posted a photo on his Truth Social
platform showing him arm wrestling Hogan, saying, “They are
having the ‘Hulkster’s’ funeral today, and I thought everybody
would enjoy seeing this picture.”
Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered flags flown at half-staff at all
official buildings last Friday, which he declared “Hulk Hogan
Day in Florida.”
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.
Hogan was also a celebrity outside the wrestling world,
appearing in numerous movies and television shows, including
“Hogan Knows Best,” a reality show about his life on VH1.
Hogan's body will be cremated.
His daughter Brooke Bollea Oleksy, better known by her stage
name Brooke Hogan, memorialized her father in a recent social
media post.
“I am so grateful I knew the real version of him. Not just the
one the world viewed through a carefully curated lens,” she
wrote on Instagram.
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