Just days after his longtime manager Jimmy Hart said he was in “phenomenal” health, WWE legend Hulk Hogan tragically passed away at 71.

Hogan, real name Terry Gene Bollea, was born in Augusta, Georgia in 1953 and raised in Tampa. Though Hogan attended wrestling shows growing up in Florida, he started his career in entertainment as a musician,

A dispatch call obtained by PEOPLE revealed that police were called to Hulk Hogan's house for a cardiac arrest when they went to his home on Thursday, July 24. The wrestler is dead at age 71.

Bubba — real name Todd Clem — took the blame for the former pals’ falling out despite the fact that Hogan made a sex tape with his wife Heather Clem, which eventually resulted in the downfall of media company Gawker. “I’m heartbroken to hear of Terry’s passing,” Bubba said in a statement to TMZ.

Jimmy Hart provided an update about Hulk Hogan's health, though the status of the WWE Hall of Famer following neck fusion surgery remains vague.

Two-time WWE Hall of Famer and former world champion Hulk Hogan, whose real name was Terry Gene Bollea, died Thursday at the age of 71, according to Clearwater, Florida, police and World Wrestling Entertainment.

Professional wrestling legend Hulk Hogan died Thursday at the age of 71. TMZ reports medics were called to the iconic grappler’s Clearwater, Florida home for reports of a cardiac arrest. Numerous police cars and EMTs responded to the scene where Hogan was carted out of the home on a stretcher.

Fans have had fun recently digging up some of The Undertaker's old comments about Hulk Hogan's now-infamous appearance on the 6 January 2025 episode of Raw. There, the returning Hogan and fellow legend Jimmy Hart were booed out of the building whilst promoting Hulk's brand of beer in a cameo spot on WWE 's flagship TV show.