Largo, Florida – dozens of people gathered on Tuesday evening at a funeral service for the famous wrestler Hulk Hogan, who died at the last month at the age of 71.
The private service took place in the same church, in which Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, was baptized in 2023.
He died after a heart attack on July 24th in his house in Clearwater, according to the Medical Examiner from Pinellas County.
Hogan previously had leukemia and atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm, according to the auditor's report. His death was declared natural.
The service was strongly patrolled by police officers from the church and Largo, including K-9 dogs. Anyone who is not on the guest list was rejected near signs, which were the “private event”.
President Donald Trump posted a photo on his social platform of truth, in which he shows the arm wrestling Hogan and said: “You have the Hulkster's funeral today and I thought everyone would enjoy seeing this picture.”
Governor Ron Desantis ordered the flags last Friday, which flew at all official buildings on half the half season, which he explained “Hulk Hogan Day in Florida”.
Hogan was perhaps the biggest star in WWE's long history, known for his-sized personality and his in-ring exploits. He was the main release for the first wrestlemania in 1985 and was an integral part of it for years, from Andre, the giant and Randy Savage to rock and even the co-founder of WWE, Vince McMahon.
Hogan was also a celebrity outside the wrestling world and appeared in numerous films and television programs, including “Hogan Knows Best”, a reality show about his life on VH1.
Hogan's body is cremated.
His daughter Brooke Bollea Oleksy, better known as her artist name Brooke Hogan, recalled her father in a recently in social media post.
“I am so grateful that I knew the true version of him. Not only those who looked at the world through a carefully curated objective,” she wrote on Instagram.