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Hulk Hogan’s Broken Body Revealed in Final Interview

The pro-wrestling legend died from a heart attack last July.

Hulk Hogan will tell his story in his own words in Netflix’s Hulk Hogan: Real American, which features his final interview.

The pro-wrestling star, whose real name was Terry Bollea, died from a heart attack at age 71 in July 2025. His death followed more than two dozen surgeries in the last decade of his life, which the trailer for Real American reveals took a real toll on his body. Hogan appears on camera, walking with a cane, and is candid about how difficult it is for him to stand.

The reveal comes after fellow wrestler Kurt Angle claimed in 2023 that Hogan needed a cane to walk and “couldn’t feel his legs.” Representative for Hogan at the time denied that he was paralyzed and insisted he hadn’t relied on the cane.

The late wrestler also tells the camera that there is more to his story than what the public knows. “Some people hate me, but after I’m gone, I think people will know the truth.”

He adds later, “You really want me to tell the truth? OK, I know where all the bodies are buried.”

Clips from throughout his long career tease a deep dive into the collapse of his reputation and his struggles with it—including the fallout from his 2015 sex tape scandal. The tape had also exposed his frequent use of racial slurs.

“I was out pretty hard partying. Maybe I was drunk, maybe high. I don’t know what to tell you,” he says. “It’s kind of like a recipe for disaster.”

“I really was here for a reason more than just wrestling,” Hogan tells the camera. But, he adds, “The mistakes, shown through.”

Before his death, Hogan was well-known for his enthusiasm for Donald Trump and the MAGA movement. His tank-top ripping stunt became a major moment at the 2024 RNC.

After Hogan died in July, Trump paid tribute, remembering him as “MAGA all the way.”

Hulk Hogan: Real American premieres on Netflix on Apr. 22.

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Eboni Boykin-PattersonEntertainment Reporter

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