Hulk Hogan’s loved ones dismissed rumors that the former pro wrestler was on his deathbed just days before he died from a suspected cardiac arrest.
Hogan’s wife, Sky Daily, was forced to shut down speculations about her husband’s health on July 12 after he underwent neck surgery two months prior.
“No, he’s definitely not in a coma!” she told a social media user who asked her if the WWE star was “dying and in a coma,” per MSN.
“His heart is strong, and there was never any lack of oxygen or brain damage. None of those rumors are true.”
She then explained that Hogan — whose real name is Terry Bollea — was “recovering from a major four-level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusin (ACDF), which is an intense surgery with a long and layered healing process.
“If you look it up, you’ll see what the last six weeks have involved… not just for his spine, but also for his vocal cords, and the eating/breathing tubes that are clamped over during surgery.”
She did confirm that they had “been in an [sic] out of the hospital to support that recovery,” but that “there’s no need for the drama or panic some people try to stir up.
“He’s healing and we’re taking it one day at a time with love, strength, and patience.”
At the time, a rep for Hogan also shut down the claims with TMZ.
Hogan’s manager, Jimmy Hart, was also recently forced to deny any allegations that the wrestler was dying.
He took to his official X account on Tuesday to write, “Hulk is doing great, doing phenomenal! Last night at karaoke with Nick [Hogan] was absolutely fantastic, baby!!!”
The rumors first kicked off when Todd Alan Clem, a radio host and former friend Hogan, claimed the wrestler had suffered complications from his neck surgery. He also alleged that his family had been called in to say his goodbyes, claims he reiterated in a recent podcast episode.
Page Six has reached out to Daily, Clem Hart for comment, but did not immediately hear back.
On Thursday, Page Six confirmed that Hogan had died from an apparent cardiac arrest. He was 71.
“Unfortunately, we must confirm that Terry Bollea, aka Hulk Hogan, passed away this morning. We are heartbroken. He was such a great human being and friend,” his team told us in a statement.
Per TMZ, paramedics were dispatched to his Clearwater, Fla., home early Thursday morning, with operators stating that it was regarding a “cardiac arrest.”
Hogan was reportedly carried out on a stretcher and put in an ambulance before he died at a local hospital.
Days before Hulk’s shocking death, his ex-wife, Linda Hogan, reminisced about “the good old days” they had together.
The 65-year-old also shared via Instagram a 1996 photo of them.
Hulk is survived by Daily and his two kids with Linda: 37-year-old Brooke, with whom he was estranged at the time of his death, and 34-year-old son, Nick.
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