Hulk Hogan funeral and memorial plans revealed after WWE icon's tragic death at 71
Hogan, real name Terry Bollea, died from a cardiac arrest on July 24 and was also flighting leukemia at the time of his passing. He had been taken ill at his home in Clearwater, Florida before being pronounced dead in hospital.
His passing plunged the world of wrestling into mourning for a larger-than-life character adored by millions across the globe.
And this week, his life will be honored at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park and Funeral Home on Tuesday.
According to his death certificate, he is going to be cremated at Pinellas County Forensic Center in Clearwater. A specific date for that has not yet been announced.
A spokesperson for the center last week confirmed a request for cremation, telling Page Six: 'I'm not aware of when Mr. Bollea will be cremated, only that we've received a request for cremation approval.'
Hogan's death came after weeks of speculation about his health. While he was known to be struggling, he had kept news about his leukemia diagnosis out of the public before his death.
His son, Nick, had a front row seat at WWE SummerSlam 2025 in New Jersey on Saturday night and appeared to fight tears back when a tribute was made to his father.
The tribute showcased photos of Hogan from throughout his WWE career and heaped praise on the 'larger than life' figure and his career inside the squared circle.
Cameras then cut to a visibly moved Nick, who applauded while welling up.
Meanwhile the wrestler's daughter, Brooke, opened up on her troubled relationship with the wrestling legend in a candid statement last Tuesday in the wake of his death.
'My dad's blood runs through my veins. His eyes shine through my children. And our bond has never broken, not even in his final moments,' she began in a six-page message on social media Tuesday.
'We had a connection deeper than words, one that spanned lifetimes. I am so grateful I knew the real version of him. Not just the one the world viewed through a carefully curated lens.
'We shared a quiet, sacred bond, one that could be seen and felt by anyone who witnessed us together. When he left this earth, it felt like part of my spirit left with him. I felt it before the news even reached us.'
Brooke was estranged from both of her parents for years before he passed and she has taken herself out of her father's will.
She has not yet addressed the topic of attending her father's funeral but hit back at criticism for not attending WWE tributes to her dad.
'For those of you giving me crap for not attending my Dad's tributes, @wwe did not extend an invite,' she wrote on Instagram last week.
Brooke's mother Linda, Hulk Hogan's ex-wife, said she was 'melting down' at the news of his death.
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