Hulk Hogan’s biggest supporters turned out Monday to celebrate what would have been the late WWE legend’s 72nd birthday with an all-day rager at his Clearwater, Fla., bar.
The wrestling icon, who died at the age of 71 last month, was honored by Hogan’s Hangout patrons starting at 7 a.m., according to TMZ Sports, which reported the festivities continued into the early hours of the following morning.
Hogan’s son, Nick Hogan, made an appearance around 8 p.m. for karaoke, with TMZ Sports noting “he led a happy birthday sing-along.”
Jimmy Hart, friend and manager of the WWE Hall of Famer, even kept “a Hogan’s Hangout championship belt safe as the party raged on.”
The bash took place less than a month after Hogan died of a heart attack on July 24.
Medical personnel were dispatched to Hogan’s Clearwater, Fla., home just before 10 a.m. that day. He was later transported to the hospital, where he died shortly after 11 a.m.
“I wasn’t ready for this… and my heart is in pieces,” Hogan’s wife, Sky Daily, posted on Instagram shortly after his death.
“He had been dealing with some health issues, but I truly believed we would overcome them. I had so much faith in his strength. I thought we still had more time.
“This loss is sudden and impossible to process. To the world, he was a legend… but to me, he was my Terry. The man I loved. My partner. My heart.”
Hogan, who married third wife Daily in 2023, had been at the center of speculation about his alleged ailing health.
In June, Tampa-based radio host Bubba the Love Sponge reported Hogan was hospitalized and was not doing well.
Hogan’s rep addressed the chatter with TMZ, with the outlet writing, “He’s just dealing with more of the same ailments he’s had for years.”
According to the Pinellas County Forensic Science Center records obtained by Page Six, Hogan had a history of atrial fibrillation (AFib), widely regarded as “an irregular and often very rapid heart rhythm,” per the Mayo Clinic.
He also had dealt with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), a cancer that impacts white blood cells identified as lymphocytes.
“Hulk loved his fans so much and despite his growing physical discomfort, he did everything he could to show up, sign autographs, take photos, and connect with the people who supported him through it all,” Daily wrote in her July tribute to Hogan. “You meant everything to him.”
Hogan received postmosthous birthday wishes from Daily and his first wife, Linda Hogan, with whom he shared Nick and estranged daughter Brooke Hogan.
“Me and Hulkster .. 1981 Happy Birthday Terry .. I love and miss you so much ..,” Linda wrote Monday on Instagram.
Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, was married to Linda from 1983 to 2009. He married his second wife, Jennifer McDaniel, in 2010 and revealed their divorce in 2022.