Hulk Hogan's former best friend calls out wrestler's inner circle for denying his claims about health
One of Hulk Hogan s former good friends wants the unfortunate credit of being right about the wrestling legend s vitality issues Bubba the Love Sponge had declared since last month that Hogan s strength was declining even saying he was in the ICU for six weeks and on his deathbed Hogan died Thursday at the age of CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM I can t take away from what I ve already commented and what I ve already correctly predicted But I am officially the guy that was the only one telling the truth about Hulk Hogan s physical condition Bubba the Love Sponge disclosed on his radio show And that has caused various people to say You know what Bubba was right No I wish to God I wasn t right because being right means we have a dead Hulk Hogan The two men have a complicated history It was Bubba s wife at the time who Hogan was involved with in a sex tape disclosed by Gawker in The ordeal resulted in an eventual million awarded to Hogan from the media outlet after he argued the release of the tape was an invasion of privacy Nonetheless Bubba appeared upset that his reports were dismissed by people in Hogan s inner circle I don t know if my telling the truth would be such a big deal if the people like his wife Sky Daily Brian Blair Jimmy Hart Eric Bischoff Missy Beefcake and all the other keyboard tough guys were calling me out he disclosed I have a special connection to this guy that s not so special anymore But for years this guy was one of my best friends We saw each other every day There are things that I ll take to my grave that I know that him and I went through A declaration was issued on Hogan's Instagram page about his death It is with a heavy heart and deep sadness that we confirm we have lost a legend the post declared Our beloved Terry Bollea known worldwide as Hulk Hogan passed away at present surrounded by his loved ones At this time of grief we ask that everyone please respect the privacy of his family and friends May we all take solace in the wonderful memories he left behind for the millions of fans worldwide whose lives he touched for more than four decades He will be missed but never forgotten FIVE UNFORGETTABLE HULK HOGAN MATCHES THAT DEFINED WRESTLING HISTORYThe superstar pro wrestler whose real name was Terry Bollea got his start in Championship Wrestling from Florida CWF in the late s before he eventually joined the World Wrestling Federation WWF in However it wasn t until his return to the WWF now the WWE when he became the superstar that fans came to know Vince McMahon had purchased the WWF from his father and chose Hogan to be the main attraction for the company He started to wrestle when he saved Bob Backlund from an attack by the Wild Samoans Hulkamania became the rage from there Hogan was a six-time WWE champion won the Royal Rumble twice and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as an individual in and as a member of the NWO in He was also a six-time world heavyweight champion in WCW and the IWGP champion in New Japan Pro-Wrestling once Fox News Ryan Gaydos contributed to this record Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter
