WWE star Hulk Hogan's tragic health battles that left him unable to feel legs & needing cane to walk before death at 71
The iconic wrestler was unable to feel his legs and needed a cane to walk before his
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Hulk Hogan, who died on Thursday at age 71
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Hogan attends the Fanatics Fest at Jacob Javits Center in New York City on August 17, 2024N
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Hogan, born Terry Gene Bollea, died in a
Early reports indicated he died of cardiac arrest, police confirmed to The U.S. Sun.
Before his death, the iconic wrestler publicly suffered through surgeries and hospitalizations for chronic neck and back pain caused by years of heavy weight-training and brawling in the ring.
Just last month, he was hospitalized for lingering neck and back pain, sparking rumors on social media that Hogan was on his "death bed."
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Hogan's representatives shot down the speculation and said he was hospitalized due to "more of the same ailments" that he had for years,
He reportedly underwent a surgery described as a "little fusion procedure."
Just two days before his death, Hogan's manager Jimmy Hart assured fans that Hogan was fine.
"Hulk is doing great, doing phenomenal!" Hart
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"Last night at karaoke with Nick was absolutely fantastic, baby!!!"
LOST FEELING IN LEGS
In January 2023, friend and fellow wrestler Kurt Angle revealed Hogan lost all feeling in the lower half of his body after a recent back surgery.
Speaking on his self-titled program, The Kurt Angle Show, Angle said, "He had the nerves cut from his lower body. He can't feel his lower body. So [he] uses his cane to walk around."
He added, "I thought he was using the cane because he had pain in his back.
"He doesn't have any pain. He has nothing at all. He can't feel anything."
Hogan's representative denied Angler's claim at the time and said that he wasn't paralyzed.
'Everything is OK with him. Hulk is someone with a lot of humour," the spokesperson told
In February 2023, Hogan was pictured walking with a cane.
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