Hulk Hogan's harrowing health update days before death as star 'couldn't speak'
Wrestling icon Hulk Hogan "couldn't speak" and was being monitored at home by medical staff after suffering a bad reaction to surgery, just days before his death. T he Hulkster - who was admitted to hospital last month - was said to have been transferred home from hospital following an adverse reaction to neck surgery.
But former manager and longtime mate Jimmy Hart reportedly said the WWE Hall of Famer, 71, is unable to talk. On Thursday, Hulk's death was announced with reports suggesting he had a cardiac arrest.
On an episode of ex-pal Bubba The Love Sponge's YouTube channel, co-host Lummy claimed he was told by Hart that: "Hogan's not doing well. He he can't speak. His trachea or whatever was damaged and he's having problems and it does not look good. It does not look at all."
Bubba, who was once sued by Hogan for leaking a sex tape of his wife and the wrestler, told the channel he had heard from a hospital security guard: "He was transported to his house but he's still in his hospital bed. It's just like he's at the hospital.", reports the Daily Star.
"They've gone as far as they can go at the hospital now. They just they're keeping him comfortable at his house in a hospital bed."
He added: "He's not in such dire needs that he needs to be in close proximity to an emergency facility. He's stable enough to be at home, but you know, rather than just be sitting here getting bed sores and muscle atrophy at at Morton Plant, I can at least be home, get doctors and nurses to swing by my place to continue to check up on me.
"But I've been told that that's where he's at now. And the security guard said the measures that they went to make sure nobody saw him transported in an ambulance to his home was like Michael Jackson type stuff."
He alleged Hogan was moved during the early hours with two separate unmarked ambulances accompanied by a security escort.
This follows longtime mate Eric Bischoff revealing in a statement: "Hulk Hogan had a very successful cervical surgery and is experiencing some adverse reaction."
Hogan, who became WWE's biggest draw throughout the late 80s and early 90s, raised alarm amongst supporters when he appeared on television promoting his latest business projects, with watchers flocking to social media to comment he appeared "unwell."
On May 15, a spokesperson for Hogan informed American press that he had received a "little fusion procedure" on his neck and was healing rapidly.
His final confirmed public outing was a photograph session with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis later that month.
Last month, Bubba alleged Hogan was dying and that relatives had been summoned to bid their final farewells, though these assertions were subsequently dismissed by a representative for the former grappler.
Bubba had been a longtime companion of Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, before the leaked intimate recording and ensuing legal battle which concluded when the radio host issued a public apology in 2018. The duo have remained at odds since the drawn-out scandal, which originated from Hogan being secretly filmed in a sexual encounter with Bubba's wife Heather in 2006 without his consent.
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