10 Biggest Bombshells from Hulk Hogan’s Final Inte...

10 Biggest Bombshells from Hulk Hogan’s Final Interview in Netflix’s ‘Hulk Hogan: Real American’

In what would become his last on-camera interview, WWE legend Hulk Hogan opened up with raw honesty just months before his death in July 2025. The four-part Netflix docuseries Hulk Hogan: Real American, which premiered on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, captures the wrestling icon reflecting on his larger-than-life career, personal struggles, family heartbreaks, and the blurred line between his famous persona and his real identity as Terry Bollea.

At 71 years old when he passed away from a fatal heart attack, Hogan invited cameras into his home for an intimate conversation that revealed surprising confessions about his declining health, past addictions, marital turmoil, and career controversies. The series also features interviews with his ex-wife Linda Hogan, his widow Sky Daily Hogan, his son Nick, daughter Brooke, and former colleagues including Eric Bischoff, Paul “Triple H” Levesque, and Jimmy Hart.

Here are the 10 biggest bombshells that emerged from Hulk Hogan’s final interview and the accompanying footage in the Netflix docuseries.

1. He Struggled Privately with Severe Declining Physical Health in His Final Year

Throughout the docuseries, viewers see a frail Hulk Hogan who no longer resembled the larger-than-life superhero who once body-slammed Andre the Giant. In one scene, he works out in his home gym alongside his son Nick, jokingly referring to his equipment as “Geritol equipment” — a nod to the old-fashioned supplement marketed to seniors.

“I feel okay, but it’s a pain in the butt, you know,” Hogan admitted. “I have my son take the tops off water bottles all the time for me because I can’t turn ’em. It’s kind of embarrassing after being this figure of strength my whole career. But it keeps me humble and very grateful.”

He added that in his mind he still felt like he was “35 or 40 years old,” even as his body clearly showed the wear and tear of decades of professional wrestling. Multiple scenes show him wincing in pain, struggling to stand or walk even with the help of a cane, and groaning, “Oof, man, it’s hard to get up.” These vulnerable moments paint a heartbreaking picture of a man who once defined physical power now battling constant discomfort and limitations.

2. He Admitted to Using a Staggering, Potentially Lethal Amount of Fentanyl Daily in 2009

One of the most shocking revelations came when Hogan described the depths of his painkiller addiction following his divorce. While competing in TNA Wrestling in 2009, he said his body had “just had enough.”

“I was taking 80-milligram fentanyls — two in the morning — stuffing them under my gums,” he recalled. “I had two 300mg patches of fentanyl on my legs and they gave me six 1500mg fentanyl lollipops to eat.”

Hogan recounted visiting a pharmacy where the pharmacist reportedly told him, “You should be dead. We have never seen a human being take this much fentanyl.”

Former wrestling executive Eric Bischoff backed up the severity, saying Hogan was being prescribed “fistfuls of pills that could kill a horse” and was chasing them with “a quart of vodka a day.” The admission highlights how close Hogan came to a fatal overdose during one of the darkest periods of his life.

3. He Contemplated Suicide After Giving Linda “Everything” in Their Divorce

Hogan described hitting rock bottom after his 2009 divorce from Linda Hogan. He claimed he gave her “everything to get rid of her” so he would never have to speak to her again.

“I hit rock bottom. I gave Linda 70% of everything because I just didn’t wanna ever talk to her again,” he said. “After the divorce I had no money — I was broke — and TNA saved me.”

Left financially devastated and emotionally broken, Hogan admitted he spiraled into heavy drinking and pill use. “I went home and started drinking and eating pills, and I just went down this rabbit hole for a couple days. The next thing I know I’m sitting in front of my bathroom with a gun in my mouth and not knowing what I was doing.”

Bischoff described that time as “the darkest, most devastating part of his life,” confirming how deeply the divorce and financial ruin affected the wrestling superstar.

4. He Was Deeply Hurt by Linda’s Relationship with a Much Younger Man

Hogan still carried visible resentment years later when discussing Linda’s post-divorce relationship with Charley Hill, a man 29 years her junior who had actually gone to school with their children, Brooke and Nick.

“It was thrown in my face big time,” Hogan said. He described renting an apartment that overlooked their former beach house, where Linda was living with her new boyfriend. “I could hear my cigarette boat start up in the morning and Linda’s 18-year-old boyfriend would back it out. He’d come by me and stop where my apartment was. He’d sit in my boat and smoke a joint.”

Linda, now 66, also spoke candidly in the series. She admitted she didn’t initially know Hill’s real age. “I asked him how old he was and he said he was 25,” she recalled. It wasn’t until later that he confessed he was only 19. Linda said she had wanted Hogan — who had cheated on her during their marriage — to “know how it feels,” and she purposely made sure he saw her with her new partner. “I didn’t mean to be such a catty rub-it-in, but I thought a little bit wouldn’t hurt,” she admitted.

5. He Deeply Regretted Not “Man Up” After the Racial Slur Audio Leak

In 2015, audio from 2007 surfaced in which Hogan used racial slurs. The fallout was swift and severe: he was fired by WWE and faced widespread public condemnation.

Hogan addressed the scandal directly in his final interview. “There was nowhere to hide,” he said. “I’m a person that got very mad about a personal situation. I used a word. Yeah, I regret it because even under that heavy crazy fire I should’ve remained still. Kept my mouth shut.”

He continued, “I’ve driven the car, I keep hitting the wall, crashing and burning and saying stupid stuff. Whenever I say I have regrets, it’s because I didn’t man up when I said it.”

Paul “Triple H” Levesque, now WWE’s chief content officer, recalled having to make the difficult call to fire Hogan. “Hulk Hogan is one of the biggest legends in the history of this business, that’s undeniable,” Levesque said. “But I didn’t fire Hulk Hogan; I fired Terry Bollea.”

6. He Broke Down and Tried to Stop the Interview When Asked About His Brother’s Overdose Death

When the conversation turned to the 1986 overdose death of his brother Alan, Hogan became visibly emotional and asked producers to stop filming. “You have to stop, you’re digging way too much for me,” he pleaded.

Hogan explained that he and Alan were never particularly close. Alan had a troubled youth, riding with bikers from a young age. After getting out of rehab, the brothers reconnected, and Hogan tried to help him stay sober. He gave Alan money for rent instead of taking him on the road, only to receive the devastating news later that his brother had overdosed and died.

“It was a hard one to get over,” Hogan said quietly, showing the lasting pain from the loss.

7. He Openly Admitted “Of Course I Lied” About Steroid Use on Arsenio Hall

Hogan famously denied steroid use during a 1994 appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show and gave limited testimony during the federal trial against Vince McMahon. In the Netflix series, he came clean without hesitation.

“Of course I lied,” he said with a laugh, mocking his own past denial. He revealed he began using steroids two years after high school and at the time believed “steroids were safer than sugar.” He admitted his body kept growing dramatically as a result.

Linda recalled how difficult it was for Hogan to adjust to wrestling without performance-enhancing drugs, comparing it to “teaching an old dog new tricks.” Hogan called the Arsenio appearance a mistake but felt the subsequent trial and public scrutiny left him unfairly targeted.

8. He Claimed His Controversial O.J. Simpson Comment Was a Betrayal by the Rolling Stone Interviewer

In a 2009 Rolling Stone profile, Hogan said his bitter divorce made him “totally understand” why O.J. Simpson might have murdered his wife. He later clarified in the docuseries that he felt betrayed by the reporter.

“I spent three days with Rolling Stone and I thought the guy was my friend,” Hogan said. “We became buddies. We were sitting on my back porch drinking a beer, had a little buzz on, and he asked me about O.J. Simpson. I said, ‘Wow brother, I’ve been that jealous and that mad at a girl that I completely understand how he flipped out.’”

Hogan insisted he would never act on such feelings and regretted doing the interview at all. “I wish I’d never done the interview with Rolling Stone,” he stated.

9. He Denied Being Bothered by Boos at WWE Raw, But His Manager Said Otherwise

When Hogan returned to WWE Raw in January 2025 in Los Angeles, he was loudly booed by the crowd, reportedly due in part to his public support for Donald Trump during the 2024 election. While Hogan claimed the negative reaction didn’t upset him — even saying the intensity excited him as a potential heel — his longtime manager Jimmy Hart disagreed.

“I knew it bothered him,” Hart said in the series. “Do you want to go out being cheered or being booed? Be cheered, of course.”

Hogan, however, brushed it off, joking that even in his crippled state, fans would still pay to see him get beaten up as a villain.

10. He and His Wife Sky Received Death Threats After His Public Support for Donald Trump

Hogan’s widow, Sky Daily Hogan, revealed that the couple received death threats after Hogan endorsed Trump at the Republican National Convention. She said coming out politically as an entertainer divided his audience and made him nervous.

“He wanted to be as authentic and true to himself, not just the Hulk Hogan character,” Sky explained. “We did get some death-threat letters, but for the overall pro-America brand, it was great.”

Hogan himself spoke warmly about his long friendship with Trump, dating back to the 1980s. He admitted he felt like “a coward” for voting for Trump in 2016 but not wearing the “red hat” publicly. After the 2024 assassination attempt on Trump, Hogan said he decided he could no longer stay quiet.

The docuseries Hulk Hogan: Real American offers an unfiltered look at the man behind the legend — his triumphs, his failures, his regrets, and his humanity. Through his final interview, Hogan left behind a complex portrait of a cultural icon who spent a lifetime navigating fame, pain, addiction, family drama, and redemption.

Hulk Hogan: Real American is now streaming on Netflix.