In his final interview before his death, Hulk Hogan opened up about experiencing suicidal thoughts after his split from his ex-wife, Linda Hogan.
The raw and honest interview was conducted as part of a new Netflix documentary titled Hulk Hogan: Real America. It was released on Wednesday, April 22, and reveals personal details of the professional wrestler’s life that many fans were likely not aware of.
Hogan passed away from a heart attack at the age of 71-years-old in July 2025.
He was married to Linda for 26 years before she filed for divorce in 2007. The divorce was very messy, and a settlement was not finalized until 2009.
Hogan revealed that going through his divorce led him to become “broke” and that he was forced to lose 70 percent of his savings to “get rid of” his ex-wife.
In the midst of the divorce chaos, Hogan made a comment to Rolling Stone in which he claimed he was “taking the high road” by not choosing to do “the O.J. Simpson thing.” This was a reference to the infamous NFL star O.J. Simpson, who was accused of murdering his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson.
Much of the public felt this comment was inappropriate, and it led to Hogan receiving a lot of harsh backlash. This took a toll on him mentally.
“I went home, and I started drinking and, you know, started eating pills. I just went down this rabbit hole for a couple days,” he recalled.
Ultimately, Hogan says he came close to taking his own life.
“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,” he recalled.
Linda, now 66-years-old, also spoke out during the documentary. She expressed how she still felt love for him despite everything that happened.
“It doesn’t go away,” she said. “I wish things would’ve turned out differently for us. But then when he got sick [with leukemia], I realized that my love never faded for him.”
