Hulk Hogan Funeral: WWE legend laid to rest in private ceremony in Florida; Triple H and Stephanie McMahon attend

The private funeral service for wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, who died in July 2025 at the age of 71, was held at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park & Funeral Home in Clearwater, Florida, on Tuesday (August 5, 2025). He was laid to rest 12 days after his death. He died after suffering a heart attack on July 24 at his home in Clearwater, according to the Pinellas County medical examiner.

The private service was held at the same church where Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, was baptized in 2023. WWE superstar Hogan’s family and friends came together to celebrate his life on Tuesday. Photos from the funeral showed men and women in black suits with orange boutonnieres carrying his casket into the funeral home.

Ahead of Hulk Hogan’s funeral, former WWE star Triple H, whose real name is Paul Michael Levesque, was seen disembarking from a private plane alongside Stephanie McMahon, as reported by PEOPLE. Singer Kid Rock and comedian Theo Von were also among the attendees.

Hulk Hogan previously had leukemia, atrial fibrillation

Hogan previously had leukemia and atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm, the examiner's report said. His death was declared to be natural.

According to news agency AP, the service was heavily patrolled by church security and Largo police officers, including K-9 dogs. Anyone not on the guest list was turned away near signs that read, “Private Event.”

Trump remembers Hulk Hogan

President Donald Trump posted a photo on his Truth Social platform showing him arm wrestling Hogan, saying, “They are having the ‘Hulkster’s’ funeral today, and I thought everybody would enjoy seeing this picture.”

Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered flags flown at half-staff at all official buildings last Friday, which he declared “Hulk Hogan Day in Florida.”

Hulk Hogan's WWE and acting career

Hogan was perhaps the biggest star in WWE’s long history, known for both his larger-than-life personality and his in-ring exploits. He was the main draw for the first WrestleMania in 1985 and was a fixture for years, facing everyone from Andre the Giant and Randy Savage to The Rock and even WWE co-founder Vince McMahon.

Hogan was also a celebrity outside the wrestling world, appearing in numerous movies and television shows, including “Hogan Knows Best,” a reality show about his life on VH1. His daughter, Brooke Bollea Oleksy, better known by her stage name Brooke Hogan, memorialized her father in a recent social media post.

“I am so grateful I knew the real version of him. Not just the one the world viewed through a carefully curated lens,” she wrote on Instagram.