Hulk Hogan Shares 'Rock Bottom' Moment After His Divorce in Final Interview Before His Death

In Hulk Hogan's final interview before his death, he revealed he once contemplated suicide after his divorce from Linda Hogan.

In the Netflix documentary, Hulk Hogan: Real American, the late professional wrestler reflects on his life and career. Toward the end of the four-part documentary series, Hogan told producers he once put a gun in his mouth during the time when his marriage began to fall apart. A major contributor being when he pitched his family to star in the VH1 reality show Hogan Knows Best.

"I went home and I started drinking and you know started eating pills, and I just went down this rabbit hole for a couple days and 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 said.

Hogan continued, "I hit rock bottom. I gave Linda 70% of everything because I just didn't want to ever talk to her again, be with her, I never wanted to see her again. So, I gave her everything to get rid of her and after the divorce I had no money. I was broke, and so TNA [Total Nonstop Action Wrestling] saved me."

Hogan passed away from a heart attack in July 2025 at the age of 71. Hogan and his wife got married in 1983 and the two share two children together, Brooke Hogan, 37, and Nick Hogan, 35.

Linda was also featured in the documentary where she shared her own thoughts on their marriage and expressed that she still held love for Hogan.

I still care about him the same, it doesn't go away," Linda said of Hogan. "I wish things would've turned out differently for us. But then when he got sick, I realized that my love never faded for him. I still had love for him. I really do. I still love him."

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Hulk Hogan: Real American is now streaming on Netflix.

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This story was originally published April 21, 2026 at 10:54 PM.