Hulk Hogan's Dark Journey: Divorce, Addiction & Redemption

0:00It's April 22nd, Durham News Today starts now. AI-powered and ready, I'm Cory with the story. Hulk Hogan opened up in his new Netflix documentary about hitting a dark low after his 2009 divorce from Linda. The wrestling legend, who passed from a heart attack at age 71 last July, said he gave her 70% of his fortune just to move on. Leaving him broke and spiraling. He described drinking heavily, mixing pills and ending up with a gun in his mouth. Not even sure how he got there. That rock bottom moment pushed him to join Total Nostop action wrestling that same year, a move he credited with pulling him back from the edge. Friends like Eric Bischoff saw how bad it was, calling it the darkest time in Hogan's life as he jumped into TNA alongside his old WCW buddy. The gig gave him purpose when he needed it most, sharing kids Brooke and Nick with Linda from their long marriage starting back in 1983. After that, Hogan remarried Jennifer McDaniel in 2010, but they split in 2021.

1:03He found stability with Sky Daily in September 2023, staying together until his death. Linda shared her heartbreak online after he died, saying she never saw it coming and calling him the only man for her. Meanwhile, records show he battled undisclosed leukemia for years, adding layers to his tough final chapter.