Hulk Hogan's Raw Confessions: From WWE to Scandal

0:00On April 22nd, Netflix just dropped Hulk Hogan, Real American, a four-part docu-series on the wrestling icon born Terry Jean Bolleah. It traces his path from a kid overshadowed by his brother to WWE Hall of Famer who transformed pro wrestling into a global spectacle. Hogan gave his final interviews early in 2025 before dying of a heart attack on July 24th, 2025, at age 71. He started wrestling as the masked super destroyer and built his Hulkster persona on prayers, vitamins, and intense training. But the series has him owning up to steroids use, starting a couple years after high school graduation in 1971, even after denying it. Publicly for years, including on the Arsenio Hall show. Hogan opens up about Dark Times 2, like his brutal divorce from Linda in 2007, where he lost 70% of his assets and once, sympathized with O.J. Simpson's rage. Then there's the 2012 gocker-sex tape scandal. He sued

1:03one a $140 million verdict that shut the site down and settled for $31 million. But a tape transcript exposed racial slurs costing him his WWE gig. Trump sits down in the doc too, calling Hogan a top-showman and loyal friend from the 80s, saying they're both controversial types. Hogan reveals he quietly backed Trump in 2016 and 2020, then went public after the assassination attempt, hyping him at the Republican National Convention, like a title match. This series peels back the Hulk character to show the flawed man behind it, admitting the real Terry Balia fell short, but the legend endures. Gressing fans, it's a raw ride through triumphs and regrets that hits different. Now he's gone. That's your entertainment and celebrity news today update. AI powered and always trending.