Hulk Hogan Was Despondent Over Divorce, Netflix Series Reveals

Before his surprise death in July 2025, Hulk Hogan led a colorful and controversial life, punctuated by family drama, a beer brand, a Gawker lawsuit, and more.

Never one to hold back, Hogan sat down for a final, candid interview just months before his death. It's airing on Netflix and is called Hulk Hogan: Real American. The documentary series spans four parts. However, what were the most shocking revelations in Hogan's final interview?

Hulk Hogan Admitted Using a Lot of Fentanyl

According to Rolling Stone, one of the most shocking admissions in the documentary was Hogan's confession that he ingested a lot of fentanyl after his 2009 divorce from his wife, Linda.

“I was taking 80-milligram fentanyls, two in the morning, stuffing them under my gums here,” Hogan said. “I had two 300 mg patches of fentanyl on my legs, and they gave me six 1,500 mg fentanyl lollipops to eat. I went to the pharmacy, he goes, ‘You should be dead. We have never seen a human being take this much fentanyl.'”

According to Rolling Stone, Hogan felt he needed to keep performing because his divorce left him "broke."

Hogan died at age 71 of a heart attack, according to People.

Hulk Hogan Was So Frail That He Couldn't Turn the Tops Off Water Bottles

Hogan was struggling physically before he died.

According to People, the documentary contains several scenes that show his physical struggles.

“I feel okay, but it’s a pain in the butt, you know, because I have my son take the tops off water bottles all the time for me because I can’t turn 'em," he said, calling it "kind of embarrassing" and adding, "Keeps me humble, keeps me very grateful. In my mind, I still think I'm 35 or 40 years old."

Hulk Hogan Opened Up About His Devastating Divorce From Wife Linda Hogan

Hogan also made candid comments about his divorce.

According to Entertainment Weekly,he revealed that he hit "rock bottom" as a result of it, and gave Linda 70% of his fortune, saying, "I gave her everything to get rid of her."

Hogan revealed that he even considered suicide in the wake of the divorce, saying, "I went home, I started drinking and started eating pills, and I just went down this rabbit hole for a couple of days. 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, you know?"

Hogan Spoke Candidly About Ex-Wife Linda's New Boyfriend

Linda Hogan quickly rebounded with a man 29 years her junior, and, although they later broke up, this bothered Hulk Hogan a lot.

"It was thrown in my face big time," Hogan said, according to People.

"She was bouncing around, flying all over with her boyfriend, who actually went to school with Nick and Brooke," he added.

Linda spoke about the relationship, according to People, saying, "I asked him how old he was and he said he was 25. It wasn't until she asked him out for a beer that he admitted he wasn't even of age to drink. "Now I really have fallen for this guy, and I go, 'How old really are you?' and he goes, 'I'm 19.' "

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