Hulk Hogan Reveals Addiction, Suicidal Thoughts in Final Interview

In a revealing final interview for the Netflix docuseries "Hulk Hogan: Real American," the late wrestling icon Hulk Hogan detailed his descent into severe painkiller addiction and suicidal thoughts during his 2009 divorce from first wife Linda Hogan. The four-part series, which premiered this week, chronicles the life of Terry Bollea, who died of a heart attack in July 2025 at age 71, just months after the interviews were conducted.

Hogan, whose real name was Bollea, joined Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in late 2009 after the divorce left him financially strained. He described giving Linda the majority of his assets to end the marriage, which had lasted 26 years since 1983 and produced two children, Brooke and Nick. "After the divorce, I had no money. I was broke," Hogan said in the documentary. "And so TNA saved me."

Physically worn from decades in the ring, including multiple hip and knee replacements, Hogan turned to fentanyl to cope with debilitating back pain that made even minor movements agonizing. He recounted taking two 80-milligram fentanyl doses each morning by placing them under his gums, wearing two 300-milligram patches on his legs, and consuming six...