The final interview of Hulk Hogan’s life is shown in the dramatic trailer for a documentary series about his very public highs and lows.
The trailer for Hulk Hogan: Real American, which premieres on Netflix Wednesday, April 22, opens with the late pro wrestling legend walking with the use of a cane.
“In wrestling, you should be remembered from all the wars you’ve been in and everything you’ve done,” says Hogan, who died in July 2025 at the age of 71.
He continues, “Some people hate me. But after I’m gone, I think people don’t know the truth. Who was this guy, really?”
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Hogan (real name Terry Bollea) is shown exercising through obvious pain in the trailer, wincing as he rises to his feet after using a weight machine.
“That’s the hardest part, standing up,” he says.
Hogan died after suffering a heart attack at his home in Clearwater, Florida, on July 24, 2025.
The trailer shows home movies from Hulk’s days as a young parent. He and his ex-wife Linda Hogan share daughter Brooke, 37, and son Nick, 35.
“Life was so clear. Where did that life go?” Hulk asks. “The mistakes shown through.”
Hulk seems to acknowledge his role in the family dysfunction, admitting, “I was running pretty hard partying. Maybe I was drunk, maybe I was high. I don’t know what to tell you.”
The WWE Hall of Famer hints that candidness won’t be an issue during the series.
“You really want me to tell the truth? I know where all the bodies are buried,” he says.
Hulk peels back the curtain on his wrestling career, drawing a clear line between the man outside the ring and the larger-than-life persona inside of it.
“Terry Bollea was just a human being,” he says. “But when I went in that ring, brother, I was Hulk Hogan.”
Hulk continues, “The character helps people, that’s all I know. I can’t predict what the final act of the story’s gonna be. But the legend of Hulk Hogan will live forever.”
Linda, 66, also appears in the trailer and argues the lines between Terry and Hulk got blurred along the way.
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“The character was so strong,” she says. “Terry got lost along the trip.”
Linda filed for divorce from Hulk in 2007 after 23 years of marriage. The couple’s divorce was finalized in 2009.
At the time of his death, Hulk was married to his third wife, Sky Daily, with whom he tied the knot in 2023. Hulk was married to his second wife, Jennifer McDaniel, from 2010 to 2021.
All episodes of Hulk Hogan: Real American premiere on Netflix Wednesday, April 22.
