Hulk Hogan’s Ex-Wife Says She’s Melting Down After His Death

Hulk Hogan’s first wife mourned the WWE legend’s sudden death in a tearful Instagram comment thread on Tuesday. Linda Hogan, who was married to Hulk from 1983 to 2009, wrote that she “really thought [Hulk] would make a comeback.” She went on to write that “I loved Hulkster more than he loved me,” using a pet name to refer to the man who used wrestling feats and a knack for branding to achieve bona fide Hollywood stardom. According to Linda’s comment, she never moved on from her 26-year marriage to “Hollywood Hogan”: “I never got over him or started a real relationship with anyone... I missed HIM!” Linda and Hulk starred together in Hogan Knows Best, a reality TV show that ran from 2005 to 2009 and featured the parents often clashing over their respective stances toward their two children, Nick and Brooke. Hulk went on to remarry twice, and his relationship with his first wife and children deteriorated—so much so that Linda posted on her Instagram in March that her family was “in the worst mess.” Still, she ended her Tuesday confessional by writing, “I love you Hulkster. You were my man. The only man for me. RIP.”