THE ex-wife of the late great Hulk Hogan has slammed the 2025 Emmy Awards for the snub of the WWE icon in a segment honoring TV stars who died over the past year.
Linda Hogan believes the Emmys’ decision to exclude Hulk in the “In Memoriam” package was due to his politics.
Hulk died on July 24 at his $8 million Clearwater mansion at the age of 71.
The wrestling icon, real name Terry Bollea, had suffered a heart attack.
Linda Hogan was married to Hulk from 1989 to 2009 and shared daughter Brooke and son Nick with him.
During an appearance on Entertainment Weekly, she claimed that the Emmys’ exclusion of Hulk in honoring late great TV icons was because he supported President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election cycle.
“I can’t prove that,” she said. “It’s just a guess, but they should have named him!
Last July, Hulk spoke at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
During his speech, he ripped off his shirt to show another shirt that showed his support for Trump and his running mate, JD Vance.
“WWF at the top of the hour when he came on to wrestle… [Hulk] had the highest ratings on NBC, beating all other competition for that time slot for years!” Linda said on Entertainment Weekly.
She also appeared to reference Hogan’s appearance on Monday Night Raw in Los Angeles back in January.
He was greeted with boos at the event.
“I really can’t tell you why they left him out… just a guess considering the way he was treated at his last appearance in LA,” Linda said.
Hulk’s name was shown in a longer “In Memoriam” video posted on the Emmys website.
Linda first reacted to the news of Hulk’s death on social media.
“I had no idea he would pass away this soon,” Linda wrote.
Hogan ripping off his shirt to reveal his support for Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, at the 2024 Republican National Convention[/caption]
“We all really thought he would make a come back! Big surprise. We are all devastated. It’s hitting me so hard.”
Linda added that she “never spoke [to] or saw” Hulk in the years before his passing, but would receive information about his life from Nick.
“Nick would tell me things and vice versa,” Linda explained.
“Just news about life. I still felt .. although broken .. we still were a family.
“It’s so hard to know he’s just gone.
“I tried to stay strong for Nick … but I’m melting down now. It’s very sad.”
