Hulk Hogan's Son Nick Fights Back Tears as WWE Pays Tribute to the Late Wrestler at SummerSlam

Nick Hogan had an affectional infinitesimal arsenic his begetter Hulk Hogan was honored by nan WWE astatine SummerSlam.

On Saturday, Aug. 2, Nick, 35, was seen getting choked up arsenic a tribute played for nan precocious wrestling icon while attending nan WWE summertime arena pinch his woman Tana Lea astatine nan MetLife Stadium successful New Jersey.

In a video of nan tribute posted connected X, WWE announcer Michael Cole said, “Hulk Hogan was larger than life, sports intermezo personified [and] nan top performer successful our history.”

“He was undefeated [at SummerSlam] … conscionable truthful galore awesome moments, excessively galore to talk astir really successful nan profession of a man who carried master wrestling connected his backmost for 3 decades. Rest successful bid brother,” he concluded.

As Hulk’s classical taxable opus “Real American” played astatine nan extremity of nan tribute, Nick was seen holding backmost tears successful nan crowd arsenic he stood clapping alongside his wife. He past made a dream mobility and placed his manus connected his thorax arsenic fans shouted successful nan stadium.

Hulk, whose existent sanction was Terry Bollea, died of a bosom attack astatine property 71 connected July 24. He shared his 2 children, Nick and girl Brooke, 37,  pinch his ex-wife Linda Hogan.

Nick’s quality astatine WWE SummerSlam comes aft he attended WWE’s Monday Night RAW program, wherever different tribute was fixed to his precocious begetter by nan wrestling organization connected July 28.

At definite points during nan tribute, Nick appeared to swipe distant tears and clapped on pinch nan assemblage while opinionated halfway shape pinch nan show's wrestling roster alongside his woman Lea, who was besides affectional arsenic she held his arm.

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On Saturday, Aug. 1, Hulk was honored successful different measurement arsenic nan authorities of Florida, wherever nan precocious wrestler lived astir of his life, marked nan day arsenic “Hulk Hogan Day.”

Nick commemorated nan time connected Instagram, writing, “Tomorrow, Aug. 1, is officially ‘Hulk Hogan Day’ successful nan authorities of Florida. My dada was a existent Floridian and loved his location state. Thank you for this grant @flgovrondesantis. He would beryllium truthful proud of this.”

Alongside his message, he posed a photograph of nan charismatic archive issued by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declaring nan time arsenic “Hulk Hogan Day.”