Largo – Pro -wrestler Terry Bollea friends and colleagues better known to the world as Hulk Hogan, gathered on Tuesday night to say goodbye to a Clearwater resident.
Bollea died July 24 at the age of 71.
Law enforcement vehicles escorted the funeral procession through Pinell County, where Bollea lived for decades and where the restaurant and beach shop are still carrying its name. Based on the district records, Bollea will be cremated.
During the services, the Bollea coffin was covered with red and yellow flowers at the Baptist Church in the Baptist Church, with his WWE wrestling costume colors. Participated by musician Kid Rock, Podcaster theo von and TV and TV personality BAM Margera, as well as Pro Wrestling Legends Ric Flair, who lives in Tampo, Paul Triple H Levesque and Vince McMahon.
“Even in heaven, he sold out again,” said Flair about the memorial where Pews was packed. “The most beautiful funeral I have ever visited! Everyone was there.”
Law enforcement vehicles blocked the entrances to the church by noon, as the Pinello County deputies went to the area with K-9. When the guests arrived, a television news helicopter was flying over the head and photographers built on the sidewalk.
Hogan grew up right next to the Gulf, in Tampo, and made him famous for his world before wrestling, film and television. Florida Governor Ron Destaranti announced last week on August 1. Hulk Hogan Day in Florida.
The program that she participated was Hogan’s photo collage from his childhood and high school, as well as Hogan’s photos with ex -wife Linda Bollea, their children Brooke Bollea Oleksy and Nick Bollea, better known as Linda, Nick and Brooke Hogan. There were also Hogan’s photos with his wife Sky Daily Hogan.
On Tuesday afternoon, Commissioner Chris Latvala, who represents Clearwater parts, talked about Hogan at the Pinello County Commission meeting.
He remembered seeing Hogan with his family, Clearwater for Your, at a non -profit event he attended last year with a commission member René Flowers. Latvala noted how he had never met a WWE star, despite being a longtime resident of Pinello County.
“Oh well, we’ll go to meet him,” Latvala recalled, saying flowers. Latvala said it was a “great honor”.
“He was definitely the first hero I ever had as a child,” Latvala said. “He was greater than the personality of life and certainly lived throughout his life. He will be spent around Clearwater and around Pinell.”
2023 December Bollea shared her baptismal video at the Indian Rock Baptist Church together with her new wife, Sky Daily Hogan.
“Complete surrender and dedication to Jesus is the greatest day of my life,” he wrote in the headline. “Don’t worry, you don’t have to hate, no solution … Just love!” The ceremony was performed by the main pastor of the Church, Aaron Filippon.
In an interview about Joe Rogan Podcast Bollea, she talked about how regularly visit the church on Sundays. Rogan asked if it could be a bad idea to publicly name the church as it can encourage fans to appear “go to church with Hulkster.”
“No,” said Bollea, “I want more people there.”
Three days after the death of Bollea, the Philippone talked to his congregation about him during Sunday services.
“Terry was not a perfect man – he never said he was. He had a past and made mistakes,” he said. “But Terry was a man of Jesus, and that is the beauty of the gospel.
“Those of us who were happy to worship with Terry were not known as a celebrity, but as a brother in Christ. He loved God, loved people and loved his neighbors here in Pinell’s County.”
President Donald Trump announced the Hogan Memorial on Truth Social.
“They are organizing a Huller’s funeral today, and I thought everyone would like to see this picture,” he wrote above a photo of Hogan inverting his hand, who loudly called his biceps “24-inch pythons.”
Lizzy Alpach, an employee of Times, contributed to this report.