Hulk Hogan’s loss of life leaves lasting mark on WWE star

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The professional wrestling world was shocked to be taught that Hulk Hogan died on the age of 71 after struggling a possible cardiac arrest at his house in Florida.

Hogan left an enduring legacy on WWE and the business usually, serving to to raise it into the higher echelon of popular culture and sports activities leisure. WWE paid tribute to Hogan with a 10-bell salute and a video montage displaying his profession within the ring.

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Hulk Hogan with Jimmy Hart alongside aspect handle the gang throughout RAW at Intuit Dome on January 6, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (WWE/Getty Photos)

Alexa Bliss, forward of her tag-team match with Charlotte Aptitude at SummerSlam, spoke to Fox Information Digital about Hogan’s affect on professional wrestling.

"He clearly paved the way in which for what we do, and due to the affect that he’s had on WWE, we’re now in a position to do these big exhibits," she stated. "We’re having a two-day SummerSlam. It’s the first-time ever we’re having a two-day SummerSlam. Whenever you discuss WWE, one of many first names folks discuss is Hulk Hogan.

"I had a second with him at WrestleMania after I was internet hosting. He got here out, and we did a shock entrance and did the flex factor, and it was quite a lot of enjoyable. He’s made such an affect on our enterprise — it’s plain."

Bliss, whose actual title is Alexis Kaufman, recalled her husband — singer Ryan Cabrera — displaying off the Hogan video he captured at WrestleMania 35. Little did he know, Bliss was internet hosting the occasion and introduced out Hogan.

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Alexa Bliss seems on throughout SmackDown at Rupp Enviornment on June 13, 2025 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Georgiana Dallas/WWE through Getty Photos)

"My husband had a video of that WrestleMania of me and Hulk Hogan on the entrance, not realizing it was me with him," she recalled. "He goes, ‘Oh, I've this actually cool video of Hulk Hogan as a result of I went to this WrestleMania as soon as.’ I used to be like, ‘Yeah, that’s me.’ And he was like, ‘Wait, what? That’s not you.’ And I'm going, 'Yeah, that blonde proper there, posing with Hulk Hogan…’ He goes, ‘No, it’s a video of Hulk Hogan.’ And I'm going, ‘Proper, however the particular person proper subsequent to him, that’s me.’ I used to be like, ‘You have got a video of Hulk Hogan and your future spouse on that video.’ I at all times thought that was kinda cool."

In the end, Bliss tipped her hat to how Hogan paved the way in which for her and others within the enterprise.

"However clearly, yeah, it’s tremendous unhappy. Condolences to his household. He was such an enormous persona and an enormous character in our world, and he paved the way in which for us to do what we love."

Alexa Bliss through the Girls’s Royal Rumble through the WWE Royal Rumble at Lucas Oil Stadium on Feb. 1, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Joe Camporeale-Imagn Photos)

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Bliss and Aptitude will compete for the tag-team titles in opposition to Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez at SummerSlam. The premium stay occasion will happen Saturday and Sunday.