Hulk Hogan's former best friend has blasted the late wrestler's wife and friends following his death.

The 71-year-old wrestling icon passed away in Florida on Thursday (07.24.25) after paramedics were called to his home for a medical emergency and Hulk's former friend, Bubba the Love Sponge, has claimed Hogan's wife Sky Daily and some of his other friends hid the truth about his health issues.

Bubba - who fell out with Hogan after a sex tape between Hogan and Bubba's then wife Heather was leaked in 2012 - said on his eponymous radio show: "I can't take away from what I've already said, and what I've already correctly predicted. But I am officially the guy that was the only one telling the truth about Hogan's physical condition.

"And that has caused some people to say, 'You know what, Bubba was right.' - No, I wish to God I wasn't right, because being right means we have a dead Hulk Hogan.

"I don't know if my telling the truth would be such a big deal if the people like his wife [Sky Daily], Brian Blair, Jimmy Hart, Eric Bischoff, Missy Beefcake and all the other keyboard tough guys were [calling me out].

Since mid-June, Bubba had been reporting that the late star was seriously ill and had spent six weeks in the ICU.

A representative for Hogan, along with Bischoff and Daily, denied Bubba's report.

Hogan had been in and out of hospital in the months before his death. In June, he underwent a four-level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion - a complex neck surgery.

Sky told fans on Instagram at the time he was recovering from the "intense surgery with a long and layered healing process".

She said the operation had also affected his vocal cords and required breathing and feeding tubes.

Sky added: "He's healing and we're taking it one day at a time with love, strength, and patience."

Speaking about his regret over their rift, Bubba told TMZ: "I'm heartbroken to hear of Terry's passing. As everyone knows we had our issues and those issues were mostly my fault. I loved him as a friend while he was with us, and will continue to love his memory as a friend going forward."