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Friends and family were gathered at Hogan’s Hangout in Florida Tuesday night to celebrate life and legacy of the wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, There was a rest in a private funeral service earlier in the day.
A funeral service for Hogan was held at Indian Rocks Church in Largo on Tuesday, where he was baptized in 2023.
Exterior view of Indian Rocks Church in Indian Rocks, Florida, Tuesday, August 5, 2025. (Mark Sims for Pakinomist Digital)
The service was intimate and participated only by close friends and family. WWE Icons like Paul “Triple H” Levesque and WWE former Co-Ceo Stephanie McMahon were among those who participated in the service. Other celebrities, including Kid Rock and Bam Marger, were seen.
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Pakinomist Digital caught the funeral process after the service.
But the festivities around Hogan’s life continued that night as more people – including fans – appeared at the Wrestler’s restaurant in Clearwater.
Sky Hogan greets a successful successful at the after-party of Hulk Hogan’s memorial service, held at Hogan’s Hangout in Clearwater, Florida, Tuesday, August 5, 2025. The 71-year-old wrestling legend, who died in July, was honored earlier in the day. (Mark Sims for Pakinomist Digital)
Hogan’s lawyer, Henry Holmes and sports agent and county commissioner Joe Mullins were just some of the many discovered at the restaurant.
Actor Chuck Zito and Hogan’s son, Nick Hogan, and Hogan’s wife, Sky Daily, was also seen in the crowd.
Sky Hogan speaks to Nick Hogan at the after party of Hulk Hogan’s memorial held at Hogan’s Hangout in Clearwater, Florida, Tuesday, August 5, 2025. (Mark Sims for Pakinomist Digital)
Chuck Zito at the after party of Hulk Hogan’s memorial held at Hogan’s Hangout in Clearwater, Florida, Tuesday, August 5, 2025. (Mark Sims for Pakinomist Digital)
Hulk Hogan’s lawyer, Henry Holmes (left) and sports agent and county commissioner, Joe Mullin’s (center) at the after party of Hulk Hogan’s memorial service, held in Hogan’s Hangout in Clearwater, Florida. (Mark Sims for Pakinomist Digital)
Brooke Hogan explains the decision to skip Hulk Hogan’s funeral service: ‘People mourn in many ways’
Five-time NBA Champion Dennis Rodman was also present. He appeared in the ring with Hogan in the new world order (NWO), a professional wrestling group led by Hogan in the mid-late 90s.
Rodman issued a tribute to Hogan after the news of his passing last month and shared a photo of their wrestling days together.
“NWO 4 LIFE BROTHER,” Rodman wrote in an Instagram -image text. “@Hulkhogan always and forever thanks for the memories we created story great friend. Keep his family inside [your] Beans. ”
Dennis Rodman at the after party of Hulk Hogan’s memorial held at Hogan’s Hangout in Clearwater, Florida. (Mark Sims for Pakinomist Digital)
In particular, absent from Tuesday’s funeral services and parties were Hogan’s daughter, Brooke Hogan. She explained on social media that while she was valued by “all parties and events that were arranged to honor him,” she chose to honor him in a way “that made me feel closest to him.”
“My father hated the morbidity of funerals. He didn’t want one. And even though I know people mourn in many ways – and I’m so grateful for all parties and events arranged to honor him, like his daughter, I had to make my own decision to honor him the best and most real way I knew how … privately … in, was to pop up the law of law that watched it waves … and that sunset. ” Her post on Instagram read.
“We love you and honor the things that made you so special. Every grain of sand and every wave reminded me to be your beach baby and brought us closer to you. I pray that you are at peace and know how much I love you. Rest in heaven, dad.”
Hogan died on July 24 After suffering a heart attack in his home in Clearwater, Florida. He had a history of atrial fibrillation, a heart disease that causes irregular and rapid heartbeat. He was 71.
