TMZ Shares Video Of The Moment They Found Out Hulk Hogan Died
August 12, 2025New TMZ special shows a rare moment.
Back on July 24th, Hulk Hogan died at the age of 71 years old. TMZ was the first to break the news of Hogan’s passing, and in a new special about Hogan airing on FOX, TMZ shows the moment they got word of Hogan’s passing.
In the trailer seen below for tonight’s “TMZ Presents The Real Hulk Hogan” airing on FOX, we see the moment they got the word that Hogan had died. One staffer is seen on the phone shocked, before whispering to Harvey Levin, “Hulk died.” Levin is shocked and quickly on the phone, trying to get info around 8 am Pacific. Everyone starts to panic before the staffer confirms that Hulk had died that morning. Another staffer is writing up the story and has around 135 words, and is told to post it, as that was the moment the breaking news of Hulk Hogan’s passing was pushed out to the world.
The first look at TMZ’s The Real Hulk Hogan special airing tonight on FOX. In the teaser, Vince McMahon is asked about Hogan being booed on the #WWERaw Netflix debut & Vince says, “I was angry… he deserved much more.” pic.twitter.com/5ehbOVnkcY
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The one-hour special airing on FOX tonight will see Harvey Levin interviewing many people who knew Hulk Hogan, including Jimmy Hart, Sylvester Stallone, Mark Henry, Bill Goldberg, Vince McMahon and others.
