Doctor Shares Shocking Theory on What Could Have Led to Hulk Hogan’s Death

Details are coming to light about what may have truly caused Hulk Hogan’s death—and they suggest a tragic medical breakdown following spine surgery that may have triggered a fatal chain reaction.

Bubba the Love Sponge, a former longtime friend of Hogan, recently spoke with Dr. Dan, who offered his expert theory on the wrestling legend’s final days. Hogan underwent neck fusion surgery on May 14 and was believed to be recovering. However, Dr. Dan believes the situation took a dire turn when Hogan’s spinal hardware may have failed from doing too much, too soon.

“In my opinion, I think he had a failure of the internal fixation, which is the repair of the spine fusion… I think something failed. He had a mechanical failure of the hardware and because he had been doing too much that probably contributed to the hardware failing because it was asked to do more than it should have been doing.”

Dr. Dan suggested that this failure led to Hogan requiring urgent revision surgery. Unlike the initial operation, revision surgeries are notoriously more complex and riskier—something that may have played a major role in Hogan’s rapid decline.

“Revision surgery never goes as smoothly as the first operation… So now you’re fixing a house instead of building a house. And it’s always different. Everything bleeds a little bit more, everything’s stuck more together, everything’s a little more swollen, everything’s a little harder.”

He added that the surgery might have caused complications ranging from nerve damage to internal bleeding.

“Somehow during that procedure, he had a complication, whether it be traction on the vagus nerve, whether it be a nicked esophagus or more likely a nicked artery that caused excessive bleeding… During the collapse or the failure of the hardware, he could have had a nerve injury… which could have hurt his ability to move air and breathe. That’s kind of the beginning of the beginning of the end.”

Hulk Hogan died on July 24 at age 71, after emergency responders were called to his Clearwater, Florida home for a cardiac arrest. He was transported to the hospital and later pronounced dead. While the public was aware of Hogan’s battles with COPD and renal failure, this new medical theory offers a deeper, grimmer look at what may have truly ended the life of one of pro wrestling’s most iconic figures.

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