Hulk Hogan funeral details emerge in wrestling star's official death certificate

Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan will be cremated, according to his official death certificate released today.

The ceremony for the six-time World Wrestling Federation (WWF - now WWE) champion will occur at the Bay Area Crematory in Clearwater, Florida, the city where Hogan - real name Terry Bollea - had been living at the time of his passing. It is unclear at this stage, though, whether the cremation will be part of a public or private funeral, or if the ceremony will have elements of each, similar to Ozzy Osbourne's procession and service this week.

But the death certificate - seen by the media today - shows the star's memorial service has been booked at the Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park and Funeral Home, also in Clearwater. Hogan died at 71 following a cardiac arrest at his home in the city on Thursday July 24.

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It was indeed confirmed this week Hogan, a father of two, had an acute myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack. Documents obtained by PageSix state Hogan had a history of atrial fibrillation (AFib), which is a heart condition characterised by an irregular and often rapid heart rate.

Details around Hogan's funeral were scant in recent days but it has now been confirmed the late athlete's mortal remains will be cremated. The certificate, as seen by TMZ, also shows Hogan's death was officially attributed to natural causes.

And a spokesperson for the the Pinellas County Forensic Science Center, assisting in the autopsy, today told Page Six: "I'm not aware of when Mr. Bollea will be cremated, only that we've received a request for cremation approval."

The media personality, who was born in Augusta, Georgia, had a history of leukemia CLL, which is a type of cancer that affects white blood cells called lymphocytes. It is understood the dad was battling this when he made his final WWE appearance in January in Inglewood California - where members of the audience booed him. His longtime pal and manager, Jimmy Hart, recently said Hogan was shocked by the negative reaction he received from the audience and claimed it "bothered him".

Speaking on the Stories With Brisco and Bradshaw podcast, Jimmy explained: "We go out and we had a mixed reaction. You can have 500 people cheering you and one person booing you, but I’ll be darned if that one person doesn’t outshine [the people cheering].

"It’s a mixed reaction, but it’s a little bit more boos than anything. That devastated him." The manager suggested the boos were due to the wrestler's support for controversial US President Donald Trump.