Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has declared August 1st as ‘Hulk Hogan Day’ in tribute to the late wrestling star.

The legendary WWE figure passed away at 71 on Thursday due to a fatal cardiac arrest at his residence in Clearwater, Florida. Tributes for the wrestling legend swiftly began to flow in.

In response, DeSantis, who shared a close bond with Hogan, has paid homage and promised a designated day to honor the WWE legend.

DeSantis remarked: ‘On Thursday, July 24, 2025, iconic professional wrestler and Florida resident Terry Bollea, famously known as Hulk Hogan, died.’

‘His larger-than-life personality will be missed, as the “Hulkster” was an icon for many who grew up in the 80s and 90s as well as today. He was a true Floridian through and through.

‘In honor of a great Floridian, Hulk Hogan, we are lowering the flags at the capitol and in Pinellas County tomorrow. 

WWE legend Hulk Hogan died aged 71 last Thursday after suffering fatal cardiac arrest

Florida Governor Ron Desantis has declared that August 1st will be known as ‘Hulk Hogan Day’

‘Additionally, I am officially declaring tomorrow, August 1st, 2025, as ‘Hulk Hogan Day’ in Florida. Rest in peace, brother’.

The passing of the WWE superstar was felt across the country, with tributes from those within the sport – and outside of it – flooding in. 

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson paid a heartfelt tribute to his ‘childhood hero’ in an Instagram video where he said: ‘Rest in Peace, Terry Bollea aka The Immortal Hulk Hogan. To millions of little kids you were a childhood hero – myself included.

‘In 1984, I gave you your ‘HULKSTER’ headband back, in the locker room in Madison Square Garden – I was the lucky kid [who] caught it when you threw it in the crowd. You were wrestling ‘Mr Wonderful”,’ Paul Orndorff that night in the main event. 

‘You were shocked and so happy after the match because you told me that was your very last headband and if it weren’t for me, you’d have no way of getting that exact one made again. You promised me that you would get more made and give me a Hulkster headband of my own as a thank you gift.

‘A month later in Madison Square Garden, you did just that. You kept your word, with a handshake and a ‘thanks kid’. And that meant the world to that little 12 year old boy.

‘Just 17 years later, and still a kid at the age of 29 years old — I’m standing in the middle of the ring and facing you – one of my wrestling heroes in the main event of WRESTLEMANIA.

‘The match was to decide who would go down in history, as The Greatest of All Time’.

The WWE honored the late wrestler at events over the weekend after his death at age of 71

Dwayne Johnson also paid an emotional tribute to WWE legend and his old rival Hulk Hogan

However, Hogan’s estranged daughter Brooke has taken aim at the WWE after his death 

However, in contrast, Hogan’s estranged daughter Brooke has taken aim at the WWE following the wrestling legend’s sudden death last week. 

While Hogan’s devastated son, Nick, 35, joined WWE stars for the emotional tribute ahead of Monday’s event, Brooke, 37, has been noticeably absent from both ceremonies. 

However, while firing back at critics of her absence, the television personality claimed it was through no fault of her own. 

‘For those of you giving me c*** for not attending my Dad’s tributes, @WWE did not extend an invite,’ she wrote on her Instagram story Wednesday. 

Daily Mail has contacted WWE for comment.  

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