Wrestling
legend Hulk Hogan said he “hit rock bottom” and contemplated suicide
after his marriage separated, reality show was cancelled and his son
faced jail time. The
60-year-old former professional wrestler opened up concerning the dark
amount of time in his life on the Oprah Winfrey show Where Are
They Now? during an episode broadcast on Sunday. The
Hulkmania hero, whose real name is Terry Bollea, said his life began to
break apart after cancellation of his reality show Hogan Knows Best,
which also starred his former wife Linda. Continue
“After the show I hit rock bottom. Everything got dark, everything happened simultaneously,” Hogan said.
“I was drinking alcohol very heavily. It really all kept piling up, it all kept mounting and mounting I didn't know how to handle it.
“I wondered how could someone possibly take their own life, and so I got to the period where I said, ‘You know what, maybe this could be easy. You realize, maybe this could be a simple way to fix things.' ''
Hogan, shown in 1990 through the height of Hulkmania, said a fan helped him change his outlook
Hogan
about the same time was coping with the jailing of his 23-year-old son
Nick who lost control of his sports car in August 2007.
Nick pleaded no contest to reckless driving in the incident that severely injured his passenger and companion John Graziano.
The two-time Royal Rumble champion also said his marriage to Linda was ‘crashing and burning.'
Linda filed for divorce in November 2007. The former couple also share 25-year-old daughter Brooke together.
Hogan revealed his suicidal thoughts on own show
Hogan said a New Year's Eve incident in Miami finally helped him get past the dark days.
After
fleeing a dinner table due to its negativity, Hogan said ‘some kid ran
up and hugged me and was like, ‘' Oh I spent my youth watching you. I
didn't have a dad, you're such as a dad to me.' 'And there is another
individual that said ‘' Hey Hulk, we like you.”
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