"Let Hulk Hogan rest in peace" – Bill Apter and Teddy Long address rumors about the WWE icon (Exclusive)

Hulk Hogan passed away on July 24 at the age of 71 after suffering a heart attack. In an exclusive video, legendary reporter Bill Apter, WWE Hall of Famer Teddy Long, and host Mac Davis reacted to recent speculation about The Hulkster.

Hogan continues to make headlines two months after his passing. The iconic wrestler's daughter, Brooke, chose not to attend her father's funeral and asked to be removed from his will. Contrasting details have also emerged about his cause of death, with his wife Sky reportedly considering legal action.

Apter said on Sportskeeda's The Wrestling Time Machine that it is time to move on from gossiping about Hogan.

"From what I understand, his body has still not been cremated by the time we're taping this, unless I'm totally wrong. I've reached out to some people. There is so much garbage going on with his estate and how did he really die. Is he ever gonna be allowed to rest in peace? I mean, really? It's too much already."

Apter also encouraged social media users to stop speculating about Hulk Hogan's death and the details of his will.

"What I'm hearing on social media, and people talking about maybe it was an accident during a surgery, or why didn't his daughter want to be part of his estate, why did the son. It's enough already. Let Hulk Hogan rest in peace. That's all I wanna say."

Hogan was one of the biggest names in the wrestling business. As a babyface, the two-time Hall of Famer headlined eight of the first nine WrestleMania events from 1985 to 1993. He also reinvented himself as a heel in WCW in 1996.

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Teddy Long on WWE fans' view of Hulk Hogan

In 2015, Hulk Hogan received backlash after audio emerged of him using racial slurs. He also caused controversy in 2024 by publicly backing Donald Trump's United States presidential campaign.

Agreeing with Bill Apter, Teddy Long said fans should be respectful of Hogan following his passing.

"You know how some of these wrestling fans are. Some of them are just brutal. Just straight out brutal. You see me all the time, Mac. You ask me what am I doing. I said, 'I'm blocking this idiot,' because I don't wanna be bothered with it, and I'm not gonna be bothered with it. I'm like you guys. The man has passed on. Please, let him rest in peace. All that stuff you're talking about means absolutely nothing. If his daughter and his son are not talking about it, then why is it any business of mine?"

In a separate interview, Sgt. Slaughter paid a sincere tribute to Hogan and reminisced about their WrestleMania 7 match.

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