John Cena, Ric Flair and more stars paid tribute to the late wrestling legend Hulk Hogan after his death at age 71 on July 24. Ric Flair spoke with PEOPLE.

Ric Flair spoke with TMZ shortly after Hulk Hogan’s cardiac arrest death and struggled to keep himself together as he poured out the emotions of losing the fellow former WWE superstar.

Ric Flair has taken to social media to react to the death of Hulk Hogan on Thursday morning. Hogan, 71, died at home in Florida. Initial reports suggested that Hogan died due to a cardiac arrest event.