So Beefcake was thinking of his friend Hogan — who had reportedly been dealing with several health issues — in the days leading up to his death Thursday morning at age 71, and in an interview with TMZ, Beefcake expressed regret about not being able to see him one last time.

Hulk Hogan 's son, Nick, has spoken out on the 'overwhelming and extremely difficult' death of his father. Hulk, a wrestling legend, died at the age of 71 on Thursday after suffering cardiac arrest at his home in Clearwater, Florida. Emergency services rushed him to a local hospital but the WWE icon was ultimately declared dead.

Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake were longtime wrestling colleagues and friends for nearly 50 years. In 1977, Beefcake, whose real name is Edward Harrison Leslie, made his professional wrestling debut as Ed Boulder alongside Hogan,