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.

Bubba the Love Sponge, Hulk Hogan's former best friend, discussed the professional wrestler's recent death after their complicated history.

Nick Hogan is paying tribute to his dad, the wrestler and media star Hulk Hogan, who died Thursday at the age of 71.

Hulk Hogan's close friend Jimmy Hart talks exclusively to PEOPLE about the WWE star's health in his final days and reflects on his friendship, after Hogan's death on Thursday, July 24.

The only son of the former pro wrestler took to Instagram to share a touching tribute to his father on Saturday.

A source close to Hulk Hogan’s family told Steve Helling of the Daily Mail that the WWE Hall of Famer had a “weak heart” in the weeks leading up to his death. The source told Helling that Hogan was also “suffering from shortness of breath, got tired easily, had lost a lot of weight and was on oxygen.”

Trump led a wave of tributes honoring Hulk Hogan, born Terry Gene Bollea, who lived in Clearwater, Florida. WWE star died of cardiac arrest at age 71.

Bubba — real name Todd Clem — took the blame for the former pals’ falling out despite the fact that Hogan made a sex tape with his wife Heather Clem, which eventually resulted in the downfall of media company Gawker. “I’m heartbroken to hear of Terry’s passing,” Bubba said in a statement to TMZ.