Thaddeus Bullard, also known as Titus O’Neill in the WWE, was among the members of the company who weren’t happy with how Bollea conveyed his message, construing it as Bollea saying he was upset he got caught, rather than apologizing for his words (something that Bollea vehemently denied).

Yaden said that he wasn’t a wrestling fan as a kid, but knew Hogan from outside the ropes. “He wasn’t just pro wrestling, like, he was pop culture,” he said. Evidenced by some of his first memories of Hogan not coming from under the lights of the ring, but at the movie theater.

First responders were called to his Florida home after a report of "cardiac arrest", local authorities say. He was later pronounced dead at hospital.