The devastated ex-wife of late WWE icon Hulk Hogan, Linda Hogan, says she is 'melting down' as she broke her silence on her former husbands' death in a lengthy statement.

Linda Hogan paid tribute to her ex-husband Hulk Hogan after his death at age 71. “I had no idea he would pass away this soon,” Linda, 65, commented Monday, July 28 on her own Instagram post. “We all really thought he would make a come back! Big surprise. We are all devastated. It’s hitting me so hard.”

Linda Hogan has made her first public comments following the sudden death of her ex-husband, WWE legend Hulk Hogan. Linda, 65, who was married to Hulk from 1983 to 2009, called his death a “big surprise” in an Instagram comment left on an earlier post shared days before he died July 24 at age 71.