Overview
- SummerSlam concluded WWE’s multi-show homage with a video package set to Hogan’s “Real American” theme as announcer Michael Cole hailed him as a “larger-than-life” performer
- Nick Hogan was shown fighting back tears and making a prayer gesture in the crowd alongside his wife, Tana Lea, during the on-camera tribute
- Earlier in the week, WWE held 10-bell salutes on Raw and SmackDown that also captured Nick’s emotional reactions to his father’s passing
- Brooke Hogan confirmed via Instagram that she did not attend any tribute events because WWE never extended her an invitation, highlighting deep-rooted family discord
- The tributes capped a series of honors for the wrestling icon, who died July 24 at age 71 from a heart attack after privately battling leukemia