Hulk Hogan's death came out of nowhere to his inner circle. "Hulk was at home in the last few weeks, not in the hospital," a friend of the late wrestler exclusively tells Us Weekly. "He was recovering well from his heart operation." While his June operation was a "major surgery" and "he was not at full strength," Hogan was "taking it in his stride" after undergoing several surgeries in the past. The pal added that news of Hogan's passing was a "huge shock" to those close to him: "His friends are shocked. He had been calling and texting as normal.