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 said she "never spoke or saw" Hulk in the years leading up to his death, but would get tidbits about his life from their son, Nick. "Nick would tell me things and vice versa," Linda explained. "Just news about life. I still felt .. although broken .. we still were a family.