Hulk Hogan Netflix documentary was in production before his death; wrestler did 20-plus hours of interviews

Wrestling fans may get one final behind-the-scenes look at Hulk Hogan after his death The professional wrestling legend died Thursday at the age of at his Clearwater Florida home and the sports world has delivered nonstop tributes The WWE and Netflix joined forces earlier working on a film about Hogan whose real name was Terry Bollea CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM Puck Media first broadcasted that Netflix and Words Pictures in partnership with WWE were working on a documentary about Hogan and the legend did more than hours of interviews A Words Pictures spokesperson validated the description in an email to Fox News Digital Saturday Netflix and WWE did not directly respond to messages Puck Media commented the documentary had been in the works since last year Awful Announcing noted that Netflix had previously worked on a movie about Hogan who would have been played by Chris Hemsworth Hogan called the script amazing FIVE UNFORGETTABLE HULK HOGAN MATCHES THAT DEFINED WRESTLING HISTORYNetflix has tapped into the sports world with not only documentaries but live broadcasts of sporting events including boxing matches and NFL games Hogan became the main babyface of what was then the World Wrestling Federation and spent decades in the business He won numerous world championships and was twice inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame the first time in and the other in as a member of the New World Order In he founded Real American Beer aptly named after his walk-out music during his time as a wrestler He also founded Real American Freestyle a wrestling promotion in April Hogan made sporadic appearances with the WWE in his later years and made his final appearance in January in Los Angeles He is credited with helping put in the current era s WWE on the map Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter