United Kingdom, July 25 -- Hulk Hogan was "doing great" the night before he died.

The 71-year-old wrestler passed away on Thursday (24.07.25) in Florida and his close pal Jimmy Hart, 81, revealed he called Hogan's house and spoke to his assistant the previous night and was assured that he was fine.

WWE Hall of Famer Hart told PEOPLE: "I called [Hogan] on Wednesday night, and then Thursday morning is when everything took place. So just . just overnight it all happened, but it was so positive the day before."

After being told Hogan was "doing great," Hart told the assistant: "Well, tell him I love him."

He went on: "It just hits so fast. It was like, 'Oh my God.' We thought he was doing so well, you know? We didn't go to see him at the ...