Hulk Hogan was a MAGA dude, so Newsmax was all over his death, starting with a July 24 obituary by the apparently unironially named Charlie McCarthy:
Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing icon in the world of professional wrestling, died Thursday, Florida police and WWE said. He was 71.
TMZ Sports first reported Hogan’s death on social media. On its website, the outlet said the former wrestler had suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Clearwater, Florida.
[…]Last July, Hogan took to the stage at the Republican National Convention amid chants of “USA! USA! USA!”
“And no matter the odds, he always finds a way to win. And when he’s back in our White House, America is going to start winning again!” Hogan said of Trump, the GOP’s then-nominee.
“Well, let me tell you something, brother. When I came here tonight, there was so much energy in this room, I felt maybe I was in Madison Square Garden getting ready to win another world title.”
McCarthy’s obituary embedded a video of Hogan’s RNC appearance. This was followed by more Hogan hero worship:
- Rep. Luna: ‘RIP to the Great Hulk Hogan’
- Speaker Johnson: Hogan Giant in Stature, Life
- Trump Mourns Hulk Hogan: ‘MAGA All the Way’
- Vance Honors ‘Great American Icon’ Hulk Hogan
- Fmr Wrestler Glenn Jacobs to Newsmax: Hogan Had Tremendous Charisma
- Dwayne Johnson Pays Tribute to ‘Childhood Hero’ Hulk Hogan
- Dallas Page to Newsmax: Hogan ‘Put His Name on the Line for Me’
It wouldn’t be Newsmax if it wasn’t trying to make a buck off whatever’s in the news, so it trotted out its favorite doctor to help it do so:
If you are looking to boost your heart health, adding spices to your diet is an easy and scientifically proven way to do it.
Spices and heart health came up in the context of pro wrestling icon Hulk Hogan’s death at age 71, reportedly attributed to cardiac arrest. Dr. Chauncey Crandall, world-renowned cardiologist and director of preventive medicine at the Palm Beach Cardiovascular Clinic in Florida, tied Hogan’s death to his widely known abuse of anabolic steroids.
“We know that steroids, and in unnatural doses, can give you progression of heart disease, stroke, myocardial infarction, elevated cholesterol. So, I think all of these things led to his death,” Crandall tells Newsmax’s “Newsline.” “It’s very sad that we’ve lost him because he was a wonderful character. I really enjoyed watching him,” adds Crandall.
The article was embedded with links to various health newsletters Newsmax sells, one of which is Crandall’s.