An occupational therapist who was present at Hogan’s Clearwater, Fla. home when the WWE legend stopped breathing told cops on the scene that a surgeon “severed” his phrenic nerve during a recent surgery, according to the police report — which TMZ says is on “lockdown.”

Nobody expected the Hulkster’s final chapter to read like this. Hulk Hogan, the wrestling giant who once seemed larger than life, died on July 24 at the age of 71. Doctors initially blamed cardiac arrest, but new claims now suggest something far more troubling.

Hulk Hogan's wife, Sky Daily, has claimed that the WWE legend's phrenic nerve was 'compromised' during a recent surgery, as she spoke out about his death for the first time