Linda Hogan has spoken out following the death of her ex-husband, Hulk Hogan, on Thursday. Responding to an Instagram post she initially shared on July 19, when she reminisced about the “good old days,” Linda said Monday, “It’s so hard to know he’s just gone.”

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.”

Five days after Hulk Hogan died July 24 at the age of 71, the WWE legend's ex-wife Linda Hogan—who was married to him for 26 years before their split—made her first public statement about his passing.

The passing of Hulk Hogan this past week shook the pro-wrestling world to its core — and Hogan's longtime friend Ric Flair, in particular.

Hulk Hogan’s health had reportedly taken a severe turn for the worse in the days leading up to his death last week. Due to complications from a neck surgery in May, Hogan was intubated and battled renal failure,

While he may not have been prepping for appearances at upcoming WWE events, the Hulkster had been filming a documentary chronicling his career in professional wrestling with Netflix over the past year. CNN reports that the wrestler gave twenty hours worth of interviews, and that thirty hours of scenes were shot on top of that.

WWE Raw began on Monday night by honoring late Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan. The event featured a video tribute and a 10-bell salute in Hogan's memory at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Hogan's son Nick Hogan and longtime friend Eric Bischoff were both on stage during the tribute.

WWE star Chelsea Green has responded after giving a controversial interview about Hulk Hogan following his death. Green, 34, talked to CBS News on Thursday, July 24, just hours after Hogan’s death, where she was asked about her “initial thoughts” about the late wrestler's passing.