United Kingdom, Aug. 27 -- Dennis Rodman stopped Hulk Hogan's casket from wobbling and potentially toppling over at the wrestling legend's funeral.

The retired NBA player - known as "The Worm" for his defensive and rebounding basketball skills - was one of the invited guests at Hulk's funeral, which took place on August 5 at the Indian Rocks Baptist Church in Largo, Florida.

Another mourner at the service was comedian Theo Von - who attended with musician Kid Rock - and he has revealed there was a moment when Rodman steadied the grappling icon's casket to "keep the Hulk headed to heaven".

Speaking on his This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von podcast, Von shared: "You walk in, and there's a lot of people in there, you know, Hacksaw [Jim Duggan]...