United Kingdom, July 25 -- Hulk Hogan never regretted his lawsuit against Gawker Media, despite the leaked tape exposing racist comments he made.

The two-time WWE Hall of Fame wrestler passed away on July 24 at the age of 71 from a cardiac arrest following a period of ill health caused by an adverse reaction to surgery on his neck that happened in June.

Tributes have flooded in from his fellow wrestlers, such as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Ric Flair, Kevin Nash and Triple H, US President Donald Trump and celebrities, including Sylvester Stallone who Hogan starred with in 1982 film Rocky III.

Stallone, 79, said: "I had the pleasure of meeting this brilliant personality and showman when he was 26 years old.

"He was absolutely wonderful a...