India, June 19 -- After a shocking claim sent the internet into a frenzy this week, the record was set straight that Hulk Hogan is not on his deathbed. The WWE legend was indeed hospitalised, but to address his long struggle with neck issues.

The speculations began after local radio guy Bubba the Love Sponge went on air and claimed that he heard Hogan, whose real name is Terry Gene Bollea, was not in a good shape, having being admitted to the hospital, and that he "might not make it." The words spread like wildfire to the extent that the icon's loved one began getting called in to say their goodbyes.

Bubba claimed that his source was rock solid, but it couldn't have been more far from the truth.

TMZ Sports was told by a rep form Hogan ...