Nick Hogan, Hulk Hogan’s 35-year-old son, penned an emotional tribute to his late father over the weekend.

Hulk Hogan, whose real name Terry Bollea, died Thursday in in Clearwater, Fla, at the age of 71.

“My dad was the most incredible person I’ve ever known and will always be my hero,” Nick posted to Instagram.

“He was the most kind, loving and amazing father anybody could ask for. I feel so blessed to have had the greatest dad in the world.”

Nick Hogan said his dad was his “best friend” and mentor.

“I am so grateful for those memories,” Nick Hogan posted. “They are the best moments of my life.

“I thanked him for everything he has ever done for me and told him how much I loved him and hugged him every chance I got.

“I would do anything to have him back but I know now that he will always be watching over me,” he reflected. “I will always remember the lessons and advice he gave me and carry on in a way that I know would make him proud.”

Medical personnel were dispatched to the wrestling legend’s home in Clearwater, Fla, to a call of “cardiac arrest.” Hulk Hogan was brought to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Hogan was widely regarded as the most recognized wrestling star worldwide, the most popular wrestler of the 1980s and one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time.

Known for his mustache and bandanas, Hogan parlayed his popularity into a bit of a movie career. Perhaps most notably as “Thunder Lips the Ultimate Male” where he battled Sylvester Stallone’s Rock Balboa in a charity boxing-wrestling match in “Rocky III.”

But his bread and butter, however, was WWE. He was the first wrestler to win consecutive Royal Rumble matches back in 1990 and 1991. His 1988 match with André the Giant on “WWF The Main Event” had more than 33 million viewers.

After a brief departure from wrestling, he signed with the WCW in 1994 where he won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship six times.

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