Hulk Hogan 'considered suicide after split'

Hulk Hogan has admitted that he was on the verge of suicide following the breakdown of his marriage.

The wrestling legend split from his wife of nearly 20 years Linda Bollea in 2007, around the same time his son Nick was involved in a horrific car crash.

Nick was later sentenced to eight months in prison for reckless driving. Hulk confessed that this series of problems pushed him close to the edge.

In his new book My Life Outside The Ring, he wrote: "There were times when I thought that a whole bottle of pills would go down easy... Then I noticed the gun in my hand. I was careless with it.

"I kept my finger pressed right to that trigger and if I moved that finger an inch in the right direction I would have blown my brains out."