Hulk Hogan laughs onstage at the Comedy Central Roast Of David Hasselhoff held at Sony Pictures Studios on Aug. 1, 2010 in Culver City, Calif. Hogan is recovering from a back surgery in hospital on Tuesday. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Hulk Hogan Recovering From Surgery

By Helena Zhu

December 24, 2010 Updated: October 1, 2015

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Hulk Hogan, the 57-year-old wrestling icon, is recovering in a Florida hospital from a 10-hour back surgery on Tuesday, just a week after his wedding.

"Going for broke in six hrs.rollin all the marbles,I bet on me..I love all u maniacs! Se all u guys soon," Hogan tweeted on Tuesday, Dec. 21.

The operation was set to repair spine injuries sustained in wrestling over the years, which had become worse in recent months, according to Toronto Sun.

Hogan, whose real name is Terry Gene Bollea, is a six-time World Wrestling Entertainment champion and a six-time World Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight champion.

He married Jennifer McDaniel on Dec. 14.