Man who helped kill Gawker reportedly rescues teen in car wreck

Former WWE and sex tape superstar Hulk Hogan reportedly helped save a teenager’s life Sunday night after her car flipped on the highway due to being clipped by another vehicle on the Veterans Expressway, heading towards Clearwater, Fla.

Hogan, with his wife, Sky Daily and his friend Jake Rask, were among the first responders on the scene. Rask and Hogan, according to TMZ, had to pop the airbags of the car to get the teenager out safely. Hogan posted on X that he had to use a ballpoint pen.

“Last night, after we left dinner in Tampa, we saw a car flip in front of us!” Daily posted on Facebook. “I truly admire my husband @hulkhogan and our good buddy @jakerask for springing into action, puncturing the girl’s airbag, and getting her quickly out of the car. By all appearances, she was unscathed, just really rattled, which is an absolute miracle!”

Deadspin reached out to the Florida Highway Patrol for more information regarding the crash and have not received a reply.

Hogan is best known for his time as a professional wrestler in the then-WWF and WCW. He is a six-time WWE champion and has been inducted into the organization’s Hall of Fame twice — as the Hulkster and as the leader of the nWo. (He’s also acted in some terrible movies.)

In 2013, Hogan sued Gawker Media (which owned Deadspin at the time) after the site posted clips of a sex tape involving Hogan and his friend’s wife. Hogan said that he was unaware he was being filmed during the encounter and that the posting of the video left him humiliated. The jury ruled in his favor and he was awarded $140 million in damages, but eventually settled on $31 million. Two months later, Gawker filed for bankruptcy.