Linda Hogan: 'I Did Not Want To End Up A Statistic, Like Nicole Simpson'

In the new book, Linda described an incident in which Hulk allegedly tore her shirt and held her down on a bed with his hands wrapped around her throat.

She added Hulk “did not feel remorse -- and to this day he’s never apologized for any of his actions -- but that is something that scared me.”

"I was always afraid he would kill me in one of his rages," she wrote.

The reason she didn't open up about it then, Linda told Lauer, was because she "was quiet and afraid to say anything.

"Had I said something, the carpet would have been pulled from under his career. But it was scary ... I did not know how far he would go.”

In addition to the alleged physical abuse, Linda claims Hulk also cheated on her.

“That was the turning point, when I found out he had an affair ten years into the marriage," Linda told Lauer. "It was hard trying to re-build -- it shocked me."

Linda also claimed that throughout his career, Hulk was juiced-up on steroids at the same time he was encouraging youngsters to "train, say your prayers and take your vitamins."