Hulk Hogan sloughed off his WWE heel persona in real life this weekend -- jumping to the rescue of a woman who got into a horrific car accident ... and TMZ Sports has the pics.
Sources with direct knowledge tell us the legendary wrestler, his wife Sky Daily and a friend of theirs were cruising along a highway Sunday evening in Clearwater, FL when they witnessed a bad wreck play out right in front of them.
We're told a car erratically swerved across the lanes to catch an exit it was about to miss -- and in the process .