That brings his total to a massive $140m, which is the equivalent of approximately £97m.
The extra $25m is made up of $15m from Gawker Media and $10m from site owner Nick Denton.
The editor responsible for posting the tape, A.J. Daulerio must hand over $100,000.
The company issued a statement saying it is confident this verdict will be overturned after an appeal.
It says it had the right to share the tape due to it being newsworthy and therefore protected by the First Amendment.
On Friday, a jury awarded the WWE star a $115m hand out against company Gawker who published part of his sex tape online.
He had originally sued for $100m but the jury decided that wasn't enough and bumped it up an extra $15m.
The way they broke it down was $55m for economic injuries and $60m for emotional distress.
We bet Hulk got emotional when he heard that decision, but with happy tears rather than sad ones.
His lawyer said after the decision: "This is a victory for everyone who has had their privacy violated."
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