Brooke Hogan Denies Hulk Hogan Efforts to Reconcile Before His Death
I’m Jaden Patel, bringing you the news with my trademark stoicism. Let’s take a moment to feign surprise at a posthumous family drama that has more twists than a soap opera.
On July 24, 2025, wrestling legend Hulk Hogan passed away at age 71 from a heart attack. In the days since, insiders told TMZ Sports that he made one last effort to mend fences with his eldest daughter, Brooke Hogan. According to those sources, his final text to her contained an apology and an invitation to meet in Jacksonville. Brooke, however, insists that she never received any such message.
The plot thickened when Hulk’s friends claimed he tried to fly into Florida privately to see Brooke and her family. They say she ghosted the meeting. Brooke shot that down during an interview with Bubba the Love Sponge on August 5, saying her husband actually reached out to Hulk’s son, Nick, but was told the visit would be too brief to arrange. “They were just flying in and out private,” she told Bubba.
As if the phone drama was not enough, TMZ reported that birthday presents sent by Hogan were returned unopened. His camp also noted that Brooke never called him over the holidays. Brooke insists she never received gifts and that the entire present saga is “totally false.” She even claims to have screenshots proving her side of the story.
At Hogan’s funeral on Tuesday, sources say a special chair was reserved for Brooke. When she did not attend, the family was reportedly disappointed. Brooke argues that a large memorial service was never her father’s plan. “Had he known his body would be carted around for two weeks before cremation at various events, he would be livid,” she said. Instead, she says he only wanted a simple ocean burial off his home in Florida.
Brooke is adamant she has nothing to gain by dragging her father’s name through the mud. “I caution his team on trying to bury and silence me because I know too much,” she warned TMZ Sports. She also confirmed she had not spoken to him in the past two years but did hold a private family gathering on a Florida beach to honor his memory. Despite this, she stands by her claim that Hulk’s alleged reconciliation attempts never happened.
This family feud may be closed for now, but with Brooke promising to speak her truth, the last word has hardly been written. Stay tuned for the next chapter of polite ghosting and half-delivered apologies.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and TMZ Sports, Bubba the Love Sponge
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