Hulk Hogan's final conversation with estranged daughter

News.com.au

24-07-2025

Hulk Hogan and his daughter, Brooke, may have had a rocky relationship in recent years, but they still had a lot of love for each other.
The wrestling legend was pronounced dead after Clearwater Fire & Rescue personnel were dispatched to his Clearwater, Florida, home late Thursday morning in response to a call about a 'cardiac arrest.' He was 71.
'He was very proud of her, she was his little girl,' a rep for Brooke told Page Six. 'We still can't believe he is gone.'
Brooke and Hulk have been estranged since September 2023 when the 37-year-old skipped out on her father's wedding to Sky Daily.
In light of Hulk's tragic death, their final emotional conversation has now been revealed.
Their last conversation, which allegedly took place two weeks before her father tied the knot with Daily, involved Brooke telling her father she loved him, reports TMZ.
Brooke allegedly told her father how deep love and concern for his wellbeing went, and shared she wanted him to slow down his career due to his health problems.
While Hulk didn't listen to his daughter's advice, he did extend a vague apology to his daughter.
Brooke had been estranged from her dad due to a series of issues they'd been experiencing and Hulk's alleged treatment of her.
On several occasions, Brooke's husband Steven Oleksy allegedly tried to mend their relationship. But, his efforts were fruitless as sources said Hulk was mainly interested in a relationship with his daughter on his terms.
Sources close to Brooke claim she's told those around her that she's 'grateful' that she said 'I love you' to her father in their final conversation and is 'at peace' with their relationship knowing she did all she could to fix their situation.
Insiders went on to tell the outlet that Brooke learned of the WWE star's death from her brother, Nick, who texted her husband to inform him of the news.
'Unfortunately, we must confirm that Terry Bollea, aka Hulk Hogan, passed away this morning,' his reps said in a statement, confirming his death.
'We are heartbroken. He was such a great human being and friend.'
His passing came soon after Daily shut down negative rumours about his health earlier this month after Hulk had underwent an 'intense surgery' in May.
'His heart is strong, and there was never any lack of oxygen or brain damage. None of those rumours are true,' she said at the time, responding to rumours that he was in a coma.
'He's been recovering from a major four-level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF), which is an intense surgery with a long and layered healing process,' she continued. An ACDF is a procedure that removes a damaged intervertebral disc from the spine in the neck.
'If you look it up, you'll see what the last six weeks have involved … not just for his spine, but also for his vocal cords, and the eating/breathing tubes that are clamped over during surgery.'
After his procedure, he had been 'in an out of the hospital to support that recovery.'
Hulk is survived by Daily, his first wife, Linda Hogan, and the children they shared: Brooke and Nick.
In March, Linda claimed in an emotional Instagram story that Brooke cut ties with her eight years ago. She explained the estrangement was caused by her ex-husband Hulk.
But Brooke hit back at her mother's comments, as she revealed more behind the longstanding family feud.
She said in a series of screen grabs, 'I try very hard to ignore issues surrounding my family, in hopes I might have peace in my life. Sadly, I've intentionally made myself smaller in my professional career in music and TV; simply to dodge the public negativity surrounding my family that has continuously and relentlessly overshadowed anything I do.
'There was a recent video posted by my Mother that was concerning enough for people to send to me, that has made me feel the need to address the tip of a very large iceberg that is my immediate family. What little I am addressing does not even scratch the surface of what I've dealt with my entire life.
'I have completely separate reasons for going no contact with each of my parents. No contact with my Mom has nothing to do with my Dad, and no contact with my Father has nothing to do with my Mother.
She went on to explain that experiences in her childhood 'robbed' her of 'self esteem' and 'confidence.'
'It took me many years to figure out the things that were seemingly done 'for me' really benefited someone else in a greater capacity.'
She claimed to have received texts from family members with 'unbelievably hurtful words' that 'cannot be forgiven.'
Brooke alleged she had been asked to defend poor behaviour in public, only to find out she was 'misinformed' and 'lied to.'
'I've watched others benefit financially off my suffering and embarrassment caused by their selfish behaviour,' she claimed.