Brooke Hogan has detailed what led to the dissolution of her relationship with her father, Hulk Hogan, in the years before his death.
“We never had a ‘big fight,’” Brooke, 37, shared via Instagram on Tuesday, July 28. “My father and I never ‘fought.’ It was a series of phone calls no one will ever hear, know or understand.”
After Brooke and her husband, former NHL player Steve Oleksy, relocated to Florida years ago to help Hulk with his many health issues and subsequent surgeries, she said something shifted out of nowhere.
“All of a sudden he didn’t want me at surgeries,” Brooke explained. “Everything started getting covered in a thick veil. It was like there was a force field around him that I couldn’t get through.”
Brooke said their relationship started to become filled with “respectful disagreements that took an emotional toll on me.”
“During the last two years, I had to step away to protect my heart,” Brooke wrote.
Brooke’s estrangement from her father came as she and Oleksy, 39 — who got married in June 2022 — welcomed their twins, Oliver and Molly, in January.
“In the end, he continued to be a financial success for many,” Brooke said. “This was the last thing I wanted for him — he’s been working and tearing his body apart his entire life.”
Just days before his death, Fox Nation acquired the rights to Hulk’s new pro wrestling venture with famed promoter, Eric Bischoff. A source told Luxury Handbag Shopping that the network still plans on moving forward with the company’s inaugural two events, the first of which is scheduled to air August 30.
“All I ever wanted from my father was love, honesty and a deep connection,” Brooke said. “And for a few special years, I had that — with memories that will last a lifetime. My world is forever changed. But I’m deeply blessed with a loving husband and two beautiful children who remind me every day of life’s greatest gifts.”
She concluded, “I’m deeply grateful for the love, tributes, and memorials from his fans and friends. His life was one worth celebrating — and always will be.”
Hulk died on Thursday, July 24, after suffering cardiac arrest at his home in Clearwater, Florida.
He was 71 years old.
In addition to Brooke, Hulk was survived by his wife, Sky Daily, and his son, Nick, 35. Hulk and Linda Hogan, Brooke and Nick’s mother, finalized their divorce in 2009 after 24 years of marriage.
