{"id":46570,"date":"2025-07-30T03:20:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T03:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/46570\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T03:20:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T03:20:09","slug":"brooke-hogan-shares-emotional-tribute-to-her-dad-hulk-hogan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/46570\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooke Hogan Shares Emotional Tribute to Her Dad Hulk Hogan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/entertainmentnow.com\/sports-news-today\/brooke-hogan-husband-tribute-hulk-hogan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brooke Hogan<\/a> shared a deeply personal and heartfelt tribute to her dad <a href=\"https:\/\/entertainmentnow.com\/news\/hulk-hogan-family-wwe-raw-appearances\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hulk Hogan<\/a> on July 29. She took to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMszhkns1wI\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a> to pen a message detailing what her father meant to her. \u201cMy dad\u2019s blood runs through my veins. His eyes shine through my children. And our bond has never broken, not even in his final moments,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am so grateful I knew the real version of him,\u201d Brooke continued. \u201cWe shared a quiet, sacred bond \u2026 When he left this earth, it felt like part of my spirit left with him. I felt it before the news even reached us,\u201d she revealed.  <\/p>\n<p>Hulk Hogan passed away on July 24 at his Clearwater, Florida home. The wrestling legend, who was 71, died of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/2025\/07\/24\/how-did-hulk-hogan-die-cardiac-arrest-death-cause\/85359241007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">cardiac arrest<\/a> after struggling with various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/health\/hulk-hogan-wwe-fame-faced-multiple-health-issues-leading-up-his-death\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">health issues<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know he\u2019s at peace now, out of pain, and in a place as beautiful as he imagined,\u201d Brooke wrote in her post. \u201cHe used to speak about this moment with such wonder and hope. Like meeting God was the greatest championship he\u2019d ever have.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Brooke Hogan Cleared Up Rumors of a Feud<\/p>\n<p>While it appears to be true that Brooke and her father were <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/brooke-hogan-husband-shares-tribute-hulk-hogan-after-his-death-11779236\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">estranged<\/a> for several years before Hulk\u2019s passing, she took the time to explain that there had been no feud happening between them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy father and I never \u2018fought,&#8217;\u201d Brooke wrote. \u201cIt was a series of private phone calls no one will ever hear, know, or understand.\u201d She went on to explain that she and her dad had \u201crespectful disagreements\u201d and that, \u201cDuring the last two years, I had to step away to protect my heart.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>She said that her husband, Steven Oleksy, continued to stay in touch with her father, and that reading their messages after his passing was heartbreaking. \u201cI know in my heart I did everything I could,\u201d Brooke wrote. \u201cHe knows how deeply, how hard and how purely I loved him. I am at peace knowing this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brooke Hogan\u2019s Sweet Memories of Her Dad<\/p>\n<p>In Brooke\u2019s post, she shared some of her most cherished memories with her father. \u201cI will remember watching him build my Barbie dream houses, our jet ski rides, laughing \u2019til we cried when no one else got the joke \u2026,\u201d she wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis hugs were my home,\u201d she continued. \u201cWrapping my arms around his big frame always made me feel like his little girl, even as I grew up,\u201d she shared. <\/p>\n<p>Hulk\u2019s real name was Terry Gene Bollea, and Brooke revealed that her daughter Molly Gene is named after him. \u201cI feel his presence in my children,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Brooke concluded her post by thanking fans and friends for their love and support. \u201cHis life was one worth celebrating,\u201d she wrote, \u201cand always will be.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brooke Hogan shared a deeply personal and heartfelt tribute to her dad Hulk Hogan on July 29. 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