Brooke Hogan Says ‘Two Things Can Exist At Once’ In Rant Over Criticism Of Relationship With Hulk Hogan
Brooke Hogan has some things to get off her chest about her bond, or lack thereof, with Hulk Hogan!
The late wrestler’s daughter broke her silence over the complicated relationship she had with her late father when he was alive and how she has been grieving his passing.
Brooke Hogan and her late father were estranged for the final two years of his life due to disagreements over some of his choices, including friends and his inner circle.
The media personality explained some truths in her TikTok video, revealing that she has received so much judgment over her bond with Hulk, simply because no one knows exactly what she went through with the wrestler.
She admonished her critics to look through their history and see what she went through, which is just a fracture of her private reality with the wrestler and so many more things she has never spoken up about. “Two things can exist at once, first of all, you can take a trip down memory lane on Google and see what he and I went through publicly,” she stated.
Brooke emphasized that she is allowed to mourn and miss her father, even if things between them were not the smoothest when he was alive. She revealed that each passing day has been one roller coaster or another for her emotionally, and no one has the right to judge her reaction or the lack thereof as perceived.
Brooke added that she spent 15 years with the wrestler and his second wife, Jennifer McDaniel, attending every surgery and flying to and fro fully funded by her pocket. In her words: “I love my dad, I miss him terribly. [We] had such a tight bond; what you saw on TV was the tip of the iceberg. Me and him were so tight [and] thick as thieves.”
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Brooke continued that throughout their interaction, she kept losing her father, and he also could not find himself either. She also discovered that she was always the one running to fix the bad relationships in her life, including that of herself and Hulk.
Ultimately, she got tired of constantly running after the wrestler, and some personal issues in her life also forced her to slow down. She revealed that she discovered she was pregnant and then found out she was having twins whose delivery would require a C-section.
She stated that her husband Steven Oleksy had also asked Hulk if he wanted to meet the kids when she had them, but she did not know what became of that conversation. “I don’t even know if my dad had his phone; let’s put it that way. Judge people by the fruit they bear. Not one person who criticized me as a life I wish I had, so I don’t care if I succeed slower [or] if my goodness shows later. I don’t have to put on a show,” she added.
Inside Brooke Hogan’s Touching Tribute To Hulk Hogan On First Death Anniversary
The media personality relished their bond in the lengthy post celebrating Hulk’s passing one year later. The WWE star had died from a heart attack at his residence in Clearwater, Florida, from natural causes related to pre-existing health conditions.
In her touching caption on Instagram, Brooke looked forward to existing with her father in an alternate universe where they would catch up on activities like old times.
As shared by The Blast, she registered her desire to exist in a perfect space with the wrestling champion in a place where worries do not exist and no human activity would obstruct their connection.
Brooke promised her father that in a few years, she hopes to join him, although it currently feels like she has to live out the rest of her years on earth without his presence.
The media personality’s tribute touched many hearts as her fans and admirers trooped into her comment section to praise her vulnerability, confessing to the great bond they shared while he was alive.
The Singer Made A U-Turn About Voluntarily Exiting From The WWE Champion’s Will
Brooke had raised eyebrows when she offered to exclude herself from the wrestler’s will in 2023, two years before he passed in July 2025. As noted by The Blast, the media personality now looks back at that decision as a very big mistake because it also spelled the removal of her seat at the table where major decisions are made about her father.
She explained that at the time, she made that decision because of the heavy mistrust she had for people in her father’s close circle. The same sinister energy she felt within her dad’s inner circle was the reason behind their estrangement to begin with.
Aside from excluding herself from Hulk’s will, she also chose not to appear in the Netflix documentary which captured the life and times of the wrestler. She explained that the way people, who have been away from their lives for so long, suddenly started to care once an opportunity to show on TV surfaced made her uncomfortable.
Brooke Hogan Revealed She Permanently Severed Ties With Hulk Hogan Prior To His Death
Earlier in the year, the media personality revealed that she got so upset at seeing how much potential was being wasted that he had to distance herself from him. She stated that she was heavily pregnant with twins at the time and newly married, which meant a break would come in handy.
She confessed at the time that she had no idea if they would have reconnected if Hulk had not died due to his mindset at the time. Brooke stated that for any change to happen at that time, it would have required her father to change his mindset and a change of friends.
However, Brooke expressed relief to see that her father’s anguish had ended because he was in so much pain before he died. She added that it was very hard for them to connect through his struggles because he did not want to be vulnerable and talk about his pain.
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