Hulk Hogan’s son-in-law has claimed that the WWE icon had ‘no interest’ in meeting his daughter Brooke’s twins prior to his death.
The wrestling legend died at the age of 71 last week after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home in Clearwater, Florida.
In the days that followed, it emerged that Hogan’s daughter would not inherit a dime from her late father’s estate after their rift towards the end of his life.
Brooke revealed that she ‘had to step away to protect my heart’ in the final two years of his life, however it appears that her partner did attempt to mend their relationship.
Former NHL star Steven Oleksy remained in contact with Hogan and says he reached out ‘about a month and a half’ after their twins were born in January.
According to People, Oleksy said: ‘I sent text messages once again to kind of gauge where he was at, but there was no interest.’
WWE legend Hulk Hogan died aged 71 last Thursday after suffering fatal cardiac arrest
His daughter Brooke revealed that she took a ‘step back’ from the WWE icon in his final years
Brooke welcomed twins with husband Steven Oleksy in January but Hogan never met them
Reports back in April claimed that Oleksy had made several failed attempts to ‘foster peace’ with the wrestling legend.
Oleksy continued: ‘She [Brooke] was there for every surgery leading up to the last two years. She would fly down on her own dime, take care of her dad, and it just made a lot of sense.
‘No one understood his body, procedures, medications and everything else more than my wife,’ he said.
Meanwhile, according Us Weekly back in April, Oleksy has been ‘proactively trying to foster peace for years’.
The outlet claims that he has requested a ‘man-to-man conversation’ with Hogan but his efforts have been rebuffed by the wrestling icon.
The report quotes a source close to Oleksy and Brooke who claimed that the couple’s ‘hurt is very, very heavy’.
Oleksy offered a public defense of his wife at the time, saying he wouldn’t ‘stand by and allow anyone to continue to hurt’ Brooke.
Hulk welcomed Brooke as well as son Nick, 35, with ex-wife Linda – whom he was married to from 1983 to 2009.
Oleksy claimed he tried to mend the relationship between Hogan and his daughter Brooke
Oleksy is best known for his stints with the Washington Capitals and rival Pittsburgh Penguins
He later tied the knot with Jennifer McDaniel in 2010 until their divorce in 2021. Two years later, the WWE legend said ‘I do’ to Sky Daily and the pair were married up until his death on Thursday.
Brooke and her father last spoke nearly two years ago in September 2023 only weeks before he married his third wife Sky.
On that call, Brooke expressed love and concern for her father – telling him that he shouldn’t be working so hard due to his declining health. Despite her pleas for him to enjoy more of his life, those requests fell on deaf ears. The pair didn’t speak again.
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Despite their fractured relationship, Brooke was recently left frustrated after being snubbed of an invite from the WWE as they paid tribute to her late father.
‘For those of you giving me c*** for not attending my Dad’s tributes, @WWE did not extend an invite,’ she wrote on her Instagram story Wednesday.
Daily Mail has contacted WWE for comment.
Meanwhile, her brother Nick honored his ‘best friend’ and father in a heartbreaking statement as he joined the WWE’s poignant tribute ahead of Monday Night Raw.
He looked visibly emotional as he stood alongside WWE stars past and present for a 10-bell salute to his father. His wife Tana Lea was also seen wiping away tears after joining her husband on stage for the event in Detroit.