Brooke Hogan Skips Hulk’s Funeral — Casts Doubt on ‘Weird’ Death and Honors Him Her Own Way
Brooke Hogan chose to skip her estranged dad Hulk Hogan’s funeral to honor the late wrestler in the “simplest way.”
Hours after news surfaced that the WWE star’s loved ones gathered for his memorial service Tuesday, Brooke revealed she spent the day at the beach with husband Steven Oleksy and their 6-month-old twins, Oliver and Molly.
“My father hated the morbidity of funerals. He didn’t want one,” she claimed in a lengthy caption.
Brooke Hogan chose to skip her estranged dad Hulk Hogan’s funeral to honor the late wrestler in the “simplest way.”Robert Bell/INSTARimages
The 37-year-old went to the beach with her husband, Steven Oleksy, and their 6-month-old twins, Oliver and Molly.mizzhogan/Instagram
“And although I know people grieve in many ways — and I’m so grateful for all celebrations and events organized to honor him,” she continued, “as his daughter, I had to make my own decision to honor him the best and most genuine way I knew how…privately…the way that made me feel the closest to him.”
The 37-year-old noted that the “only thing missing” from her family’s beach outing was Hulk sitting in his pop-up lawn chair, “watching the waves … and the sunset.”
“Daddy, we honored you in the simplest way that agreed with my soul. We took our babies to the beach, and put them in the same salty waters you loved,” Brooke added.
She said her daughter, Molly, “loved the water” and would have earned the nickname “little fish” from Hulk.
Brooke noted the “only thing missing” from her family’s beach outing was Hulk “watching the waves … and the sunset.”mizzhogan/Instagram
Molly “loved the water,” with Brooke believing Hulk would’ve nicknamed her a “little fish.”mizzhogan/Instagram
“We love you and honor the things that made you so special,” Brooke concluded.mizzhogan/Instagram
“We love you and honor the things that made you so special,” Brooke, who has been estranged from Hulk for years, wrote.
She concluded, “Every grain of sand and every wave reminded me of being your beach baby, and brought us closer to you. I pray you are at peace and know how dearly I love you. Rest in heaven, Daddy❤️.”
Brooke, notably, also skipped WWE’s “Monday Night Raw” tribute last month, which she claimed she was not invited to.
Page Six obtained photos Tuesday of Hulk’s casket being carried into his memorial service at the Indian Rocks Baptist Church in Largo, Fla.
Hulk’s memorial service took place at the Indian Rocks Baptist Church in Largo, Fla., on Tuesday.MiamiPIXX/VAEM / BACKGRID
Bam Margera (seen above), Kid Rock and more notable figures attended the service.MiamiPIXX/VAEM / BACKGRID
Hulk died on July 24 at age 71 after going into cardiac arrest at his Clearwater, Fla., home.AP
His official cause of death was a heart attack, and he secretly battled leukemia prior to his passing.AP
On Tuesday, Brooke cast doubt on the late athlete’s leukemia diagnosis.mizzhogan/Instagram
