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Brooke Hogan Honors Late Dad Hulk on 1st Anniversary of His Death: ‘I’m Right Behind You, Daddy’

Brooke Hogan Honors Late Dad Hulk on 1st Anniversary of His Death: ‘I’m Right Behind You, Daddy’

Brooke Hogan is paying tribute to her late father, legendary wrestler Hulk Hogan, ahead of the first anniversary of his death.

“Maybe … in another lifetime … in a parallel universe … another dimension … we’re together right now,” Brooke, 38, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, July 23, alongside several throwback photos with her dad. “Watching sunsets, belly laughing, you’re smacking my leg in the passenger seat to the beat of a Mother’s Finest song, we’re going to sushi just us.”

She continued, “We’re in that perfect space where no one comes between us, before us, or after us … and it’s just me and my daddy. You are just you. No pain, no worries, no one chasing you, bothering you, pulling you. It’s just us, and we’re soaking it in … and I’m telling you like I always have – ‘We’ve done lifetimes together. We found eachother [sic] in this one, and I’ll find you in the next.’ And next time, it’ll be even better.”

Brooke noted that she’ll spend the rest of her life feeling like she has to “live so long” without Hulk.

“Hopefully, it’s only seconds on your end till we’re together again,” she concluded. “I’m right behind you, daddy. 💔.”

Hulk died on July 24, 2025, after suffering cardiac arrest at his home in Clearwater, Florida, his family confirmed to Us at the time. He was 71.

Brooke broke her silence on the WWE star’s death days later.

“My dad’s blood runs through my veins,” she wrote via Instagram at the time. “His eyes shine through my children. And our bond has never broken, not even in his final moments. We had a connection deeper than words, one that spanned lifetimes. I am so grateful that I knew the real version of him. Not just the one the world viewed through a carefully curated lens. We shared a quiet, sacred bond, one that could be seen and felt by anyone who witnessed us together.”

Brooke continued, “When he left this earth, it felt like part of my spirit left with him. I felt it before the news even reached us.”

Brooke also addressed her estranged relationship with her father in the years before his death.

“All I ever wanted from my father was love, honesty and a deep connection,” she wrote. “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. 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.”



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