In the weeks before his death, Hulk Hogan made a heartbreaking final call to his estranged daughter Brooke in a failed attempt to reconcile, leaving behind a legacy not only of wrestling glory but of unresolved pain and a family still struggling to heal.

Just days after wrestling icon Hulk Hogan’s sudden death at age 71, new details have emerged about his final attempt to reconcile with his estranged daughter Brooke—a heartbreaking phone call that now stands as their last conversation.

According to sources close to the Hogan family, the call took place only three weeks before Hogan passed away from reported cardiac arrest at his Clearwater, Florida home.

Hogan, born Terry Gene Bollea, had become increasingly reclusive in the last two years of his life following a series of health issues, multiple back surgeries, and a deteriorating relationship with several members of his family.

But one of his deepest regrets, insiders say, was his long-standing estrangement from Brooke, now 36, who once starred alongside him in the mid-2000s reality show *Hogan Knows Best*.

The final conversation was described as emotionally charged, filled with long silences and unresolved pain. Hogan reportedly initiated the call after attending a church service where, as one friend close to him stated, “he was finally ready to ask for forgiveness.”

“He told her, ‘I don’t expect you to forgive me, but I need to say I’m sorry for the way things ended,’” the friend recalled. Brooke allegedly responded with hesitation, telling him, “I’ve waited years to hear that, Dad, but it doesn’t erase everything.”

The strained relationship between the two had been public for years. After her parents’ divorce in 2009, Brooke had gradually distanced herself from the limelight and from her father.

Things worsened after the leaked 2015 sex tape and subsequent scandal that rocked Hogan’s reputation. Although Hogan won a \$140 million judgment against Gawker Media, the damage to his public image—and private relationships—was significant.

Brooke, who had been pursuing a music career, spoke in previous interviews about feeling “manipulated” by the entertainment world her father had brought her into.

She also hinted at emotional scars caused by being thrust into the public eye at a young age. “We were never a real family, just a brand,” she once told a friend, a quote that resurfaced in fan forums after Hogan’s passing.

Hogan, for his part, had long maintained he would welcome reconciliation at any time. In a 2023 podcast interview, he said, “I love my kids more than anything. If they called me today, I’d be there.”

The final call reportedly ended on a quiet, unresolved note. Brooke allegedly said, “I don’t hate you, Dad. But I’m still trying to heal.”

Hogan’s response, according to a family friend who overheard the conversation, was whispered and broken: “I just wanted you to know I never stopped loving you.”

Brooke has yet to make a public statement since her father’s death, though sources say she is “mourning deeply in private.”

In contrast, Hogan’s son Nick, who maintained a closer relationship with the wrestling legend, shared a brief but heartfelt tribute online, posting: *“He was a complicated man, but he was still my hero.”*

Fans around the world continue to pour out tributes to the larger-than-life figure who helped transform professional wrestling into a global phenomenon.

From his glory days in the WWF and WCW, to his stormy personal life that played out on tabloid covers, Hogan’s legacy remains as complex as the man himself.

Yet perhaps nothing captures that complexity more than his final moments—when, even facing mortality, he sought peace with a daughter he could never quite reach.

Whether that call offered any real closure is unclear. But it remains a haunting reminder that even legends, beneath the muscle and myth, are still just fathers hoping to be forgiven.