Brooke Hogan lastly obtained to see her late father Hulk Hogan's physique 5 weeks after his demise.
The Hogan Is aware of Greatest alum, 37, described what it was like seeing the professional wrestler when she referred to as into media persona Bubba the Love Sponge's radio show on Wednesday, August 27. Brooke had been estranged from Hulk for some years earlier than his demise on July 24.
“It was really a very nice day,” Brooke stated.
“I used to be in a position to see my dad and he seemed nice — he seemed like he was prepared for a pay-per-view [wrestling event],” Brooke continued.
She added, “He seemed like he was able to go on TV. He was huge, robust, hair trying good, bandana on, Fu Manchu [mustache] going … he seemed nice. It was superior to see him.”
Brooke stated that she stated a prayer over her father and stated her “last goodbyes” to the skilled wrestling legend. “It was tremendous good,” she concluded.
In a separate interview with TMZ on Wednesday, Brooke stated that she additionally noticed incision scars on Hulk's chest, confirming that an post-mortem was carried out on the star's physique.
“That was what I got here there to do,” Brooke stated, referring to her current pleas for an post-mortem to rule out any suspicions concerning the method of Hulk's demise.
In an August 7 Instagram Story, Brooke supplied to pay for an post-mortem on Hulk's physique amid uncertainty about his reason for demise. A health worker's report famous that Hulk had battled most cancers, one thing Brooke was not conscious of earlier than his demise.
“I'm glad to see that my dad has not been cremated and that Sky [Daily, Hulk's widow] is ready due to household questions,” Brooke shared. “With the entire hypothesis and uncertainty of my dad's demise, I need to personally provide to pay for an post-mortem if that's what it takes to get it performed.”
Brooke informed TMZ that having seen Hulk's physique, she is glad that all the things is “on the up and up.”
Hulk died after struggling a cardiac arrest at his dwelling in Clearwater, Florida, in late July. He was 71.
A health worker's report confirmed the WWE icon died from acute myocardial infarction, in any other case often called a coronary heart assault. Paperwork obtained by Us Weekly additionally point out that Hulk had a historical past of leukemia CLL, a most cancers that impacts white blood cells. His most cancers was not beforehand made public.
