Brooke Hogan calls out WWE for ‘not extending invite' to tributes honoring late dad Hulk Hogan
Days after Hogan was celebrated on 'SmackDown' and 'Monday Night Raw,' the latter of which son Nick was in attendance for, Brooke — who had been estranged from the WWE Hall of Famer in recent years — shed light on the situation in a fiery post.
3 Brooke Hogan with her dad, Hulk Hogan, in 2006.
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3 Brooke Hogan alleged WWE 'did not extend an invite' to tributes honoring her late father.
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'For those of you giving me crap for not attending my Dad's tributes, @wwe did not extend an invite,' she wrote in an Instagram Story.
The WWE did not immediately return The Post's request for comment.
Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, shared Brooke, 37, and Nick, 34, with his first wife, Linda Hogan.
The couple was married from 1983 to 2009.
3 Brooke Hogan with dad Hulk Hogan in 2004.
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Brooke broke her silence on Hogan's death Tuesday in an emotional post, stating in part, 'My dad's blood runs through my veins. His eyes shine through my children. And our bond was never broken, not even in his final moments.'
Brooke and husband Steven Oleksy welcomed twins earlier this year.
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