Brooke Hogan’s husband says Hulk Hogan made no effort to meet his grandkids before his demise: “There was no interest”

Hulk Hogan may have been a wrestling icon, but his legacy as a grandfather is now under public scrutiny. According to son-in-law Steven Oleksy, the WWE Hall of Famer showed “no interest” in meeting Brooke Hogan’s newborn twins before his sudden demise on July 24.

Despite efforts to reconnect and rebuild family ties, Oleksy says Hogan never responded, even when offered a chance to meet his first grandchildren.

Hulk Hogan avoided meeting Brooke Hogan’s newborn twins

Brooke Hogan and Steven Oleksy moved from Michigan to Florida in an intentional effort to be closer to Hulk Hogan as his health began to decline. Oleksy had just retired from the NHL, and the couple hoped proximity would foster healing.“She was there for every surgery leading up to the last two years,” Oleksy told PEOPLE.

“She would fly down on her own dime, take care of her dad, and it just made a lot of sense. No one understood his body, procedures, medications and everything else more than my wife.”But the closeness didn't last. Over time, Hulk began pulling away. Brooke broke her silence after his death with a heartfelt Instagram post, revealing their estrangement wasn’t the result of one fight, but a “series of private phone calls no one will ever hear, know, or understand.”

When Brooke gave birth to twins Oliver Andrew and Molly Gene in January, Oleksy reached out again. “I sent text messages once again to kind of gauge where he was at, but there was no interest,” he said. Even Brooke’s brother Nick once offered to bring Hulk to their house, but it never happened.

In the end, Brooke and Hulk Hogan’s relationship remained distant and unresolved

The emotional weight of Hulk’s absence grew heavier after his death. Brooke admitted she read some of the texts exchanged between her father and husband.

“Some answered, some ignored… but all of them broke my heart,” she wrote.“I know in my heart I did everything I could,” she continued. “He knew I would run through a burning building for him. And in many ways, along the path of life, I did.”As for the late wrestler’s estate, reports suggest Brooke won’t receive a share, by choice. Oleksy confirmed that Brooke wanted to uphold her father's best interests, despite their complicated past.

“That money does not represent accomplishments in the ring — the majority of it came at the expense of my wife’s dignity,” he said (via Page Six), referencing the pain caused by Hulk’s past public controversies.Also Read: Florida honors Hulk Hogan with statewide tribute as Ron DeSantis lowers flags for wrestling legendThough they were never able to reconcile, Brooke says she finds peace knowing she tried everything to protect and support her father. For now, she and her husband continue to build their life in Florida, raising the children Hulk never met.