{"id":1948851,"date":"2025-08-08T07:37:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T07:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1948851"},"modified":"2025-08-08T07:37:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T07:37:06","slug":"hulk-hogans-death-brooke-hogan-wants-autopsy-amid-uncertainty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/hulk-hogans-death-brooke-hogan-wants-autopsy-amid-uncertainty\/","title":{"rendered":"Hulk Hogan&#8217;s Death: Brooke Hogan Wants Autopsy Amid Uncertainty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/brooke-hogan\/\"><strong>Brooke Hogan<\/strong><\/a> is offering to pay for an autopsy on her late father <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/hulk-hogan\/\"><strong>Hulk Hogan<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s body, citing \u201cquestions\u201d about the circumstances of his death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m glad to see that my dad has not been cremated and that <strong>Sky<\/strong> [Daily, Hulk\u2019s widow] is waiting because of family questions,\u201d Brooke, 37, wrote in an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mizzhogan\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> Stories post on Thursday, August 7.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith all of the speculation and uncertainty of my dad\u2019s death, I want to personally offer to pay for an autopsy if that\u2019s what it takes to get it done,\u201d the former <em>Hogan Knows Best<\/em> star continued.<\/p>\n<p>She concluded, \u201cMy dad\u2019s dignity and legacy deserves it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a subsequent post, Brooke elaborated further on the questions she has about her father\u2019s death. She said she had previously seen \u201cmultiple near-perfect blood panels\u201d while taking care of her father and organizing his medical care. The pair had been <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/hulk-hogan-and-daughter-brookes-estrangement-inside-their-relationship\/\">estranged for around two years<\/a> before Hulk\u2019s death on July 24.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was told he was cremated without an autopsy, which of course freaked me out \u2014 but he has not been cremated and [Sky\u2019s] doing the research,\u201d Brooke wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:177.77777777778%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Brooke Hogan\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think anyone thinks there\u2019s foul play suspected, but the man had a very complicated medical history,\u201d she continued. \u201cHearing what was coming out was shocking to me, given that I\u2019ve seen MULTIPLE near-perfect blood panels of my father\u2019s and then all of a sudden everything\u2019s different? Anyone would want answers. And she\u2019s doing just that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brooke added, \u201cStop twisting stuff, people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brooke previously <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/brooke-hogan-questions-hulk-hogans-cancer-diagnosis-after-death\/\">raised questions<\/a> about Hulk\u2019s health before his death during a Tuesday, August 5, appearance on former family friend Bubba the Love Sponge\u2019s radio show, reacting to a medical examiner\u2019s report that confirmed Hulk died from acute myocardial infarction, more commonly known as a heart attack.<\/p>\n<p>Documents <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/hulk-hogan-cause-of-death-confirmed\/\">obtained by <em>Us Weekly<\/em><\/a> on July 31 also indicate that Hulk had a history of leukemia CLL, a type of cancer that affects the white blood cells. Hulk\u2019s cancer diagnosis was not previously made public.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/brooke-hogan-explains-what-led-to-relationship-breakdown-with-dad-hulk\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-91239513-Brooke-Hogan-Hulk-Hogan-2006.jpg?crop=0px%2C37px%2C1496px%2C846px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"GettyImages-91239513 Brooke Hogan Hulk Hogan 2006\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-91239513-Brooke-Hogan-Hulk-Hogan-2006.jpg?quality=62&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/brooke-hogan-explains-what-led-to-relationship-breakdown-with-dad-hulk\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Brooke Hogan Explains What Led to Relationship Breakdown With Dad Hulk<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tBrooke Hogan has detailed what led to the dissolution of her relationship with her father, Hulk Hogan, in the years before his death.\u00a0 \u201cWe never had a \u2018big fight,\u2019\u201d Brooke, 37, shared via Instagram on Tuesday, July 28. \u201cMy father and I never \u2018fought.\u2019 It was a series of phone calls no one will ever [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what has me puzzled because they\u2019re saying, \u2018Oh, he had leukemia,\u2019\u201d Brooke shared with Bubba the Love Sponge. \u201cAnd I\u2019m like, \u2018I saw his blood work every time [he had a past surgery].\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brooke said that she was there for all of her dad\u2019s surgeries except for his most recent heart procedure earlier this year.<br \/>\u201cOne doctor, I quote, said, \u2018His blood is like a 25-year-old,\u2019\u201d she said, adding that Hulk \u201ctook the most care of his body. He was going to an anti-aging specialist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing through all the surgeries, you have to do a blood panel before any major surgery. How didn\u2019t nobody catch a high white blood count? That\u2019s what bothers me the most,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>Brooke said, \u201cWe don\u2019t have cancer that runs in our family. It seems weird.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/hulk-hogan-privately-battled-cancer-before-his-death-what-to-know\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-92846583-Hulk-Hogan-2009.jpg?crop=234px%2C137px%2C803px%2C453px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=47&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"GettyImages-92846583 Hulk Hogan 2009\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-92846583-Hulk-Hogan-2009.jpg?quality=47&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/hulk-hogan-privately-battled-cancer-before-his-death-what-to-know\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Hulk Hogan Privately Battled Cancer Before His Death: What to Know<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tHulk Hogan privately battled cancer before his sudden death. Hogan suffered from Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), a type of cancer that affects white blood cells called lymphocytes, according to documents obtained by Us Weekly.\u00a0 CLL typically progresses more slowly than other forms of leukemia, per the Mayo Clinic. The disease usually impacts older adults. It [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>She also said that while Hulk\u2019s heart \u201cwas compromised,\u201d she doesn\u2019t think his final surgery \u201cshould\u2019ve been the thing that took him out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the Clearwater, Florida, police department told TMZ Sports that \u201cas previously stated, there are no signs of foul play or anything suspicious about the death.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hulk <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/wrestling-legend-hulk-hogan-dead-at-71-after-suffering-cardiac-arrest\/\">died after suffering a cardiac arrest<\/a> at his home in Clearwater on July 24. He was 71.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brooke Hogan is offering to pay for an autopsy on her late father Hulk Hogan\u2019s body, citing \u201cquestions\u201d about the circumstances of his death. \u201cI\u2019m glad to see that my dad has not been cremated and that Sky [Daily, Hulk\u2019s widow] is waiting because of family questions,\u201d Brooke, 37, wrote in an Instagram Stories post [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1948852,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[22062,24003,25601],"class_list":["post-1948851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-deaths","tag-celebrity-news","tag-deaths"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Hulk-Hogans-Death-Brooke-Hogan-Wants-Autopsy-Amid-Uncertainty.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1948851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1948851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1948851\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1948852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1948851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1948851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1948851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}