Brutus The Barber Beefcake is opening up in the most emotional way yet following the death of his longtime best friend, Hulk Hogan.
During a conversation with TMZ Sports, the wrestling legend revealed he came painfully close to visiting Hogan just days before he passedbut didnt go through with it, and now deeply regrets the decision. Beefcake was asked if he had recently tried to see Hogan. What followed was a raw and vulnerable reflection that only someone with decades of friendship behind them could share.
The regret hits even harder knowing that Beefcake and fellow friend Jimmy Hart were aware Hogans condition was serious.
Just before speaking on that regret, Beefcake was asked what he would say to Hogan if he had one final moment to speak with him. His answer was as simple as it was powerful.
While the love was clearly still there, the truth is Hogan and Beefcake hadnt been as close in recent years. Their longtime friendship hit a rough patch sometime in the 2010s, after public disagreements and miscommunications drove a wedge between them. At one point, Brutus went on record claiming Hogan had cut him out of his life and even accused him of blocking the release of his book. Hogan, for his part, remained mostly quiet on the fallout, though he reportedly felt betrayed by some of Beefcakes actions and interviews.
Despite the distance, Brutus made it clear in the interview that the bond they once shared never truly left his heartand the regret of not reconnecting in time is now something hell carry forward.
Brutus Beefcakes tribute wasnt about the costumes or catchphrases. It was about the real-life bond two men shared long beforeand long afterthey became household names.
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