Brooke Hogan’s ex-NHL enforcer husband wants ‘man-to-man' chat with Hulk Hogan

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During his glory days in a WWE ring, Hulk Hogan never backed down from anyone who wanted to go mano a mano.

Now, according to reports, he repeatedly has turned down requests for a “man-to-man conversation” with a member of his own family.

Us Weekly reported on Tuesday that the pro wrestling icon has rejected the request from his son-in-law, ex-NHL enforcer Steven Oleksy, who married Brooke Hogan in 2022.

According to the outlet, Oleksy has been attempting to get in touch with the Hulkster — real name Terry Bollea — for “years” to try to foster some peace amongst the Hogan family, but it has been to no avail.

The source said that the 39-year-old Stanley Cup champ has directly requested a “man-to-man conversation” with Hulk multiple times since he began dating Brooke.

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“Unfortunately, that’s never been in the cards,” the source told Us Weekly.

Drama within the Hogan family has reached a boiling point recently, with Brooke’s mother, Linda Hogan, claiming she was estranged from her daughter — among other sordid details.

“The hurt is very, very heavy,” the source added. “Brooke tries to move more and more away from the letdown time and time again.”

Despite the tension, the insider claimed hope remains for reconciliation if Hulk and Linda take some “accountability.”

“That would be a huge step in the right direction,” the source said. “There’s never been any direct accountability or apology. (Brooke) has fought pretty hard to keep people in a good light. She’s protected that for a long time. Accountability is the most powerful word in this entire situation.”

In his weekend post on Instagram, Oleksy defended Brooke over her mother’s “laughable” claims amidst a family feud.

“My wife’s post was not a plea for attention, sympathy or even support,” he wrote. “It was simply a response to the false claims that had been made about her.

“I cannot stand by and allow anyone to continue to hurt not only the most amazing person I am fortunate enough to call my wife, but also the distorted sense of power and relevance the media can sometimes grant individuals.”

Oleksy was referencing Linda Hogan’s social-media rant, but did not mention her or Hulk Hogan by name in the post, instead referring to his mother-in-law as ‘Jane Doe.’

The former Pittsburgh Penguin and Washington Capitals forward also shot down the claim that Brooke had broken her mother’s collarbone during a “drunken fight.”

“The claim that my wife broke ‘Jane Doe’s’ collarbone was laughable to those who know the truth,” Oleksy wrote before sharing that he been sober his entire life — the one exception having been a sip of alcohol directly out of the Stanley Cup with Penguins teammates in 2016.

“My wife will have the occasional cocktail or glass of wine, but neither of us has ever used drugs or any other substance that may alter reality,” Oleksy said.

The Hogan family kicked off the public dispute last week when Linda accused her ex-husband of creating rifts in the family, which led to Brooke cutting contact and excluding them from her wedding to Oleksy in 2022.

The younger Hogan responded to the claims, saying her pro wrestling legend dad wasn’t all to blame and her problems with him weren’t why she didn’t talk to her mother.

That was when Linda called out her daughter as a “narcissist” and made the accusation about the broken collarbone. Linda also claimed that she had never met Oleksy, either.