Hulk Hogan’s wife shares birthday tribute to stepson Nick after wrestler’s death: ‘Your dad couldn’t have been prouder’

Hulk Hogan’s wife, Sky Daily, honored her stepson, Nick Hogan, while grieving the late wrestler.

Daily wrote a heartfelt tribute to Nick via Instagram on his 35th birthday Sunday, sharing how much Hulk — whose real name was Terry Bollea — loved his only son.

“Happy birthday @nickhogan! We love you so much,” she wrote alongside a picture of Hulk with his arms around Nick. “Your dad couldn’t have been prouder of the son you are… loyal, loving, hard-working, and always there when it mattered most.”

“The strength and heart you’ve shown all along means more than I can say,” she continued. “I’m so grateful for you, and I know Terry felt the same every single day.”

Nick shared his appreciation for Sky in a comment on the post.

“Thank you so much Sky, I really appreciate everything you did for my father and are doing for all of us at this time,” he replied.

Hulk died on July 24 at age 71 after suffering cardiac arrest. In the weeks prior to his death, his health took a serious decline.

“He was suffering from shortness of breath, got tired easily, had lost a lot of weight and was on oxygen,” a source told the Daily Mail.

Daily, 49, said her heart was “in pieces” after his death.

“This loss is sudden and impossible to process,” she wrote on Instagram. “To the world, he was a legend… but to me, he was my Terry. The man I loved. My partner. My heart.”

“Hulk loved his fans so much and despite his growing physical discomfort, he did everything he could to show up, sign autographs, take photos, and connect with the people who supported him through it all,” she continued. “You meant everything to him.”

Daily married the WWE star in September 2023. She was his third wife after Linda Hogan, whom he divorced in 2009, and Jennifer McDaniel, whom he divorced in 2021.

Linda and Hulk were married for 26 years and shared Nick and daughter Brooke, 37, together.

Although Brooke and her father had been estranged prior to his death and she didn’t attend his wedding to Daily — a source told Page Six that he still had a lot of love for her.

“He was very proud of her, she was his little girl,” a source close to the Hogan family said. “We still can’t believe he is gone.”