The Undertaker Opens Up About All the Victims of Brooke Hogan

If there is one man in professional wrestling who has seen it all, buried the hatchets, and witnessed the dark side of the industry’s most famous families, it’s The Undertaker. While The Phenom rarely speaks on gossip, the swirling rumors surrounding Brooke Hogan’s complicated love life—specifically her dalliances with wrestling figures—have been a persistent subplot in the last two decades of wrestling history.

The real victims in the “Brooke Hogan Dating Saga” aren’t just the wrestlers—they are the lines between reality and fiction, and the men who were forced to confront the ever-present, intimidating shadow of Hulk Hogan.

Here is the truth about what The Undertaker’s cold, hard gaze has seen:

1. The Real-Life Heartbreak of Bubba Ray Dudley (Bully Ray)

The most public and messy entanglement was with Mark Lomanco, a.k.a. Bully Ray. This wasn’t just kayfabe—it was a storyline that went full heel on reality.

The Undertaker, who respects commitment to character, watched as Bully Ray masterfully pulled off the TNA World Heavyweight Championship betrayal. But the real twist was the off-screen dating that accompanied it. When a respected veteran like Bubba Ray has to genuinely seek Hulk Hogan’s permission to take his daughter out, it shows the power dynamic in play.

The Victim: The professional integrity of the wrestler. Bully Ray was doing a job, but the personal connection blurred the lines, leading to real-life gossip about his commitment to his long-time partner, Velvet Sky. Brooke Hogan’s presence inadvertently dragged a long-standing wrestling relationship into the public spectacle.

2. The Calculated Provocation of Randy Orton

In 2006, Randy Orton became a vessel for a universal tension: the protective father versus the charismatic bad boy. Orton didn’t just feud with Hulk Hogan; he feuded with the idea of Hulk Hogan as a father, openly flirting with the 18-year-old Brooke on WWE television.

To The Undertaker, Orton was doing his job as the “Legend Killer” perfectly—using the most personal ammunition available.

The Victim: The sanctity of the storyline. The heat was so real, the on-screen antagonism so potent, that it launched a thousand unconfirmed rumors. The speculation wasn’t just about a potential fling; it was about whether Brooke would choose the dangerous chaos of the wrestling world (represented by Orton) over her father’s control.

3. The Uncomfortable Shadow of Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake

This is where the rumors leave the realm of professional wrestling and enter the dark alleys of personal dysfunction. Ed Leslie, a.k.a. Brutus Beefcake, was not a wrestling colleague—he was a lifelong family friend.

The whispers of an inappropriate connection between Brooke and Beefcake highlight a different kind of victim: trust. Leslie was positioned as an uncle figure on Hogan Knows Best. Any speculation of a transgression, however unconfirmed, speaks to the inherent dangers of blurring business, friendship, and family under a reality TV lens.

The Victim: The family’s boundaries. The close, almost suffocating proximity of the Hogan inner circle meant that any interaction, especially those involving the protective-yet-absent Hulk, was fodder for the dirt sheets and an uncomfortable reality for everyone involved.

4. The Illusion of the Forbidden Fruit: Ken Kennedy and Abyss

The final “victims” are the wrestlers whose names were merely mentioned in the same breath as the Hogan name: Mr. Kennedy and Abyss.

Kennedy, a cocky, anti-authority heel, and Abyss, a masked monster, represented the archetypes of men Hulk Hogan would despise. For the wrestling fan, the idea of Brooke secretly dating either of them was the ultimate act of rebellion against the Hulkster’s will.

The Victim: The line between rumor and reality. In the hyper-social world of TNA and WWE tours, simply being seen with Brooke Hogan—the daughter of the biggest name in the business—was enough to launch a rumor. Her dating life, whether on-screen or rumored off-screen, became a lightning rod for wrestling drama.

In the end, The Undertaker knows this much is true: When you grow up under the shadow of a giant like Hulk Hogan, every relationship is a public storyline, and every suitor—real or rumored—is a victim of the massive, eternal spectacle of the Hogan family circus.

What do you think? Were these wrestlers truly ‘victims’ of the Hogan spotlight? Or did they all know exactly what they were signing up for? Let us know in the comments below!