B. Brian Blair on Hulk Hogan's Strained Relationship With Brutus Beefcake (Exclusive)

Hulk Hogan, real name Terry Bollea, passed away on July 24 at the age of 71 after suffering a heart attack. In an exclusive interview, B. Brian Blair opened up about Brutus Beefcake's relationship with The Hulkster.

Dozens of wrestling legends paid tribute to Hogan at his funeral in Clearwater, Florida, on August 5. Beefcake attended the service alongside his wife, Missy Beefcake, despite falling out with the WWE icon several years ago.

Discussing Beefcake, Blair told Sportskeeda Wrestling Senior Editor Bill Apter that Hogan wanted to eliminate as much negativity from his life as possible:

"I'm the kind of person, I don't hold a grudge, and Terry really didn't hold a grudge. He just doesn't want negativity around him."

In the mid-to-late 1970s, Hulk Hogan broke into the wrestling industry alongside Blair and Beefcake. Blair remained close with the six-time WWE Champion for almost five decades. However, Beefcake lost touch with The Hulkster after claiming his long-time friend made a pass at his wife.

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B. Brian Blair on Vince McMahon's speech at Hulk Hogan's funeral

Former WWE Chairman Vince McMahon was one of many high-profile names at Hulk Hogan's funeral. The 79-year-old gave a short speech at the service to remember the wrestling icon.

According to B. Brian Blair, McMahon even led a chant of "Hogan!" at one stage during his speech:

"He spoke for I would say a minute, two minutes, probably two minutes, and he got everybody up for a standing ovation for Terry, and then he got the whole place going, 'Hogan! Hogan! Hogan!' It was awesome, Vince was awesome, he was excellent, and it was heartfelt from Vince."

In a separate video, Blair spoke about Hogan's desire to wrestle one more match before he passed away.

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B. Brian Blair is the President and CEO of The Cauliflower Alley Club. The non-profit organization is dedicated to helping former wrestlers who have faced financial hardships.