Sources close to Hulk Hogan say the wrestling icon desperately tried to patch things up with his daughter, Brooke, before his death ... but she's adamant that's just not true.
TMZ Sports is told ... the final text from Hulk to Brooke was an apology ... though she insists that message never reached her mobile device.
Launch GalleryRemembering Hulk Hogan Launch Gallery Getty"There was a phone call before he married Sky," she said, "that was a cryptic phone call saying sorry for whatever he had done.