WWE legend expresses regret he was unable to speak to Hulk Hogan before his death

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WWE Hall of Famer known as Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake expressed some regret that he had been unable to see Hulk Hogan before he passed away at the age of 71.

Beefcake, whose real name is Ed Leslie, spoke to TMZ Sports on Saturday about his longtime friendship with Hogan. He said he had heard whispers that "The Hulkster" had not been doing so well, and he had thought about going to Hogan's Clearwater, Florida, home to visit him.

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Brutus Beefcake poses for photos while with WWE. (WWE/WWE via Getty Images.)

"I was going to try to go to his house a couple of days ago. My wife said, ‘You should just go over there.’ And I was thinking, ‘Oh, my God,’ but if I go to the house and they say, ‘No, you can’t come in,’ it would have crushed me. So I didn’t, and now I wish maybe that I had tried to get in and tried to get to see him before he passed," he said.

Beefcake was asked what he would have told Hogan if he had had one more chance to talk to him.

"I love you brother, and we were truly friends to the end," he said.

Beefcake said Hogan’s friendship meant everything to him and that he had helped him break into the pro wrestling business.

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Hulk Hogan vs Andre the Giant at Wrestlemania Vl March 27, 1988, at Historic Convention Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on March 22, 1988. (Jeffrey Asher/ Getty Images)

He recalled the great lengths that Hogan had gone to, to be there for him in his own time of need. Beefcake had been in a parasailing