Brooke Hogan, daughter of
WWE icon
Hulk Hogan (real name Terry Gene Bollea), was said to have removed herself both from her father and his $25 million estate before his death last July 24, 2025. In 2023, sources said Brooke asked to be taken out of her father's will due to mistrust over the people managing his life and a desire to avoid a "legal mess" in the future, along with more bad blood within the family. Nonetheless, she is still set to inherit from a life‑insurance trust, the proceeds of which are intended for her children's education.
Brooke Hogan’s relationship with her father and decision to distance herself
Hulk Hogan hadn't been in touch with daughter Brooke, who is currently 37 years old, for many years. She and brother Nick appeared in the reality TV franchise ‘Hogan Knows Best’ before their bond with dad fell apart around 2023. Brooke allegedly requested to be taken out of the will at that time, stating that she "didn't trust a single person around" him and wanted to shield herself and her dad from the fallout. However, she will get cash using a life‑insurance trust that she says will cover her twins' college expenses.
Brooke previously referred to his soul in a lengthy Instagram tribute put together after her father's death, saying that their relationship "spans lifetimes" and that they were "fit together like puzzle pieces." She remembered being his “life raft” and how she would check on his health, meager as it was, during the surgery and personal tragedies that ensued.
But then her dynamic with him changed, and “needed to do what was best for me, which, at the time, was to step away to protect my heart.”
Brooke Hogan calls out WWE for ‘not extending invite’ to tributes honoring late dad Hulk Hogan
Brooke Hogan also made news when she deflected heat for not being present at WWE tribute events after her father died. Hulk Hogan was honored by WWE during live WWE Friday Night SmackDown and WWE Monday Night Raw broadcasts. Brooke was absent while her brother Nick was there, and she wrote in an Instagram Story on July 30 that “@WWE did not ask,” explaining that she faced criticism for not doing the tributes.
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Who are Brooke and Nick Hogan? All about Hulk Hogan’s kidsShe said her family relationships became distant not because of one public event but because of personal and emotional conversations. She insisted that the distance was not easy, but she had loved him courageously, and done everything she could to try to be better for him, but knew that stepping away from it all was the only way she could salvage her mind and heart.