Well, if there was ever a reminder that even the mightiest icons can leave behind tangled legacies, Hulk Hogan’s final chapter is it. The wrestling titan who once defined an entire era of pop culture left behind not just a lean estate—under $5 million in assets—but a storyline worthy of its own pay-per-view. And at the center of it? A fractured family, a missing daughter, a controversial marriage, and a storm of legal and emotional fallout.
According to court documents obtained by “Us Weekly”, Hogan’s will was amended four times, the most recent in 2023, and did “not” include his daughter Brooke as a beneficiary. Instead, the estate—what’s been disclosed, at least—goes entirely to his son Nick, with his widow Sky Daily recognized as the surviving spouse.
What’s on paper includes roughly $799,000 in personal and intellectual property, $200,000 in cryptocurrency, and $4 million tied to his right of publicity. But here’s the twist: real estate estimated at $11 million isn’t even listed. That’s likely tucked inside a trust or LLC—possibly protected, possibly contested, and definitely raising questions.
And then there’s Brooke. Her absence from the will? Not an oversight. She reportedly “asked” to be removed in 2023—around the same time she distanced herself from her father altogether.
In a deeply personal Instagram post, she explained there were no fights, just phone calls no one else heard. But what they revealed was a slow drift—her father shutting her out of surgeries, shutting her out of decisions, and eventually, his life.
And yes, Scientology entered the ring. Brooke opened up in a Twitch interview, raising alarms about Sky Daily’s ties to the Church. She claimed her father expressed fear about ending the relationship, suggesting the situation was more complicated than anyone realized. She said Sky was “nice” but also admitted that the revelations about her possible ongoing ties to Scientology—especially at the highest level—made Brooke uncomfortable enough to pull herself from the will and all financial matters.
Now, Sky—Hogan’s third wife—is considering a medical malpractice lawsuit, saying the wrestler’s phrenic nerve was damaged during a neck surgery in May, leading to serious breathing issues that wore down his body before his cardiac arrest in July. That potential case could bring new twists to the estate battle—and possibly more public scrutiny.
Meanwhile, Nick is waging his own legal war, trying to block longtime Hogan friend and radio host Bubba the Love Sponge from releasing a documentary tied to the infamous 2012 sex tape scandal.
The courts allowed the film to move forward, with a few conditions. Brooke even attended the screening, saying her father always knew Bubba didn’t leak the tape—but it still cost them their friendship.
In the end, Hulk Hogan died at 71, not as the larger-than-life figure in yellow and red we all grew up watching, but as a complicated man caught between fame, family, health, and controversy. And as the dust settles, one thing is clear: the true drama wasn’t in the ring—it was waiting just outside it, in courtrooms, hospital rooms, and quiet phone calls we’ll never hear.
