Brooke Hogan is opening up about a decision she made before her father’s death that she now deeply wishes she could take back. The 37-year-old says removing herself from Hulk Hogan‘s will in 2023 has left her with no voice in what happens to his legacy, and that silence is what haunts her most.
Speaking on the Hollywood Raw Podcast with hosts Dax Holt and Adam Glyn, Brooke addressed why she took herself off the will two years before her father’s death, and why she now regrets it. Wrestling News covered the interview, with Brooke making clear the choice had nothing to do with money and everything to do with fear.
“There were situations that had me so scared,” Brooke said on the podcast. “I really took myself off the will because I was actually scared for myself, my family, my safety.”
She also pointed to the people surrounding her father as part of why she felt she had no choice at the time. “I didn’t want to take myself off the will, but I was so afraid of what was around him,” she said. “There were too many people I had solid knowledge of not being good people around my dad.”
‘I can’t get answers, I can’t be part of decisions’
When Hulk Hogan died of a heart attack in July 2025 at his Florida home, Brooke found herself completely shut out of what came next. His son, Nick Hogan, 35, was listed as the sole beneficiary of the $5 million estate. Hulk’s widow, Sky Daily, 47, was named as a surviving spouse.
Brooke told Page Six she had been promoting her new wine brand, House of Stars, when she opened up about where things stand. “The reason why I regret it is because I do not have a place now to get answers,” she said. “I can’t do anything to help my dad after his death, or to find out answers, or to avenge him in any way, shape or form, because the people that I so badly wanted to get away from are now running the show, which is even more of a nightmare.”
Her fuller quote from the podcast, published by Wrestling News, captured the core of her regret. “I regret that decision. Not because of the money, I’ve never been about the money. But because now I don’t have a seat at the table. I can’t get answers, I can’t be part of decisions, and that’s the part that hurts,” she said.
This is a significant shift from how Brooke spoke about the decision right after her father’s passing. At the time, per TMZ, she said: “It’s what I asked for, I stand by it with no regrets. My dad knows I’m a hard worker, and I have been surviving without his money for a long, long time.” Nearly a year later, her view has changed considerably, though her position on money itself has not.
It’s worth noting that the original reporting on the will described the estate as $5 million, though some earlier reports put the figure as high as $25 million. The difference likely reflects reported versus verified estate value at the time of probate.
Netflix documentary lands days after WWE Hall of Fame
The interview came just ahead of two major milestones for the Hogan legacy. On Friday, April 17, the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2026 honored Hulk Hogan and Andre The Giant’s WrestleMania III showdown with its Immortal Moment Award. Dennis Rodman, 64, a 2026 Celebrity inductee, attended wearing a shirt featuring Hogan’s likeness.
Then on April 22, Netflix is set to release a four-part documentary called Hulk Hogan: Real American, billed as an unfiltered look at the man behind the wrestling persona, built around his final interview. The project is directed by Bryan Storkel.
Brooke’s name is not attached to the documentary. Earlier reporting suggested she chose not to participate, describing it as not the right time for her personally.
It’s been a complicated few months for Brooke, who at different points walked away from a street brawl nearly unscathed but neighbor took the real damage and has watched other celebrities make headlines for surprising reasons, like Pete Hegseth quoting Pulp Fiction at a Pentagon sermon thinking it was the Bible. For Brooke, though, the focus right now is clearly on what she lost when she signed herself out of her father’s future.
