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Hulk Hogan has been a mainstay within the WWE world for many years, however he and his household rose to fame collectively by the VH1 actuality present “Hogan Is aware of Greatest.” Working for 4 seasons between 2005 and 2007, the present launched the household dynamics between Hulk, whose actual title is Terry Bollea; his then-wife, Linda Hogan; and their kids, Brooke Hogan and Nick Hogan. Linda’s affiliation with the wrestling legend gave her recognition and different alternatives, however it got here at a steep value.

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Her marriage to Hulk ended abruptly amid a dishonest scandal, which was then adopted by a messy authorized battle. Linda made a reasonably penny from the divorce, getting 70% of their liquid property and 40% possession of Hulk’s many enterprises along with about $10 million from property and investments. However the cash did not purchase her happiness. Whereas Hulk moved on together with his life, Linda continued to endure the consequences of the cut up. “My household’s within the worst mess,” she shared in an emotional social media video in March 2025 (through TMZ).

Amid a collection of household feuds, Linda lives life principally alone. “I am simply house on my own at present — once more, as traditional. I am okay with most issues, however at present one thing hit, I do not know what,” she stated, preventing again tears. “I look horrible as a result of I have been crying.” Linda has largely sat again and watched as her ex-husband prospered. Equally, she has watched Brooke distance herself as she focuses on her life. Life submit “Hogan Is aware of Greatest” hasn’t been variety to Linda. 

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Hulk Hogan discovered Linda Hogan filed for divorce throughout an interview, suggesting it was a spur-of-the-moment resolution relatively than a thought-out conclusion they arrived at collectively. “I am form of shocked … You caught me off-guard. Holy smokes. Wow, you simply knocked the underside out of me,” he informed the St. Petersburg Occasions reporter who known as him for a remark in 2007. What spurred Linda’s actions was the invention that Hulk reportedly had an affair with Brooke Hogan’s finest buddy, Christiane Plante.

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She held nothing again. “Two phrases: HULK’S CHEATING!” her rep informed E! Information. Hulk denied his ex-wife’s claims and accused her of attention-seeking. “It’s unlucky Linda Hogan will do nearly something to maintain herself within the public highlight,” his legal professional stated. “We aren’t going to demean this course of nor the household any longer by responding to what quantities to pathetic pleas for consideration.”

Nonetheless, Plante confirmed they’d had a fling however denied she was the explanation Linda and Hulk obtained divorced. “My relationship with Terry [Bollea] started at a time when Terry and Linda privately knew their marriage was ending,” Plante informed the Nationwide Enquirer (through At present). Plante additionally claimed Linda had already left Hulk when she began her relationship with him. She added that she regretted the affair however not due to Linda. “I’ll by no means be capable to absolutely forgive myself for this. I’ve misplaced an incredible buddy,” she stated.

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Simply three months earlier than she filed for divorce, Linda and Hulk Hogan’s son, Nick Hogan, was concerned in a automobile accident that left a buddy with everlasting mind harm. Then 17, Nick was behind the wheel when he crashed his yellow Toyota Supra right into a tree in August 2007. He had been rushing and consuming, although his blood alcohol content material was inside the authorized degree in Florida, the Tampa Bay Occasions reported. He was arrested for reckless driving with critical bodily harm and charged as an grownup.

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His buddy, U.S. Marine and Iraq Conflict veteran John Graziano, then 22, was left in a coma with a damaged cranium. “What al Qaeda could not do to my son, [Nick] did in a matter of minutes,” Graziano’s father informed ABC Information in 2010. Linda’s statements after the accident centered on John. “Nick is presently on the hospital with John and his household. His sole concern is for the effectively being of his buddy,” she stated (through TMZ). Graziano, who wasn’t sporting a seat belt, nonetheless wants full-time care.

In 2008, Graziano’s dad and mom filed a lawsuit in opposition to Hulk, accusing him of enabling his son’s reckless conduct, Reuters reported. Linda, Nick, and one other buddy of Nick’s whom he was reportedly racing have been additionally named. In 2010, Linda settled with the household for an undisclosed quantity. “With the decision of this matter [The Grazianos] can have finality and Linda is ready to help John,” her lawyer informed TMZ.

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The Hogans have been as soon as a good bunch. However Nick’s accident, Linda and Hulk’s acrimonious cut up, and his reported affair with Brooke’s buddy fractured the household. Linda anticipated to float aside from her ex-husband however by no means anticipated to develop into estranged from her daughter. In 2025, she revealed the 2 had no contact since round 2017. Based on Linda, Brooke stopped speaking to her after falling out with Hulk. “I do not understand how that mirrored onto me however she lower me out too,” Linda revealed within the Instagram Tales clip shared by TMZ.

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Brooke denied that was the case. “I’ve fully separate causes for going no contact with every of my dad and mom … This resolution was made based mostly purely on how they’ve every handled me my whole life,” she stated in an Instagram assertion. This wasn’t the primary time Brooke shared why she is not shut together with her household. In 2021, she revealed her relationship together with her mom had been up and down for years earlier than she lower her out. “My mother and I do not speak, which is form of like our third stint of going and doing that, and it’s unhappy,” she informed Distractify.

On the time, Brooke nonetheless held out hope she and her mom would discover a center floor and determine issues out. “We have not been capable of have that breakthrough however I am hopeful although for the long run,” she stated. She does not appear as hopeful these days.

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Whereas she beforehand demonstrated she wished to have a relationship with Linda Hogan regardless of their variations, Brooke Hogan proved she made peace with the other situation. She moved on together with her life with out involving her household of origin. “Brooke does not speak to us. She’s had twins. She obtained married, she did not inform us,” Linda stated within the Instagram Tales clip. Brooke secretly married Steven Oleksy in 2022 and welcomed Oliver and Molly in January (all seen above).

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As Brooke shifted her focus to beginning her family, she concluded that staying away from her dad and mom’ drama was essential to create a wholesome atmosphere for her infants to develop up in. “If it have been simply me, I might proceed to take the hits and shrink even smaller to keep away from the hazards of talking publicly. However I’ve my family now and it is affecting extra than simply me at this level,” she stated in her Instagram assertion of her resolution to talk out following Linda’s claims.

In 2023, Brooke gave perception as to why she hadn’t attended Hulk Hogan’s marriage ceremony to Sky Day by day after rumors began swirling. “For my very own journey to therapeutic and happiness, I’ve chosen to create far between myself and my household, and am specializing in individuals and issues that heal my coronary heart,” she wrote on Instagram. Amid Brooke’s distance, Linda has put her concentrate on her pet companions. “Life with out animals is so meaningless!!!” she captioned a 2024 Instagram submit.

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Linda Hogan might have been the one to tug the plug on the wedding, however she by no means absolutely recovered from it. Within the Instagram clip, Hulk Hogan’s ex-wife revealed she nonetheless hasn’t moved on. “It has been 20 years and I am nonetheless this unhappy. Anyone please clarify that. I do not know. It simply does not get higher,” she stated by sobs (through TMZ). Linda additionally accused Hulk of some questionable conduct, together with being a “full liar” and a “intercourse addict.”

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She continued: “I’ve to be sincere about what I went by in my marriage with Terry as Hulk Hogan and what it entailed, and what it has brought on through the years.” Regardless of the harm she skilled, Linda prompt she nonetheless sought to reconcile. “I’ve given him extra alternatives to return again and make us a household,” she added. Linda additionally appeared resentful of her destiny in comparison with Hulk’s. “He marches on, like, ‘Oh, I am selling my very own beer, actual American beer. Yeah, take a look at me,'” she stated.

Hulk seemingly had no points shifting on. He began relationship Jennifer McDaniels simply months after Linda filed for divorce and have become engaged in 2009, the identical 12 months his divorce was finalized. Nonetheless, the cut up was rather a lot tougher on him than he let on to the general public, beforehand revealing he thought-about suicide within the aftermath. “Clearly I did not kill myself, however I got here rattling shut,” he shared in his 2010 memoir, “My Life Exterior the Ring.”

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