Court filings made public after the July death of wrestling star Hulk Hogan show the legend left fewer than $5 million in identifiable assets and named his son, Nick, as the sole beneficiary of his estate while excluding his estranged daughter, Brooke, according to reporting based on the documents.
The filings, obtained by Us Weekly and reported by multiple outlets, list Hulk Hogan's widow, Melanie Sky Daily, as his surviving spouse. Brooke Hogan was not named as a beneficiary, a development that follows a highly publicized family rift that the reports say overshadowed the final years of the wrestler's life.
According to the reporting, the estate's reported assets include about $799,000 in personal property and intellectual property, roughly $200,000 in cryptocurrency and an estimated $4 million value for Hogan's right to publicity. The total falls under $5 million in the court filing reviewed by Us Weekly. The documents also note a potential medical malpractice claim of undetermined value that Daily is said to be considering; multiple outlets have reported on that possibility.
The will was amended four times, with the most recent revision in 2023, the reporting said. Brooke Hogan, who publicly said earlier this year she "had to step away to protect my heart," is reported to have asked to be removed as a beneficiary in 2023 and had her final conversation with her father that same year, according to TMZ and other outlets. Brooke, 37, is married to former NHL player Steven Oleksy.
Nick Hogan is identified in the court documents as the sole beneficiary of his father's estate. The filings reviewed by media did not list any real estate holdings, and Us Weekly speculated the property could be held in a trust or limited liability company; the court filing reviewed for the report did not include real estate details.
Hulk Hogan, born Terry Bollea, died in July at age 71 after suffering cardiac arrest, a death widely reported by media outlets at the time. The family dispute and estrangement between Hogan and his daughter had been publicly reported in the months and years leading up to his death.
Reports about the estate and the will come amid separate coverage that Daily is considering legal action tied to a neck surgery she believes contributed to Hogan's death; outlets described that as a potential medical malpractice matter but provided no courthouse filings confirming such a suit as of the reporting.
The filings and related reporting do not indicate whether the estate has been opened for probate in court documents available to the media, and representatives for Hogan's family did not immediately respond to requests for comment through statements filed with the court or to outlets that first reported the documents. Media outlets that published the details said the will had been amended multiple times, reflecting changes to Hogan's estate planning in the years before his death.