Hulk Hogan's Estate Battle: Why Brooke Hogan Regrets Being Excluded from the Will One Year After His Death

July 24, 2026 marks one year since wrestling legend Hulk Hogan’s death from a heart attack, and his estate has become a cautionary tale about family, legacy, and the decisions we make in the heat of the moment. His $5 million fortune is currently tangled up in legal disputes, including a $10 million claim from Mike Tyson’s cannabis company Tyson 2.0 based on a licensing agreement. The claim was filed in January 2026, and while initial talks suggested the estate would fight it, both sides have agreed to mediation scheduled for September with a formal filing deadline of October 21. This legal battle has brought family drama to the forefront in ways nobody anticipated.

The most shocking part of this whole situation involves Brooke Hogan, Hulk’s daughter, who made a strategic decision to exclude herself from the will. Her intention was pure, she thought keeping herself out would prevent certain people from controlling her father’s legacy and memory. Unfortunately, that plan completely backfired. Brooke recently opened up to Page Six about her regret, explaining that her exclusion has left her powerless. She can’t make decisions about how her father is memorialized, she can’t get answers about his death, and worst of all, the exact people she was trying to keep away from his legacy are now running the show. Her brother Nick, age 35, is the sole beneficiary and has been handling the legal chaos while posting emotional tributes about how difficult this year has been. Brooke emphasized that this isn’t about money, it’s about protecting her father’s memory and legacy.

The Hogan estate situation reveals how complicated things become when celebrity finances, family relationships, and major business deals collide. Brooke’s decision to exclude herself might have felt like the ultimate power move at the time, but it stripped her of the one thing she was actually trying to protect: control over how her father’s remembered and treated after death. It’s a painful lesson about unintended consequences and the importance of estate planning that actually accounts for what you care about most. What would you do differently if you were Brooke? Do you think there’s any way to fix this situation at this point?