Hulk Hogan’s Daughter Never Opened This Letter From Him, She Turned Pale When She See What’s Inside

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When wrestling icon Hulk Hogan died in July 2025 at the age of 71, the tributes were immediate. Fans remembered him as the man who brought professional wrestling into mainstream American households, a larger-than-life hero in yellow trunks who told kids to “say your prayers and eat your vitamins.” But for his daughter, Brooke Hogan, the mourning period carried a very different weight.

Brooke had not spoken to her father for nearly two years. She skipped his wedding to yoga instructor Sky Daily, distanced herself from family turmoil, and even removed herself from his will in 2023. At first, she avoided the envelope he had left behind for her, tucked away and handed off privately through Sky. Only after his death did she finally open it. What she read left her pale, silent, and shaking.

It wasn’t just a farewell letter. It was a confession.

A Daughter Estranged

Brooke Hogan, now 37, grew up in the shadow of one of the most recognizable figures in sports entertainment. As a teenager, she chased a music career, often supported by her father, and starred alongside him in the family’s mid-2000s reality series Hogan Knows Best. For years she was his “daddy’s girl,” always at his side.

But over time, that bond fractured. Brooke was devastated by her father’s alleged affair with her best friend, Christiane Plante, in 2007. She later wrote that such a betrayal “scars forever.” Add to that years of scandal—Hogan’s sex tape, his racist comments caught on audio, her brother Nick’s reckless car crash that left a U.S. Marine severely injured—and the Hogan family dynasty became synonymous with dysfunction.

By 2023, Brooke had pulled away entirely. “I can’t reach you anymore,” she reportedly told her father in their last conversation. She asked to be removed from his will, insisting she wanted no part of the $25 million estate. And yet, when he died of cardiac arrest on July 24, 2025, she still described their connection as “spiritual and unbreakable” in a bittersweet Instagram tribute.

The Letter That Changed Everything

The private letter, written in January 2025 and delivered to Brooke months later, was never meant for lawyers or the public. It was raw, handwritten, and personal. According to family insiders, it contained an apology, but also details that reopened old wounds.

One revelation, sources say, was Hulk Hogan’s direct acknowledgment of his relationship with Plante—Brooke’s former friend—during the collapse of his marriage to Linda Hogan. While the affair had been rumored for years, seeing it spelled out in her father’s own words was shattering.

The letter also referenced Brooke’s children—twins born earlier in 2025—whom Hogan never met. He expressed regret but offered explanations that Brooke reportedly found painful. “It wasn’t just about the past,” one family source said. “It was about her kids, the future, everything she tried to protect them from.”

Brooke’s husband described her reaction as “ghost white.” She sobbed for hours and avoided speaking to anyone afterward.

A Family in Ruins

The Hogan name had long been tarnished by personal scandal. Nick Hogan’s 2007 street-racing crash left his passenger, Marine veteran John Graziano, with permanent brain damage. Hulk Hogan settled the civil case for millions, but the family was vilified when jailhouse phone calls revealed casual, even shocking remarks about the tragedy.

Linda Hogan filed for divorce soon after, eventually walking away with the majority of their assets. She later accused her ex-husband of being a serial cheater and sex addict. “He ruined the kids emotionally,” she said in a tearful video earlier this year.

Meanwhile, Hulk’s career imploded after a secretly recorded sex tape surfaced in 2012. He successfully sued Gawker Media, winning a $31 million settlement, but the same tape included racist comments that briefly exiled him from WWE and destroyed much of his public goodwill.

Through it all, the family splintered further. Brooke married without inviting her father, and later kept her pregnancy and the birth of her twins private. Linda claimed she hadn’t spoken to her daughter in seven years. Even major milestones—weddings, births, deaths—became secrets.

The Decline of a Legend

Behind the headlines, Hulk Hogan, born Terry Bollea, was fighting a private battle with his health. A lifetime of wrestling’s punishing schedule left him with spinal damage, multiple hip and knee replacements, and dependence on prescription painkillers. At one point, he admitted fentanyl nearly killed him.

By 2025, his health had worsened. After a risky neck surgery in May, he suffered complications, lost weight, and canceled appearances. Though friends insisted he was recovering, his condition rapidly deteriorated. On July 24, emergency responders found him in cardiac arrest at his Clearwater, Florida home. He was pronounced dead just before noon.

The Final Legacy

For fans, Hogan will always be the man who lifted Andre the Giant, the hero in red and yellow, the voice of countless childhoods. But for his family, his legacy is far more complicated—a story of betrayal, broken trust, and opportunities for reconciliation that never came.

Brooke’s Instagram tribute after his death hinted at that duality. “We had a connection deeper than words,” she wrote, “and yet I had to step away to protect my heart.” She had chosen distance over chaos, healing over inheritance.

And then came the letter.

In his last words to his daughter, Hulk Hogan seemed to wrestle with his own failures as much as with his mortality. It wasn’t a farewell drenched in glory or nostalgia. It was a confession—an acknowledgment that the real battles he lost weren’t in the ring, but at home.

For Brooke, that truth was devastating. For fans, it was a reminder that behind the muscle and bravado stood a man who, in the end, could not body-slam his way out of regret.