Professional wrestling legend Hulk Hogan ensured Hulkamania made its way to the 21st century with the VH1 reality TV show “Hogan Knows Best.” Running from 2005 to 2007, the series followed Hulk, wife Linda Hogan, and their kids Brooke and Nick Hogan as they lived their lives in central Florida. Hulk signed onto the show as a way to break Brooke into the music business. The show accomplished what it set out to do by raising Brooke’s show business profile. Her single “About Us” and album “Undiscovered” dropped in 2006. While “Hogan Knows Best,” presented the Hogan’s in a carefree light, their off-camera lives were anything but jovial.
Nick’s innocent prankster persona on the show obscured his real life issues with wild driving and street racing. In 2007, his antics behind the wheel became seriously public when he was involved in a serious car accident that left his best friend, John Graziano with severe brain damage. Nick, who denied he was street-racing at the time of the crash, was sentenced to eight months in county jail for felony reckless driving.
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Hulk had his own issues, including his affair with Brooke’s best friend, Christiane Plante. Hulk and Linda Hogan got divorced, with Linda filing in 2007 and their divorce finalized in 2009. Looking back on this time of his life, Hulk said on “Oprah: Where Are They Now,” “I kind of hit rock bottom. Everything got dark, everything happened at once.”
