Hulk Hogan Said He Was Happiest When His Kids Were Little in Emotional Final Interview
Last Updated on April 23, 2026 by Bella
Hulk Hogan’s final interview is giving fans a much softer, more personal look at the wrestling icon than many expected. In Netflix’s new docuseries Hulk Hogan: Real American, the late WWE star reflects on fame, family, regret, and the part of his life he says brought him the most happiness. His answer was not about championships or celebrity. It was about being at home with his children when they were young.
Hogan said the happiest period of his life was when he was raising Brooke Hogan and Nick Hogan alongside ex wife Linda Hogan in the 1980s. In one of the documentary’s most emotional moments, he looks back on old family memories and says, “That was probably the most happiest I’ve ever been.” The scene is paired with home video showing Hogan playing with his children during their early years.
Hulk Hogan’s Final Interview Focuses on Family
The new four-part Netflix series premiered on April 22, 2026, and centers heavily on Hogan’s private life as well as his public legacy. The documentary includes what became his final interview, filmed roughly three months before his death in July 2025. That timing gives his reflections added emotional weight, especially when he talks about his family and the years he seems to have treasured most.
The documentary revisits Hogan’s long and often turbulent marriage to Linda Hogan, whom he married in 1983. Their marriage ended in a bitter divorce in 2009, but the series shows that Hogan still looked back fondly on their early family life. During the interview, he described having recurring flashbacks in his later years to the time when Linda, Brooke, and Nick were all together at home.
Fatherhood Changed Hulk Hogan’s Life
One of the clearest themes in the documentary is that fatherhood shifted Hogan’s priorities in a way wrestling never could. While discussing the birth of his daughter Brooke, Hogan says, “My whole reason for living changed instantly.” He adds, “I had no idea that my whole focus would change to try and protect this human being.”
The documentary also touches on his reaction to learning that Nick was on the way. Hogan says he was “ecstatic” about the idea of having “a baby boy,” and the series reportedly shows that he remained especially close with Nick later in life. In the opening of the series, father and son are shown working out together at the family home in Clearwater, Florida.
Linda Hogan Shares Her Own Emotional Reflection
Linda Hogan also appears in the docuseries, and her comments add another emotional layer to the story. She says Hulk was always affectionate with the children and “never forgot to say ‘I love you.’” Later in the series, she becomes emotional while talking about the man she divorced, saying she still feels love for him despite everything that happened between them.
Her most striking quote may be this: “I still care about him the same, it doesn’t go away. I wish things would’ve turned out differently for us. But then when he got sick, I realized that my love never faded for him. I still had love for him. I really do. I still love him.” That kind of reflection gives the series a more intimate and human tone than many viewers may expect from a documentary about one of wrestling’s loudest stars.
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What makes these comments resonate is how different they are from the usual Hulk Hogan image. Fans knew him as a larger-than-life performer, but this interview shows him speaking most warmly about floor time with his kids, family routines, and a chapter of life that had nothing to do with the ring. That contrast is likely a big reason the documentary is getting attention now.
For many viewers, the most moving part of Hulk Hogan: Real American may not be the scandals or the wrestling history. It may be hearing him say, near the end of his life, that his happiest memories were simply being a husband and father at home.
TL;DR
- In his final interview, Hulk Hogan said the happiest time of his life was when Brooke and Nick were little and he was raising them with Linda Hogan in the 1980s.
- The comments appear in Netflix’s new four part docuseries Hulk Hogan: Real American, which premiered on April 22, 2026.
- Hogan said becoming a father instantly changed his “whole reason for living.”
- Linda Hogan also speaks emotionally in the documentary and says her love for him never fully disappeared despite their divorce.
- The series features Hogan’s final recorded interview, filmed about three months before his death in July 2025.
