Why Hulk Hogan Told an Interviewer They 'Need to Stop’ in New Netflix Documentary

One of the rawest moments on Netflix's new Hulk Hogan: Real American documentary series sees the late WWE icon put an interview on hold, following some emotionally difficult questions.

Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, filmed interview excerpts for the documentary in early 2025, shortly before his death at the age of 71, and the second episode, detailing the peak of "Hulkmania" in the mid-late 1980s. The episode detailed Hogan and his ex-wife, Linda Hogan, and their shared recollection of the wrestler's unexpected reunion with his estranged brother, Alan Bollea, whom Linda had never met before.

"We weren't that close," Hogan said of his older brother, whom he previously described as his father's favorite child. "By the time he was 7, he was riding with a bunch of bikers. He got in some trouble here in Florida, and he ended up in Oakland, California.” He added that Alan would occasionally show up to his wrestling matches with the Hell's Angels biker gang, but he had largely been absent for his adult life and blossoming career as a world-famous wrestler.

The WWE Hall of Famer recalled offering Alan the chance to travel with him on the road, to which he declined, simply requesting money to pay his rent, after recently completing an inpatient rehab treatment for substance abuse. Hogan obliged, but later found out after a wrestling match that Alan had died from a drug overdose, with his brotherly donation likely enabling Alan to purchase the drugs that had ultimately claimed his life.

When prompted about the experience, Hogan broke down, breaking the fourth wall in the process.“You have to stop, you're digging way too much for me," a tearful Hogan said, declining to talk any further on the matter.

"It was a hard one to get over," he said, keeping his answer short.