Hulk Hogan Talks Divorce: 'I Wish I Was Still With My Wife'

Access Hollywood - August 1, 2008 3:50 PM PDT
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Hulk Hogan wraps up Season 2 of NBC's "American Gladiators" on Monday night - a show which has been a bright spot in Hulk's otherwise chaotic personal life.

His 24-year marriage to wife Linda is headed for divorce, but now, in a new interview with Access Hollywood's Maria Menounos, Hulk shows signs of regrets.

"As crazy as that sounds to say, I wish I was still with my wife," Hulk told Maria.

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The stunning admission comes after everything he and his estranged wife, Linda, have been through - and one that could intensify certain speculation.

"There have been rumors that maybe this divorce was a ploy to protect your assets," Maria said.

"If this is a ploy, her being intimate with a 19-year-old kid is pretty good acting," Hulk said.

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Several have suggested that the Hogans split up to protect their money (Hulk is worth ten of millions of dollars) after they were sued by the family of the boy permanently injured in 18-year-old Nick Hogan's car wreck.

Hulk squashes that speculation, citing in particular, his pain over Linda, now dating a 19-year-old, who Hulk claims lives in the home the Hogan family once shared.

"For me to be able to handle€ my 50-year-old wife sleeping in a bed with a 19-year-old boyfriend and using my gym, and driving my cars, and living in my house. I guess we've got a pretty good act going on 'cause that's a lot to take on," Hulk said.

Hulk claims the divorce was 100 percent Linda's idea.

"It wasn't an argument, it was, 'Hey, I don't love you, I don't want to be with you, I don't want to see you anymore.' It was the real deal," Hulk said.

"Just out of the blue?" Maria asked.

"Yeah, well you know, we'd had problems over the last ten years but you know, I thought that when you put your hand on the Bible, you know until death do us part and for better or worse, I thought people really meant that when they said it," he admitted.

And things have turned ugly, with negotiations stretching on.

"This is a simple divorce - there's no custody, there's just a big pile of junk that we've accumulated. We should split it however the judge wants it and walk away, but you know, my wife's lawyer has told different magazines there's gonna be a war," he said. "This is the money that I saved for my family, and money that Linda could walk away with, money that I saved for my children, that they're just, they're just wasting [it] and burning [it] up."

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  • R@\/\/R
    i swear that that's the most evil thing ever. He has worked his ass off for that money and she can walk away with it in a heatbeat. the poor guy.
    report abuseposted May 5, 2009 7:32 AM PDT
  • NEVER DULL MOMENT IN THIS MANS LIFE.HE DESERVES BETTER.
    report abuseposted March 25, 2009 3:21 PM PDT
  • Nick and Susan
    When a Man loves a Women she can to no wrong, I was married for 26 years , and my wife admited to 20 affairs . I would take her back in a minute.
    report abuseposted November 8, 2008 5:34 AM PST
  • Grandma S.
    I THINK HULK IS BETTER OFF WITHOUT LINDA. SHE JUST LIKES THE MONEY. YOU COULD SEE THAT ON THE SHOW,SHE JUST CARED ABOUT HERSELF. HULK HAD WAY MORE FEELING THEN SHE DID, WITH THE KIDS TOO. HES BETTER OFF WITH OUT HER. LINDA BUY SOME BIGGER TOPS, YOUR TOO FAT FOR THOSE LITTLE TOPS.
    report abuseposted October 24, 2008 6:42 PM PDT
  • fake valleygirl
    wow.. It saddens me to see so many families divorce once they turn to reality T.V. On the hogan's show, you could totally see that Hulk Hogan, loved Linda more than She loved him.. True he cheated, but he didn't stay with her. Linda on the other hand has stayed the 19 yr old! She'll see that 19 yr old was simply using her, he was never in love with her and she'll t
    report abuseposted October 17, 2008 9:06 AM PDT
  • 1 who knows
    It's a shame the lawyers are going to profit from this 'war' that is going to be waged. The money wasted on scum-bag, bottom-feeding lawyers could really be used better. How about helping less fortunate people...KARMA can be a %@!*#. The social ineptness we all witness these days is a result of self centered, self serving, uncaring, inhumane, douche bags of the insurance
    report abuseposted August 15, 2008 8:50 PM PDT
  • nighttimenightow
    you know most wont like this but some of these other people have a point, you cheated, she cheated, grow the hell up you both have did wronge, so you both will pay in the end, but all this stuff after the car wreak and the statements that have been made, i hope you never are able to make any money off of any of that buy letting your son have a tv show.he needs to pay for what he did.
    report abuseposted August 4, 2008 8:34 AM PDT
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    report abuseposted August 4, 2008 5:59 AM PDT
  • Pronet
    It's the man's responsibility to keep everything stable. When encountered with a stressful situation many women feel they deserve better and split. Hulk's wife isn't going to find anthing or anybody that loved her as much as the Hulkster but she's to stupid to see it right now. Hopefully, Hulk will get over it before her selfish ass comes back to him full o
    report abuseposted August 4, 2008 3:46 AM PDT
  • Microman
    My sympathy is with you Hulk. The stars appear to have been changed. Did you have any renovation work done prior to the accident involving the boy? Just a thought. Well... you could still go to church and ask God to mend things for you. He forgives all .. you know !
    report abuseposted August 3, 2008 11:30 PM PDT
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