“Hogan Knows Best” was a reality television show featuring the Hogan family which aired from 2005 until 2007. At the time, reality TV was really beginning to cement its place in pop culture, making “Hogan Knows Best” one of the earlier successes in the genre. The show was a hit with fans and attracted a substantial amount of weekly viewers, which quickly turned the entire Hogan family into household names.

Unfortunately, behind-the-scenes, things were not going too well. Despite being portrayed as a loving father and husband, Hogan’s marriage was slowly falling apart and his relationships with both of his children soured. The producers of the show, however, encouraged the family to continue their happy family facade, which naturally led to more strain. The show’s airing also coincided with his 2005 return to WWE, leading many to believe that his return was solely to promote the show and not because he missed wrestling. According to Eric Bischoff on his “83 Weeks” podcast, based on Hogan’s own book, the reality show might not have created new issues within the family but definitely worsened already established problems. On top of this, he believes that Hogan regretted doing the show in hindsight.

“I’ll go back to Hulk’s own book, which is public knowledge, to answer the question, short answer, yes, I think the ‘Hogan Knows Best’ show probably exasperated an already existing problem. So it’s not like ‘Hogan Knows Best’ created a problem, but it certainly exacerbated it, probably fueled it, probably expedited the end of their relationship and all the other negative things that happened.”