Las Vegas Weekly

November 5, 2008 · 12:55 AM

Morning Call: It’s Hard Rock instead of jailhouse rock for Nick and Hulk Hogan

By Robin Leach

Nick and Hulk Hogan hit Vegas.

Photo: Hard Rock Hotel

World famous wrestler Hulk Hogan checked into the Hard Rock yesterday afternoon (Tuesday) for a weeklong Vegas visit. With him was teen son Nick, who was recently released from jail -- on Oct. 21 -- after serving five months behind bars.

Nick had originally been sentenced to eight months in the Pinellas County, Florida, jail for a drunk-driving, drag-racing accident that caused such serious injuries to his front-seat passenger that he will require medical care for the rest of his life.

No word as to why father and son are here, and no report yet that buxom blonde sister Brooke is coming in this weekend for the unusual family freedom celebration. Vegas is the last place you would expect to see a freed prisoner who is underage and therefore can’t be admitted to any nightclub or casino and is barred from drinking alcohol of any kind during the five-year probation period.

The most interesting updated news with this surprise trip is that Hulk and Nick aren't staying in the bitterly disputed Palms Place condo that his separated wife, Linda, claims belongs to her in their current marital bust-up dispute. Hulk has contested in court filings that the condo is rightfully his -- and, if anything, should be sold and its proceeds divvied up equally.

Nick, just17, pleaded no contest this past May in Florida after a car crash that left best friend John Graziano critically injured in a coma. It’s reported that Graziano will remain in a vegetative state for the rest of his life.

The mini-Hulkster, who appeared on the family’s reality TV series, was sentenced to eight months in jail but served only 166 days with the reduction based on “good time and gain time” credit. He will still have to serve five years of probation and during his first year out of jail must attend DUI school and perform 500 hours of community service.

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