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Posted: Tue Oct 27th, 2009 11:31 pm |
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Just imagine this: TNA came in their pants over Bobby Lashley and had him basically squash their top home-grown star Samoa Joe at the last PPV. Bobby Lashley! The guy who was jobbing to Fit Finlay for months and then was moved the WWE's C show and still never really got over. Hogan and Flair will beat the entire roster in a 2-on-50 handicap match.
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Posted: Tue Oct 27th, 2009 11:38 pm |
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If anyone knows where mwtapes currently posts on the internet, please C and P his reaction to this signing when he comments on it.
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Posted: Tue Oct 27th, 2009 11:41 pm |
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Buck Woodward has a nice recap of Hogan's history with TNA:
Obviously, the big news of the day is that Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff are coming to TNA, with them making the announcement at Madison Square Garden earlier today (Click here for details).
Now, this isn't the first time Hulk Hogan has been connected to TNA. In fact, Hogan's "non-TNA run" in 2003 seemed, at the time, to indicate that he would never work for the company. Of course, the word "never" should, well, never be used in professional wrestling.
In June of 2003, Hulk Hogan parted ways with WWE over a disagreement with Vince McMahon over the direction his character was taking. Specifically, Hogan didn't want to use the masked "Mr. America" character he had been portraying to avoid a storyline suspension, and didn't want to lose again to Brock Lesnar. McMahon wanted Hogan to be more of a "special attraction" while Hogan wanted a main event push, leading to them parting ways.
Hogan agreed to wrestle Masahiro Chono at the Tokyo Dome for New Japan Pro Wrestling on October 13th. At the same time, TNA was making noises about holding a three-hour Pay-per-view in November (at the time, they had weekly two hour PPV events, broadcast out of Nashville). Hogan's name was being floated around as coming in to TNA, and at a press conference following Hogan's match with Chono, an angle took place that was supposed to set up Hogan's entrance into TNA. Hogan mentioned that he had never won the NWA Title (at the time, TNA used NWA Championships), and Jeff Jarrett burst into the room and bloodied Hogan by breaking a guitar over his head.
Three nights later, on TNA's weekly PPV, Jarrett talked about the attack, prompting fans into chanting either "We Want Hogan" or "No We Don't" as they were obviously setting up a Hogan-Jarrett match, with part of the background being the infamous WCW Bash At The Beach screwjob, which began with Jarrett lying down for Hogan in a WCW Title match. That same night, Jeff Jarrett beat up Vince Russo, destroying him with weapons. Russo would not return to TNA television. At the time, it was believed by many that storyline exit was done to allow Russo to step aside and for Hogan to come in and work for the company
However, one week later, it was revealed that Hulk Hogan would be undergoing knee surgery, and plans for a three-hour TNA PPV on November 30th were shelved, with the idea that the PPV might be rescheduled for January. On the October 22nd TNA PPV, Jimmy Hart appeared, saying Hogan suffered the knee injury as a result of Jarrett's attack. This also began a brief storyline where Jimmy Hart, and others, questioned why Jarrett laid down at Bash At The Beach, with Jarrett refusing to ever answer it. Hart would appear at several more TNA PPV events, representing Hogan. On the October 29th PPV, Hart brought in Hogan "friends" Hacksaw Duggan and Rick Steiner to face Jarrett. The idea was that, eventually, Hogan would appear.
Over the next several shows, Jarrett would constantly call out Hogan in promos, while TNA seemed to be loading up with more former WCW/WWF stars, bringing back Sting, Roddy Piper (who in one promo said he would keep Hogan from ever being NWA Champion) and Lex Luger. As a side note, Luger coming into the company, his first appearance on a wrestling show since his legal problems following the death of Miss Elizabeth, prompted a press release from TNA President Dixie Carter, who at the time rarely made any public statements, about giving Luger a chance.
Pre-taped footage of Hogan was incorporated into TNA's opening video, and the clips of Jarrett attacking Hogan were used constantly (and for years to come), but Hogan never physically appeared at a TNA event. Over time, Jarrett's promos went from calling out Hogan to claiming he had "finished" him in wrestling. Less and less was said about Hogan, then in January 2004, Jimmy Hart mentioned that he and Hogan were looking to start their own promotion (ironically, stating they would be doing it out of Universal Studios in Florida, current home of TNA) with Ted DiBiase, Sting, Buff Bagwell and Bret Hart being involved. While the promotion never materialized, it signaled the end of the Hogan run in TNA that never really was. At the time, many in TNA were reportedly annoyed with the situation, feeling that Hogan was simply using TNA to try and push WWE into making him an offer to return. In the years that followed, Hogan would bring up TNA now and again, but few took him seriously, especially since longtime Hogan friend and business partner Eric Bischoff often had negative comments about TNA in interviews.
Now, both Hogan and Bischoff are part of TNA. Never, ever, say "never" in wrestling folks.
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Posted: Wed Oct 28th, 2009 12:04 am |
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Someone needs to ask Buck Woodward why I need to be told "never say never in wrestling" at all, let alone twice in one article.
McMahon has taken guys back after they went to TNA. Flair has nothing to worry about in that regard.
After a good Thursday night TV, TNA is resorting to building around a 56-year old Hulk Hogan and a 60-year old Ric Flair, with Eric Bischoff leading the invasion and Vince Russo as lead writer. Let the carnage begin.
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Posted: Wed Oct 28th, 2009 01:04 am |
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Posted: Wed Oct 28th, 2009 03:23 am |
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| But is Russo even staying since the Hulkster is joining TNA?
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Posted: Wed Oct 28th, 2009 04:06 am |
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sportatorium roach wrote: But is Russo even staying since the Hulkster is joining TNA?
I hope not.
If it takes Hogan with Bischoff and Flair to a lesser degree joining TNA to rid the company of Russo (for good this time hopefully) I'm all for it.
I'd even be open to them giving Bischoff the top writer spot at this point. Anything to get rid of Russo.
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Posted: Wed Oct 28th, 2009 04:10 am |
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I just thought of this...do you guys think we'll finally see a Hogan - Foley match now?
Can you imagine those two shambling around the ring, headlining a PPV? 
I think there's a pretty good possibility we're going to see it in the next six months.
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Posted: Wed Oct 28th, 2009 04:14 am |
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carpetbeggar wrote: sportatorium roach wrote: But is Russo even staying since the Hulkster is joining TNA?
I hope not.
If it takes Hogan with Bischoff and Flair to a lesser degree joining TNA to rid the company of Russo (for good this time hopefully) I'm all for it.
I'd even be open to them giving Bischoff the top writer spot at this point. Anything to get rid of Russo.
Not happening, at least not anytime soon. They've already said he's not going anywhere.
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Posted: Wed Oct 28th, 2009 04:33 am |
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lobo316 wrote: Man, he's really desperate. But then, so is TNA.
I wonder if "creative control" was put into his contract? Sting better look out right now. Fuck, he's going to screw over EVERY star they have, just so he can stay on top.
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amerorig wrote: Good god. Ok...We need a betting pool. How many weeks till he has the belt. I've got at the First PPV.
I'd agree. Like I said, only a matter of time before he fucks over every star there. Sting may as well retire now, no "Wolfpack" for him to join once Hogan takes a strap off him(if they even go that far with the two). Sting will be promised a program w/him again, and Hogan will "again" fuck him over.
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Posted: Wed Oct 28th, 2009 09:03 am |
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Meltzer's sources told him there was an even bigger surprise coming but did not tell him what the upcoming surprise would be or how imminent the surprise would be. Meltzer came up with two theories.
1. Impact will go head to head with RAW on Monday nights.
and if you think that is far fetched
2. Shane McMahon goes to TNA after his WWE contract expires on New Years day.
Credit: WON Breaking Audio
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Posted: Wed Oct 28th, 2009 12:25 pm |
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clawmaster wrote:
2. Shane McMahon goes to TNA after his WWE contract expires on New Years day.
Credit: WON Breaking Audio
Not far fetched, or hard to believe at all. My buddy and i were talking about this very thing yesterday. We both said we think Shane will either:
a) Join TNA to "stick it" to his dad.
or
b) Start his own promotion, and "stick it" to his dad.
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Posted: Wed Oct 28th, 2009 12:53 pm |
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clawmaster wrote:
2. Shane McMahon goes to TNA after his WWE contract expires on New Years day.
Credit: WON Breaking Audio
That's what I first thought when I read Shane was leaving the WWE. But then I
thought no way. I can see it happening.
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