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Hogan should put over Eric Young. When the crowd doesn't care because it's Eric Young, Hogan should say "Hey, I put new blood over, and the crowd shit over it."
 
#1,536 ·
It doesn't matter that Hogan, Flair, etc. are there; what matters is that they're there and Vince Russo is going to be booking them. There are a lot of scenarios where TNA could be successful, but a Russo/Bischoff/Hogan/Flair/Nash/Angle locker room isn't one of them. We know this fucking story already: it'll rise in ratings, maybe even compete for a time, then too many people will start putting their spoons in the gumbo and it'll unravel. Epically.

This isn't funny to me anymore. I'm really sick of this shit. Once again, there's a high-profile company that will be the mainstream media's monolith for ALL THINGS WRESTLING. When TNA does something stupid or offensive or slightly racial, people won't say, "Man, TNA is disgusting." It'll be wrestling as a genre that gets kicked in the sack. I'm not amused, and if I happen to be in Orlando any time soon, I'll find my way to...express...this sentiment to Dixie Carter, Hogan, Vince, even fucking Jarrett if he comes up for air.

The ONLY good news here is that they're getting more attention with Styles as champ, so he'll get some much-deserved exposure. Oh, and you know none of those clowns are working house shows, so they should still be enjoyable.
 
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From the press conference Q&A:

The Q&A session was said to mostly be fluff fan type questions, although one fan did ask Hogan whether working with Vince Russo would be an issue. Hogan responded that as long as Russo stayed in his place and didn't cross him, there would be no issues. Hogan then said that if he did, Hogan would have to take care of it.
I guess I'm just overreacting, but I really see this as similar to WCW's dying days but with brand new talent to bury. I sincerely hope I'm wrong though, because TNA does have a lot of good parts mixed in with a ton of old, useless baggage.
 
#1,542 ·
I guess I'm just overreacting, but I really see this as similar to WCW's dying days but with brand new talent to bury. I sincerely hope I'm wrong though, because TNA does have a lot of good parts mixed in with a ton of old, useless baggage.
You're not overreacting. Think of all the garbage WCW had when Hogan first came in before the NWO hit, plus with as bad as Russo can be, at least he tries to put over new talent. Hogan and Bischoff have no track record of that, and they're nothing right now to make anyone think they will. Plus, even with Hogan what happens if they keep pulling a 1.2 rating after the initial interest goes down, then what?

And I wouldn't be surprised if Flair joins this little fiasco soon. McMahon is probably laughing more then anything else.
 
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Hogan responded that as long as Russo stayed in his place and didn't cross him, there would be no issues. Hogan then said that if he did, Hogan would have to take care of it.
What the fuck does that even mean?
What IS his place? Does talking trash about him constitute stepping over the line? How about booking him to take a pin?

In all honesty, this should be pretty interesting.
Hogan probably won't be wrestling. I honestly don't think even he is crazy enough to walk in the ring after an x-division match and try to look anything but ridiculous.
Which begs the question, is a GM figure/pure promo guy (plus his buddy) really worth the amount of money they're paying him?

I was getting somewhat excited about Nigel, now it'll probably take second stage to these guys.


Also, since i'm not very familiar with the actual dynamics State-side, could anyone enlighten me on the REAL appeal of Hogan?
I personally couldn't give two shits about Hogan making any sort of appearance on any promotion other than the carcrash possibilities, but then again i'm not your average ticket-and-PPV-buying American fan.
What i'm asking is, does Hogan really have the fabled star power to draw casual audiences, or did it all fizzle over the bad reality shows?
 
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WCW made WWE better, and the wrestling business as a whole better. There's no denying that at all. This gives them a second chance to put out shows people actually want to watch. You think they really wanna be associated with two failed companies "thanks to them"? I'm sure they could live with themselves, however both of them, specifically Hogan, need a success here.
 
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not sure if it was mentioned but Hulk is still doing his Australia tour...

PWG All Star Weekend VI Night Two

1. Karl 'The Machine Gun' Anderson vs Alex Koslov
**

2. Chris Hero vs Eddie Kingston
**3/4

3. The Age of the Fall (Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black) vs The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)
***1/2-***3/4

4. Number One Contender for the PWG Title - Best of Three Series - Match #2
Jack Evans vs Roderick Strong
***1/4

5. Intergender Singles Match - Chris Hero is banned from Ringside
Human Tornado vs Candice LeRae
**1/4

6. Claudio Castagnoli vs Necro Butcher
***

7. El Generico vs Susumu Yokosuka
***1/2

8. Muscle Outlaw'z (Masato Yoshino & Naruki Doi) vs The Dynasty (Joey Ryan & Scott Lost) w/Jade Chung
***1/2

9. One Night Only
Super Dragon vs TARO
***

10. CIMA's Title Shot is on the Line

Bryan Danielson vs CIMA
****

Little disappointed with Night 2... Had expected better.
 
#1,548 ·
not sure if it was mentioned but Hulk is still doing his Australia tour...
Yeah he mentioned that on Larry King but not TNA. Larry actually had to bring it up to him. I really hope he's working them just to get backing on his tour and as soon as it's done he just leaves them holding the bag and never shows up in the Impact Zone. That would be fantastic.
 
#1,549 ·
I kind of feel bad for Australia. They rarely get great wrestling down there (at least indy stuff from outside of the country) and instead of Davey Richards having an amazing match with a local Australian wrestler...they are stuck with Hogan and whoever else will be on it (who is booked for it? Brian Knobbs probably, yuck...oh and Heidenreich and Big Daddy V, talk about fucking quality booking).
 
#1,550 ·
Don't forget Brutus Beefcake and Gangrel, and of course the money match of Flair vs. Hogan in 2009. If I was a fan in Australia I'd just wait for TNA's tour because even as desperate as they are for wrestling I couldn't see myself going to Hulk's horrid looking show.
 
#1,551 ·
Don't forget a watered-down Paul London.
 
#1,554 ·
London is taking it easy, which I don't blame him for. But if he was willing to compromise and give us a kick-ass match, he should ask Gabe to book him in a singles match against Quack in Phoenix. I figure Quack is much safer to work with than Davey or Shingo.
 
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Hey dudes, it's not listed on wikipedia, so I thought I'd ask here. What was Low Ki's entrance theme in ROH? I don't know if he had multiple ones, if so, I'm talking about the one he had in the Rottweilers.
 
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Ki had two different versions of his theme with the Rotts. Both were instrumentals of Realist Killaz. The first had an excerpt of intro of his original ROH theme, and the second had a DMX excerpt intro.
 
#1,562 ·
If Hogan has creative control, do you even think he's been watching the last year to know were storylines are going, or is he going to start from scratch? I know I should use a wait and see approach on this situation, but I real see no good coming from all of this.
 
#1,564 ·
Fatal fourway to headline Lockdown - Hogan vs. Nash vs. Angle vs. Foley.
 
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