Hulk Hogan to sign with TNA
 

Done

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this is good, cus russo said he would fuck off if hogan signed

Just as things were starting to turn around.

just curious, what are your sources ?

My sources are me being right every single time I post shit like this.

When you read the newspaper, do you call or email the writers and ask for their sources on scoops?

I'm not saying you are wrong because your track record is great but ... lol @ that post.

breaking news:

during Monday night raw gail kim collapsed and died later on in hospital police are treating this as foul play on account of hornswoggle was seen looking suspicious hanging outside of the divas locker room, hornswoggle has since been arrested and released on police bail.

Dixie Carter just announced it.

What were you saying Kareru?

i didn't say you were wrong i just wondered where i got it from

I was really starting to enjoy TNA

lol Rob

Johnny Defensive

RIP TNA...you showed slight hints of promise here and there...it was an alright run.

You tell me, should I start posting people's phone numbers and email addresses just to please some trolls?

now bischoff


TNA President Dixie Carter and several top flight TNA officials are at Hulk Hogan’s press conference in New York City at Madison Square Garden right now.

The former WCW and WWF champion has inked a deal to join TNA with former WCW Vice President Eric Bischoff joining him in the company as well.

Obviously, this is going to be the start of major changes for the organization.

We’ll have more on this breaking story shortly.

wtf is going on?

signing Bischoff was a good move, if they want to compete with TNA they need the guy that nearly put the opposition out of business, but can he do as well with out mighty ted turner and his blank cheque

i will trade ruso with bischoff as for hogan i don't know.

Again this changes nothing as I still won't watch TNA.

So interesting....






I'm serious

Calling it now:

New X-Division Champion: Brian Knobbs.

I think this is great new for TNA. I mean Hogan I could take or leave, he can work decently sometimes in angles but his matches are obviously unrealistic. However, Bischoff... now thats an acquisition. I hope he gets some power. See what he does.

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I'm more excited about Bischoff joining that Hogan, tbh.

AS long as Hogan is a figure and not a wrestler I will be ok with this.

You're not a journalist. You're an internet message board poster. They are not the same thing.

FUCK!!!


NO NO NO!!!!


WHY GOD WHY!!!!

I was loving TNA for the last 6 months, loving it! SHIT, FUCK, BOLLOCKS, CUNT


FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

He used to be, I remember 10 years ago reading Rob's reports on the old TPWW site

Yes, I remember the old Ticking Time Bomb days. But even then, the comparison is ludicrous.

It's about as close to a journalist in this field as you are likely to get

yea rob kicked ass back in the day an trip a did good play by play on pay per views. before wcw folded.

Which still doesn't change the fact that it's a ludicrous comparison.

Great news, I love Hogan. I'm a rare breed on the internet though.

Eric Bischoff will not be involved with the day-to-day creative direction of TNA. His partnership with TNA is via his Bischoff-Hervey Entertainment company. Bischoff played a major role in getting Hulk Hogan to sign with TNA, and will now be working on getting TNA new TV programming.

TNA’s deal with SpikeTV allows them to shop new shows around to other networks if Spike passes on them, so Bischoff will be trying to get TNA new shows. TNA has had interest in the past in launching new shows for the Knockouts, the X-Division, and the online Spin Cycle show.

Bischoff may appear on TNA programming in the future, but that isn’t a given.

Fuckkkkkkkkkkk

I have learnt never to question Rob, as he is always correct. That's not being sarcastic either.

Oh, except for that time he told me Bret Hart was backstage at WM :(

I'm interested.

They should just change TNA to WCW2000.

Oh that Bret thing was fucking classic though.

And yeah, Rob's always right.

well foley said he allways wanted to wresle hogan now it looks like he gets his chance.

Hmmm,

Foley/Hogan would be interesting....

Next Goldberg!

If Scott Hall goes to TNA, then we know what's up.

Also, shut up taker707.

This could be good for TNA if Russo goes as a result.

Yes.

How often do you see a "realistic" match in wwe these days if at all? The top guys all seem to incorperate some form of no-selling after having their balls slapped with an anvil for half an hour.

nice. I don't care what anyone says, I love watching Hulk Hogan on a wrestling show.

According to a source, there have been preliminary discussions between TNA and Ric Flair as part of the same deal that brought Hulk Hogan and Bischoff-Hervey Entertainment into the company.

ryan clark bullshit

Rule #1 of TPWW, never believe a word that dipshit says.

Hogan would go over clean in under 6 minutes.

Well, Russo, Nash, Hogan, and Bischoff all under one roof? Goodbye TNA.

very true but would be interesting . considering he is part of hogans australian tour thing

I honestly don't see much good coming from this, but for the sakes of TNA fans, I hope I am wrong.

So hulk is basically just going to bury everyone then i take it?

Maybe they'll make him the new leader of the MEM?

Was thinking he'll be atleast joining them, and then AJ styles gets buried, and the title goes back to MEM.

You just wrote TNA's next 3 months worth of storyline in 1 sentence TL.:shifty:

I doubt Hogan is going to effect ratings or anything in TNA right now. The wrestling business is in a rut right now. You can throw any name on TNA and nothing will change in the TV/PPV ratings aspect. They brought in Christian, Angle, Sting, Nash, Booker, Steiner and others. Has anything really chnaged the program drastically? No

so for all you that will possibly stop watching because Hogan is now on your TV, there's the other side that will start watching because Hogan in now on thier TV.

What Hogan is going to help out with is marketing, name value, and all those areas. I believe the guy can still sell tickets and move merchandise. You may see the initial spike in TV ratings, but nothing will change.

This if nothing else might give Vince a swift kick in the nuts, his beloved mainstream media's eyes are now shining on his 'non-existent' competition. WWE needs to do something drastic and if Impact posts a competitive rating on thursday he might have to smell the coffee. Over to you Vincent...........

We're going to miss out on that Hogan/Cena classic at Mania this year.

Definitely interested in seeing where this goes. Could be a good move, could be a bad move. Not going to make any "OMGZ HOGAN IS GOING TO RUIN TEH TNA" or "OMG HOGAN IS GOING TO SAVE TNA" statements yet.

i'm ok with this

some of you still don't get it. WWE has won the wrestling war. I don't forseee any other wrestling promotion touching them in the next 10 years at least. TNA took away Kurt fricken Angle, possibly the best wrestler in the US at that point next to HBK. Did that help TNA much? WWE is just seen in a whole different light now. I really even don't like calling them a wrestling promotion today.

This will be the downfall of a company that looked like it was turning things around and pushing the younger generation.... If they opt to give Hogan and the old guys a big push again... They are finished...

Listen, Before Angle, TNA were running house shows over here for about 2,500 people at best, and nobody watched Impact. Now they compete in the ratings with WWE, and do House shows closer to 10,000 over here.

I can't speak for the US figures, as I don't know them.... But TNA is far from stuck in the mud. They have been constantly on the rise in every department for 3 years.

That was one of the greatest moments of the TPDUB wrestling forum ever.

Hogan and Bischoff are great pickups. They will draw. But they need to do more than capture initial interest. They need to retain fans. That is what every other big name acquisition in TNA's history has failed to do.

It may not be all the talent's fault though. I've said it before, but one of the things that holds TNA back is their 6-sided ring. The largest number of wrestling fans in the world are used to and have always known wrestling in a 4-sided ring. Your product is different. So when a casual fan is flipping around and sees a familiar face like Kurt Angle, he may very well go, "Ugh, what the fuck is with that ring?" I just don't see why, when the company has gone to such lengths to copy WWF/WCW/WWE top to bottom in everything from stories, characters, music, they don't copy them in the one area that would be the most obvious to someone flipping around on the TV.

ugh, not the '6 sided ring' argument again...i honestly don't see why a 'casual fan' would give a shit. if they suddenly changed to 4 sided, do you reckon the ratings would shoot right up or something?

WHATCHA GONNA DO BROTHER

I think it would make the transition to watching TNA easier for some fans. Obviously their ratings wouldn't shoot right up, but I think they would garner a better following than they have now.

You have Brand A, which is the top seller. You have Brand B, which is lagging way behind in the market, but is essentially like Brand A but for one enormous difference that turns off a lot of people. It's like Coke is selling Coke and Pepsi is selling Pepsi Twist. Why not sell regular Pepsi?

I have a feeling this is gonna be a lot like wcw 94

Well everyone is going to think that Hogan is going to wrestle 5 star matches, while he can't even do the legdrop anymore

I don't think anyone thinks Hogan is going to wrestle 5 star matches.

According to a source, there are more big things to come in TNA. According to reports, there is a bigger story on the way besides the Hogan-Bischoff deal. There have definitely been talks with Ric Flair and there was also talk of moving to Monday night head to head vs. RAW. There is also expected to be more TNA television as well with all of this.

They only planned to announce Hogan and Bischoff today but sources have told me there is lots more coming. Big changes and big stars coming in.

Vince Russo is still employed at this time and everyone says they will be working together. As soon as a problem arises though, things could hit the fan.


Start guessing on the big names

shut up taker707

HAVENT YOU GUYS FIGURED IT OUT YET . IM RYAN CLARK AND I WILL NOT SHUT UP EVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

I would expect them to snatch up Kennedy and Umaga if they haven't already, especially if they move to Monday.

well i'm scared shitless now, that's for sure

Best post ever.

Fuck off, taker707

Hopefully this will work out better than the last time they 'signed' Hogan.

1 - You don't know what I do for a living.

2 - So if I can't link something from a wrestling site then it's obviously not true then since I can't prove the source. Oh wait, what happened today again?

Sucks being you.

Can Hogan still move?

I tend to go with Rob's track record on these things.

1. I don't care what you do for a living.

2. No one said they didn't believe you, they just asked where you heard this. Then you got very defensive and acted like you're some big shot who's above everyone else.

You could've easily said, "A friend/colleague/confidant told me. It hasn't made the news yet." Instead you tried to make yourself seem like a bigger deal than you really are. Get over yourself. You're a nobody.

Does Vince "remove" Hogan from the HOF?

By remove I mean make no mention of him being in it when WM comes around again..

that was awesome supreme

For the record, I believed you when I read this. That being said, it doesn't make you special. Someone asked you a simple question and you became a smug prick about it.

1 - You told me I wasn't a journalist didn't you? Therefore you do care.

2 - I didn't get very defensive at all. Told the truth. By now, people know I won't name my friends. The track record speaks for itself. It's not like I post 50 threads a month. Closer to 2 a year tops!

3 - I'm the only person on this site who openly admits he/she is a nobody.

:y:

Calm down rob.

god dammit

1. You compared yourself to someone who writes for a newspaper, not me. If you really are a journalist then stop giving away information for free.

2. If you only post 2 threads a year, then why would you expect someone who registered in May to know anything about you? And then why would you taunt that person afterward when the story broke as if he was challenging you?

3. "My sources are me being right every single time I post shit like this." Very humble.

1. I always find it amusing when conversations on TPWW turn into two guys making numbered points back and forth.

R.I.P TNA; 2003-lucky to get to 2010

Don't make Rob leave the internet again.

Fuck this, I was hoping he was busy filming Mr Nanny 2.

I, for one, will be watching Impact when Hogan debuts out of morbid curiosity. If Hogan can somehow recapture that 1996 lightning in a bottle, especially with an MEM heel turn, then kudos.

Anything that gets Vince to pick his game up is a good thing, in my view.