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Well let's be realistic for a minute. First of all, Hogan could not have ruined WCW because he hadn't been there for several months when they were sold. Everything leading up to that had almost nothing to do with him. It is conveniently forgotten though that he was there the whole time that WCW was winning the ratings war, so you do the math. Also, only among actual wrestling fans will Bret Hart make a difference. I actually think that a lot of viewership for the old WCW were not true wrestling fans because they all quit watching after things got stale, and judging by the number WWE has, they quit watching wrestling all together, myself included for a time. They watched because it was entertaining to them, much like people might watch CIS or American Idol. If Hogan and Bischoff make TNA have a very entertaining show that isn't all slapstick like that Raw was last night, they could eventually have a winner. The ratings for the 1/4 show will only show people's intial interest. It's what happens after that will show whether or not people found it to be a better show. Given all the popularity of reality shows and TV contests, Bischoff may actually be able to take the same approach as last time(make it more real) and be relatively successful.
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