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My solution would have been simple.
Open the show with Hogan entrance, promo, out comes Sting, promo, out comes Flair, promo, out comes Foley, promo. This takes about 10-15 minutes, but for the casual viewer tuning in to see Hogan this highlights all the familiar faces etc.
Hogan makes a match for the Main Event Sting and Foley VS. Flair and AJ Styles (C), then sits at the announce table to do color with Taz.
First match is a Beer Money VS. Motor City Machine Guns. No clue who the champs were at this point, but start off with a good match and let Hogan sell the guys.
Next, Kurt Angle comes out for a promo where he lays down an open challenge to the X Division. Homicide comes out says he wants it, then Amazing Red comes out and demands the match. Three-way ensues. 15 minute match with several near pinfalls and then the lights go out, Raven, Brother Ray, Brother Devon and Dr. Stevie are in the ring beating down Kurt Angle. Jeff Hardy hits the ring with a chair, nails Raven, Stevie and Team 3D retreat.
Hogan makes a match for the ppv, selling it hard, ECW VS. Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, Homicide and Amazing Red in an ECW street-fight.
Next up Samoa Joe comes out and destroys Suicide in 15 seconds. Magnus comes out and the two have a proper match with Joe winning via choke.
Pope comes out for a promo. Mr. Anderson comes out and the two promo it up a bit. No match set, but again the fans see Mr. Anderson and Pope talking.
Next up Rhino Vs. Matt Morgan. Rhino wins a shortish match, but after the match Abyss comes to the ring, the two fight, Abyss pours thumbtacks on the mat but Rhino rolls out of the ring.
Diva promo, Hogan sets up a Diva battleroyale at the next PPV, again selling the PPV hard.
Jeff Jarrett comes out complains about Hogan being on the show to the crowd. Kevin Nash comes out says he needs to go. On the spot retirement match, Jarrett retires in the ring to a Jacknife powerbomb, gives his TNA retirement speech.
Main Event, everybody makes AJ Styles look golden, Foley gives Socko to Flair, both get knocked out of the ring and AJ Styles defeats Sting in the highest rated TNA iMpact ever.
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