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  • Hulk Hogan Talks About Wrestling Again, How Hulkamania Changed Wrestling & More

    TNA star Hulk Hogan recently spoke to Sky News Radio to promote TNA’s UK tour. Here are some highlights of what Hogan said about:

    Wrestling Again: “Well, I’ve learned in this business to never say never. As time goes by, I live vicariously through the younger talent. I was telling my wife Jennifer the other day that I’m in the U.K. and I can’t believe that I’m not ego-talking and I’m not the main event. I can’t believe I’m not wrestling Kurt Angle or I can’t believe I’m not wrestling Jeff Hardy.

    “But, that was just the young heart talking. Then, I took a good look in the mirror and I realized that the old man couldn’t do it. I mean, I never say never. If there was a situation where my daughter Brooke might get in a bad spot or something goes awry, you never know. I could roll in there, pick up a steel chair or throw a punch or something. So, you can never say never.”

    How Wrestling Changed When He Won The WWF Title From The Iron Sheik 29 Years Ago: “It was more than just my career, it was the turning point of the wrestling business to switch gears and fast-forward into the entertainment direction.

    “It started with the world title on the line at Madison Square Garden: Hulk Hogan vs. The Iron Sheik. It was the pefect storm. Iron Sheik had just beaten the mainstay, Bob Backlund, who had been champion for five years. America was at conflict with Iran/Iraq as far as the political situation between the countries. Hulk Hogan was viewed as the American hero and all the elements lead to the very, very perfect confrontation between good vs. evil.

    “But, what came out of that was a different performance level. It wasn’t just a wrestling match with good vs. bad with good prevailing. it was the birth of entertainment in this business. As I looked to the crowd, the look and the reaction from the crowd got just as much as acknowledgment as the move in the ring.

    “As soon as I realized how important it was to interact with the crowd, I changed my whole mindset as far as my work in the ring. I realized that the crowd was living vicariously through me. I better acknowledge them and not just stay focused on my opponent. So, it was kind of like the beginning of the entertainment being born that day.”

    Working with Paul Orndorff in front of 70,000+ Fans in Toronto: “Yeah, that night especially caught everyone off guard. I had never worked at the CNE Center and I figured we’d have 6,000-7,000 people. When we got there and it was 70,000+, I went, ‘Oh, my God.’ That was a nice surprise.

    “But, I knew the chemistry was there with Paul Orndorff. It just depended on him and how good of a businessman he wanted to be and how big it could have gotten. Paul Orndorff was a businessman. He got a little stubborn at times, but basically he was a businessman and we did consistent business.

    “His work was just so incredibly good. It was good and bad for me (because) I felt like I had been in a car wreck when I got out of the ring working with him. But, his stuff was so good, solid and intense that he just knew how to really turn that dial up and make people believe and make people hate him. Which made it easier for me as far as selling, making huge comebacks and making the buildings rattle.

    “So, he was an on-going opponent that I made a ton of money with. He was really good at what he did.”

    Wrestlers That He Never Worked Big Programs With: “Yeah, there was a situation because there was so many people to choose from. There was the ‘Macho Man’ and Kamala, who did great business everywhere. There was Bob Orton, Jr., Don Morocco. There were tons of guys — Earthquake, One Man Gang — I could go on and on.

    “There were several guys where there would be a feel in the ring or you could tell right away. That’s how everything worked with me, I had to hear it and feel it with the instinct thing.

    “I got into a situation with Jake ‘The Snake’ where he had his Piper’s Pit, I don’t know if the name of the show was The Snake Pit. It was an interview show. We did something there which was the beginning of a major story line for Jake and myself. We went to Providence and we worked one night and that was pretty much it. It was like we were at a funeral.

    “I just kind of realized that something wasn’t clicking and we kind of move on and moved passed it. … I don’t know what it was. There was a Hulk Hogan style at the time that was real easy and there were several trains of thought with probably about six or seven ways to go to make things perfect.

    “For some reason, Jake and I did not fit in any of those categories. I tried my best and he tried his best but we just couldn’t dance with each other. It wasn’t right. I just didn’t want to run this thing out for six months to a year when there were so many other people like the ‘Macho Man’ and everybody else and it was so red-hot. So, it just didn’t work for whatever reason.”

  • Hulk Hogan, Brooke & Linda Respond To “Brooke’s Legs” Controversy

    Hulk Hogan has addressed the backlash surrounding his controversial tweet on Sunday where he tweeted a revealing picture of his daughter Brooke’s legs.

    * VIEW HERE: Hulk Hogan Tweets CREPPY Picture Of “Brooke’s Legs”

    Hogan received a ton of criticism on Twitter and on many websites, including TMZ.com and the Huffington Post. Hogan tweeted on Tuesday:

    “Brooke works out for 2hrs a day,a fan takes a picture,Brooke love it,tweets back thank u,proud dad tweets it,creeps and perverts everywhere”

    Fed up with the “haters” calling him out for his latest display of fatherly pride, he continued:

    “Need a break from all the haters got more good positive stuff to do,bye see u much later. HH”

    Brooke Hogan responded:

    “A dad can’t even be proud of his daughter without sickos makin it something it’s not. Really?? Go back to your farm animals. #ignorant”

    Brooke’s mother & Hulk’s ex-wife Linda said:

    “@huffingtonpost @tmz Stop ! U u ppl need to relax!!! We both think Brooke and her legs are gorgeous ! We r parents !! # spare me”

    View Here: Hulk Hogan Re-Tweets Message From A Fan Saying He Went “Balls Deep” In Brooke

  • Hulk Hogan Tweets Creepy Picture Of Brooke’s Legs

    Hulk Hogan tweeted a photo of his daughter Brooke in a revealing dress along with the accompanying caption, “Brooke’s legs.” After getting bombarded with tweets about how unbelievably creepy that is, the photo was quickly taken down from image hosting site Lockerz.com – but not before we got a screenshot!

    A Twitter search of “Brooke’s Legs” shows hundreds of comments from fans wondering what the Hulkster was thinking. Frankly, we are wondering the same thing.

    What do you suppose Ron Simmons would have to say about this?

    Here’s the picture:

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  • Hulk Hogan Talks About Brooke Wrestling

    Hulk Hogan talked to Ireland’s Xpose Entertainment this week about his daughter Brooke Hogan getting in the ring:

    “It’s my worst nightmare! But she’s really good, she’s really good in front of the camera, she’s a really great actress, she has great timing, she’ll take a half a breath and respond instead of having that knee-jerk reaction to what’s going on which is what most wrestlers do. It’s a pleasure working with her on camera, but my greatest fear has always been the evils of this business, and her getting in too deep and becoming full-time and getting hurt. I’d just hate to see that after what I’ve been through. And her passion is still music, she’s a songwriter now and she loves doing that.”

    “She’s been in the ring one time messing about and she loved it – which scared me to death! I can understand it, it’s very addictive. Part of it is because I’m her father and part of it is that if you do get in the ring and take a few bumps it’s like being addicted to chocolate or drugs, you either like it or you don’t, it’s very addictive and I think she got into the ring and she loved it.”

    “She’s been asking me about it and I told her, ‘Look Brooke you’re not 18 anymore you’re 24 so do what you want to do.’ If she does do it then it will probably be fun to watch but the business is tough.”

    * Picture of BROOKE HOGAN’s Recent Wardrobe Malfunction

  • Hulk Hogan Continues To Tease An In-Ring Return

    TNA star Hulk Hogan continues to drop hints of a potential in-ring return while doing a media appearance overseas in the United Kingdom this week.

    During an interview with Kerrang! Magazine, Hogan said that he’d rather be focusing on wrestling than doing interviews:

    “I love being here, but I miss getting in the ring. I miss being part of the action. I miss that desperately,” Hogan said.

    Here’s video of the interview:

  • Daniel Bryan Says Wrestling Rey Mysterio Was A Dream Come True, Watch Lost Episode Of Raw, Hulk Hogan

    – Speaking to Montgomery Adviser, Daniel Bryan says he enjoys competing as a tag team wrestler because it gives him the opportunity to face wrestlers who he may not have otherwise squared off against, such as a wrestler he idolized in high school.

    “We wrestled the team of Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara once and it was a lot of fun,” Bryan said while promoting WWE’s upcoming Raw live at the Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery, Alabama. “Rey is one of the guys who I looked up to when I was in high school and wrestling him was just a dream come true.”

    The full article is available here.

    – The official WWE website has posted a lost episode of Raw originally scheduled for November 22, 1993. WWE explains, “WWE produced two episodes of Raw under the show number “41”. One of those episodes was never considered part of the shows historic 1000+ episode run. Relive this episode in its entirety featuring a huge WWE Championship match between Bret Hart and Yokozuna.”

    Also featured is a match pitting Marty Jannetty against Irwin R. Schyster and Bruce Prichard impersonating Dusty Rhodes’ voice as Reo Rodgers in a segment with Shawn Michaels.

    – At Thursday’s New York Rangers game at Madison Square Garden, a “This Day In Garden History” graphic was shown on the video screens with a photo of Hulk Hogan facing The Iron Sheik displayed. The day marked as the twenty-ninth anniversary of the night Hogan won the WWF Championship at the venue.

  • Brooke Hogan Wardrobe Malfunction (Picture), Bully Ray, Taz, Dixie Carter and Hulk Hogan Comment On Brooke & Bully’s Wedding

    Bully Ray, Taz, Dixie Carter and Hulk Hogan have responded to the events that transpired on Thursday’s Impact Wrestling during Bully’s wedding to Brooke Hogan. In response to Taz joining Aces & Eights and the biker gang beating the crap out of Bully and Hulk Hogan, Bully tweeted:

    “What was supposed to be a night of celebration, turned into a nightmare. @TestifyDevon was 1 thing. @OfficialTAZ your dead to me scumbag.”

    Taz responded to those comments, tweeting:

    “@REALBully5150 dead? I just came to LIFE! All business big man.”

    Dixie Carter then responded to Taz:

    “Business?? Really, big man??”

    Hulk Hogan, on the other hand, actually sounds relieved about the wedding not going down as planned

    “Taz screwed everyone , the one good thing was the wedding came to an immediate halt,thank God. HH”

    Meanwhile, Brooke Hogan experienced a wardrobe malfunction during the brawl that took place during her wedding between Aces & Eights, Bully Ray, Hulk Hogan and Sting –

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  • Update On Hulk Hogan Wrestling In Mexico, Jeff Hardy Unable To Work UK Tour

    – Several months ago we reported that Hulk Hogan was approached by Mexico’s Multimedios group to wrestle a match for a huge payday. While Hogan originally turned them down, word out of TNA is that Eric Bischoff recently approached the group to restart negotiations.

    The condition of Hulk Hogan’s back remains the big issue as to whether he can wrestle a full match. Hogan has stated in recent interviews that his latest back surgery fixed his back and he does plan on wrestling again, but it’s more likely that he’ll simply appear at the show and get physical, opposed to working a full match.

    – TNA’s developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling, taped their 700th episode of television this week. Several TNA stars taped congratulatory messages that will air on the show, including Hulk Hogan, Sting, Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, Mr. Anderson and Tara.

    – TNA World Champion Jeff Hardy will not be traveling to the UK for TNA’s annual overseas tour due to his felony conviction that prevents him from entering the country. As a result, Hardy will miss 4 weeks of Impact tapings, so it will be interesting to see how TNA handles the situation.

    * The Latest On JEFF HARDY’s TNA Future: Will He Jump To WWE When His Contract Expires?

    (Partial Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

  • Hulk Hogan Files $50 Million Lawsuit, Backstage Morale At Geneiss & More

    – TMZ.com has an article about Hulk Hogan filing a $50 million lawsuit against the Laser Spine Institute in Florida. LSI performed several procedures on his back starting in 2009 to treat multiple lumbar spinal abnormalities including scoliosis and multiple bulging discs, but Hogan claims that the procedures actually made his back worse and says he was never informed that the laser treatment only provided temporary pain relief.

    Hogan eventually underwent major back surgery with a different team of doctors and says he missed out on tens of millions of dollars in employment opportunities. If that’s not bad enough, Hogan says LSI used his name and image to promote their business without his permission.

    – Samoa Joe will be hosting a seminar for the Ludus Wrestling School this Saturday (1/20) in Brooklyn, NY.

    – Backstage at Sundays TNA Genesis pay-per-view from Orlando, morale among the locker room was high. Everybody felt like it was a solid show with a great main event and the roster feels like the company is moving in the right direction.

  • Hogan Comments On CM Punk’s Promo From RAW, More On Impact’s Rating

    – TNA star Hulk Hogan is the latest person to comment on CM Punk’s “Pipe Bomb” promo from RAW. Hogan tweeted on Tuesday morning:

    VIDEO of PUNK’s Latest PIPE BOMB Promo from RAW

    – As previously reported, last week’s live episode of TNA Impact Wrestling drew a 1.14 rating, the show’s best audience since August 23, 2012. The show had hourly ratings of 1.14 and 1.23, with Hulk Hogan and Bully Ray drawing the highest quarter hour of the night (1.31).

    The steel cage main event that saw the return of Sting and the unmasking of Mike Knox drew a strong 1.21 rating. The only segment that fell below 1.0 was the Hernandez vs. Joey Ryan match, which did a 0.99.

  • Video From The Grand Opening Of Hogan’s Beach Restaurant

    TNA star Hulk Hogan’s new Tampa-based restaurant, Hogan’s Beach, had its Grand Opening over the weekend, with Hogan tweeting the following:

    – Meanwhile, Tampa’s local WTSP Channel 10 reported on the opening, including footage of Hogan (wearing a mask) talking about the new venue:

     

  • Hulk Hogan Talks About The Opening Of His “Hogan’s Beach” Restaurant

    TNA star Hulk Hogan recently spoke to TampaBay.com about the Grand Opening of his new restaurant, Hogan’s Beach.

    Pictures From HOGAN’s BEACH Restaurant

    Here are some highlights of what Hogan said about:

    The Concept: “It’s going to be Jimmy Buffett’s [Margaritaville] times 10; Hooters times 10. It’s a logical extension of the Hogan brand, with my image and likeness. We’re looking for something like Winter the Dolphin. In 36 years I’ve become so tangible to the public, and not just Americans. We have a chance to have an international draw.”

    His Role at the Restaurant: “I see myself almost like a general manager, creatively. I play a fake general manager on Impact Wrestling. But this is for real.”

    The New Year’s Eve opening was a huge success, with the restaurant doing big business in its first night open to the public. Among the pro wrestling names that were in attendance were Hogan, Ric Flair, Matt Morgan, Austin Aries, Jimmy Hart, Brutus Beefcake, Bushwaker Luke, TNA Knockout Rosita, former WWE developmental diva Melissa Coates and others.

  • Ring In The New Year With Hulk Hogan & Friends At “Hogan’s Beach” In Tampa

    If you’re in the vicinity of Tampa, Florida and are looking for some New Year’s Eve plans for tonight – you might want to check out the grand opening of Hulk Hogan’s new “Hogan’s Beach” bar/restaurant.

    Hogan announced on Twitter that tonight’s New Year’s Eve Grand Opening party will be attended by himself, Ric Flair, Jimmy Hart, Matt Morgan, Jim Neidhart and one of the Bushwhackers.

    Ed “Brutus Beefcake” Leslie and the Nasty Boys have also been invited to attend.

    Hogan also confirmed that the pictures of he an Ric Flair and their children partying together this weekend were taken at the new restaurant.

    * Pictures of the HOGANS & FLAIRS Partying Together This Weekend

  • Pictures Of The Hogans & Flairs Partying At Hogan’s Beach

    Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair were together on Saturday night at Hulk Hogan’s new beach restaurant in Tampa, Florida. Check out these pictures of them together, along with their children, Nick Hogan and Ashley Flair (NXT diva Charlotte):

       

  • TNA Ratings & Live Attendance Down In November, Hogan’s MCW Returns

    – Hulk Hogan’s Micro Championship Wrestling returns to the Tailgaters Sports Bar in Bolingbrook, Illinois on April 13th, 2013. Bell time is 9 PM. For more information, visit Tailgatersgrill.com.

    – Here are some TNA Wrestling business figures for November 2012 compared to the previous year, courtesy of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter:

    * Impact Wrestling averaged a 0.96 rating with 1.27 million viewers. Compared to 2011, the average rating is down 18% and the audience is down 21%, when the show was averaging a 1.17 rating with 1.61 million viewers.

    Impact’s decline in ratings and viewership is more significant than the losses seen by WWE RAW and SmackDown for November.

    * TNA’s Live Events averaged 581 fans. This is down 40% from the previous November, when they averaged 975 fans.

  • Hulk Hogan Says He Wants To Be TNA World Champion In 2013

    TNA star Hulk Hogan was recently interviewed by the UK’s Guardian website as part of a “Celebrity Christmas Wish Lists” feature. Here’s what’s on Hogan’s wish list, including some interesting comments about wanting to not only wrestle again – but to also be TNA World champion:

    1. Thirty years of life: I want my youth back. I wouldn’t change anything, though. I’d wrestle all over again. The same matches.

    2. 747 jet I would like my own private jet plane again. I’d take all the wrestlers with me on the plane. I don’t just want a little Learjet, I want a 747. That would be a wild plane.

    3. Knee surgery I’ve had eight back surgeries, I’ve had knee replacements, I’ve had both hip replacements. I only need one more surgery – to fix my right knee – then I’m going to go for the TNA world title. I want to be 59 years old and be the champion.

    4. Hair I want a full head of hair.

  • Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff Weigh In On Ric Flair’s Return To WWE, Can ODB Make The List?

    – Monday’s Raw saw the return of the Ric Flair to WWE, who presented the “Superstar of the Year” Slammy Award and encountered CM Punk, Paul Heyman and The Shield. The legendary grappler’s former TNA Wrestling colleagues, Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff, weighed in on his return via Twitter.

    “Great to see Flair doing his thing again,” Hogan wrote shortly after his Raw appearance.

    Bischoff noted that he is “Very happy for Ric Flair.”

    – ODB attempts to make “The List” in this week’s show. The synopsis states, “Robbie E has ODB waiting for her spot on the list and being in the holiday spirit he decides to make a deal with ODB.”

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EvYzL9Mqsw

  • Hogan Sex Tape Draws Big Website Traffic, Buff Bagwell Talks About Breakign His Neck, WWE Buying WCW & More

    – While Hulk Hogan has had no luck getting courts to order Gawker Media to remove footage of his sex tape, Gawker is enjoying huge website traffic by continuing hosting the clips.

    The Huffington Post reports that Hulk Hogan’s sex tape drew the second-highest traffic of the year for Gawker.com. The only other news story which drew more traffic to the site was the one regarding the topless photos of Kate Middleton which also surfaced earlier this year.

    – Former WCW wrestler Buff Bagwell joined the Shining Wizards Podcast (www.shiningwizards.com). Here are some highlights of what he said about:

    His recent car accident:

    “My best friend Hamilton died from a drinking accident. So in the past year I have been doing much better with the drinking and the partying. After I found out how he died, I quit drinking. They say I had a seizure from the alcohol withdrawal. I said, “Dude, I drink maybe 2-3 beers a day.” And they go, “How long have you been drinking 3 or more beers a day?” I said “20 years.” They said “Marcus, 3 beers a day for a long time, it’s still a big deal when you come off cold turkey like that.” I have had one more withdrawal seizure, from coming off pain meds or whatever, years ago trying to clean my life up. When you have one, you see this thing called an aura. It’s a white little light. It’s a light that makes you think Jesus is coming. It’s that kind of light. It’s that brutal. And anyone listening that has seen the aura, its something that you never ever forget, you don’t mistake it for a glare or anything like that, you know what it is. It’s the scariest thing in the world. The aura gives an epileptic forty-five seconds to either pull their car over or lay down on the ground. There is no fixing it once you see the light. I was on the phone with my wife, and I said, “Oh my God, I just saw the aura’. She goes, “What? Pull over.” I had a big jacked up jeep at the time, and I pulled over. And from that point, its all a black out.”

    Wrestling in Global (GWF) and being offered a contract:

    “Global to me back then was like WWF. It was that big to me. We were on TV. We were on ESPN in a great time slot, and we were told that we were gonna be the next company. The woman who owned the place painted it up all nice and got us air conditioning. The dressing rooms got redone, and “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert was there, Lighting Kid, Harlem Heat, Patriot and Scotty Flamingo. They started giving out contracts. I was the 4th guy to get a contract, which I never got. It was $100,000 contract. When I was the fourth one in line, it was just over. They suddenly just pulled the plug. The next phone call, was like God did it. The phone rings and I pick it up, and the guy goes “This is Magnum.” I said “Who?” I had no idea who he was.”

    On his early days in WCW:

    “Right away I got along with Brian Pillman. Guys who worked out hung together. Guys who partied worked together. So me and Brian got along great. I was 19 years old, no credit card, no nothing. I was getting $500 a week to go to wrestling school. When they put you on the road, you lose $500 really fast; going to the gym, tanning, eating, hotel, whatever you do. I came home losing money, the whole thing was a 10 day road trip. Homesick, crying, calling home. After Pillman, me and Johnny B. Badd got on real good. Once we got our own credit cards and were making money, no one rode with us. We went and trained, and didn’t know what a beer was, and didn’t party. It was all about working out and pro wrestling. After that it was Sting, and then Luger. Me and Luger were animals at that point. Scotty got in such good shape at that time. He set the bar so high, anyone who hoped in our car, it was gonna be chicken breasts, baked potatoes and working out, Not many people jumped in the car with us. Me and Lex wanted to work out and look good for TV.”

    The WCW Tapings:

    “WCW didn’t have to be a TV company. WWF had to sell their product to a TV Company. We had 500 people get in free at WCW Center Stage. I was out on the street begging people to come in and sit down. We gave away bicycles and everything to get people in, then tape a months work of matches. So we would do 25 matches in a day. We had to be careful with angles and stuff, because if someone gets hurt, then you ruin the angle. If you notice, when me and Riggs were on the shows, we were announced as Tag Champions, but we didn’t have the belts.”

    On breaking his neck:

    “What happened then, Rick didn’t tell anyone, he had tore his rotator cuff. So here’s a bulldog, a move I have taken a thousand times. He comes off the top and misses me. It was live TV. So I was trying to catch up to him, and as I was trying to catch up with him, he hit the mat and went back into my face. So my face went into his back, and the back of my head touched my shoulder blades. And I just went instantly limp. Basically my face went into his back at a perfect angle, so medically at Level 3-4, that cervical disk shot into my spinal cord and bruised it. To me, when it swelled you lose; its not like a stinger, or I’m gonna be ok, as soon as I got hit I said “I am paralyzed.” So the finish of the match, Scotty was gonna slide in, hit Rick with a chair, put me on Rick, pin 1-2-3, NWO wins. I am on the mat face down, and as soon as he rolled me over I said I am paralyzed. His eyes were like oh my god, then I had 270 pounds of a maniac named Scotty Steiner coming in with a chair. If you watch the match, you will see my mouth going 100 miles an hour saying “Please don’t touch me, I am hurt.” So all Scott did was hit Rick with a chair, and then he was gonna put my arm across Rick, as soon as he did my arm didn’t stay there, because I was paralyzed from the neck down. So the ref counted three while both our backs were on the mat. It was just a bad scene.”

    On the Monday Night Wars and his time in WWE:

    “Here we are, thinking we’re going to put them out of business. There has to be at least two companies or else we’re all screwed, you need two places to go. When I signed with WWE I went from making a million dollars a year to $220,000. I can’t even pay for myself, so Vince told me to sell some things. Two weeks later I was fired anyway. Long story short, I have no idea why. They bought us to get us off the shelf. It kills me because what a great thing he (Vince) had. WCW vs. WWF. They really f’d that up. When Turner merged with AOL, AOL didn’t want wrestling. It would have worked (WCW vs. WWF) if out of the gate. Instead of giving WCW to his son, have Eric or Dusty or Flair run it. I think it would have worked. Everybody knew it wasn’t Shane’s company. Instead it was just beat us and send us home. Coming into the WWF locker room was REALLY BAD. I knew it was going to be bad. The first ones through the door, you’re going to get a little bit bloody. No matter what, I’m going to take someone else’s job away. That’s how they looked at us. My contract was up, Booker’s was up, Dallas’ was up. The rest of the guys were great talents, but the younger guys. The New Bloods. 12 guys actually hired, with only three having pretty big names. Vince had to pay if he wanted you, so guys like Luger, Sting, and Goldberg just stayed home and got paid. I had another 50 grand coming to me, two pay days but still I could have stayed home. But, though the heat I had that wasn’t really true, what I did to get unheated is I gave Vince my 50 grand and he took it and fired me in two weeks. Regarding heat, I never changed. What Mark Bagwell would say to make people laugh was the same thing Buff would say. However when it came from Buff, I got heat. 90 percent of the heat was because I was over and you get heat for that. And you have to be careful what you say and I wasn’t. The other 10 percent is other people making their own stories up.”

    On a possible future with TNA:

    “Me and Eric are talking. Sting wants me to come down there and work for TNA. So we are in talks, we are waiting for me to get back to 100%. We are about 2 weeks out. I just spoke to Sting yesterday. So Eric is gonna bring me down and talk to me and just see what happens, so I am in the mix with maybe going back to TNA now.”

    * Big Update On RANDY ORTON’s Injury, Rey Mysterio’s Return & THE ROCK

  • Hulk Hogan and Jeff Hardy Featured On 2013 Lockdown Poster, Dixie Carter Addresses Velvet Sky’s Return To TNA

    – The promotional poster for TNA’s Lockdown pay-per-view event on March 10, 2013 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, has surfaced online and Hulk Hogan is featured front and center. Also notably featured is TNA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Hardy, whose contract expires in February.

    TNA Lockdown

    – Thursday on Impact Wrestlng, Velvet Sky made her return to TNA Wrestling during a in-ring segment between Mickie James and Tara, vowing to regain the TNA Women’s Knockouts Championship and making 2013 her year. Following her appearance, TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter remarked on Sky’s return, tweeting, “Welcome back @VelVelHoller! I’m sure millions have missed the pigeons!!”

    – Miss Tessmacher and Robbie E appear for ACW tomorrow at Opportunity Builders Inc. 8855 Veterans Highway Millersville, Maryland. Call 410-608-1141 for more information.

  • News On Hulk Hogan & Ric Flair Receiving Offers To Wrestle Again

    WWE Hall of Famers Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair claim to have wrestled their last matches, but both men have received lucrative offers to wrestle again in recent weeks.

    A Mexican group called Llaves y Candados which is backed by one of the biggest television networks in Mexico, met with TNA officials and Hulk Hogan at the 11/29 Impact tapings in Orlando. Roberto Figueroa made a huge offer to Hulk Hogan to wrestle one show in Mexico, but he reportedly turned them down. Money wasn’t the issue – Hogan simply can’t go anymore. Even the idea of a gimmicked match where a Mexican wrestler ran into his punches and bumped around for him was rejected, which speaks volumes about his physical condition.

    Ric Flair has received a big offer to work with an international promotion, despite his claims that he’s retired. The belief is that Flair would wrestle again if the money was right, but he’ll probably wind up back in WWE and they’ve made it clear he won’t be wrestling in a WWE ring again.

    * Pictures From RIC FLAIR’s 2009 Bachelor Party – WOOOOOO!

    (Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

  • Hulk Hogan Thanks TNA President Dixie Carter For Putting Up With “B.S.”, Kenny King Featured On “TNA Today”

    – Hulk Hogan posted a message on Twitter Wednesday thanking TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter for putting up with “b.s.” from the creative team and maintaining her composure.

    “Really looking foward th IMPACT this Thursday, the show now has energy, momentum and a real life of its own, props to Dixie for always being there and keeping her cool when sometimes we are all over the place with our he said she said b.s.,” Hogan wrote.

    “She’s a constant and is always in the trenches with us even if we’re right or wrong. Thank you Dixie Carter for letting Impact continue to grow. You haven’t seen anything yet. HH4Life.”

    – Kenny King appears on TNA Today as he discusses his path to the wrestling world including how he got his start and where he is headed.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkzFKCeonUI

    – Miss Tessmacher turned 28-years-old on Tuesday.

  • Ric Flair’s Attorney Responds To Wife’s Claims, Hogan Loses In Court Again

    – Hulk Hogan’s latest legal efforts to get clips of his sex tape taken offline were shot down on Monday, when a judge ruled that Gawker.com does not have to remove the footage. Judge James D. Whittemore ruled on Monday that Hogan’s latest legal filing offered nothing new from his prior (unsuccessful) attempt to get the video offline.

    The judge also stated that Hogan had not demonstrated that there were any grounds for an appeal and there was no proof of “immediate harm.”

    – Earlier today, TMZ.com broke the news that Ric Flair’s fourth wife, Jacqueline, has filed for divorce, claiming Flair cheated on her with multiple women and owes her tens of thousands of dollars as a result of their recent separation agreement.

    Pictures From Ric Flair’s 2009 Bachelor Party

    Flair’s attorney has responded to the claims, telling TMZ.com that Flair “denies the claims, contends there was marital and other misconduct on her part, and looks forward to these issues being resolved in court.”

    (Partial Source: PWInsider.com)

  • Hulk Hogan Named One Of The Least Influential People Of 2012, Preview Thursday’s Impact, Brooke Tessmacher

    – GQ has named Hulk Hogan as among the twenty-five “Least Influential People of 2012—”a collection of people so uninspiring that we should round them all up and stick them on an iceberg.”

    The publication says of the legendary wrestler, “When I was a kid, I wanted to be just like Hulk Hogan. Funny how getting caught banging his best friend’s wife on tape and then finding out that his best friend was allegedly the one taping it has now diminished my admiration. Kudos to Hulk for having a big ol’ dick, though. That thing is thicker than a turnbuckle.”

    – TNA has released the following video previewing this Thursday’s Impact Wrestling broadcast featuring a Six Man Tag Team Main Event, Samoa Joe vs. Devon, Kurt Angle vs. D.O.C, and more.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_Q0zU3ysxk

    – According to WrestlingFigs.com, Brooke Tessmacher and Robbie E will appear at Tammany Hall 152 Orchard St. New York, New York, this Friday from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. E-mail FWEAdsales@gmail.com for more information.

  • Big Changes In TNA, Matt Morgan Wears Hogan’s Cape From The 70’s, Steiner

    – The court hearing in for Scott Steiner’s lawsuit against TNA that was scheduled for Thursday in Nashville, Tennessee was cancelled. No word why, but it’s possible the two sides are working out a settlement.

    – The cape that Matt Morgan wore on Thursday’s Impact Wrestling was actually a cape that Hulk Hogan wore back int he 1970’s when he was a heel. Hogan has been working closely with Morgan in recent weeks to help fine-tune his character’s presentation.

    – This weekend’s TNA live events schedule includes:

    * 11/30 in Bemidji, MN
    * 12/1 in Fargo, ND
    * 12/2 in Grand Forks, ND

    Jeff Hardy, AJ Styles, and Bully Ray are among the talents scheduled to appear .

    – Morale behind the scenes at Thursday’s Impact Wrestling was great, with talent feeling better about the company’s creative direction than they have in a long time.

    TNA has been focusing on long-term booking as of late, mapping out creative plans several months in advance. Television scripts are being written weeks in advance, with tweaks being made when necessary.

    * Update On JEFF HARDY Leaving TNA & Returning To WWE With Matt

    (Source: PWInsider.com)

  • Details On Next Year’s Lockdown Pay-Per-View – Location, New Month Scheduled, Two Matches Announced

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ImTJEMosx2k

    It was announced during Thursday’s Impact Wrestling broadcast that San Antonio, Texas will host Lockdown on March 10, 2013 at the Alamodome. The following press release was issued.

    Lockdown 2013 is coming to the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on March 10

    TNA WRESTLING ANNOUNCES SAN ANTONIO FOR “LOCKDOWN” LIVE PAY-PER-VIEW EVENT MARCH 10 – PRESENTED BY DIRECT AUTO INSURANCE! TNA IMPACT WRESTLING SUPERSTARS HULK HOGAN, AUSTIN ARIES, BOBBY ROODE, JEFF HARDY, JAMES STORM AND MANY MORE WILL IGNITE THE ALAMODOME!

    TNA Wrestling has announced San Antonio, Texas will be home for “Lockdown” presented by Direct Auto Insurance. The annual live Pay-Per-View extravaganza is scheduled for Sunday night, March 10 at the Alamodome. This will be TNA’s first televised event from San Antonio. Tickets for “Lockdown” start at $15 and go on sale Friday, Dec. 7 at all Ticketmaster outlets or ticketmaster.com.

    “Lockdown” is promised to be the most dangerous Pay-Per-View event of the year featuring a 15-foot reinforced steel cage. The TNA World Heavyweight Championship will be on the line and two teams will compete in a “Lethal Lockdown” match for an unforgettable night of action. Fans can watch the “Road to Lockdown” on TNA’s weekly flagship show, IMPACT WRESTLING, airing every Thursday night on Spike TV.

    The reigning TNA World Heavyweight Champion, Jeff Hardy, leads the invasion of IMPACT WRESTLING stars including Hulk Hogan, “Cowboy” James Storm, Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles, Rob Van Dam, the lovely and lethal Knockouts and more.

    “We have been waiting to play San Antonio until we could bring this great city a big televised event,” said TNA President Dixie Carter. “I’m so excited our first show there will be Lockdown — TNA’s most intense pay-per-view of the year.”

    Tickets for “Lockdown” go on sale Friday, Dec. 7 at 10am, at all Ticketmaster locations, www.Ticketmaster.com, the Alamodome box office or charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000.

    “TNA Lockdown Fan InterAction” will be taking place on Saturday, March 9. Tickets go on sale Friday, Dec. 7 at ShopTNA.com. “Fan InterAction” is a popular fan friendly event giving fans a chance to meet many of the stars of TNA IMPACT WRESTING.

    TNA will also be offering a limited number of travel packages that will include lodging and first or second row tickets to “Lockdown.”