Tag: Hulk Hogan

  • Bruno Sammartino: Harsh Words For Austin, Hogan & Flair

    Wrestling legend Bruno Sammartino recently appeared on the “Inside the Ropes” podcast and had some very negative things to say about fellow legends Steve Austin, Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan.

    Audio of Sammartino’s comments can be heard below:

    http://youtu.be/PXZlBcMzZSU

    http://youtu.be/MOYXkIG7-bE

    http://youtu.be/ypTMOTpBJIs

  • Impact Preview – Kurt Angle vs. James Storm, Knockouts In Action

    Don’t miss TNA IMPACT WRESTLING every Thursday night LIVE at 8/7c on SpikeTV! If you can’t watch Thursday, don’t forget to set your DVR to record it! It’s two hours of Total Nonstop Action featuring your favorite wrestling superstars – including “The Immortal” Hulk Hogan, “The Icon” Sting, Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, “The Charismatic Enigma” Jeff Hardy, Bobby Roode, “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles, Mr. Anderson, Rob Van Dam, “Cowboy” James Storm, the lovely and lethal Knockouts, the high-flying X Division athletes and many more! TNA IMPACT WRESTLING takes place from the Impact Zone at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida! IMPACT WRESTLING is the world’s most innovative experience in professional wrestling, airing in over 120 countries worldwide!

    Preview Thursday’s huge LIVE broadcast as the road to the August 12 “Hardcore Justice” Pay-Per-View event continues:

    -Last week accusations flew that James Storm may be involved with Aces and 8s. Could there possibly be any truth to these rumors?

    – IMPACT will feature a HUGE Bound For Glory Series main event match as Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle battles “Cowboy” James Storm! The competition for a shot at the World Title at “Bound For Glory” continues with two former World Champions battling on Thursday night on SpikeTV!

    – In tag team action, World Heavyweight Champion Austin Aries teams with newcomer Kenny King against Bobby Roode and X Division Champion Zema Ion

    – TNA Knockouts executive Brooke Hogan makes her return to IMPACT for the first time since the brutal attack by The Aces & 8s gang on her legendary father, “The Immortal” Hulk Hogan

    – In Knockouts action, it will be Mickie James vs. Gail Kim vs. Madison Rayne vs. Tara in a four-way #1 Contenders match for a shot at the Knockouts Championship

    All this and much more on Thursday’s IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast LIVE at 8/7c on SpikeTV

    (source: ImpactWrestling.com)

  • Velvet Sky Advertised For Upcoming iPPV, Opening Impact Segment

    – Lending confusion to Velvet Sky’s contractual status with TNA Wrestling amidst rumors that her tenure is drawing near, the popular female wrestler’s profile was removed from their roster index Wednesday before being placed back after news spread online. Though she remains listed as a member of the active roster, another online sign would confirm that she is no longer affiliated with the organization.

    Sky is advertised to appear on iPPV for Pro Wrestling Syndicate on September 14—event taking place at the Rahway Recreation Center in Rahway, New Jersey. Though contracted TNA Wrestling talent are permitted to appear for independent wrestling promotions, they are prohibited from appearing on shows which are broadcast.

    – TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter announced Wednesday that an Interim General Manager for Impact Wrestling will be appointed in the opening segment of Thursday’s live show.

    “While Hulk Hogan is recovering, I’ve asked another man to step in and take control,” she tweeted. “He appears right at 8/7 Central on (Spike TV) tomorrow.

    – Tickets for TNA Wrestling’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view event on October 14 in Phoenix, Arizona go on sale this Friday (10:00 a.m. MST/1:00 p.m. EDT) at the Grand Canyon University Arena box office, GCUArena.com or charge by phone at 602-639-8999.

  • Hulk Hogan Pulls Out Of Northeast Wrestling Show

    TNA star Hulk Hogan has announced that he will not be appearing at an upcoming live event for Northeast Wrestling. The promotion has been advertising Hogan for their upcoming arena show on September 22nd in New York.

    The NEW promotion tweeted the following on Wednesday:

    Hulk Hogan’s surgery went well and he will be ready for Sept. 22nd in Fishkill, N.Y.

    Hogan followed up with the following tweet on Thursday:

    It should be noted that Northeast Wrestling never stated that Hogan would be wrestling on the show. He had been advertised for an autograph signing. Other talent scheduled to appear are Roddy Piper, Jerry Lawler, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Matt Hardy and several other legends.

    NEW had been very accommodating of Hulk Hogan’s schedule, even moving the date of the event due to his recent back surgery.

    * News On Who Is Behind ACES & EIGHTS (Former WWE Superstars)

  • Ex-WWE Talent Working As Mystery Attackers, Update On Sorensen

    – On last week’s episode of Impact Wrestling, a mysterious group of masked men known as “The Aces and Eights” attacked both Hulk Hogan and Sting at the show’s conclusion. Two of the attackers were former WWE performers—Wes Brisco, a former developmental wrestler, and the wrestler formerly known as Luke Gallows. Gallows has participated in all of the group’s attacks while Brisco debuted last week. For the time being, the wrestlers taking part in the angle are being used as extras rather than full-fledged characters.

    It was also noted that former WWE Superstar Chris Masters, who has been campaigning via Twitter to join the organization after working a dark match last month, has not taken part in the angle.

    – Jesse Sorensen appeared at Destination X on July 8 to address his neck injury and hope that Zema Ion captures the vacant TNA X Division Championship so he can take the title away from him. He then vowed to reign as X Division Champion at next year’s Destination X pay-per-view event and cash in the title to become the TNA World Heavyweight Champion. Despite the angle being put in gear, Sorensen’s return to the squared circle remains indefinite as it could take place anywhere from three to ten months from now.

    (source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

  • Destination X Draws Poor Buy Figure, Officials High On Daniels

    – After last month’s Slammiversary pay-per-view event drew approximately 15,000 buys, the purchase number for the Destination X show on July 8 fell to 9,000 buys, according to early estimates. This is approximately the same level their pay-per-view events garner with the exception of Slammiversary, Lockdown and Bound for Glory.

    Destination X was headlined by Austin Aries vs. Bobby Roode for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and an X Division Tournament to determine a new TNA X Division Champion.

    – Christopher Daniels’ performance in the ongoing Claire Lynch angle has drawn high marks from TNA Wrestling honchos Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan. The 41-year-old had acting experience before entering professional wrestling as he performed in theater.

    – Velvet Sky has been announced to appear for Impact Championship Wrestling on September 29 at The Armenian Cultural & Educational Center 47 Nichols Avenue, Watertown, Massachusetts 02472. She will be in action and will also accompany Danny Demanto for his match against Sami Callihan.

  • [Video] Hulk Hogan Tweets a Post-Surgery Video

    – Hulk Hogan posted a post-surgery video update from the hospital. He had another round of surgery due to lingering health issues. Hogan,  is shown in his hospital bed along with long-time friend and business partner Jimmy Hart.  He makes lighthearted comments about having another World Title run when he gets out of the hospital. TNA temporarily wrote Hogan him off TV with an attack by the Aces and Eights group on last week’s Impact, while he went to get the surgery.

  • Tessmacher Not Interested In WWE Return, ‘Beautiful People’ Tour?

    – TNA Women’s Knockout Champion Miss Tessmacher, who appeared for WWE in 2007, stated on Facebook that she has no interest in returning to her former employer due to their utilization of its female talent.

    “Why would I want to go back to wwe where they have 3 min matches that typically have no meaning,” she wrote regarding going back to WWE one day. “The women aren’t utilized to the potential they bring. They aren’t cared about or a priority.”

    – Velvet Sky is contemplating a “Beautiful People” reunion tour with former partner Angelina Love. She tweeted, “How many ?#PigeonArmy? fans and BP fans wanna see a Beautiful People Reunion tour?? ?#HOLLERHOLLERING?.”

    Meanwhile, Sky and Love have been announced to appear for Northeast Wrestling on Saturday, September 22 at Dutchess Stadium in Fishkill, New York. Other talent scheduled to appear include Hulk Hogan, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, Lita, Matt Hardy, Mickie James, Jerry “The King” Lawler, Jimmy Hart, “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan and Vader. (Event Information)

  • Hulk Hogan Opening Retail Store, Impact Rating Takes A Hit

    – Hulk Hogan will be opening a retail store in Clearwater Beach, Florida later this month. The store, which will sell Hulk Hogan merchandise and memorabilia, will feature regular appearances and autograph seessions from Hulk Hogan and friends. Hulk’s wife Jennifer and daughter Brooke will both be involved in the business.

    – Thursday’s iMPACT! Wrestling drew around a 0.8 cable rating, with 1.11 million viewers. The show did not rank in the Top 50 shows on cable for the night, so the official rating won’t be available until next week. The DirecTV blackout is a factor in this week’s rating being lower than usual, with 20 million DirecTV subscribers not having access to Spike TV on Thursday night.

    – TNA Knockout Sarita, who has not appeared for TNA Wrestling since April, competed Tuesday in Mexico as Dark Angel. She teamed with Dalis la Caribeña and Lluvia defeat Lady Apache, Mima Shimoda and Zeuxis in a 6-woman tag team match.

  • Hulk Hogan Undergoing Yet Another Back Surgery

    TNA ran an angle at the conclusion of Thursday’s Impact Wrestling where the masked group of attackers known as “Aces & Eights” took out Hulk Hogan.

    According to PWInsider.com, the reason behind the attack is that Hulk Hogan will be undergoing another back surgery in the coming weeks. Hogan has had upwards of 10 back surgeries in recent years to remove bone spurs and alleviate chronic pain.

    Just this week, there was talk of Hogan wrestling at Bound For Glory in October, teaming up with Sting in a “special attraction” match against Aces and Eights. After his latest back surgery, it remains to be seen if Hogan will be physically able to ever “wrestle” again.

    Here’s a video clip of the Hogan attack angle from Impact:

  • Hogan & Sting Teaming At BFG, Dixie Carter On Real Housewives?

    – TNA recently announced that Bound for Glory on October 14th will take place from Phoenix, Arizona at the Grand Canyon University Arena. The basketball arena typically holds 5,000 fans. Capacity will be closer to 3,500 when the stage is set up.

    There is talk of Sting and Hulk Hogan teaming up against the new Aces & Eights mystery group that attacked Sting and have been taunting Hogan on Twitter. Even though Hogan is extremely limited in what he can do in the ring, Sting could work most of the match and Hogan could get in a few of his signature spots in what would be a “special attraction” match.

    – TNA President Dixie Carter could be crossing over into the world of reality television. The production company behind “Real Housewives” of Beverly Hills and Orange County are working on a new “Real Housewives of Nashville” and Dixie Carter is one of the women under consideration for the show. Due to her high profile, she’s in the top tier of candidates and there’s a good chance she’ll be cast.

    (Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

  • Sting’s Mystery Attackers Taunting Hulk Hogan On Twitter

    As previously reported the group that attacked Sting on Impact Wrestling several weeks ago have set up a Twitter account and are calling themselves “Aces and Eights.”

    The group has been taunting Hulk Hogan on Twitter in recent days, including a countdown that culminates on Thursday:

    They also tweeted a video clip from Impact when an unidentified person delivered the envelope containing the cards and a message to Hogan:

  • Warrior and Hogan Featured On Latest “Are You Serious?”

    This week on Are You Serious?, a clip is featured of (Ultimate) Warrior tormenting Hollywood Hogan backstage through a mirror on WCW Monday Nitro. While the clip airs, Road Dogg and Josh Mathews ponder what Warrior may be foretelling Hogan, such as alimony payments, the box office returns for Santa with Muscles and the end result of PastaMania.

    “It’s official, WCW jumps the shark,” Josh Mathews says after baring witness to the clip. Road Dogg adds, “WCW ruined Hulk Hogan. They ruined the Ultimate Warrior. It didn’t help Eric Bischoff any, that’s for sure.” Mathews responds, “Bret Hart’s career really didn’t skyrocket when he went to WCW.”

    Road Dogg concludes, “Remember kids, WCW ruins everything, including Billy Kidman’s career.”

    Also featured are clips of Juventud Guerrera taking a tumble during his ring entrance at the 1996 WCW Fall Brawl pay-per-view event, Al Snow’s various incarnations and the Playboy Buddy Rose “Blow Away” diet.

  • Bret Hart Advertised For 1000th Raw, Who Portrayed Doink?, More

    – A commercial aired in the St. Louis, Missouri market Monday night during Raw SuperShow advertising WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart as appearing at the historic 1000th show taking place at Scottrade Center.

    As reported earlier, WWE formed a list of 15 to 20 former Superstars they hoped to have appear on Raw in the weeks building up to and including the historic 1000th episode.

    – Doink the Clown was portrayed by Steve Lombardi (a/k/a Brooklyn Brawler) during Monday’s Raw SuperShow. Lombardi portrayed the character at various points in the nineties.

    – The 1989 cult classic “No Holds Barred,” featuring Hulk Hogan in his first starring role, is digitally remastered and available on DVD beginning today.

    – Johnny Swinger turns 37 years old on Tuesday.

    (source: PWInsider.com)

  • Angelina Love & Hulk Hogan Comment On Her TNA Departure

    – Angelina Love, who was granted a release from TNA over the weekend, thanked her fans on Twitter on Monday morning:

    Hulk Hogan also tweeted the following about Love’s TNA departure:

    – TNA has released the following video preview of the upcoming Lockdown 2012 DVD:

  • Hogan Acknowledges Impact Zone Makes TNA Look “Small Time”

    – PPV provider iN DEMAND has released the latest promotional poster for the next installment of TNA’s “Unfinished Business” specials.

    The feud of Jeff Hardy vs. Mr. Anderson will be the subject of the next offering, which will be available for purchase on Saturday, August 4. Here’s the poster:

    – Hulk Hogan says the “main topic” of conversation when he talks to Dixie Carter and Spike TV is upgrading TNA’s minor league feel of the Impact Zone in Orlando. A fan wrote Hogan, “You guys have really stepped up your game. Great job. Only problem is the small ‘arena’ comes off as minor league. Major turnoff.”

    Hogan replied:

  • New TNA Tag Champs, BFG Series Match Time Limits, Rubix

    – Christopher Daniels and Kaz recaptured the TNA Tag Team championships from Kurt Angle and AJ Styles on Thursday’s Impact Wrestling

    – Sunjay Dutt returned to TNA on Thursday night and is now in the hunt for the X division title. The wrestler he defeated, Rubix, is indy worker Jigsaw from ROH, DGUSA & Chikara.

    – Hulk Hogan tweeted the following announcement about Bound For Glory Series matches now having a time limit:

  • Scott Steiner Gets Personal With Bischoff In Latest Twitter Rant

    Scott Steiner, who parted ways with TNA Wrestling in March, has continued to trash his former employer’s upper hierarchy via Twitter. In his latest series of messages, “Big Poppa Pump” slams Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan. “Big Poppa Pump” also takes digs at Bischoff’s wife Loree, who wrote a self-help book called Common Sense Happiness. He wrote:

    You say im old hogan says he wanted to bring me back right away,you two jackoffs need to get on

    The same page

    Seeing how scared you were when you saw the guys lined up to slap the shit out of you and since your

    Such a pussy you cant defend yourself from a bitchslap,you would have thought that you would

    Have wised up! But you didnt and you arrogantly came into TNA and treated everybody like shit,you trash

    Talk wrestlers in the media including Bret,Booker etc which is bullshit bcuz nobody has ever turned

    The tv on or paid for a PPV to see you but your so dillusional you think otherwise, but your whole family

    Is dillusional,Now i realize anybody can write a book but seriously your wife writes a book titled

    Common sense happiness(im not making this up) ..really…well there better be a whole chapter on

    Eating pussy….. bcuz according to your testimony that makes her happy

    Friends…Fuck You..you dont know anything about me

  • Preview For Next Week’s Live Impact – Open Fight Night Returns

    IMPACT WRESTLING Preview: Open Fight Night Returns LIVE On Thursday

    – The monthly “Open Fight Night” returns, involving the competitors in the Bound For Glory Series! All 12 Wresters in the BFG Series will be in action – 6 men make challenges, 6 men will be called out! Who will take the early advantage in the point standings? Tune in and find out!

    – What will be X Division Champion Austin Aries’ decision about Hulk Hogan’s officer of a potential World Title shot?

    – Also on the broadcast, TNA President Dixie Carter and AJ Styles vow to come clean about the recent allegations by Daniels and Kazarian

    – In addition, the Knockouts Championship will be on the line on the LIVE IMPACT! Knockouts Executive Brooke Hogan will announce on the broadcast who Miss Tessmacher will defend the gold against that night!

    – Plus, it’s also the return of the monthly “Gutcheck” – one newcomer will get the chance to prove themselves! Will they make the cut and join the TNA Wrestling roster?

    – The road to the July 8 “Destination X” Pay-Per-View event continues, with more news on the big event!

    All this and much more on Thursday’s IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast LIVE at 8/7c on SpikeTV

    (source: ImpactWrestling.com)

  • Steiner Takes Aim At Bischoff Over Recent Interview Comments

    Scott Steiner, who parted ways with TNA Wrestling in March, has continued to fire off messages on Twitter trashing his former employer’s uppeer hierarchy. In his latest series of messages, “Big Poppa Pump” slams Eric Bischoff, Brooke Hogan and Hulk Hogan for destroying TNA in his eyes. He also takes issue with Bischoff’s comments regarding him during a recent interview.

    When asked of Steiner’s scathing Twitter rants, Bischoff said, “Scott is a 50-year-old man and is at a stage of his life where in his mind he is a much bigger star than in reality and he is having a hard time adjusting to that. It is sad to see, especially with people at one time you thought were friends become so bitter because their identities are so diluted in this wrestling character that they think it is their life. When that chapter of their life closes they can no longer perform to the level they need to perform to be able to compete with the younger talent.

    “Some guys are able to adjust to that very well and just move on but other people like Scott Steiner just become bitter. I hope he finds a way to look back at his career and realise he was very fortunate, he made a lot of money, got to see the world and got to do things very few people got to do. I would like to see Scott become less bitter, he will be a much happier person.”

    Steiner responds:

    Brooke Tessmacher will now be called miss tessmacher bcuz hogan wants it that way…..really

    How about brooke A and brooke B …A is for amazon B is for beautiful..guess which brooke is the amazon

    Ive always said hogan n bitchoff are car salesman and are the best at it but how do these con men

    Convince a company that they have brought nothing but bad storylines and bad ratings and trying

    To save money hire their siblings who are both worthless,they were paying garrett bitchoff more money

    To go thru school than they are paying most of their cruiserweights and he still cant throw

    A believeable clothesline,fn bullshit

    Leaving one cunt and going to another..bitchoff did an interview and all he has

    To do is say what im saying isnt true but he cant so he tries too convince whoever that im bitter

    No im telling the truth and im saying what everybody wishes they could in tna but cant,i am the voice

    For these guys and im trying to save tna,bcuz ive seen this same bullshit before in WCW,where is hogans

    And bitchoffs accountability,then he said he thought we were friends…really..hogan thought we were

    Friends bcuz i gave him the # of the Dr who did my back surgery,and you thought we were friends bcuz

    …WHY….you have an inflated opinion of yurself bcuz you are viewed by 99% of the wrestlers that

    Were in WCW as the jackoff who made David Arquette champion and eventually running WCW into

    The ground,and now for those wrestlers who werent in WCW but know about it you are a jackoff that

    Doesnt know shit about booking and are destroying the fanbase of TNA

    And anybody that knows wrestling; once you lose fans its not like turning the faucet back on it takes awhile

    To get those fans back and sometimes you dont get them back

    Thats why TNA should be in a panick bcuz these 3 assholes have brought bad ratings for 21/2 yrs

    Bitchoffs then says when he was in wwe he wishes he would have picked vince’s mind more….are you

    Fucking kidding me …bitchoff the only time vince let you in his office was to save you from the guys from

    WCW kicking your ass,At raw flair went up to bitchoff and slapped the shit out of him and bitchoff being

    The cunt that he is did nothing,then Arn was going too,then pretty soon a line of guys from WCW started

    To form bcuz eric was a arrogant asshole and they wanted to take their shot and Vince brought bitchoff

    In his office and then tried to calm everybody down,You wonder why your son is a pussy……bcuz you are

    Age is a state of mind and i feel great,put me in the ring with garrett and we’ll see who looks better

    Fuck the piece of shit cant even wrestle

  • Hogan Retweets Sexual Comment About Brooke (Picture)

    – This is how to NOT use social media …. Hulk Hogan made a bad gaffe on Twitter on Friday, re-tweeting a very sexual message about his daughter Brooke from one of his followers:

    “@HulkHogan Hey hulk I went ballsdeep on Brooke!Could I get a retweet!”

    Hogan’s Twitter page is currently down, but here’s a screenshot of the epic fail:

    Meanwhile, former TNA Knockout Daffney has continued retweeting anti-Brooke messages on hers, including:

    “I heard Dixie replaced (Alissa Flash), (Awesome Kong), (Daffney) and (Roxxi) w/Brooke Hogan. Talk about trading in 4 Porsche’s for a Pinto”

    “Brooke Hogan looks like a man in drag.”

    – Velvet Sky announced on Twitter that she and Chris Sabin are accepting independent bookings together. They are available for shows, autograph signings and conventions. Those interested can reach her on Twitter.

    – SoCal Val, Daffney, Crystal Louthan and Leticia Cline are advertised to appear at Sign of the Times on Saturday, June 23 at Mother Kelly’s 490 Chestnut St. Cedarhurst, New York.

  • Hogan Addresses James & Ryan’s TNA Status, How Old Is Storm?

    – A segment involving the TNA Knockouts and new authority figure Brooke Hogan was cut from Thursday’s live Impact Wrestling show. Mickie James acknowledged the change in plans on Twitter, writing:

    “I am so sorry, gang. Seems I have lied. I assure you not purposely! I will not be on the show tonight. Watching it live backstage. Enjoy!”

    Hulk Hogan addressed James’ status with the organization in response to a follower complaining that Hogan would not put her on television with him in charge. He wrote:

    “Sorry u feel that way but Dixie has a whole battle plan laid out for Mickie.”

    Angelina Love, Gail Kim, Madison Rayne, ODB, Rosita, Tara and Velvet Sky were also backstage but not used on the live show.

    Hogan also commented on Gut Check judges not offering Joey Ryan a TNA Wrestling contract. He wrote: “Working on the Ryan situation now.”

    Joey Ryan Blasts TNA & Tells John Laurinaitis To Contact Him

    – James Storm turns 35 years old Friday. He appeared in a taped segment on Thursday’s Impact Wrestling and would not say whether he’s returning to the ring.

  • Ex-Knockouts Not A Fan Of The Hogans, Will Love Be On Impact?

    — Two former TNA Knockouts indicated on Twitter that they are not pleased with the Hogans’ involvement with TNA Wrestling.

    Daffney, who performed for the organization from 2008 to 2010, wrote “Amen” in response to the following fan remark: “TNA will not be watchable until Hulk Hogan is dead or @screamqueendaff returns.”

    She also criticized Brooke Hogan’s on-screen authority role. A fan wrote, “I think @screamqueendaff should be head of TNA knockouts. Least then it’d be credible AND shit will actually look good! #brookeisuselesstna.” She responded, “YEAH! What he said!!! #brookeisuselesstna.”

    Rain, who appeared as Payton Banks in 2007 and 2008, shares similar sentiments regarding Brooke’s role. When asked whether her arrival to TNA Wrestling will aid the Knockouts division, she responded, “They don’t NEED anyone in charge of the KO’s, and NO, completely pointless.”

    — Angelina Love, who has not competed on IMPACT WRESTLING since the April 5 episode, addressed via Twitter whether she will be appearing on tomorrow’s live show. She wrote, “You’ll have to watch to find out!”

  • Dixie Carter Responds To Criticism Against Hulk Hogan

    Speaking to Fight Club Chicago, TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter defended Hulk Hogan against critics and explained what he means to her organization.

    “I think people think he’s just showing up and collecting some big fat paycheck and it couldn’t be further from the truth. This guy, this legend in our business, truly surpasses the word wrestling itself. He is so immersed in our business and helping us grow our business on days he’s not even on shows. He’s driving an hour and a half to sit in on our agents’ meetings and help working with agents and the talent on the night of the show. If we have a pay-per-view and he’s not on it, he’s there. He’s working his tail off,” Carter said.

    “And then you have, what does Hulk Hogan bring to a company such as ours and the doors it opens and the visibility it gives and that’s everything. He’s making business calls for us, he’s talking to advertisers, he’s showing up and working Viacom stuff. He’s as vested as you can possibly be and I think he will always be known for so many big big things throughout his career. I am hopeful that this period of his life, even when he’s not in the ring wrestling will be one that fans are so proud of how much he’s giving back to this sport and how much he’s giving back to this sport and how he’s helping these young guys grow and what he’s doing for our industry.”

    Carter also discusses Kurt Angle, acquiring mixed martial star King Mo and more. The audio interview is available at Sportstownchicago.com/fightclub.

  • Hogan Says TNA Is Taking Legal Action Against Scott Steiner

    The ongoing beef between Scott Steiner, Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff continues to escalate. Steiner tweeted this week that he was contacted by Hogan and Bischoff’s lawyers – and now Hulk Hogan has clarified that they were actually TNA’s lawyers that Steiner heard from.

    Read All Of Scott Steiner’s CRAZY Twitter Rants Here

    Hogan wrote on Twitter that Steiner is a lair and it’s “time to call his guys in” to shut him up:

    “Tried to be cool,not only a clown but also a liar.those weren’t my lawyers they were TNA lawyers.well I guess it’s time to call my guys in,”

    “I really hope he saved his money or is making tons from the independents he’s working because it’s gonna get expensive,maby he’s smart enough to at least figure it out when it starts getting real,what a shame,what a waste of a great talent,but u can’t tell an idiot their an Idiot. It’s really sad when you really thought someone was really cool. HH”