Sort of. He got them Impact's highest rating ever on a Monday Night against Raw that had Bret Hart's return on it (which got the same rating as the previous week's Raw). That speaks volumes to how much people wanted to see it and also how well TNA did in producing that show. Whereas Raw, outside of the Bret segments? Business as usual But then TNA failed to keep that spark in interest alive just like they always do. It happened with their other two sparks (Sting's debut and the Knockouts Division starting). That's not a Hogan problem that's a TNA thing. TNA had Jeff Hardy, the biggest name that WWE had after Cena with them only a few months after he left WWE in 09...and he didn't make a dent. TNA can say they had Macho Man's final appearance in wrestling with them but nobody ever talks about it. There's a reason for that
Yes. They brought TNA to their biggest rating and their biggest stadiums. The problem was advertising and that's what everyone says. TNA boarder didnt advertise their shows.
Hogan is definitely on the list of guys who are surprisingly still alive considering the sum total of things. Genetics, staying in the doctor's office enough and having the access to the best possible health care is the difference maker.
Him still being alive despite everything he's gone through and considering what impact he's had on pro wrestling becoming as big as it is... Twice, is what makes me sad about the last decade of fans booing him instead of celebrating him
Couldn't agree more. I still remember that 1st show on January 4th 2009 with Hulk making his big entrance followed by Hall, Nash and Sean "Little Bitch" Waltman. I even remember it was the 1st segment of the 2nd hour and the fans in the yellow Hulkamania tee's. The Beautiful People were also a big reason I tuned in, I was in love with Velvet Sky, lol. I actually didn't mind when they brought in Lacey Von Erich, she was smoking hot as well. Madison Rayne didn't fit so much but she's hot. Cute Kip was awesome in The Beautiful People, there's nothing that man can't do and he's still going strong, I think, I haven't watched AEW in like 6-7 months but I'm assuming he's still around?
As time goes by I find Bischoff more & more trustworthy. In the 90s I had issues with him. In the 2000s I was 50/50. I didn't think much of him in 2010s because of TNA. Now hes probably about 85% credible with hindsight being 20/20, & me being 43 years old & much wiser.
Who would have fucking thought? A lot of shit has been flipped around here recently. It’s crazy. Vince Russo seems to be the common denominator on shit that ultimately stank. Bishoff fucked up Halloween havoc when Sting should’ve won the title that’s the only thing I really blame him for it was the opposite of the Montreal screw job.
@@phillipharris9824 Starrcade and Sting ultimately won. Then they had their rematch at Superbrawl and Sting won again. Sting didn't lose to Hogan a single time in his whole career. He was like "That doesn't work for ME, BROTHER!"
Hogan says that leg drop finisher killed him. If he knew then what he knows now hed use the sleeper as his finisher, lol. Dropping on his ass every night for 20+ straight years shredded his back and hips.
being in front of a hot crowd is better than any drug I have ever taken. I fully understand what Eric is talking about on feeling young because he's in front of a crowd. Having wrestled in front of 1500, played music at bars and open mic nights, and other things, that high is always so pure and good. The only thing I have found that could compare was the feeling that I got when I finished the first draft of my book...
I can't believe how many clueless people are in the comments section. Bischoff and Hogan literally wrecked TNA. Both booking wise and financially. And the company had zero increased ratings to show for it and a lot more debt. They brought in Hogan's buddies and overpaid wrestlers past their primes instead of building on the momentum they had going. TNA was never the same after they fleeced the company.
Nonsense Eric and hulk wasn't in charge booking or creatives .. tna going down was a Vince Russo special.! So bad that spike tv demanded they get rid of him and Dixie STILL kept Russo costing tna their tv deal.
Hogan is now a Hardcore Christian. He stated how happy He is in His Family relationships and His body has settled enough to be comfortable! Love that Man.
“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. Matthew 7:13-14 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. John 14:6 Micah 5:2 He will come from Bethlehem. Fulfilled Matthew 2:1, Luke 2:4-7 Isaiah 7:14 He will be born of a virgin. Fulfilled Matthew 1:18-25 Isaiah 40:3 A voice in the wilderness will announce the coming of the Messiah. Fulfilled Matthew 3:1-3, Luke 3:1-6, John 1:19-23 Zechariah 9:9 The people of Jerusalem will rejoice as their King rides in on a donkey. Fulfilled Matthew 21:1-9, Mark 11:1-10, Luke 19:28-38, John 12:12-15 Isaiah 50:6 He will be spat on and struck. Fulfilled Matthew 27:26-30, Psalm 22:7-8 He was sneered at and mocked. Fulfilled Matthew 27:38-44, Luke 23:33-37 Psalm 22:16 His hands and feet will be pierced. Fulfilled John 19:17-18 Psalm 22:18 His garments will be divided and cast lots for. Fulfilled Matthew 27:35 John 19:23-24 Psalm 69:21 He will be given gall and vinegar to drink. Fulfilled Matthew 27:34, John 19:29 Isaiah 53:3 He will be despised and rejected by men. Fulfilled Matthew 26:67, Mark 6:3, Luke 4:28-29, Luke 23:18 Psalm 34:20 Not one of His bones will be broken (typically the legs were broken at the end of crucifixion). Fulfilled John 19:31-33 Zechariah 12:10 They will look on Him whom they pierced. Fulfilled John 19:34,37 John 20:27 Isaiah 53:8 He will be taken from judgement and be killed for the sins of others. Fulfilled Luke 23:24,46, 1 Corinthians 15:3 Isaiah 53:9 He was to be buried with the wicked but it was with the rich at his death. Although He had comitted no violence or deceit. Fulfilled Matthew 27:57-60 Psalm 16:10 and Psalm 49:15 His body will not decay in the grave. Fulfilled Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, John 20 Psalm 68:18 He will ascend on high. Fulfilled Mark 16:19, Luke 24:51
Awesome Kong got paid 100 bucks a night…..and they got paid 35,000 a night and him saying he’s not independently wealthy is such a lie he worth 10 million dollars
This is a shame, as I really think that Eric could add a lot to AEW with some creative ideas. If he and Tony can patch things up, I still think it could be great.
It has nothing to do with patching things up. The amount of control Tony would have to give up and the amount of responsibility Eric would have to take on is the deal killer. But I agree. AEW needs a Bichoff, Cornett or Haymen to pull the nose up on the company.
I feel like the Hogan era of TNA gets a lot of flack, and rightly so in parts. Some of the choices were very questionable to say the least. But it wasn't all bad, and if anything, I feel like the downfall of TNA, happened AFTER they were gone. As that was a period where they kept having ups, and then just throwing it all in the toilet. To the point they pretty much became untrustworthy, as anything good, could just turn out to be a giant turd in the long run. Even here, from the sounds of it, if you believe Biscoffs words. It sounded like chaos backstage, or least you really didn't know what was truly going on, and of course it slowly fell apart. Hogan and Bischoff never killed TNA. But that time certainly left a big crack it, which only developed over time.
The downfall of TNA falls squarely on the shoulders of Dixie Carter and Bruce Prichard. You touched on one of the biggest issues with that company: Inevitably they would constantly throw in the towel and start over from scratch with a different writing group every few years. The fact The Carters refused to invest into building up the brand, that they were clueless on how pro wrestling worked and the fact they would job everyone out to Dixies latest and greatest mid carder from WWE acquisition also played a massive role. The thing with Hogan and Bischoff, and Russo was they gave the IWC exactly what the IWC had been demanding for YEARS prior: Fresh new faces and TNA originals getting pushed. Those three delivered. But... It is those three, so the IWC is never going to give credit where it is due and will be a bunch of trailer park dwelling 60 year olds in 20 years still whining that Perc Angle and the Nursing Home Mafia burying everyone for two years straight was "peak TNA until Hogan showed up!!111"
Hogan and Co. coming in was the beginning of the end. TNA had a lot of great young talent and was on the upswing prior to Hogan coming in. He brought all his old buddies with him and they started overpaying for people past their primes. TNA was loaded with significant debt as a direct result of the increased production costs and overpaying past their prime talent they didn't need. That had a great affect on the future of TNA going forward after Hogan and Bischoff fleeced Dixie.
I don't know. I find it hard to believe that Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff arriving in TNA and the decline in the product was just a coincidence. Was it also a coincidence that TNA brought in all of Hogan's buddies?
It was a mix of that yeah, but also the hiring of Vince Russo. TNA stopped being unique & special when hulk came & brought all of his WCW washout friends and they got rid of the hexagon ring in favor of the traditional square.
@@Nat_TurnerJr See, I was watching TNA at the time. Contrary to your revisionist mark history.... TNA was garbage before they came in. On one side of the product you had a stable of way beyond their prime former stars going over everyone each week, a pill popping junkie holding every title in the company simultaneously and a 400lb jobber with DD breasts being pushed as a Goldberg wannabe. It was garbage and a joke. Hogan and Bischoff came in and cleaned it up. Brought in known stars that still had shelf life left(Jeff Hardy, RVD), known products that had the talent to contribute(Mr. Anderson, D'Angelo Dinero), pushed homegrown TNA talent and younger talent(Robert Roode, AJ Styles, James Storm, Abyss, Matt Morgan, Magnus) as well as helped bring in a lot of new fresh talent(Tony Nese, Gunner, Crimson, Zima Ion, Lacey Von Erich, Robbie E etc), in addition to retooling Bully Ray and helping to elevate him to an upper mid card/main event caliber of player. Obviously it worked and objectively was better than the trash TNA was putting out before, the viewership doubled. Had it been any other group of names who created it you same people who try and trash it and rewrite history would be talking about how awesome the product was from 2010-2013. The ONLY reason it is shit on is because of this internet mark obsessed hatred towards Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo.
TNA's situation wasn't the fault of Hogan and Bischoff, but their arrival isn't mere coincidence either. TNA's management wanted to bring in a big name and they chose Hogan. Bringing him onboard meant bringing his baggage on board too, as well as his reputation (good or bad). Based on what Eric says here, TNA was willing to give just about anything to bring them on board, so I don't blame either of them for taking the payday. TNA chose to spend the money the way they did at the expense of their own talent. Which was the problem with the whole thing. They were desperate to be relevant and turned the company into a revolving door of well known talent from other promotions taking the spotlight from their own TNA originals.
Ironic you bring up the TNA originals, the only time they really got a sustained and quality push was while Hogan and Bischoff were there. TNA's problem since day one of the Carter Family was they refused to invest into growing the brand. They wanted a low cost money maker for them that they didn't have to put much effort into. Every single "name" that was signed was being paid for by Spike TV. The other issue was that TNA would sign who they thought was a big star, hype it to death, debut them and a month later they are steamrolling the TNA roster and World Champion. They would get that initial ratings bump, bury their own talent, the ratings would ge back down to normal and Dixie and Co would stand there clueless as what to do. The last major issue was Dixie was told AJ Styles was the next Stone Cold and Samoa Blow was the 400lb talentless version of The Rock and she clutched onto it for as long as possible. The reality was AJ Styles needed to rebrand like he did after leaving TNA and a 400lb Indy darling who blows up and sucks wind just from walking down a ramp was never going to draw a dime, and never has. Hogan and Bischoff went into TNA with a great plan and it was working for several years but TNA was destined to go nowhere with The Carters as the owners. It was the end of the line when the numbers doubled, merchandise doubled, they were getting new sponsors weekly and ready to jump to where AEW was in 2019 only for Dixie to hand control of the company to Clueless Bruce Prichard because he told her he was the secret genius behind the WWF and that he could turn her Stone Cold Styles and The Flab into The Rock delusions into reality.
TNA was great (2010-2013) and I liked Aces and Eights vs Hogan vs Sting, and also Hardy's Heel run. 2012 was the best Bound for Glory I've ever seen. So looking back, I really liked TNA under this time. AJ Styles, Jeff Hardy, Austin Aries, Samoa Joe, Rob Van Dam, Joseph Park, Beer Money, Motorcity Machine Guns, Christopher Daniels etc.
TNA was pretty good. They had some talent on there. Use the old guys to get the new guys over….after they get their asses kicked good for awhile. No crushing the veterans off the bat.
It was kind of sad though because it felt like they tried to recreate the Monday night was but guys like Hall.. Nash..Hogan..flair were waaaay past there prime. But they did have great young talent. It was entertaining for the first few weeks.. months even.
TNA was awesome from 2010-2013. Had that been ANY other names helping to create it, had Dutch Mantell or Paul E. Cluelessly been writing and booking that product these clueless little marks would be creaming themselves over how great it was. They only trash it because they don't want to admit Meltzer was wrong about the three men responsible and give credit where credit is due.
I wish hulk had a different finisher. Hulk even said he should have done a sleeper instead. Then he’d be able to do things and not be in so much pain and suffering now
What did they expect though of course he wasn’t gonna be physically able to perform he was a old man that didn’t want to give up the glory days anyone who thought that he would just come in and do big things is full of their self. I mean even when he came back to the WWE watch the matches he was very limited and was more of a showman then a athlete
I knew about the pill popping but not the drinking hard liquor. I think everyone knew about the huge amounts of beer Hulk drank after (or during) Nitro but like I said, I didnt realize how much hard booze he was downing.
Hogan was always going to bring eyes and credibility to a new or small wrestling company but it all comes down to his wages/creativity compared to the end product of tickets sold/growth etc. am assuming TNA went bust so a horrible move?
TNA's viewership doubled, so it was a success. TNA didn't start spiraling until two years after Hogan left, under the leadership of Brother Love who completely destroyed the product before running back to daddy Vince.
I’ll be honest if Biachiff at 68 years old still has to work bc he needs money to pay bills that’s discouraging to me, lol I’m gonna be working forever
I think the best part for me as an 11 year old when Hogan came into TNA, was the immortal faction when Jeff Hardy turned heel. I thought TNA was pretty good at the time with guys like Jeff, AJ, Mr Anderson, Kurt Angle, Abyss etc. Hogan and Bischoff didn’t help matters in where the company went, but there’s a lot of people who share blame in the demise of TNA
What a f'ing joke, women weren't a "big part of the show" in TNA, they still aren't, they're just given the illusion of mattering to placate advertisers and for PR.
Okay but is Bischoff not going to remember all those old wrestlers from wCw that were brought in - like the Nasty Boys, Hall and Waltman, Nash and so many others who actually tainted the roster with their nonsense? Come on Bischoff let's be real - TNA brought in Hogan for his mainstream appeal and it became a sh*t show and you became a BIG part of the storyline with Aces and Eights. AJ Styles and Bobby Roode each called out Bischoff and Hogan respectively - and it was glorious because they both deserved to be booted out of TNA asap!
You mean the same Hall, Nash and Waltman who were in TNA before Hogan was even in discussions with them? 😂😂😂😂 Oh no, Hogan periodically brought in The Nasty Boys a few times in 2010!!!11111 Naturally you left out that Hogan and Bischoff brought in RVD, Jeff Hardy, Austin Aries, D'Angelo Dinero, Lacey Von Erich, Crimson, Gunner, Zema Ion, Mr. Anderson, Aces and 8's and Tony Nese. You also conveniently left out that Hogan and Bischoff were also behind the pushes for AJ Styles, Abyss, Bully Ray, James Storm, Robert Roode and Matt Morgan. Yeah..... It was such a "shit show" the viewership DOUBLED from 2010-2013. Guess they should have stuck with putting every title in the company on the junkie Perc Angle while Steiner, Nash, Sting and Booker T buried the entire roster each week. Yeah, THAT was so cool..... Oh wait, that was what everyone watching was pitching about every week and it only suddenly was good when Hogan and Bischoff arrived and killed it to build a new generation of talent.
@@br-jj6reMaybe so but the increase in business shows it was a success. Something else people tend to forget is apparently Spike TV was paying for Hogan and Bischoff, not TNA.
I call BULLSHIT on going to work for AEW. No matter what, he is still ego-driven and wants to be the Guy. So, Eric, stop with the Bullshit, you're not fooling anybody.
@@onewarriornation602 Garrett was announced the LEADER of his team in the Lethal Lockdown match and Brooke was booked into the main storyline (Aces and Eights) at that point and got massive tv time
I usually never comment on videos.. But Can you imagine back in the day, if on the TV, you could leave comments on every show you watch...like, no offence. But why do so many people feel the need to add their irrelevant opinions ? Like. what makes you want to write your opinion? I just find it weird. Who are you telling? lol Why do you want your opinion known by strangers? just why?? lol. And why do people that have achieved nothing feel they can talk down on people who have achieved more than them???
Because this is the IWC, and amalgamation of overweight basement dwelling marks who thik because they subscribe to clueless dirt sheets it makes them "smart" to this industry and relevant.
I think Vince Russo is the reason TNA failed, he even came up with the horrible name. The immortal angle was just the worst of all time. It just shows you how bad TNA was at that time. Which is shocking because the main event mafia was their peak and then they brought back Russo, that ended.
TNA's only successful period was when Hogan, Bischoff and Russo were writing the product. The fact you claim that garbage called "The Main Event Mafia" as TNA's peak says it all.
Hogan came in and brought it all his buddies who had no value to give TNA and just sucked a bunch of money from them that could've been used to build younger talent, but what can you do now right?
Yeah, they could have instead brought in some known names, maybe in their mid 30's who could still "GO" in the ring to help build some new stars. Maybe hired RVD and Jeff Hardy, instead. It would have been great had they also focused on grabbing a few guys who were known from the WWE but still young and able to be molded and brought up further. I mean, Mr. Anderson and D'Angelo Dinero were out there and available. Use those guys and the older vets to build the core of TNA, guys like Abyss, AJ Styles, James Storm, Robert Roode, MCM, Matt Morgan etc. Built those guys up. Oh wait, that's exactly what they did, and it doubled their viewers.
@onewarriornation602 No one's deflecting nothing. My point was that Hogan started bringing all his buddies in from the 80s and 90s, and the ratings drop followed
@Gabe_Lopez Except he didn't, he let The Nasty Boys work a few matches not "all of his buddies from the 80's" and the viewership numbers doubled the entire time he was there so wrong about that one again. Plus you still left out the list of names I dropped that he ACTUALLY brought in and the home grown TNA talent he pushed. You're a clueless marl, and you have an agenda. I get it. But stop making ahit up.in an attempt to further your little mark agenda.
Nothing this guy did (Eric Bishoff) had an impact on wrestling. He stole ideas from other guys and claimed them as his ideas. WCW was successful because Turner poured a bunch of money into it signed top guys and had his own T.V. stations to put up shows to go against WWE (WWF at the time). WCW failed because they got all the top guys and didn't know what to do with such a big roster.
Yeah, the nWo, live prime time wrestling each week, PPV quality prime time wrestling, bringing Lucha Libre and Japanese wrestling to America and making it mainstream, building cross overs with Hollywood and saving the business did nothing for pro wrestling. Oh wait, Bischoff hasn't ran a Company in 25 years yet WCW's fingerprints are all over AEW and the WWE to this day. 🙄
@@onewarriornation602 NWO was a stolen idea from Japan. The prime time shows were Ted Turner not Eric. And the WWF did the same with bringing in Lucha and Japanese wrestlers. WCW did more because Turner gave him so much money. He had a huge roster and didn't know how to write or arrange a card that made sense. He let high contacts get out of control and let wrestlers write there own stories.
@stephenlukcasy9047 Yep, jumped straight to the "nWo WaS sToLeN fRoM jApAn" myth that was disproven decades ago. He didn't. Bischoff brought Lucha and Japanese to America, not Vince. Vince merely tried to copy it. Bischoff brought live wrestling to primetime, not Ted Turner. Ted Turner did however start offering guaranteed contracts and creative control in 1988, five years before Bischoff was in charge so that is all him. Any more tired and debunked Meltzer talking points you want to throw out and have shot down?
@@dynamicrockwell3449 yeah because bischoff said that he wasn't in shape to do ANYTHING but clearly he was in shape. Never said anything about him wrestling there genius. I simply pointed out the typical bs coming out of bischoff mouth. Hogan wasn't in shape to wrestle everyone knew about how bad his back was but he was clearly doing some sort of training even lightly thus further proving the exaggerating that bischoff typically does
@@BigRaji1981Hogan can do a basic pump workout in his sleep and that's probably exactly what he was doing, just sleepwalking through it, when you are training for so many years at a much higher level you can do that even if your body is broken. And if you are used to a life of daily physical pain like wrestlers are you just accept it as your normal. The guy wasn't doing any deadlifts or anything.
Hulk was a piece of crap lied so much about thing that really didn't need to be lied about just to make himself seem greater and constantly tried to burry up and coming talent,cheated on his wife oulled some racist stuff so yeah i can't feel bad for the guy
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Was Hulk Hogan a good investment for TNA? Let us know in the comments below!
Sort of.
He got them Impact's highest rating ever on a Monday Night against Raw that had Bret Hart's return on it (which got the same rating as the previous week's Raw). That speaks volumes to how much people wanted to see it and also how well TNA did in producing that show. Whereas Raw, outside of the Bret segments? Business as usual
But then TNA failed to keep that spark in interest alive just like they always do. It happened with their other two sparks (Sting's debut and the Knockouts Division starting).
That's not a Hogan problem that's a TNA thing. TNA had Jeff Hardy, the biggest name that WWE had after Cena with them only a few months after he left WWE in 09...and he didn't make a dent. TNA can say they had Macho Man's final appearance in wrestling with them but nobody ever talks about it. There's a reason for that
"Didn't work for me, Brother."
Yes. They brought TNA to their biggest rating and their biggest stadiums. The problem was advertising and that's what everyone says. TNA boarder didnt advertise their shows.
Hahaha, of course not. Nobody wanted to see crippled Hulk Hogan giving his Hall of Fame ring to increasingly fat Abyss.
Neither one of them were
Hogan is definitely on the list of guys who are surprisingly still alive considering the sum total of things. Genetics, staying in the doctor's office enough and having the access to the best possible health care is the difference maker.
Him still being alive despite everything he's gone through and considering what impact he's had on pro wrestling becoming as big as it is... Twice, is what makes me sad about the last decade of fans booing him instead of celebrating him
Didn’t put off those surgeries so he could stay somewhat mobile
It’s the veggies and vitamins!
Say what you want about both of them but you can definitely tell that Eric really really cares about Hulk Hogan.
Why wouldn’t you care about the person who has made you millions under the table (e.g., Bash at the Beach)
They made each other millions what a joke of a comment
Agreed with Eric. Very well said about wrestlers, and boxers and other athletes. They continue because they love that feeling.
But Hogan and Flair also continue because they NEED THE MONEY, especially Flair.
Hulk Hogan was the only reason I watched TNA in 2009. And then the beautiful people had me hooked.
Couldn't agree more. I still remember that 1st show on January 4th 2009 with Hulk making his big entrance followed by Hall, Nash and Sean "Little Bitch" Waltman. I even remember it was the 1st segment of the 2nd hour and the fans in the yellow Hulkamania tee's. The Beautiful People were also a big reason I tuned in, I was in love with Velvet Sky, lol. I actually didn't mind when they brought in Lacey Von Erich, she was smoking hot as well. Madison Rayne didn't fit so much but she's hot. Cute Kip was awesome in The Beautiful People, there's nothing that man can't do and he's still going strong, I think, I haven't watched AEW in like 6-7 months but I'm assuming he's still around?
Hogan sucked and ruined TNA
As time goes by I find Bischoff more & more trustworthy. In the 90s I had issues with him. In the 2000s I was 50/50. I didn't think much of him in 2010s because of TNA. Now hes probably about 85% credible with hindsight being 20/20, & me being 43 years old & much wiser.
People change as they get older, mostly anyway
You had issues with him? 😂😂😂😂😂 calm down, as if you know him personally 😂😂😂😂
Older and wiser but he also doesn't have anything to lose from being honest in his late years.
Who would have fucking thought? A lot of shit has been flipped around here recently. It’s crazy. Vince Russo seems to be the common denominator on shit that ultimately stank. Bishoff fucked up Halloween havoc when Sting should’ve won the title that’s the only thing I really blame him for it was the opposite of the Montreal screw job.
@@phillipharris9824 Starrcade and Sting ultimately won. Then they had their rematch at Superbrawl and Sting won again. Sting didn't lose to Hogan a single time in his whole career. He was like "That doesn't work for ME, BROTHER!"
Bischoff is fascinating when he doesn’t have Conrad talking over him all time
Hogan says that leg drop finisher killed him. If he knew then what he knows now hed use the sleeper as his finisher, lol. Dropping on his ass every night for 20+ straight years shredded his back and hips.
being in front of a hot crowd is better than any drug I have ever taken. I fully understand what Eric is talking about on feeling young because he's in front of a crowd.
Having wrestled in front of 1500, played music at bars and open mic nights, and other things, that high is always so pure and good. The only thing I have found that could compare was the feeling that I got when I finished the first draft of my book...
Bischoff is one of my favorite people to listen to.
TNA was more watchable in those days but far from good
I can't believe how many clueless people are in the comments section. Bischoff and Hogan literally wrecked TNA. Both booking wise and financially. And the company had zero increased ratings to show for it and a lot more debt. They brought in Hogan's buddies and overpaid wrestlers past their primes instead of building on the momentum they had going. TNA was never the same after they fleeced the company.
Nonsense Eric and hulk wasn't in charge booking or creatives .. tna going down was a Vince Russo special.! So bad that spike tv demanded they get rid of him and Dixie STILL kept Russo costing tna their tv deal.
Dixie actually made off of it 😂 out of debt and then sold it for more 😂
Hulk is a blessed man.
That energy you get from the audience is the world's best drug. I'll gladly admit that I'm an addict!
I’m not wealthy…has his own plane
Not 'independently wealthy'
There's a difference.
“Im not gonna hire anybody”
*Garrett Bischoff walk in the room*
The irony is that technically speaking Eric Bishoff did win in the end.
That 6 sided ring doesn't work for me brother!
Say what you want about Bischoff and Hogan they know wrestling they know what there talking about
They know the business and polotics well. But id argue there have been better sages in wrestling.
Bischoff says he's not independently wealthy. I'd be surprised if his net worth isn't at least a few million dollars.
a lot of money is probably tied to his properties, vehicles, small plane, etc.
"Wealthy" means different things to different people.
Didn't he declare bankruptcy recently
Hogan is now a Hardcore Christian.
He stated how happy He is in His Family relationships and His body has settled enough to be comfortable!
Love that Man.
“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.
Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.
Matthew 7:13-14
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
John 14:6
Micah 5:2 He will come from Bethlehem.
Fulfilled Matthew 2:1, Luke 2:4-7
Isaiah 7:14 He will be born of a virgin.
Fulfilled Matthew 1:18-25
Isaiah 40:3 A voice in the wilderness will announce the coming of the Messiah.
Fulfilled Matthew 3:1-3, Luke 3:1-6, John 1:19-23
Zechariah 9:9 The people of Jerusalem will rejoice as their King rides in on a donkey.
Fulfilled Matthew 21:1-9, Mark 11:1-10, Luke 19:28-38, John 12:12-15
Isaiah 50:6 He will be spat on and struck.
Fulfilled Matthew 27:26-30,
Psalm 22:7-8 He was sneered at and mocked.
Fulfilled Matthew 27:38-44, Luke 23:33-37
Psalm 22:16 His hands and feet will be pierced.
Fulfilled John 19:17-18
Psalm 22:18 His garments will be divided and cast lots for.
Fulfilled Matthew 27:35 John 19:23-24
Psalm 69:21 He will be given gall and vinegar to drink.
Fulfilled Matthew 27:34, John 19:29
Isaiah 53:3 He will be despised and rejected by men.
Fulfilled Matthew 26:67, Mark 6:3, Luke 4:28-29, Luke 23:18
Psalm 34:20 Not one of His bones will be broken (typically the legs were broken at the end of crucifixion).
Fulfilled John 19:31-33
Zechariah 12:10 They will look on Him whom they pierced.
Fulfilled John 19:34,37 John 20:27
Isaiah 53:8 He will be taken from judgement and be killed for the sins of others.
Fulfilled Luke 23:24,46, 1 Corinthians 15:3
Isaiah 53:9 He was to be buried with the wicked but it was with the rich at his death. Although He had comitted no violence or deceit.
Fulfilled Matthew 27:57-60
Psalm 16:10 and Psalm 49:15 His body will not decay in the grave.
Fulfilled Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, John 20
Psalm 68:18 He will ascend on high.
Fulfilled Mark 16:19, Luke 24:51
Awesome Kong got paid 100 bucks a night…..and they got paid 35,000 a night and him saying he’s not independently wealthy is such a lie he worth 10 million dollars
This is a shame, as I really think that Eric could add a lot to AEW with some creative ideas. If he and Tony can patch things up, I still think it could be great.
He would had brought back the NWO for the 11th time
It has nothing to do with patching things up.
The amount of control Tony would have to give up and the amount of responsibility Eric would have to take on is the deal killer.
But I agree. AEW needs a Bichoff, Cornett or Haymen to pull the nose up on the company.
@@clout977 With the way AEW is right now that might actually help.
Only time i ever watched tna was jan 10 to 2013. Hogan brought me i stayed until he n AS left.
I feel like the Hogan era of TNA gets a lot of flack, and rightly so in parts. Some of the choices were very questionable to say the least. But it wasn't all bad, and if anything, I feel like the downfall of TNA, happened AFTER they were gone. As that was a period where they kept having ups, and then just throwing it all in the toilet. To the point they pretty much became untrustworthy, as anything good, could just turn out to be a giant turd in the long run.
Even here, from the sounds of it, if you believe Biscoffs words. It sounded like chaos backstage, or least you really didn't know what was truly going on, and of course it slowly fell apart.
Hogan and Bischoff never killed TNA. But that time certainly left a big crack it, which only developed over time.
The downfall of TNA falls squarely on the shoulders of Dixie Carter and Bruce Prichard.
You touched on one of the biggest issues with that company: Inevitably they would constantly throw in the towel and start over from scratch with a different writing group every few years.
The fact The Carters refused to invest into building up the brand, that they were clueless on how pro wrestling worked and the fact they would job everyone out to Dixies latest and greatest mid carder from WWE acquisition also played a massive role.
The thing with Hogan and Bischoff, and Russo was they gave the IWC exactly what the IWC had been demanding for YEARS prior: Fresh new faces and TNA originals getting pushed. Those three delivered. But... It is those three, so the IWC is never going to give credit where it is due and will be a bunch of trailer park dwelling 60 year olds in 20 years still whining that Perc Angle and the Nursing Home Mafia burying everyone for two years straight was "peak TNA until Hogan showed up!!111"
Hogan and Co. coming in was the beginning of the end. TNA had a lot of great young talent and was on the upswing prior to Hogan coming in. He brought all his old buddies with him and they started overpaying for people past their primes. TNA was loaded with significant debt as a direct result of the increased production costs and overpaying past their prime talent they didn't need. That had a great affect on the future of TNA going forward after Hogan and Bischoff fleeced Dixie.
You can’t question his loyalty towards his close friends.
I don't know. I find it hard to believe that Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff arriving in TNA and the decline in the product was just a coincidence. Was it also a coincidence that TNA brought in all of Hogan's buddies?
Decline based on what? They got better ratings, marchendise was up, and tna got more famous.
It was a mix of that yeah, but also the hiring of Vince Russo.
TNA stopped being unique & special when hulk came & brought all of his WCW washout friends and they got rid of the hexagon ring in favor of the traditional square.
@@Prof_Tickles92 Blame Hulk Hogan for everything that's wrong with wrestling right? Get lost.
@@mwontlol if you were watching TNA back then you saw the decline. When Hogan and EB showed up everything went to shit.
@@Nat_TurnerJr See, I was watching TNA at the time. Contrary to your revisionist mark history....
TNA was garbage before they came in. On one side of the product you had a stable of way beyond their prime former stars going over everyone each week, a pill popping junkie holding every title in the company simultaneously and a 400lb jobber with DD breasts being pushed as a Goldberg wannabe. It was garbage and a joke.
Hogan and Bischoff came in and cleaned it up. Brought in known stars that still had shelf life left(Jeff Hardy, RVD), known products that had the talent to contribute(Mr. Anderson, D'Angelo Dinero), pushed homegrown TNA talent and younger talent(Robert Roode, AJ Styles, James Storm, Abyss, Matt Morgan, Magnus) as well as helped bring in a lot of new fresh talent(Tony Nese, Gunner, Crimson, Zima Ion, Lacey Von Erich, Robbie E etc), in addition to retooling Bully Ray and helping to elevate him to an upper mid card/main event caliber of player.
Obviously it worked and objectively was better than the trash TNA was putting out before, the viewership doubled.
Had it been any other group of names who created it you same people who try and trash it and rewrite history would be talking about how awesome the product was from 2010-2013. The ONLY reason it is shit on is because of this internet mark obsessed hatred towards Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo.
TNA's situation wasn't the fault of Hogan and Bischoff, but their arrival isn't mere coincidence either. TNA's management wanted to bring in a big name and they chose Hogan. Bringing him onboard meant bringing his baggage on board too, as well as his reputation (good or bad). Based on what Eric says here, TNA was willing to give just about anything to bring them on board, so I don't blame either of them for taking the payday. TNA chose to spend the money the way they did at the expense of their own talent. Which was the problem with the whole thing. They were desperate to be relevant and turned the company into a revolving door of well known talent from other promotions taking the spotlight from their own TNA originals.
Ironic you bring up the TNA originals, the only time they really got a sustained and quality push was while Hogan and Bischoff were there.
TNA's problem since day one of the Carter Family was they refused to invest into growing the brand. They wanted a low cost money maker for them that they didn't have to put much effort into. Every single "name" that was signed was being paid for by Spike TV.
The other issue was that TNA would sign who they thought was a big star, hype it to death, debut them and a month later they are steamrolling the TNA roster and World Champion. They would get that initial ratings bump, bury their own talent, the ratings would ge back down to normal and Dixie and Co would stand there clueless as what to do.
The last major issue was Dixie was told AJ Styles was the next Stone Cold and Samoa Blow was the 400lb talentless version of The Rock and she clutched onto it for as long as possible. The reality was AJ Styles needed to rebrand like he did after leaving TNA and a 400lb Indy darling who blows up and sucks wind just from walking down a ramp was never going to draw a dime, and never has.
Hogan and Bischoff went into TNA with a great plan and it was working for several years but TNA was destined to go nowhere with The Carters as the owners.
It was the end of the line when the numbers doubled, merchandise doubled, they were getting new sponsors weekly and ready to jump to where AEW was in 2019 only for Dixie to hand control of the company to Clueless Bruce Prichard because he told her he was the secret genius behind the WWF and that he could turn her Stone Cold Styles and The Flab into The Rock delusions into reality.
TNA was great (2010-2013) and I liked Aces and Eights vs Hogan vs Sting, and also Hardy's Heel run. 2012 was the best Bound for Glory I've ever seen.
So looking back, I really liked TNA under this time. AJ Styles, Jeff Hardy, Austin Aries, Samoa Joe, Rob Van Dam, Joseph Park, Beer Money, Motorcity Machine Guns, Christopher Daniels etc.
😂😂😂😂😂 what a joke
It's the only time I watched TNA consistently.
TNA was pretty good. They had some talent on there. Use the old guys to get the new guys over….after they get their asses kicked good for awhile. No crushing the veterans off the bat.
It was kind of sad though because it felt like they tried to recreate the Monday night was but guys like Hall.. Nash..Hogan..flair were waaaay past there prime. But they did have great young talent. It was entertaining for the first few weeks.. months even.
TNA was awesome from 2010-2013. Had that been ANY other names helping to create it, had Dutch Mantell or Paul E. Cluelessly been writing and booking that product these clueless little marks would be creaming themselves over how great it was. They only trash it because they don't want to admit Meltzer was wrong about the three men responsible and give credit where credit is due.
What hurts most are my feelings, eric you cussed at me, you verbally abused me, what ever shall i do - Joker Sting
I wish hulk had a different finisher. Hulk even said he should have done a sleeper instead. Then he’d be able to do things and not be in so much pain and suffering now
Maybe Hulkster should've taken his vitamins and drank his milk then, brother.
Ric Flair's last match? Which one?
Which of Ric Flair's last matches is he talking about??? :D
Still havent heard the same story twice from this man or Hulk, with the same ending😂
TNA got more attention with Hogan than people want to admit
I disagree with Bischoff. Hogan could've won the TNA Title if the match was set up. Hogan should've rassled more in TNA
What did they expect though of course he wasn’t gonna be physically able to perform he was a old man that didn’t want to give up the glory days anyone who thought that he would just come in and do big things is full of their self. I mean even when he came back to the WWE watch the matches he was very limited and was more of a showman then a athlete
I knew about the pill popping but not the drinking hard liquor. I think everyone knew about the huge amounts of beer Hulk drank after (or during) Nitro but like I said, I didnt realize how much hard booze he was downing.
"I'm not wealthy"ohh okay.
Perplexing to think that Eric isn’t “wealthy”. But who knows
Isnt oxycontin a painkiller hulk hogan took for his physical and psychological health?
Hogan was always going to bring eyes and credibility to a new or small wrestling company but it all comes down to his wages/creativity compared to the end product of tickets sold/growth etc. am assuming TNA went bust so a horrible move?
TNA's viewership doubled, so it was a success. TNA didn't start spiraling until two years after Hogan left, under the leadership of Brother Love who completely destroyed the product before running back to daddy Vince.
How the fuck is the Hulkster still alive?!!
I’ll be honest if Biachiff at 68 years old still has to work bc he needs money to pay bills that’s discouraging to me, lol I’m gonna be working forever
It's all relative.
His lifestyle might come with higher bills than yours too.
He has his own plane.
Tom Jones is 84 next month and is in the middle of a big tour. The fans are like a drug.
Seen him live here in Mexico city and he still is an incredible performer
Ringo still does it great. In his 80’s.
These two ruined TNA and TNA was not a step down
Wrestling will either paralyze you or kill you. Sad state of affairs.
Hogan fell off that hard between his runs vs The Rock and shawn Michaels and 2009?
Man when I was a dope fiend I woulda loved to get ahold of Hogan's fanny pack lmao 😹🤣😳🥳🥴🤯😴
This is antisemitic
@@Squadron_Bodroncalled reality
Now the Sting Percocet spot makes plenty more sense.
He’s gonna be like if I was there I would have reunited the NWO and beat Vince again
Wtf is that hair bahahaha
If AEW hired him, the only thing he’d get dinged on is serving warm bologna sandwiches to the talent. Now go get your shine box! 😂
Mf worth like 10 mill 😂😂
So THAT'S why Bischoff keeps knocking AEW on his podcast every week like it lives in his head rent free.
Stating facts isn't kocking All Bingo Hall Wrestlers.Cope harder.
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I think the best part for me as an 11 year old when Hogan came into TNA, was the immortal faction when Jeff Hardy turned heel. I thought TNA was pretty good at the time with guys like Jeff, AJ, Mr Anderson, Kurt Angle, Abyss etc. Hogan and Bischoff didn’t help matters in where the company went, but there’s a lot of people who share blame in the demise of TNA
No, its was a sad mobe
Must be why it doubled TNA's viewership.
Always has an excuse on why he fails.. him and hogan burned tna to the ground
Hulk should’ve retired on top of
What a f'ing joke, women weren't a "big part of the show" in TNA, they still aren't, they're just given the illusion of mattering to placate advertisers and for PR.
Okay but is Bischoff not going to remember all those old wrestlers from wCw that were brought in - like the Nasty Boys, Hall and Waltman, Nash and so many others who actually tainted the roster with their nonsense?
Come on Bischoff let's be real - TNA brought in Hogan for his mainstream appeal and it became a sh*t show and you became a BIG part of the storyline with Aces and Eights.
AJ Styles and Bobby Roode each called out Bischoff and Hogan respectively - and it was glorious because they both deserved to be booted out of TNA asap!
You mean the same Hall, Nash and Waltman who were in TNA before Hogan was even in discussions with them? 😂😂😂😂
Oh no, Hogan periodically brought in The Nasty Boys a few times in 2010!!!11111
Naturally you left out that Hogan and Bischoff brought in RVD, Jeff Hardy, Austin Aries, D'Angelo Dinero, Lacey Von Erich, Crimson, Gunner, Zema Ion, Mr. Anderson, Aces and 8's and Tony Nese.
You also conveniently left out that Hogan and Bischoff were also behind the pushes for AJ Styles, Abyss, Bully Ray, James Storm, Robert Roode and Matt Morgan.
Yeah..... It was such a "shit show" the viewership DOUBLED from 2010-2013.
Guess they should have stuck with putting every title in the company on the junkie Perc Angle while Steiner, Nash, Sting and Booker T buried the entire roster each week. Yeah, THAT was so cool..... Oh wait, that was what everyone watching was pitching about every week and it only suddenly was good when Hogan and Bischoff arrived and killed it to build a new generation of talent.
eric was an awful investment for TNA
No he wasn't. This was best what happened to tna. Ratings went up, marchendise went up, tna brand got much needed recognition.
@@mwontthe show was god awful
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@@br-jj6reMaybe so but the increase in business shows it was a success.
Something else people tend to forget is apparently Spike TV was paying for Hogan and Bischoff, not TNA.
Yeah for about a few weeks before everything come crashing down after a few months lmaaao@mwont
Oh ya the doctors told him to chase the pills with vodka lol hogan is goat.
Who let that guy go on stage with his hair like that?
Hey it was cool in the 90s
If you dont like the pay.. dont do it... sorry Kong but this one aint hogans fault
I call BULLSHIT on going to work for AEW. No matter what, he is still ego-driven and wants to be the Guy. So, Eric, stop with the Bullshit, you're not fooling anybody.
Funny how he mentions CM Skunk shitting the bed bc that's all he's done since his "triumphant" return, in both AEW and WWE.
TNA was under ratted really good stuff better then Aew
Hulk only cared about the money.
And Hogan and Bischoff also had nothing to do with bringing their untalented kids in and put them in main event spots, right?
Garrett is actually very talented. Maybe not so much in 2011, but by 2014 to now, he was and is.
Neither one was "put into the main event spot."
@@onewarriornation602 Garrett was announced the LEADER of his team in the Lethal Lockdown match and Brooke was booked into the main storyline (Aces and Eights) at that point and got massive tv time
@@stevienightheat1 maybe he might at this point but no big company hired him since, beside his short apperance in TNA in 2022
I usually never comment on videos.. But Can you imagine back in the day, if on the TV, you could leave comments on every show you watch...like, no offence. But why do so many people feel the need to add their irrelevant opinions ? Like. what makes you want to write your opinion? I just find it weird. Who are you telling? lol Why do you want your opinion known by strangers? just why?? lol. And why do people that have achieved nothing feel they can talk down on people who have achieved more than them???
Because this is the IWC, and amalgamation of overweight basement dwelling marks who thik because they subscribe to clueless dirt sheets it makes them "smart" to this industry and relevant.
I think Vince Russo is the reason TNA failed, he even came up with the horrible name. The immortal angle was just the worst of all time. It just shows you how bad TNA was at that time. Which is shocking because the main event mafia was their peak and then they brought back Russo, that ended.
TNA's only successful period was when Hogan, Bischoff and Russo were writing the product.
The fact you claim that garbage called "The Main Event Mafia" as TNA's peak says it all.
You misplaced the facts
@@ronwolek1228 I stated the facts mark. Cope harder.
Aw did I upset you?
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Hogan came in and brought it all his buddies who had no value to give TNA and just sucked a bunch of money from them that could've been used to build younger talent, but what can you do now right?
Yeah, they could have instead brought in some known names, maybe in their mid 30's who could still "GO" in the ring to help build some new stars. Maybe hired RVD and Jeff Hardy, instead.
It would have been great had they also focused on grabbing a few guys who were known from the WWE but still young and able to be molded and brought up further. I mean, Mr. Anderson and D'Angelo Dinero were out there and available.
Use those guys and the older vets to build the core of TNA, guys like Abyss, AJ Styles, James Storm, Robert Roode, MCM, Matt Morgan etc. Built those guys up.
Oh wait, that's exactly what they did, and it doubled their viewers.
@onewarriornation602 yeah you must've loved the 1st day he came in to see a whole nwo reunion like it was the 90s all over again right?
@@Gabe_Lopez Typical mark, trying to deflect.
@onewarriornation602 No one's deflecting nothing. My point was that Hogan started bringing all his buddies in from the 80s and 90s, and the ratings drop followed
@Gabe_Lopez Except he didn't, he let The Nasty Boys work a few matches not "all of his buddies from the 80's" and the viewership numbers doubled the entire time he was there so wrong about that one again.
Plus you still left out the list of names I dropped that he ACTUALLY brought in and the home grown TNA talent he pushed.
You're a clueless marl, and you have an agenda. I get it. But stop making ahit up.in an attempt to further your little mark agenda.
Eric and Hulk in TNA was a waste of time. All they did it for the money and ruined what little potential they might have had.
Doubled the numbers, tripled merchandise sales and brought in over three dozen sponsors. TNA's most successful ers but sure, somehow that "ruined it."
Nothing this guy did (Eric Bishoff) had an impact on wrestling. He stole ideas from other guys and claimed them as his ideas. WCW was successful because Turner poured a bunch of money into it signed top guys and had his own T.V. stations to put up shows to go against WWE (WWF at the time). WCW failed because they got all the top guys and didn't know what to do with such a big roster.
Yeah, the nWo, live prime time wrestling each week, PPV quality prime time wrestling, bringing Lucha Libre and Japanese wrestling to America and making it mainstream, building cross overs with Hollywood and saving the business did nothing for pro wrestling.
Oh wait, Bischoff hasn't ran a Company in 25 years yet WCW's fingerprints are all over AEW and the WWE to this day. 🙄
@@onewarriornation602 NWO was a stolen idea from Japan. The prime time shows were Ted Turner not Eric. And the WWF did the same with bringing in Lucha and Japanese wrestlers. WCW did more because Turner gave him so much money. He had a huge roster and didn't know how to write or arrange a card that made sense. He let high contacts get out of control and let wrestlers write there own stories.
@stephenlukcasy9047 Yep, jumped straight to the "nWo WaS sToLeN fRoM jApAn" myth that was disproven decades ago. He didn't.
Bischoff brought Lucha and Japanese to America, not Vince. Vince merely tried to copy it.
Bischoff brought live wrestling to primetime, not Ted Turner.
Ted Turner did however start offering guaranteed contracts and creative control in 1988, five years before Bischoff was in charge so that is all him.
Any more tired and debunked Meltzer talking points you want to throw out and have shot down?
This story makes no sense
No one even remembers this clown in TNA
"this clown" one of the top Teo most successful GM's in the history of the business and the only guy to kick Vince's ass. Cope harder.
Hulk Hogan was in no physical shape while sporting guns on television whether in ring or not. Stfu bischoff
Yeah, because working your arms is totally the go-to sign that someone is ready to wrestle. 🙄
@@dynamicrockwell3449 yeah because bischoff said that he wasn't in shape to do ANYTHING but clearly he was in shape. Never said anything about him wrestling there genius. I simply pointed out the typical bs coming out of bischoff mouth. Hogan wasn't in shape to wrestle everyone knew about how bad his back was but he was clearly doing some sort of training even lightly thus further proving the exaggerating that bischoff typically does
@@BigRaji1981Hogan can do a basic pump workout in his sleep and that's probably exactly what he was doing, just sleepwalking through it, when you are training for so many years at a much higher level you can do that even if your body is broken. And if you are used to a life of daily physical pain like wrestlers are you just accept it as your normal. The guy wasn't doing any deadlifts or anything.
Awwww, the mark is triggered.
Hulk was a piece of crap lied so much about thing that really didn't need to be lied about just to make himself seem greater and constantly tried to burry up and coming talent,cheated on his wife oulled some racist stuff so yeah i can't feel bad for the guy
This is antisemitic
@@Squadron_Bodron No hostility nor hatred being Diplayed agains a Jewish person so learn what the word means before you use it bozo.
A piece of crap, or a piece of dah-reeya?
sounds like he was a great worker. This is a carny business and you better be working when you're part of it.
@@NoneofYabiz-rx3zi He was shit in the ring so no he wasnt a good worker used condom for brains
The rolling stone still tour because they signed a contract with a very greedy record label owned by criminals. In short, $$.