Hulk Hogan Says He Taught Vince The Business, He’ll Run TNA
Hulk Hogan spoke to Minnesota’s City Pages newspaper this week and made some interesting things to say about his relationship with Vince McMahon in the 1980s, how much power he’ll have in TNA and what it meant to announce his partnership with TNA at Madison Square Garden. To read the whole interview, visit Citypages.com.
Hogan claims that Vince “didn’t really understand the business” after buying the company from from his father, Vince McMahon, Sr. “I moved in next door to him in Connecticut and taught him all about lifting weights and riding motorcycles and partying like a mad man; and then I taught him about the wrestling business and making money,” Hogan said. “And now I’m doing that again with TNA Wrestling.”
Hogan also talked himself up as the savior for TNA. He said the company agreed that he could have a “Vince McMahon role” calling the shots for TNA. Hogan says he will be “unofficially” running the promotion and will have the same if not more influence than he had during his run in WCW.
“All I told these guys was that they should give me a chance. If they didn’t like what I was doing they can tell me to take a hike, but let me have the chance to come in and take a shot at it,” Hogan said. “Let the fans and the other wrestlers take a look and decide for themselves what they’re in to and I’m confident that I will get this thing rockin’.”
Hogan is already crediting himself with generating the most buzz for TNA in its history and explains the significance of announcing his partnership with TNA Wrestling at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
“The proof is already out there. In the course of a few days we’ve got more buzz going for TNA Wrestling then it’s had in seven years. For example, no other wrestling organization had ever been able to get into Madison Square Garden in New York for like, 100 years, because Vince owns it and his family owned it before him. So I came in and was like, ‘Watch this.; And we did a press conference at Madison Square Garden.
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Wow thas some funny stuff, Hogan says he tought Vince the Business yet its him who needs the money. Oh well I think he has a lot of fans still but I dont think he will do well in TNA
The coolest thing that could happen in addition to the already great talent in TNA and the addition of Hulk Hogan is to have Dixie Carter, Eric Bischoff & Vince Russo all have on camera rolls. I think the ratings key this time is a faction led by Dixie vs. a faction led by Bischoff.
Hogan again putting his foot in his mouth. You would think by now he would know when not to speak.
K. Does anyone remember the ESPN E-60 interview, when Hulk HIMSELF said that Vince started calling it Sports Entertainment and that Hulk didn’t understand why until all the “cigar smokers that want blood disappeared, and the families came”!!!!! But now…Hulk says he taught Vince…hmmm! Don’t be a loser Hogan! No wonder Linda left you BROTHER!!!!
Hulk Hogan is going to choke to death on that foot of his if he doesn’t shut up.
I have nothing against Hulk Hogans career but the guy is damned near 60 and still thinks he has it. I wished these old fogies would stay retired. Especially Ric Flair. If Hogan helped them so much why his spot the lowest rated segment of the night ? Hmmm.
First off,Flair still has it.I would much rather see him in a match at wrestlemania against pretty much anyone than see John Cena wrestle.it was the lowest rated segment in the show because we all knew he was there already and that he would not be appearing in the Impact Zone because the show was taped prior to Hogan signing with TNA.Another thing that bothers me about your criticism of Hogan is that he is still undecided as to whether or not to actual come out and actually wrestle in TNA as he has stated that he will likely make that choice after his upcoming Australian tour with Ric Flair.I am interested t see what sort of changes Hogan and Bischoff will make to the storylines and the whole flow of the show.
^sorry for the typos
Yeah but there is a time and place for these old fogies to hang up there boots and call it quits and let the young guys have the lime light. There is nothing wrong with them working backstage and helping younger talent and teaching them the business but Flair does not still have it IMO. For 60 he is ok but I was never a Flair fan. Criticism is opinion and we do not have to share in that. Even if Hogan came out and was just an on air personality that would be fine but at the same time the lower ratings during his segment they aired on the last episode of Impact was a fact. They actually lost viewers during that segment which was reported on more than just this site as it actually made the news. If people think Flair still has it thats fine and that stands in good with their own opinion. I think the guy has been washed up for the better part of the last 5 years or so.
It’s easy to say that he held a press conference at MSG, but try to hold a TNA Card at MSG!! Vince taught you everything you know, but not everything HE knows. In two years, Vince will own TNA as well!!
I cannot wait to see how those two nimrods run TNA into the ground. It broke my heart to see WCW go out of business, and it sucks to know TNA is headed the same way, but at lease when its all over, we can finally see Rey Mysterio Vs. AJ Styles. Hulk Hogan cant even keep his family together, what with his son damn near killing a war vet, not to mention his wife’s new flame with someone 1/3 his age. I wonder how many iterations of the nWo there will be in TNA. Bischoff had 2 really good idea’s, Giving away Raw’s results, and the nWo. Raw is now live, and TNA is taped 3 weeks in advance, so there’s that, and then the nWo, but i believe WWE owns that trademark so they are up a creek without a paddle.