One mass post to rule them all.
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Hogan never booked WCW. He had creative control over his character, which meant that if he wanted to win a match, not wrestle, challenge Ric Flair to an apple pie strap match, or go out in the middle of the ring and get biblical with two fetid goats and a calf, WCW was contractually obligated to let him. That's why there's heat with him and Russo and why there were grounds for a lawsuit with WCW.
Oh, and Beefcake is going to be Legends Champion within the year. Mark my words.
6. They need to get people to watch the show, then build up the PPVs. Right now they do the opposite. Nobody is going to spend money on something they won't even watch for free.
TNA's business model is slightly different than other wrestling promotions, past and present, in that their main source of revenue comes from advertising on Impact and the Spike TV deal. In fact, Spike is paying for Hogan and Bischoff much like they are paying for Angle. So when their PPV's are meant to attract viewers to Impact and not vice-versa, then they are only mostly ass-backwards, instead of completely.
Still, this whole thing leaves me scratching my head. I can see bringing Hogan in a couple of times to boost the rating and attract new viewers to the product, but a long term working deal is... I don't have the words for it. And the fact that Ric Flair might have to do something with TNA due to the agreement with Bischoff is both sad and laughable. It's like I said a couple of months ago...