via press release:
| Hulkamania is Coming January 4, 2010 to 'TNA iMPACT!' on Spike TV |
| Hulk Hogan's First Appearance On Spike TV's "TNA iMPACT" Will Be In A Special 3-Hour Live Episode Monday, January 4 At 8:00PMLAS VEGAS, Dec 07, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The biggest name in professional wrestling history, Hulk Hogan, makes his first appearance on "TNA iMPACT!" in a live 3-hour special on Spike TV Monday, January 4, 2010. The announcement was made Saturday night by Hogan himself live on Spike TV.The special event, a watershed moment for the fast-rising wrestling organization TNA Wrestling, will include the company's stable of top performers including TNA World Heavyweight Champion "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles, Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, Sting, Mick Foley, "The Samoan Submission Machine" Samoa Joe, "The Boss" Bobby Lashley, and "The Blueprint" Matt Morgan.
For the first time, "TNA iMPACT!" will be going head-to-head with "WWE Monday Raw" on USA Network, reminiscent of the legendary Monday night wrestling wars on the late 1990s between WWE and WCW. The special will be broadcast live from the TNA iMPACT Zone at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fl. "TNA iMPACT!" will resume its normal timeslot on Thursday, January 7 at 9:00PM ET/PT. About Hulk Hogan HULK HOGAN (Terry Bollea) is one of the most sought-after, instantly recognizable celebrities in the world. He is a twelve-time professional world wrestling champion -- six titles with WWE and six with WCW - and the winner of the Royal Rumble in 1990 and 1991. He has appeared in several movies, including "Rocky III," was the co-host for NBC's "American Gladiators," and is the executive producer, judge, and host of "Hulk Hogan's Championship Wrestling" on CMT. Hogan is a frequent guest on every major talk show, such as "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," "Larry King Live," "The Tonight Show," "Live with Regis & Kelly," "The Today Show" and "The View." About TNA Wrestling "Cross The Line" to TNA Wrestling. TNA Wrestling is the most innovative experience in professional wrestling today. Join the TNA World Heavyweight Champion "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles, Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, Sting, Mick Foley, "The Samoan Submission Machine" Samoa Joe, "The Boss" Bobby Lashley, "The Blueprint" Matt Morgan, the lovely and lethal TNA Knockouts and the no-limits X-Division inside the six-sided ring of "TNA iMPACT!" every Thursday night (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on Spike TV. TNA Entertainment, LLC is a privately held company headquartered in Nashville, TN. |
The “Monday Night Wars” will return!!!
Maybe someday they will return, but I doubt this will be anywhere close. The TNA ratings are quite sad compared to WWE, and I doubt this will be any different.
According to WWE statistics, Stone Cold Steve Austin is the biggest name in pro-wrestling history, Steve Austin currently holds the records for merchadise sales, highest PPV buyrates, highest TV ratings, and has sold more tickets then any other pro-wrestler to date. Stone Cold Steve Austin is the biggest draw pro wrestling has had to date.
And Stone Cold Steve Austin is on Chuck season 3 episode 5 on January 25th!
Austin has done more business in a short period than anyone, but Hogan has done more business in the long run because Austin’s career was cut short.
gigantic yawnnnnnnn
As a wrestling fan I really can’t wait for that night although they should’ve waited a week due to the Fiesta Bowl on FOX. The Monday Night Wars were back in the 90s and even had an effect on Monday Night Football during the ’97, ’98, and ’99 seasons.
I really hope TNA sticks with their guns and decides to do this permanently later in the year. TNA will benefit from being live but they need to be in bigger arenas as TNA has always looked cheap compared to the WWE. It will help Raw a little more creative wise to jump on their successes with the guest hosts experiment.