TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION (TNA): General Manager
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match against AJ Styles at the upcoming Genesis PPV will be his last shot for a while as he has had man chances already; he also stated that there will be a surprise big name wrestler debuting at Genesis¶ In the back Christy Hemme is with the Outsiders and Syxx-Pac. Bubba the Love Sponge interrupts Christy and tells her to go freshen up so he can ask the tough questions. Bubba says no one has seen or heard from Mick Foley since the attack last week and he asks if they know where he is. Nash says "The Band" is back together and Bubba interrupts him and says he's not giving him anything. Hall says "what happens in the band, happens in the band" and Bubba gets frustrated and sends it back to ringside.¶After loosing a match do to interference, Beer Money is then attacked by The Band. Security finally comes out to break everything up and then Bischoff's music hits and he makes his way out to the ramp! He tells Beer Money to be careful for what you wish for. Bischoff says he doesn't know what to do with The Band, last week it was Foley and this week it's Beer Money. Pac says he thought that's what Bischoff wanted but he says no that's not true. Bischoff says the only thing that makes sense to him is to make a match, and Hall interrupts him and says "where I drink all that guys beer?" Bischoff says the match he's making is Hall & Nash vs. Beer Money for Genesis! We get a shot of Sting looking down on The Band again. ¶ Jeff Jarrett bursts into the office to confront Eric Bischoff and Hogan. Hogan says this better be pretty damn important. Jarrett says he's mad about what's happening to the company and talks about who built TNA saying there is no real talent in TNA, it's always been only him. He has his lawyer with him and say he will sue. Bischoff tells Jarrett that the company was saved by Dixie Carter and reminds him that if it wasn't for Dixie getting her family to invest there would be no TNA. He tells Jarrett that the company will turn around because of Hogan and him meanwhile Jarrett just needs to lace up his boots. Jarrett gets angry again and threatens Hogan who says he'll kick Jarrett's hillbilly ass and scares him off as Hogan tells Jarrett to get out - aired 01/14/10
o 01/19/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff come down to the ring; Hogan called out Mick Foley; Foley claimed that he didn’t attack Bischoff last week as it appeared and that Bischoff was faking it; Hogan, although he didn’t say it directly, implied that Foley was not fired after all (as Bischoff stated last week) but instead said that Foley and Bischoff had to work things out.¶ Back in Hogan’s office, Hogan is meeting with Earl Hebner, the man who screwed Kurt Angle out of the world title last week; after briefly denying his faults, Hebner eventually admitted that he did because of a payoff from Flair stating that it was he that screwed both Angle and Bret Hart out of the World title (NOTE: Hebner missed an awesome chance to remind Hogan that it was he who also screwed Hogan out of the World title in 1988); Hogan suspended him until further notice.¶ Later Hogan interrupts Kurt Angle saying what he did last week was unacceptable; Kurt apologized, and as Hogan walked away, Kurt was jumped and beaten down by Scott Hall and Sean Waltman of "The Band" - aired 01/28/10 {watch}
* 01/20/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping):
o - Christy Hemme approaches TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan and asks him how he feels about Kurt Angle blaming him for Angle being jumped by Scott Hall & Syxx Pac; Hogan says this is just another thing that he didn't do that Kurt is blaming him for; Hogan says that he is easy to find so tell Kurt to come see him; Christy tells Hogan that Kurt said he would be coming for Hogan later and Hogan says he'll be waiting.¶ Nash enters Hogan's office and he talks about the conversation he had with Bischoff asking him to take out Mick Foley and says he's down, but he asks for another chance for Pac and Hall; Hogan says they've had enough chances and he has done everything he could for them; Nash says now more than ever they need him but Hogan says they're acting crazier than they ever have now; Hogan says Nash just needs to get away from them but Nash wants Hogan to keep an open mind about them; Hogan tells Nash not to let them suck him again because "you know how they are."¶ Angle walks into Hogan's office and screams at him to explain to him how Hogan shakes his hand and then 10 seconds later "his cronies" jump him; Hogan says he refused to give Syxx (who Hogan refers to as X-Pac) and Hall contracts because they're thugs and now Angle thinks he hired them to do his dirty work; Hogan says Angle's temper is the problem here; Angle says he's worried about Hogan's agenda and says he doesn't trust Hogan as far as he can throw him; He says he knows what Hogan is all about and he's heard all the horror stories about the people he's done business with; Angle says Hogan needs to understand that he won't screw with him the way he's screwed with "them" and he needs to consider this his final warning; Hogan tells Angle he needs to do himself a favor and get out of his office, please; Angle slams his fists on Hogan's desk and then storms out - aired 02/04/10
o - TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan comes to the ring to announce that the Impact Zone is on lock down do to the hostility of "The Band" (Scott Hall & Syxx Pac) who had been attacking people over the last few weeks including fellow former nWo member Kevin Nash; He is interuped by Eric Young interrupts and asks Hogan to let Hall & Syxx back in the building so that he and Nash can fight them tonight; Hogan refuses to let them in but tells Young to take the fight outside and “bust them up real bad”¶ Backstage Kurt Angle Angle Young that he would take care of Hall, Syxx, and even Hogan himself; later Angle confronts Hogan claiming that he was still leading "The Band" and couldn't be trusted; Hogan
says if Angle is so hell bent on getting his ass beat, he wasn't going to stand in the way and proceeds to open the doors presumably to give "The Band" a way to enter; Hogan then warns Angle to get into the ring so that someone can save him when he is getting beaten down.¶ Angle goes to the ring, and calls them out; Hall and Syxx soon run to the ring (if you could call what Hall was doing running) and Angle ges the best of both of them until he is KOed by Syxx with brass knuckles; Hogan now comes out and appeares to be on the side of Hall and Waltman; He
takes the brass knuckles as, Hall & Syxx hold a limp Angle, when he double crossed “The Band” and knocks them both out - aired 02/11/10 {watch}
* 02/15/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping):
○ - TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan walks to the ring as Eric Bischoff and several others attempt to unmask the monster Abyss; he tells Abyss to go to his office immediately completely ignoring a bewildered Bischoff when walked away.¶ Later in the evening, Hogan gave Abyss a
pep-talk of sorts in his office, claiming that he’s tired of looking at Abyss being afraid of his own shadow; He gives Abyss his Hall of Fame ring, and tells Abyss that this ring will empower him to be 10 times the entity that Hulk Hogan ever was! - aired 02/18/10 {watch}
○ - TNA World Champion AJ Styles & "Nature Boy" Ric Flair came to the ring and called out the Monster Abyss; Flair stated that Abyss didn't deserve to wear Hulk Hogan's Hall of Fame ring and demanded that he take it off but Abyss refused; TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan himself then came down to the ring, and ran down AJ and Flair; Things soon got heated, the all four men got into position for a fight! When we all though the battle was on, AJ and Flair, being the crafty heels that they truly are, slid out of the ring to the dismay of Abyss and Hogan as well as the fans in attendance at the IMPACT Zone.¶ Later after Abyss defeats Desmond Wolfe, Flair and Styles attack him from behind; Hogan ran down to the ring, and cleans house!; Soon the numbers game catches up with him as well as Wolfe held him down and Styles throws his own Flair like chops; Styles then knocked Hogan out by driving the World Title into Hogan’s face (one of the last good bumps taken by Hogan) Abyss tried to stop them but he was cuffed to the ropes; Flair continued to wait on Hogan’s forehead until he was busted wide open; Abyss stared down at the Hall of Fame ring, and then busted through the cuffs; The heels bailed as Abyss circled the ring.¶ After a brief commercial break, Hogan grabbed a mic and says on March 8th, Flair is coming out of retirement; Hogan announced that he is booking him in a match; Hogan proclaimed that Styles is in their and it’s a tag match; That team is going to fight Abyss and his tag team partner; That man is him, Hulk Hogan! - aired 02/25/10
○ 02/16/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA World champion AJ Styles and "Nature Boy" Ric Flair made their way to the ring and claimed that they wanted to apologize to TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan for what happened last week; Hogan and the Monster Abyss came out and stood face to face with them in the ring; Flair offered Hogan some of his ladies but nothing for Abyss and Hogan responded in a pretty hilarious way, he said, “You know something, Flair, I’m not here to bum a cigarette off of you, I don’t want you to buy me a drink, and I don’t want ya’ to loan me one of your hits of Viagara, brother!” (funny stuff) Hogan preceded in cutting a passionate promo on how he will prove that he can still go this Monday night!¶ After this week's main event, Desmond Wolfe, Flair, and Styles attacked Abyss; Hulk Hogan then came out with a baseball wire bat and cleared the ring of everyone other than Flair and then hit Flair with the baseball bat; Flair bled from the forehead pretty profusely; (Clearly taking a shot at WWE’s PG rating!) Security entered the ring and Hogan & Abyss beat them up too Abyss; Hogan stood in the ring and told Flair that that’s just an example of what’s going to happen on Monday - aired 03/04/10 {watch}
has an evil grin on his face as security escorts him out. Bischoff tells Hogan that they came to TNA to lead it as business men not for Hogan to get into the ring. Bischoff says Hogan made a promise to Brooke last week and tells him to be done with it as we see a shot of Brooke in the crowd. Hogan goes out and hugs his daughter as Bischoff left the ring. - aired 03/15/10 {watch}
doing his "Black Machismo" Randy Savage Impersonation - and sounding like he really believed he was the Macho Man). Jay says he should fill in for Hogan and says, "one half of the Mega Powers filling in for the other half." Hogan calls Jay "Macho Man" and says it feels right. Hogan even does a
Macho Man impersonation as he says he couldn't think of anyone that he would rather take his place! They seal the deal by re-enacting the famed Mega-Powers handshake and that was freaking hilarious, I'm sorry. That was just funny.¶ In the back Bischoff is talking to someone on a phone, apparantley Hogan as he tells the person to have fun in New York. A chick (sexy chick) in a mini skirt comes into Bischoff's office and he tells her that there is a guy that is going to try to get into his office, but he wants her to keep him out. We here someone screaming "oooooh yeah" and Jay Lethal barges in! Lethal offers the nWo sign to Bischoff (who actually accepts) and Lethal is carrying a clipboard. Jay asks Bischoff how he's been and then says they'll be working side by side tonight and if Bischoff plays his cards right he might talk to the Hulkster and make Eric the third member of the Mega Powers. Lethal hands Bischoff a clipboard and says that it's the card for tonight and he tells the secretary to get Kabuki on the line because he
has something big for him tonight. Bischoff reads off some of the card that Lethal has planned which reads Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Shiek vs. Killer Bees, Koko B. Ware vs. Akeem the African Dream, and King Kong Bundy vs. Junkyard Dog! Bischoff says Lethal is way too valuable for the undercard so he wants Lethal to think of something for the main event. Lethal says he's going to think of something to make Eric scream "oh yeah" and leaves his office. Bischoff tells his security to go find Beer Money now! - aired 03/29/10 {watch}
Band once and for all so the Mega Powers need to ride again. Hogan says after Lockdown they'll get it together and they shake hands and Lethal says he's off to search for Hogan's Mega Powers tights. Just absolutely classic. ¶ In the back Jeremy Borash is with “The Pope” D’Angelo Dinero and Pope says tonight he has a job to do and his prayers are with Abyss who was hit by a car earlier, but Pope has to find a partner. Lethal walks up and calls Borash "Mean Gene" and then says what Pope is about to walk into is a tag match and he calls Pope "Reverend Slick." Lethal says he told Hogan that he could always count on him and he's going to prove it so tonight Pope needs to handle "The Model" and he's got the "Dynamite Kid". Lethal says this one's for Hogan. He walks off and Pope looks astonished at what he just witnessed. Pope then smiles and walks off too.¶ As Lethal's music played for the Main Event he didn't come out and then we see why! Beer Money has attacked him in the back! He fought off Roode but Storm nails Lethal with the beer bottle! AJ Styles comes out followed by Ric Flair being wheeled out by Chelsea. Styles says it looks like Pope's partner has a little drinking problem due to Beer Money so it looks like this will be a handicap match! Wolfe started to make his entrance but Hulk Hogan lays him out from behind with a steel chair to even things up! So the match becomes one on one: AJ vs Dinero. The match only lasts about two minutes as Flair gets up out his wheel chair and hits Pope from behind with the title belt resulting in the ref throwing out the matc.; After the match, Beer Money came down to help with a beat down on Pope. The crowd chanted for Hogan and Abyss, to no avail; Hogan finally comes out but just stands on the ramp looking at Team Flair,
but this was enough to stop the on slot - aired 04/12/10 {watch}
Hogan mentions AJ's name but Hogan says you can say what you want about him but there is absolutely denying how great AJ Styles is. RVD's music hits and the brand new World Heavyweight Champion makes his way down to the ring with the belt around his waist for the very first time in TNA! Van Dam hasn't had gold around his waist since 2007. RVD tells Hogan to feel free to call him "Mr. T-N-A". Van Dam says the reason he came to TNA is because he figured that Dixie Carter, Eric Bischoff, Hulk Hogan, and everybody in the organization would give him a fair opportunity to just be himself, just be Rob Van Dam. They are interupted by AJ Styles & Ric Flair. Hogan says nobody invited either one of those ex-champs. Flair says he doesn't care about RVD or his lifestyle and as a matter of fact he thinks being the World Champion is pretty cool. He reminds RVD that Flair has been one 16 times. He tells RVD to try that on for size. Flair says he and Hogan have a problem and it's called who they are, what they are, what they've accomplished,
and where they'll end up. Pointing at his Hall of Fame ring the whole time. Flair says Hogan has taken the responsibility for giving Abyss that Hall of Fame ring and Flair made the mistake of letting other people do his work so tonight he swears to God that for every scar he has on his head he'll put one on Abyss. He says he'll saw that finger off of Abyss to stop this mockery. Flair says you make a mockery of Ric Flair you die! Flair says tonight he'll walk that aisle looking only the way he can styling and profiling and tonight Abyss has to beat the man to be the man. Flair says he's had a lifetime of
beating big guys. Flair drops the mic and he AJ leave the RVD and Hogan in the ring.¶ Back from commercials Abyss is in the back discussing how he felt about Hogan giving him the ring. Abyss says he knows the ring doesn't have any magical powers but it did instill the confidence in him that Hulk would give it to him and now he has confidence in himself. Abyss says he knows there's nothing he can't do and he knows it's not because of the ring
but it's because of his confidence. Abyss says he could lose the ring he cares so much about tonight but he will never lose the confidence it has given him. He asks Flair "whatcha gonna do when I take your ring from you!" ¶ Jesse Neal is in the ring with 3D. Neal has a microphone and screams for Matt Morgan saying he's not done. Neal screams at Morgan to come back down so he can kick his a**. Christy Hemme approaches Morgan and asks him about Neal calling him out. Morgan says he already forgot that kid's name and now he's off the clock. Morgan walks away and right into Hulk Hogan. Hogan tells Morgan he needs to make a choice, either go out there and deal with Jesse Neal or stay there and deal with Hogan. Morgan goes back out to the ring and 3D leaves Neal alone to deal with Morgan on his own.¶ When "Nature Boy" Ric Flair lost a match to the Monster Abyss where his and Hogan's Hall of Fame rings were on the line, Hogan walkes out to the ring and takes the ring off of Flair's hand as Abyss holds him down. Hogan puts
Flair's ring on his finger and Abyss & Hogan hold their hands up. Hogan grabs the microphone and says he knows exactly who he's going to present the ring to next week live on Impact! as Flair is screaming at Hogan - aired 04/26/10
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○ 05/18/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): Ken Anderson is backstage, trying to convince TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan that he's turned a new leaf; the GM is dubious - aired 05/27/10
* 05/??/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping):
○ - Eric Bischoff came out to the stage and made a tag team match for later in the evening pitting TNA World champion Rob Van Dam and Samoa Joe vs. Matt Morgan and Sting; RVD said as the champion, he speaks for everybody; He said he wanted tonight's match to be a four way; Bischoff said he didn't have that power but he would talk to Hogan...Cue Hogan's music; Hogan called RVD the whole F'N show and as the champion, he does have some stroke and some say around TNA; He changed the match to a four way main event - aired 06/03/10
○ - Matt Morgan comes to the ring for his tag team title match; TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan comes out to the ramp to greet him and
announce who his tag team partner is… the partner he put out of action a few months back, Hernandez; That’s who Morgan feared it would be; Hernandez attacks Morgan and they brawl all over the ringside area; Hernandez eventually uses his shirt to choke Morgan out; Hogan makes a match for them, one on one, at Slammiversary.¶ TNA president Dixie Carter, Hulk Hogan, and Kurt Angle comment on the history of TNA - aired 06/10/10
everyone with a kendo stick; Hogan comes out and starts yelling at Abyss. Abyss does the "YOU" finger point at Hogan and then Hogan gives it back and starts to take his jewelery off to fight him; Security runs out and gets between them before anything can happen (NOTE: this was supposed to be the
start of the build for Hogan vs Abyss at Bound for Glory 2010 but the match never happened) - aired 06/17/10 {watch}
○ 06/15/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan came out to a huge ovation to which he says the crowd is "full of it" (WHAT?! Oh, he mean they are full of ENERGY. whew); He said because of the count out of last week's main event, he decided, since he can, he's going to make it a four way at Victory Road for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship; One of those guys involved will be "The Monster" Abyss and he has things to work out with him; Hogan said another involved will be Jeff Hardy; He said of course you have to include the champ Rob Van Dam, and adds that we can't forget Ken Anderson; Abyss' music hits (which is no longer Hulk's old music) and makes his way to the ring; He is still rocking the red and yellow; Hogan said he has one question for Abyss: the first person he went to in this company and the guy he believed in the most was you and asked why he took a sharp left turn last week; Abyss said Hogan or anyone here realizes the seriousness of what is going on; He said what he did last week and what he will continue to do he is doing for one reason: "they" told me to; Abyss said "they" were the ones who told him to
break Jeff Hardy into two and "they" were the ones who told him to destroy anything and anyone who gets in his path; He added, "Hulk, they are coming and they will be here sooner than you think; And when they get here, there is nothing Eric Bischoff, TNA President Dixie Carter or even the
immortal Hulk Hogan can do to stop it." Hogan tells Abyss to cut the crap but Abyss cuts him off saying "they" told him he didn't need Hogan anymore; Hogan asks Abyss who "they" are? Abyss said that is something for him to know and Hogan to find out; He said "they" told him he didn't need the stupid red and yellow clothes anymore and there isn't a damn thing these sheep in Orlando can do about it; Abyss gives Hogan a warning that when "they" get here, they are taking TNA over and that he doesn't need the garbage Hall of Fame ring anymore; Abyss chokes Hogan with the ring and then tries to shove it down his throat; Abyss grabs a black bag and tosses it in the ring pouring out broken glass as RVD hits the ring but Abyss gets the upper hand and slams him from the corner; Abyss goes back after Hogan when Mr. Anderson hits the ring with a steel chair and cracks a chair over Abyss' back a few times and Abyss still stays on his feet; Anderson leaves the ring as he attends to Hogan along with Rob Van Dam; They head to the back as Abyss looks into the camera and yells, "They are coming!"¶ Backstage, Hulk Hogan is talking with Eric Bischoff; Hogan said he doesn't understand what Abyss is doing and that he feels like he was "shot in the chest"; Bischoff agrees and can't understand it either; He wonders who got to Abyss and if it was motivated by money; Bischoff said some people you just can't read and he is one of them; Hogan wonders if it is Flair; Bischoff said he doesn't think so and says they should move on; Hogan says not yet.¶ Main Event: Abyss def. Mr. Anderson in a No DQ; After the match, Abyss tossed Anderson to the entrance ramp. Abyss picked up Anderson at the top of the ramp, Anderson fought back and attempted a Mic Check. Abyss countered that and chokeslammed Anderson off the stage into part of the set below. Hulk Hogan walks out with a steel chair in hand and cracks it over the back of Abyss. TNA security go after Abyss and he tosses them aside. Abyss points at Hogan yelling out "YOU!" as the show goes off the air - aired 06/24/10 {watch}
○ 06/28/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): Impact opens with the Monster Abyss throwing chairs everywhere and scaring children at ringside; TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan comes down the ramp and he isn't in a playing mood obviously; Hogan climbs into the ring as Taz says that Hogan is scheduled for back surgery this week; Hogan picks up the chairs and tosses them around and dares Abyss to get into the ring; Abyss obliges him but before he can get his hands on Hogan, Eric Bischoff gets between them and says Hogan is nuts; Hogan tells Bischoff to get out of his way and again dares Abyss to get into the ring as he stands on the apron; Abyss climbs into the ring and security runs out to hold both Hogan and Abyss back; Bischoff actually punches Abyss in the face as he screams "you ungrateful son of a bitch!" Abyss then goes apeshit and punches out security before turning to Bischoff and points at him; Hogan grabs a steel chair and nails Abyss in the back with it; He nails Abyss a second time but neither fazes Abyss; Abyss turns around and grabs Hogan by the throat; Before Abyss can do anything to Hogan, Jeff Hardy's music hits; The music distracts Abyss
allowing Hogan to hit Abyss with a couple of back elbows but neither work as Abyss holds onto his throat; Hardy runs down the ramp and comes off the rope with a kick to the gut on Abyss and then a Twist of Fate; Hardy then starts throwing the chairs at Abyss and climbs to the top and hits the Swanton Bomb; The fans are going crazy; Hogan and Bischoff leave with Hardy as Abyss is laid out in the ring¶ Bischoff and Hogan discuss Abyss in the back and Hogan calls him 'another cancer' that could destroy TNA; Hardy says he wants Abyss tonight and they make the match! Bischoff says they'll cover his back someway; Hardy screams into the camera that Abyss is going down tonight¶ later Bischoff and Hogan are sitting at a table with TNA President Dixie Carter; Bischoff says that Sting has had his own agenda in TNA ever since he and Hogan arrived; Dixie says she doesn't know what is going on with Sting and something has to be going on with him; Hogan says it's just who Sting is but she refuses to believe that; Hogan says he and Bischoff has known Sting a lot longer than she has and then someone knocks on the door and Nash walks in; Dixie and Hogan ask him to come back later; Hogan says Sting is just jealous but Dixie doesn't think that's it; Bischoff tells Dixie to look at everything that Sting has done and says that what he's done is borderline criminal; Hogan asks Dixie what he and Bischoff are there for and she says to help TNA; Hogan says Sting is just trying to "sink the ship" while they are trying to make TNA better, but Dixie says Sting had helped TNA try and get better longer before either Hogan or Bischoff ever came to TNA; Hogan says if she doesn't fix this and 'cut out this cancer' then every talent in this company will abandon it; She asks what they propose she do and Bischoff suggests she either fire him, suspend him, or even file a lawsuit or even charge him criminally but as the President of TNA she needs to do something; Dixie agrees and says she'll do something about it tonight; She says she'll do it herself and she'll let them know how it goes -
aired 07/01/10
○ 06/29/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): Kevin Nash was sitting in a meeting room griping about having to answer to Eric Bischoff about his actions over the past months: TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan entered and complained about the shenanigans involved in securing Scott Hall and Syxx contracts (note that both are now gone); Nash questioned how it was different than Hogan bringing in the Nasty Boys, to which Hogan replied “It’s different this time, That’s the difference.”; Hogan basically said that Syxx and Hall are done with the company, and that his hands were tied - aired 07/08/10
○ 07/12/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan was not on this episode. His name did come up however when we see Ms. Tessmacher screaming at somebody on the phone and then Kevin Nash walks in and says he has a meeting with Eric and Hogan
tonight. She tells him that they had a last minute meeting and Nash looks pissed. She asks if she can help with anything else but he says no and leaves. Nash then stops and comes back in and he tells her she should 'pen him in' at 10:00 tonight and he'll be the last meeting of the night for her.¶ Nash latter comes down to the ring attacks Brian Kendrick and says that he's tired of Hogan and Eric ignoring him. Nash says that if he can't get Eric and
Hogan's attention then maybe he'll start taking out some of their 'young boys' and he'll get their attention. Jeff Jarrett interrupts and tells Nash to relax and says this is the last thing we need. Jarrett says Sting is suspended and asks if he wants to be next. Nash asks Jeff what the hell he's doing out there. Jarrett says Nash has a personal issue with Hogan and Bischoff just like Sting did. Jeff says it's not about Nash anymore just like it isn't about him anymore. Nash asks why Jeff would be taking up for Hogan and Bischoff but says if Jeff wants trouble with him then he's got it. Nash tells Jeff to stay tuned for whether he'll get his way or not.¶ In the back Kevin Nash talks about Jarrett coming out and defending Hogan and Bischoff despite them pretty much stealing Jarrett's company. Nash says he's one of the smarter guys around and at around 10:00 tonight he'll probably have all the answers he needs. - aired 07/15/10
○ 07/26/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan comes out (making his return after a three week absence to recover from back surgery), as EV2.0 celebrates getting the old ECW group back together for the upcoming PPV Hard Justice (now known as HardCORE Justice); Hogan is cool with it, but he just would have liked to know first hand; He agrees with TNA President Dixie Carter’s comparison to what ECW did in the 90′s to what Hulk did in the 80′s (WHAT?! no way!); He missed it the first time around because he was busy in WCW, so now he will get to
witness it first hand; also he says that there will be a surprise tonight, Eric Bischoff will make that announcement; Abyss comes out, he wants to tell us "THEY" (still unidentified) are not happy; He said the reunion was never a part of "THEIR" plan, and there is one person they hold responsible….Dixie Carter; Hogan isn’t impressed with what Abyss has to say, in fact he wants him to talk to a shrink¶ In the back Christy Hemme wants to know what Eric has to say, Hulk just says we will love it but then he says he has a meeting in New York but he'll have a lot to say next week. Bischoff is in the ring with Miss Tessmacher, he says August 12th, at 9 PM Eastern, we will see PPV quality on Impact - aired 07/29/10 {watch}
○ 07/27/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff and Miss. Tessmacher come to the ring and Bischoff starts talking about the "free PPV" which will be called "The Whole F'n Show" and begins to run down the card when Kevin Nash interrupts. Nash says he's finally got some face time with Hogan and Bischoff and he says once again he's not on the card for next week. Hogan says Nash needs to open his eyes and see what's going on in TNA. Hogan says he's stepped back, Jarrett's stepped back, and Nash needs to step back as well because their time is over. He says it's time for the young guys to shine. Hogan says there's no more conning for paychecks and minimum efforts for maximum paychecks. He says the politics over but Nash sarcastically says Hulk Hogan is actually talking to him about politics. Bischoff says that Nash's whole career has never been anything but politics. Nash channels Clint Eastwood and says sometimes you meet someone in your life that you shouldn't have messed with and he's one of them. Nash tosses Bischoff into a corner and then turns around and swings at Hogan but Hogan blocks the shot and nails Nash with a series of rights. Hogan grabs Nash but Nash low blows him! Nash beats on Hogan in the corner as Bischoff gets back to his feet. Taz mentions that Hogan just had back surgery. Nash goes out to the floor and grabs a steel chair! Nash lays the chair down in the ring and gets ready to
Jackknife Hogan onto it! Bischoff tries to stop Nash but Nash shoves him away. Nash then tosses Hogan aside and picks up the chair and before he can swing it Jarrett comes in and attacks Nash! Jarrett beats on Nash until Sting comes from out of nowhere decked in red face paint! Sting knocks the
chair out of Jarrett's hands and then nails Jarrett with the bat! Sting tosses the bat to Nash and Nash nails Jarrett with it as well! Sting then belts Hogan with the chair! - aired 08/05/10 {watch}
when they came back on all the EV2.0 guys were being laid out by Fortune (AJ Styles, Frankie Kazarian & Beer Money), Matt Morgan and Douglas Williams while Abyss left RVD in a bloody mess - aired 08/12/10
○ 08/10/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): Due to injuries suffered last week at the hands of the Monster Abyss, TNA World champion
Rob Van Dam will be out of action for an undetermined amount of time and must vacate the championship.¶ TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan is backstage on a cell phone, and he was saying he was going to quitting; He built this whole company around RVD and now they are trying to replace him.¶ Later Sting and "Big Sexy" Kevin Nash come to the ring and bad mouth TNA and Hulk Hogan; Jeff Jarrett interupts and says that the company is better with Hogan; Jeff says that he's heading to the ring to kick both their asses which brings out Hogan who says Jeff won’t have to do this alone; He says the reason Nash and Sting are mad is because they’re jealous that the spotlight is on the young guys and not on them; He tells Sting to do it like a man and get rid of the bat, so Sting throws the bat up the ramp and Hogan and Jarrett head to the ring; suddenly, the lights go out and Fortune (AJ Styles, Frankie Kazarian & Beer Money) is in the ring and take out all 4 men - aired 08/19/10
○ 08/23/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA President Dixie Carter suspends Ric Flair is suspended for 90 days due to his involvement in encouraging the attacks made by Fortune (AJ Styles, Frankie Kazarian & Beer Money) on TNA and EV2.0 wrestlers over the last few weeks; Flair
gets heated and takes his jacket off and it looks like he might go after Carter; Dixie's husband comes in the ring and members of Fortune hold him down; Flair is about to whip him with his belt when TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan comes out with his “cavalry” which is Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy,
"The Pope" D'angelo Dinero and Mr. Ken Anderson; Flair tells him not to get involved, but the cavalry comes down to the ring; Hogan says he’s overriding Dixie’s decision to suspend Flair and tells Flair suspending him would be too easy; Hogan says to Flair that his cavalry is the real TNA; Flair says Fortune is here to takeover TNA and they’ll do it on his terms; Despite Flair’s protests Hogan makes an 8 man tag of his cavalry vs. 4 members of Fortune; As Fortune walks up the ramp they are attacked by EV 2.0; after the commercial Angle is giving the cavalry a pep talk; He tells them tonight
isn’t about the TNA Championship is about the company. He says they’re going to kick Fortune’s ass and get Dixie her company back.¶ Later Sting
attacks Jeff Jarrett in the ring and begins to choke him out with the bat; Eric Bischoff comes out and tells Sting he’s showing the world what he’s really made of; Sting is yelling that he wants Hogan; Eric tells Sting to be careful what he wishes for because he doesn’t think he’s man enough to handle it; Hogan sneaks in the ring and drills Sting with a chair in the back; Hulk is in the back telling Tommy Dreamer to back off of Fortune tonight because his “Fatal 4” is going to take care of business tonight; He tells Dreamer he wants EV 2.0 to take out Abyss - aired 08/26/10
○ 08/24/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff make their way down to the ring with Miss Tessmacher; Hogan calls out each of the semi-finalists in the TNA Championship Tournament (Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, Mr. Ken Anderson, and "The
Pope" D'angelo Dinero); Once they’re all in the ring Hogan tells them whoever wins the TNA Championship needs to raise the bar because they can’t have what happened to RVD happen again and to help raise the bar the four finalists will face each other in a tag team match tonight; Through all of this, the Monster Abyss makes his way ringside with "Janice" - a 2x4 loaded with nails - in hand; Abyss gets in the ring and says the “they” he refers to is neither EV 2.0 nor Fortune; He says "they" are ready for their revelation and have even picked a date 10/10/10 (the date Bound for Glory falls on);Abyss says on 10/10/10 they are going to take over TNA and turn it upside down and they will get rid of Dixie Carter, Hogan and Bischoff - aired 09/02/10
is 10 days away from achieving his goal and only 2 men stand in his way: Mr. Anderson & Jeff Hardy; He calls them both great competitors but he says BFG will be his night to shine; Kurt talks about the favor that Hogan asked of him and he says Abyss has caused too much damage in TNA as of late. Angle mentions Abyss' 10-10-10 threats but Angle says Abyss should worry about 9-30-10 (tonight) because that is the night that Angle cuts TNA's
cancer out (Abyss).¶ In the back Mr. Anderson is looking through his phone and says he doesn't seen any calls from Hulk Hogan. He's talking to Bischoff and he says that Hogan called Kurt and wants to know what the deal is. Anderson questions if Hulk thinks Kurt is the only one in the match. Bischoff says Hogan is a creature of habit and he says that Hulk carried a company on his back for a long time and so has Kurt. Bischoff says they have a lot in common and Anderson shouldn't look into it. Bischoff says he has confidence in Anderson and that's why he booked him in a match with Samoa Joe tonight. Anderson says he's going to win the title and the $100,000 Battle Royal next week as well as beating Joe tonight. They shake hands and then
Anderson walks away.¶ Kevin Nash, Sting and "The Pope" D'angelo Dinero are in the ring trying to convince Samoa Joe to join them saying this was his
last chance; security is holding Joe back from going after them; Nash mentions how they say bad things happen to bad people and it's amazing how Hogan is laying in a hospital bed; Nash says that for 7 months since Hogan and the cockroach (Bischoff) came in what's been going on but apparently
the rest of the locker room has been duped by them; Nash says that the 3 men in the ring know exactly what's going on; Pope grabs the microphone and says what's in the ring right now is 2 guys that have been around the block a couple of times and he says it amazes him how Bischoff continues to try and pull the wool over his eyes; Pope calls Bischoff a liar, a cheat, a conman and a 'no good son of a Bischoff.' Pope says he and Nash aren't new to the streets and in their game Hogan and Bischoff will be coming out on the losing end; Sting says that it's really about he and Hogan because it all started with he and Hogan way back in WCW; Sting says it's a classic case of good and evil and then he asks the fans if they came to see the good
guys or the bad guys; Sting says the real question is who really is the good guys and who really is the bad guys; He says that's the question that every one wants answered at BFG and there really is only one way to answer that; Sting says that way is Nash, Sting, & Pope vs. Jarrett, Joe, & Hulk! Sting
suggests Hulk 'lace 'em up one more time' and he says there's no more games and they'll show the world what's really going on; Eric Bischoff's music hits and he walks out with Ms. Tessmacher; Bischoff looks at her and says this is beyond disappointing to disgusting and he says with their biggest PPV of the year right around the corner, these three guys are in the ring showing their true colors; Bischoff says what he sees in the ring is 2 guys at the end of their career and he calls Pope still "green behind the ears." Bischoff says this goes back to WCW 15 years ago when he tried to get Sting to start working with the younger guys but Sting wanted it to be all about him and he started whining and pouting until he got his way; He says nothings changed with Nash and he's always been like this; He says he's consistent as hell and he's always been self serving and selfish as hell; Bischoff says Pope disappoints him the most because he had his opportunity at the World Title but he lost and now he b*tches about it; Bischoff says he even gave
Pope another shot but he blew it again and the only conspiracy going around is the one in his head; Bischoff says to talk to Kurt Angle or Jeff Hardy and ask them if there's a conspiracy; Bischoff says they really are cowards and Bischoff says they know that Hogan has been in the hospital with a bad
back; Bischoff says he doesn't make a habit for speaking for Hogan and he says Hogan will be here live next week and he'll answer for himself but he
just hopes they like the answer; (NOTE: Even though Hogan wasn't acctually on this episode, he was the main focus as he was set to make his return the next week) - aired 09/30/10
Carter signed away last week (in a contract that was supposed to fire the Monster Abyss); the lawyer says that was not the contract he sent Bischoff to get her to sign; Bischoff mocks him and acts like he doesn't know what he's talking about; The lawyer says that she signed the contract under false pretences but Bischoff says she signed the contract in front of millions of people on television so if he wants to fight it out in court then 'have at it, see you in about 6 years.' Bischoff says this is his building and his show so he tells the lawyer to leave or he'll have him thrown out; The lawyer tells Bischoff that this isn't over; ¶ Hulk Hogan's music hits and he gets a mixed reaction from the Impact Zone; there are a lot of "boo"s but a lot of
"Hogan!" chants as well; Hogan comes out on crutches again followed by Bischoff; Hogan plays air guitar on his crutches which was sweet; A "you sold out" chant starts; Mike Tenay reveals that the contract that Dixie signed gives Bischoff and Hogan "majority share" of TNA Eric introduced us to his mentor, his brother and the man who made this industry famous: Hulk Hogan; Hogan welcomes us to his company and then he says that he and Bischoff decided it was time to take what was theirs and asks where "that no good Dixie Carter" is; Bischoff taunts the crowd the entire time Hogan is talking; Hogan says there is a motive to the madness they've created, he says they tried to do it the easy way but Dixie didn't want to do it that way; He says she conned Hogan to come into TNA and says that she promised to give him control but she didn't want to do that when he came so he took it; Hogan says this company is now Hollywood Hogan's and then says this company will live forever with them; Bischoff says what they did would be considered a hostile takeover in the business world but in their case it was a work of art; He says most people didn't know it was coming so they'll walk us through this master plan saying it all started with the Monster Abyss and how people couldn't understand how Abyss, a guy who Hogan took under
his wings, turned on Hogan; He said nobody could understand it except them because it made perfect sense and then he welcomes out Abyss; Hogan calls Abyss his 'son' and Abyss says "THEY'RRRRRRRE HEEEEEEERE!"; He says he will destroy anything and anyone that stands in their way and Hogan says it's Abyss' destiny to be with them; Bischoff says the next man was Jeff Jarrett; Jarrett says it's a pleasure to join Eric and Hogan and give the Carter family - who he claims stole the company from him - they're just desert; Suddenly Fourtune's music hits; Ric Flair leads his band of young guns out to the ring; Flair says that word of mouth should have told Hogan that Fourtune is the heart and soul of TNA; He says that for 25 years he and Hogan have hated each others guts and nothings changing; He says that tonight either he or Hogan would walk out; He says that his boys are prepared to die tonight and asks if they are too! Hogan suggests that just he and Flair get it on; Flair ties his coat off and Hogan hands Jarrett his crutches; They have a stare down, then smile and hug to a chorus of boos; Hogan raises Flair's arm as the rest of Fourtune shake hands and hug with the rest of Bischoff and company; Bischoff says Flair and Hogan on the same team is 25 years in the making; Finally the new TNA World champion Jeff Hardy is introduced; Tenay says that Hardy's win, has cost Kurt Angle his career and Taz calls Jeff the "ultimate backstabber." The fans chant "you sold out" at Jeff but he says he didn't sell out, he sold IN! Hardy says popularity doesn't mean a damn thing to him and he blames the fans greed for his pain and anger; Jeff says he destroyed himself for the fans to get nothing but herniated discs and pain in return; Hogan declares the name of the new group to be "Immortal" in the back Sting and Nash are shown watching on a monitor and Bischoff sees them on the big tron; He tells Sting and Nash to "join the party" Hogan says they should let "bygones be bygones" and come on down; Sting and Nash come out for a minute but ultimately decline the offer¶ Backstage Eric and Hogan walk up to Dixie and she asks them what they're doing; Bischoff cuts her off but she slaps the shit out of him; She says that it's Bischoff's fault and she wants to hear nothing from him; She tells Hogan to look her in the eyes and tell her that he's screwing her over; She says
that Hogan is stealing TNA from her; Hogan if she wants to have this conversation with him then they'll have it in HIS office¶ In the office of TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan: Dixie asks Hogan if he had planned this all along, Hogan says the answer is yes and says from day one Dixie said he would be the happiest he's ever been; Hogan suggests that Dixie never listened to him and she says it's his ego; Dixie tells him not to forget that she gave him his job in TNA, she says they won't get away with this and says she never truly trusted Bischoff; She says they'll take TNA from her over her dead body and then calls Bischoff a "little smug shit" (wow!); She tells the security guys to take them out but Hogan says they work for him and then he tells them to take HER out; Security drags Dixie out of the office; her husband runs up but eats a right hand from one of the security guys - aired 10/14/10 {watch: Pt 1, Pt 2}
○ 10/12/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): In his office, Eric Bischoff is on the phone with TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan laughing about how they just cost "The Pope" D'Angelo Dinero a chance to with the TNA TV title; Bischoff says that Hogan told him to tell Ric Flair that he's not only the dirtiest player in the game but also the smartest; Flair and Bischoff laugh about pulling one over on everybody again - aired 10/21/10
○ 10/25/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): In the back Eric Bischoff and Ric Flair joke about the brawl with Mickey James and Tara that he got involved in earlier and Flair says they were acting like his ex-wives; He says the only thing they weren't asking for was a check from him and Bischoff says he handled it; Flair asks where TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan is and Bischoff says he's talking about "some serious acquisitions" for Immortal - aired 10/28/10
○ 10/26/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): Eric Bischoff makes his way out to the ring (in complete Karate Gi with fight gloves and
everything) alongside a referee and Ric Flair; Bischoff grabs a microphone and says he has some major business to take care of tonight but right now he wants to address Matt Morgan; Bischoff says that they talked to TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan (who did not appear on this episode) earlier today and they all agree that Matt Morgan is officially kicked out of Fortune and Immortal.¶ In the back the Monster Abyss talks about Immortal never dying, like Hulkamania. - aired 11/04/10
○ 11/08/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping):With Immortal waiting in the ring TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan comes out to the ring for the first time on Impact in a few weeks and thanks Ric Flair for taking care of business while he was away last week. Hogan asks if we know what it feels like to be surrounded by nothing but family and then he says when he came to TNA the one thing he requested was Ric Flair. Hogan says without Ric Flair you don't have a wrestling company. He says he's been taking care of the next big thing for Immortal while Flair has been taking care of things in TNA while he's been off doing his thing. Hogan then says he has a surprise for the Champ and the lights go out. A new Championship belt lowers down from the ceiling along with pyro. Hogan hands Hardy the belt and then he throws the old belt into the trash can. Hogan says that belt represents Dixie
Carter's "old belt" and then Hogan says if there is anyone else left that dares to oppose them the only thing they can do is pray Rob Van Dam, and Matt Morgan come out and each demands a title match with Hardy but Hogan said first he Bischoff and Flair had to go backstage and put together the rest of tonight's line up.¶ In the back Hogan, Bischoff, and Flair discuss what just went down. Flair says he and Hogan don't get old, they get great. Hogan talks about how ignorant Morgan is and Flair says Morgan just wanted to walk out and "Hulk up" in his own mind. Hogan suggests Joe vs. Gunner & Murphy (the security guys), Kaz vs. RVD and if RVD wins he's the #1 Contender, and Matt Morgan vs. Beer Money & Douglas Williams in a Handicap Match. Hogan says if they want to fight Immortal will give them one. ¶ later Hogan orders the Monster Abyss to save Bischoff who has been chased by "The Pope" D’Angelo Dinero all night - even in the bathroom! - aired 11/11/10 {watch}
○ 11/09/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): Ric Flair comes out and claims that TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan appointed him the
special guest referee for the title match pitting Matt Morgan against TNA World champion Jeff Hardy at Final Resolution; Flair calls out Morgan begins
to torment him by saying that if Morgan would have been standing next to Hogan last week that Hogan would have bitch slapped him; then for reasons that are unclear he voluntarily offers to give up his refereeing spot if Morgan can beat Flair tonight... which he does (NOTE: at one point Flair takes off his jacket, starts getting fired up and says that he slept with Zenyatta - the race horse [!!!] - last night because that's what it takes to get him going).¶ The Main Event saw TNA World Champion Jeff Hardy defeat EV2.0's Raven; due to pre match stipulations Raven was forced to leave TNA; after the match TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan made his way out to the ring and officially fired Raven "Quote the Hulkster, never more." - aired 11/17/10 {watch}
○ 11/15/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): Immortal is enjoying Thanksgiving dinner; Eric Bischoff makes a toast to them and then he
says as thankful as they all are, he personally regrets how a few things happened this year; He says he is inviting someone to dinner tonight is former TNA President: Dixie Carter; TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan and the rest of Immortal voice their disapproval.¶ Later Immortal "Ice" Flair and make him chug a Smirnoff while Bischoff is on the phone with someone; Bischoff gets off the phone and he says it's official, Dixie has landed in Orlando;
Hogan says they need to talk about this as we cut back to the arena.¶ Back at the feast Hogan says he is actually thankful of Dixie Carter and he can't wait to tell her how thankful he is later.¶ In the back a limo pulls him and Dixie Carter gets out.¶ Back at the feast Bischoff tells Immortal that Dixie
Carter is on her way; Bischoff tells them to hide all the liquor and everyone looks at him weird; Jeff asks "what is she? Our mother?" and Bischoff says "no, have you ever seen her drink?!" Hogan says when she walks in he won't be responsible for what may happen when he sees her.¶ In the back Immortal are waiting on Dixie Carter; She comes into the room and she thanks them for the invite and Bischoff says he didn't think she would actually show up. Bischoff says they are grateful for everything Dixie started and giving them the opportunity to takeover; Hogan thanks Dixie and Bischoff suggests they can all walk together again and he says that paper clips need to be stocked back at the office in Nashville; Dixie says wants to toast to "this" and then hands Bischoff some papers; Dixie says it seems that Hogan has been busy signing some contracts that possibly he wants authorized to sign; She says the TNA Board of Directors agree that Hogan doesn't have "signatory authority"; Dixie says that her lawyers have been at work and talked to a judge who has slapped an injunction on Hogan; Dixie tells Hogan to read the papers and then she takes a swig of Bischoff's wine and says
"I'll see you guys in court" and walks out; Bischoff says, "she bought a freaking judge." They both agree this is trouble - aired 11/25/10 (Thanksgiving)
○ TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan did not appear on this episode due to Dixie Carter's injunction (actually he was still recovering from multiple
back surgeries) his name did come up however in the back while Eric Bischoff was talking to Immortal & Fortune; He says Dixie Carter and her attorneys have them in check mate and everyone knows the belt means power; He says IF the court stuff doesn't go their way they need all
the titles to have all the power; He says he knows all the guys in Immortal can do it and live up to the standard that Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, & Jeff Hardy have set- aired 12/23/10
○ TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan did not appear on this episode due to Dixie Carter's injunction (actually he was still recovering from multiple
back surgeries) his name did come up however when Frankie Kazarian said that Hogan, Eric Bischoff, & "Nature Boy" Ric Flair have put a bounty on every title in TNA and at Genesis he intends on collecting that bounty when he takes the X-Division Title from Jay Lethal.- aired 12/30/10
○ 01/10/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan did not appear on this episode due to Dixie Carter's injunction (actually he was still recovering from multiple back surgeries) his name did come up however when Eric Bischoff told new TNA World champion Ken Anderson that the only reason he was in TNA was because of Hogan and the only thing Anderson accomplished was putting a bulls eye on his own back because if he thinks he, Hogan, and Flair will put up with Anderson as the Champion then he's out of his mind; Bischoff tells Anderson that their done
with him and tells him to mark February 3rd, 2011 down on his calendar because that night on Impact 2 big things will happen, #1 Anderson will put
his belt on the line in a rematch against Jeff Hardy and #2 Hogan will get out from underneath all this "legal bullshit" and he'll be back on Impact.¶ In
the office Bischoff says he just got off the phone with Hogan and he says that Hogan is pissed and says they HAVE to get the belt off of Anderson on the 3rd; AJ Styles wants to "soften" up Anderson but Ric Flair stops him and says they need AJ (who has a hip injury) to heal because they need him at 120%; AJ says he can get the job done injured and all; Flair tells him his assignment is to get well; Bischoff says he wants to be able to call Hulk back and tell him they have a plan to get this done and Flair promises they will - aired 01/13/11
○ 01/31/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan did not appear on this episode due to Dixie Carter's injunction (actually he was still recovering from multiple back surgeries); despite a previous announcement that Hogan would return today, Bischoff said that he
just found out that Dixie Carter's lawyers got her a continuance in their case which, as a result, causes Hulk Hogan to still be barred from TNA so he wouldn't be hear tonight.¶ In the back Jeff Hardy is pissed at Bischoff; He says Hulk Hogan was supposed to be here tonight but Bischoff promises that
Hogan will be back and then he promises that Hardy will get his belt back; In the main event, Fortune (AJ Styles, Frankie Kazarian and Beer Money) turned on Immortal and cost Hardy the match; Bischoff cursed them and said they were nothing before he and Hogan got to TNA - aired 02/03/11
○ 02/01/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan did not appear on this episode due to Dixie Carter's injunction (actually he was still recovering from multiple back surgeries) his name did come up however when Jeff Jarrett says he wants to apologize to Bischoff for what happened last week with Fortune; He says that 9 years ago he gave each one of those "ungrateful sons of bitches" an opportunity, that he found them flipping burgers and landscaping, he says all of them begged him for a job and this is how they repay him; Jarrett says he doesn't even want to talk about the disrespect that they've shown to Hulk Hogan and all 4 of them were nothing and they're still nothing - aired 02/10/11
○ 02/14/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan did not appear on this episode due to Dixie Carter's injunction (actually he was still recovering from multiple back surgeries) his name did come up however when Eric Bischoff said he went to bat for Ric Flair to bring him into Immortal and convinced Hogan that Flair was good for them; He says he was starting to question Flair and he gives him until next week to come out and explain himself, but Flair isn't going to make him wait that long; Flair's music hits and he makes his way out to the ring. Flair says the last time someone gave him an "opportunity" they said to him "you need to grow up or I'm outta' here" and Flair told her that she's "outta here." He says he and Bischoff have a track record a mile long and the guys in the ring grew up on Ric Flair, but Bischoff nor anyone else tells Flair what to do or how to do it. Flair congratulates Jeff on his win and says he and the Hardyz are tight and after 25 years of hating each others guys he and Hogan were getting tight, but now Bischoff is questioning his integrity. He reemphasizes that he is a wrestling GOD and he says in Europe they were chanting "GOD" at him. A "God" chant starts up and Flair says when they start calling Bischoff God then he can talk to him. Flair says he will break the family together
or he'll separate it and that's the power of being the Nature Boy, and on that note he'll see Bischoff later - aired 02/17/11
○ 02/15/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan did not appear on this episode due to Dixie Carter's injunction (actually he was still recovering from multiple back surgeries) his name did come up however when Ken Anderson puts the chair down in the middle of the ring, sat down in it and said that he doesn't care who's calling the shots in TNA, whether it's Eric Bischoff, Hulk Hogan, Dixie Carter, or the network because he's calling them right now; Anderson says in his contract it states he gets a rematch so he'll sit in the middle of the ring until he gets it if that's what it takes - aired 02/24/11
* 02/24/11 – Fayetteville, NC - Crown Coliseum (Impact! taping):
○ - Dixie Carter comes to the ring to share with us the outcome of the legal proceedings and the ruling that came down this morning; She says things did not go as she hoped but she promises... then Immortal's music cuts her off; Eric Bischoff leads Immortal out to the ring minus Hulk Hogan; Bischoff mocks her wiping away fake tears; Bischoff says when they agreed earlier today to let her come out and say goodbye to the fans that didn't mean they wanted her to come out and try and do her PR spin and try to Twitter her way out of the reality; Bischoff says they're very busy and they have a lot to do tonight and their time is more valuable than her; Bischoff says before she goes he wants to tell Dixie that he respects her, (boos are coming in heavy now); He says he knows she is a woman in a man's world, she has one massive
set of balls; Flair walks over and asks if she is starting to understand where she is right now; He says it's Flair Country and all the fans know had Dixie taken his room key "that night" in Orlando (when he debuted in TNA) then all of this could have been avoided and she would've been taken on a year long ride; Flair says instead she elects to text, tweet, e-mail, voice mail, whatever else she does because she thinks the fans will love her; Flair says the fans loving her "gets her off" but she says she doesn't understand because "they" (the wrestlers) get
the fans off and what gets him off is limousine riding, jet flying, kiss stealing, wheeling dealing! He says to do that you have to have money and to have money you have to have power and they wanted all of Dixie's power; Flair reminds her that there is a Holiday Inn down the
road and then introduces the man that now has all the power...HULK HOGAN!: TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan finally makes his return to Impact as Dixie watches on; Hogan doesn't seem to be in a ton of pain but he doesn't seem to be moving all too well either; Hogan says he thinks it's safe to say he now controls 100% of TNA after being in the courtroom with Dixie today; Hogan says TNA is all his from everything that happens in the ring to everything happens in the offices, he makes all the decisions and Dixie is just unemployed; He says somewhere along the way Dixie became delusional and everyone talks about Hogan being an egomaniac, but nobody believes their own hype more than Dixie; Hogan says when he thinks about the way Dixie spoon fed the fans, he and Eric used Dixie to get back on top; He says somewhere along the way Dixie forgot what her place in TNA is, she supplies the money and nothing more; He says this thing wasn't about them being partners, he says it was about he and his real partner (Bischoff) using her to get back on top of wrestling; Hogan says they used her
because she's a weak women, and they used the whole Carter family; He says the only thing she has left is her dignity and they're going
to take that away too; He says Dixie has one thing left, all the fans but the fans that love her don't have much to say about it; He says they don't have a damn thing to say about it and he runs the company 100%; Fortune's new music hits and they make their way out onto the stage; AJ tells Dixie to get out of the ring and she leaves as Fortune comes towards it; AJ walks her back up the ramp as Immortal wave goodbye to her; Roode grabs the mic and says he can't believe that Hulk Hogan was the reason he became a Pro Wrestler; Roode says
there is an old saying that you should never meet your idols because at the end of the day all they're going to do is let you down; Roode says that statement couldn't be any more true when it comes to Hogan; Flair interrupts Roode but Roode screams at him to shutup and Flair says now he's talking to GOD; Flair tells Roode and Fortune to kiss Immortal's ass and keep walking, but Roode says instead of kissing their asses they kick it; Fortune tries to get in the ring but security quickly gets between them As security gets in between them Immortal start taunting them and talking trash.¶ Back from the break Immortal is celebrating what just happened in the back when Bart Scott approaches them and daps it up with them in the back; Hogan tells Matt Hardy to break him in and Matt says this is his home state so whatever Bart wants he will get him.¶ In the back Bischoff is pissed because an executive from Spike "tells" him that Jeff Hardy is defending his title tonight; Bischoff says they won't even tell Bischoff who the opponent is and he assumes it's Anderson; Hogan says Spike better realize he runs
things now but he tells Bischoff not to assume anything when it comes to the match because anything can and will happen this business; Bischoff says they need to be ready and Hogan says they will be.¶ In the back Hogan is talking to SpikeTV trying to get Hardy out of the title match; It isn't working; He says they should surprise the fans, not Spike surprising him; Hogan hangs up and he's not happy¶ In the back Hogan asks Jeff to promise him nomore Ladder Matches and that is something they can control. Hogan says one thing they can't control is Spike wants him to defend the belt again. Jeff says that's fine and Hogan says he can't get the network to tell him who he's wrestling. Hogan says the network thinks a big surprise will bring big ratings. Jeff isn't happy about being expected to defend the title against a surprise opponent. Hogan says if he knew who it was he was set them up and leave them laying beside a 7/11 or something. Jarrett says he'll
handle it for Hogan and Hogan says they wanted Jeff to lead Immortal.¶ Hogan walks in Bischoff's office and asks if Bischoff has any idea
who the network is sending and he has no idea. Hogan asks if Bischoff is thinking it's the same person he's thinking and Bischoff says he's trying not to and they hope it's not "him."¶ In the back Hogan is screaming at someone at Spike to find out who the hell Jarrett is facing. Hogan tells someone to send Mr. Anderson into his office. Anderson comes in and Hogan says he doesn't like him and Anderson doesn't like him either. Anderson says that's for sure and Hogan says he hates Anderson, but when Anderson walks into the room he smells money. Hogan says the network told him that he doesn't get his title shot. Anderson is pissed and asks why he keeps getting screwed. Anderson says he doesn't give a crap what happens to Immortal and his job is to become TNA World Heavyweight Champion. He says because of Hogan's boys Jeff has that belt. Hogan sits down and he says he's sitting down because he doesn't want to put his hand through Anderson's head. Anderson dares him to do it. Hogan says the thing with Hardy isn't going down tonight and then he picks up his back brace and says
nothing between he and Anderson is happening either. Anderson asks if that's a back brace and Hogan says "oh, you're smart too?" Anderson says he never thought in a million years that he would say this, "you disgust me." He walks away and Hogan screams at him to let him know the next time Anderson slams a 700 lb. giant and calls him an asshole; The surprise opponent turns out to be Sting who goes on to win the title - aired 03/03/11 {watch}
○ - While new TNA World Champion Sting was in the ring thanking the fans for their support which lead to his victory he says he's also thankful for his opponent last week, Jeff Hardy. He says he doesn't agree with Jeff's actions or attitude ever since he drank that Hogan-Bischoff Kool-Aid, but he has no problem admitting that Hardy is one of the greatest wrestlers he's faced in the ring. He says Jeff has god gifted talents and one day when he gets his head right again he hopes Jeff gives back to the fans everything they've given to him. Sting is interrupted by Hulk Hogan's music! TNA majority owner Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff walk out onto the stage and give Sting some applause and then they walk down to the ring. Hogan looks a lot more stiff walking to the ring this week than he did last (which is weird because both shows were taped on the same day). Hogan grabs a microphone and says it's good to see Sting again and says it's weird after the history
they've had that the past 5 months they went their separate ways. He says he knew that somehow, someway he knew when he least expected they would end up back in the ring staring at each other one day. Hogan says he has to give credit to Sting because he saw it coming a mile away and Sting even tried to warn everyone about he and Bischoff. Hogan says they didn't listen to Sting and when they
didn't listen the momentum fell right in Hogan's direction, but what did Sting? He took his ball and went home 5 months ago so now that Sting is back he's a day late and a dollar short. Hogan says the fans don't need another hero because they already have one, Hulk Hogan. Sting says Hogan is right, he went home and quit but he didn't quit on the people. He says he quit on the thought of having to deal with Hogan, Bischoff, and Flair again. On the thought of having to deal with another three headed monster that would make his life a living hell every single day, but the more he sat at home the more a fire started to burn inside him. He says that fire was the same type of fire that he had the first time he faced Ric Flair, the same fire that he had the first time he dropped Bischoff on his head, and the same type of fire he had the first time he stepped in the ring with Hogan. Sting says that fire is burning inside him right now and it says Sting isn't going anywhere! Sting says he has a job to do in TNA which is to take back what was never Hogan's and it starts "right here" and then Sting holds up the TNA Title in Hogan's face. Ken Anderson comes out and says Hogan's little "bitch" just lost the title to Sting, Sting becomes "that
guy" for Anderson. Anderson says he doesn't care what Hogan wants "brother" or what Bischoff wants "sister" or what Immortal wants or
what the network wants, all he cares about is what HE wants. Jeff Hardy And Rob Van Dam also join the group demanding their title rematches. Bischoff decided to make tonight's main event Sting & RVD vs Anderson & Hardy.¶ In the back Sting tries to convinced RVD that back when Sting was going after RVD last year he thought RVD was part of "it" because they brought RVD in. RVD sarcastically says Sting thought RVD was part of it after he had his title stripped and was kept far away from the Main Event. Sting says he did. He apologizes and
says that he was wrong and RVD simply says "I'm sorry too, Sting" and walks away. - aired 03/10/11
Hogan & Bischoff's influence that twisted his mind into wanting more money and more power and greed; Sting says that's the same type of influence that they have over Immortal; Sting says there may not be anything he can do for Jeff Hardy but there is a whole lot that he can do for the other 50 guys in the back that have hunger and talent that are ready to go; Hogan says he gets it and Sting is a just a "Johnny come lately go home, come back, go home, come back" kind of guy. He asks who Sting really is. He says Sting is blaming them for the embarrassment that Jeff Hardy caused Immortal
at Victory Road, but it was Jeff Hardy who let Immortal down. He says Immortal didn't let Jeff Hardy down. Hogan says at the end of the day even on Jeff Hardy's best day he couldn't live in the "Immortal Hulk Hogan's shadow" and that's what it's all about. He says Jeff's short comings were
responsible for Hardy's demise. Hogan says everyone in Immortal are "Main Event players" and even Matt Hardy is on top of his game. Hogan mocks Sting talking about the "evil reign" of Hogan but he says everyone makes their own deal in TNA and Sting better worry about saving his own ass in
TNA. Hogan says that ever since they took 100% control over TNA his cell phone has been ringing off the hook from Main Eventers all over the world wanting to jump on his back that can take Sting out. He says that everyone in this business is replaceable especially Sting. Hogan says Sting, just like Jeff Hardy, can be just another body he has to replace; Sting says if Hogan's phone is ringing off the hook then where is everybody. He says every
week all he ever sees is Hogan and Bischoff with a couple of punks behind them. Bull Ray's music interrupts them now! Ray comes down to the ring as Tenay and Taz wonder what's going on. Bully Ray was bigging Hogan & Bischoff up at the PPV before his match with Dreamer. Ray looks at Sting and says he's been ringing Hogan's phone off the hook. He says he's been looking for this opportunity all of his life. He says 20 years in the wrestling business and he says there would be no wrestling business today if it wasn't for Hulk Hogan. Ray says Hogan is the be all, end all of wrestling and that burns Sting's ass. Ray says Sting is a co-star or a sidekick and if anybody knows about costars it's Ray because he carried that "sack of crap" Devon for 17 years. Ray says he will never forget the first time he met Sting because he saw it in Sting's eyes, the jealousy running through his veins. Ray says Sting has all the people fooled and buy into Sting, but Sting is selfish and it's not about the boys in the back. He says it's about Sting because his entire career Sting could never one up Hogan and that's the real reason he came back. Hogan tells the fans to shutup as they start chanting for Sting and booing Bully Ray. Ray says he would consider it an honor to be apart of Immortal and as the first order of business for him is he would like to take out "this decrepit dinosaur" (Sting) and become the TNA World Heavyweight Champion (try to hold your laughter). Ray says with all the face paint and
fancy robes and even the title around his waist, it doesn't matter if Sting takes two steps to the right or left or anywhere else because he'll never be out of Hogan's shadow. Hogan tells Ray to not even waste his time on Sting but before he can say anything else Fortune comes out to say they have Sting's back; Ken Anderson joins everyone says this is the portion of the evening where the asshole comes out and poses the question... "WHERE'S MY
FREAKING TITLE MATCH?!" Hogan says Anderson really is an asshole and Anderson mocks him acting like that really hurt him. Anderson says he's an asshole and he loves it. Hogan says Anderson couldn't beat RVD for the #1 Contenders spot so Anderson is just out of the loop because he couldn't get the job done. Anderson reminds Hogan that RVD couldn't beat him either so "what's your call, Terrence?" Hogan didn't like that one. Bischoff says he has an idea that's all about money and if Hogan kicks Anderson ass right now they'll enjoy it but he has a better idea. Bischoff says the last few weeks the network has been getting into their business wanting ratings so he has a money making idea. He suggest a Fatal 4-Way tonight in the Main Event pitting RVD, Mr. Anderson, Bully Ray, and AJ Styles against each other to name a new #1 Contender! Anderson doesn't like that idea and says he deserves the shot and they can't do that. Hogan says they can and they just did "and hit my freaking music." Hogan and Bishcoff leave everyone in the ring arguing.¶ In the back Anderson screams at Hogan and asks if he has Hogan's attention. Anderson tells Hogan to explain the math to him. Anderson tells him to explain to him how he has to earn a title shot that he already owns. Hogan says Anderson doesn't own anything and he couldn't beat RVD
at Victory Road. Anderson says Hogan and Immortal screwed him out of the title in the first place. Hogan says he runs TNA and Anderson can keep doing things his way, the hard way or start doing things Hogan's way. Anderson kicks the cameraman out of the office as Hogan tells Anderson he doesn't understand anything - aired 03/17/11 {watch}
○ 03/15/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan's music hits and he and Eric Bischoff make their way out to
the ring; Bischoff says he's a genius and as smart as he is for the life of him he can't figure out what Hogan saw in Ken Anderson (calling him a piece of garbage) Bischoff says Anderson (who had just demanded his TNA World championship rematch) isn't funny and he can't make a point without
attacking someone; Bischoff asks how the network will like this and suggests that every kid in North America will be trying to drop their teachers on their heads; Bischoff says Anderson is a bad example for the wrestlers and a bad example for the fans; Hogan says unlike Bischoff he digs Anderson's shenanigans tonight; Hogan says they have one problem and that's the fact that Anderson has been running amuck in TNA and breaking his rules; Hogan says he doesn't like it one bit and he tried to help Anderson out last week by making him an offer of doing things the "Immortal way," but Anderson told him he had to think about it; Hogan says he has something for Anderson to think about now and that's there will be no rematch for Anderson until he earns it; Hogan says Anderson has a "rematch contract" signed by Dixie Carter that doesn't mean a thing now; Hogan says he can take that piece of paper and wipe his ass with it; Hogan says tonight it's Anderson vs. Rob Van Dam and if he beats RVD then he will get his shot; Anderson isn't happy about it and he says RVD isn't even in his league; RVD didn't like that last comment as he makes his way out to the ring and says if Anderson has something to say to him he needs to say it now, but Anderson says he'll tell him in the ring since the "douchebag" (Hogan) in the ring
with him; Hogan says if Anderson can't beat RVD tonight he'll be back in "the sandbox playing with that perverted professor again." RVD says he likes it and he says that he was sitting home burned out from politics in wrestling and everyone from TNA's offices called him, but when Hulk Hogan called him he took it very seriously because of Hogan's legend; RVD asks when Hogan changed his mind and asks if Hogan always planned to bring RVD in and screw him; RVD says Hogan told him he could come into TNA and be himself and if that's the case than this is RVDTV; He tells Hogan to stop holding him back and let him be the "WHOLE F'N SHOW" and then Sting's music hits and the TNA World Heavyweight Champion makes his way out onto the stage; Sting says this is great and Hogan & Bischoff talk like their in complete control here and like they are cool with the network, but the funny thing
is that he got a call from Spike and they said that tonight in the #1 Contenders Match RVD vs. Anderson they want Sting to be the Special Enforcer; Sting says they said if anything out of the order happens he's in control; Hogan and Bischoff aren't happy.¶ In the back Hogan invites RVD into his office; Hogan says RVD is right, he's not the same Hulk Hogan that brought RVD back into TNA; He says he's been through a lot over the past few years but he says RVD is his guy and he knows that he misguided him in the past; RVD says that Bischoff sees something in Anderson but he doesn't (playing them against each other); Hogan says Anderson's an asshole from head to toe; Hogan says if he had it his way RVD would already have the shot; He says he'll be pulling for RVD tonight and he's in his corner; RVD laughs and seems to possibly be believing Hogan and as he walks away Hogan says "Good
luck." When RVD leaves the room Hogan starts laughing and says "What an idiot." - aired 03/24/11
○ 03/16/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): At Rob Van Dam's request, TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan agrees to include Ken Anderson in the TNA World championship match at lockdown between RVD and defending champion Sting.¶ In the back Hogan and Bischoff talk about the drama they've set off with the World Title picture. - aired 03/31/11
○ 03/28/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): After a verbal Altercation between "Nature Boy" Ric Flair and "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels, TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan and Bischoff walk out onto the stage and Hogan says he runs TNA and he's in charge. Hogan says he makes
all the rules in TNA but he doesn't have a problem with Daniels being on TV and if the network wants him on TV then fine. Hogan says if Daniels really wants a contract with TNA and the network wants him to have a contract than they will give him one. Hogan says as far as Lockdown goes he would love to see Daniels in Lethal Lockdown with his "3 stooges" (Fortune). Hogan tells him not to forget that he is in charge and tonight he has to face Bully Ray.¶ Backstage Hulk Hogan is pissed off in the back about the network going over his head again. Hogan says he smells a rat and says "they're
thinking like a wrestler." Hogan tells Bischoff to fix things for him because he knows that side of the business better than Hogan. Bischoff said he agrees there's something fishy going on and he'll get to the bottom of it. Hogan notices the camera and slams the door on it. ¶ TNA World champion Sting comes to the ring and says he came back to TNA for one major reason and that is to stop Hulk Hogan & Eric Bischoff but somewhere along the way he's been distracted with Ken Anderson & Rob Van Dam. He calls out RVD to appologize (for thinking RVD was with Hogan & Bischoff). RVD says "understood" but at Lockdown Sting will find out what he's dealing with. Before either can say anything else Hogan's music hits and he and Bischoff
walk out onto the stage. Hogan says he's really starting to dig RVD's new attitude and he says that's the same attitude he's had since coming back to TNA. Hogan says all this talk is making Hogan feel crazy and makes him want to do something crazy. Hogan suggests they give Sting to RVD tonight!¶
In the back Hogan is chastising Murphy & Terry asking him how they keep dropping the ball and embarrassing Immortal. Hogan says after everything they've done for them and then Hogan tells Gunner to "slap the piss out of those two." Gunner then slaps the sh*t out of both of them! Murphy & Terry go after Gunner but Hogan stops them and kicks them out. Anderson walks into Hogan's office with a pipe but drops it. He says he's tired of getting
beat up every week and he needs a favor. Anderson says he has his hat in his hand and he needs to be the referee for Sting/RVD. Hogan asks what he gets out of it and he gets Anderson's support. Hogan shakes Anderson's hand and says he's been waiting for this day. Hogan tells Anderson to take that pipe with him in case he needs it. Anderson thanks Hogan and walks out as Hogan starts laughing.¶ Hogan Interfered in the Bully Ray/Christopher Daniels match when he hit Daniels with a chain allowing Bully to get the pin.¶ After the main event Anderson picks up the TNA World Title and blasts RVD (who had just pinned TNA World Champion Sting in a non-title match) with it! Anderson points at the title and screams that it's his and then Anderson taunts him. Murphy & Rob Terry walk down to the ring and applaud Anderson. They lift Anderson up onto their shoulders as Immortal's
music plays! Hogan walks out and applauds Anderson as the fans boo. Anderson blasts Terry with the pipe and then hits the Mic Check on Murphy! Now a Mic Check on Terry! Anderson mocks Hogan from the ring and screams "you're ass is next!" Hogan looks pissed and says "you son of a bitch!" He curses a few more times I think he even said "f*ck me? No it's going to be f*ck you next week." - aired 04/07/11
○ 03/29/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan leads Immortal out to the ring as we see replays of how Mr.
Anderson played Hogan last week. Hogan says it's obvious to him that there is nothing but top choice talent in the ring. Hogan says there still is a lingering stench of rotten there so he wants Mr. Anderson to get out to the ring. Anderson doesn't make him wait long either. Anderson walks down to the ring and Hogan welcomes him to the "big show" and then he says for the last 6 weeks he's given Anderson every opportunity to do the right thing, and he has repeatedly told Anderson he could do things the right or wrong way. He says time and time again Anderson spits in his face so he will have to make an example out of Anderson. Anderson says he used to respect Hogan but now he's just disappointed and calls everyone in the ring in Immortal sheep and says they're just "swinging from Hogan's nuts." Anderson says Bischoff made his entire fortune riding Hogan's coattails. Anderson says he will not step in line, BROTHER! He says he has to look himself in the mirror at the end of the day and when he does he says "Mr. Anderson...Anderson, you really are an asshole" and he's okay with that. Anderson says everyone else in Immortal has to live with the fact that they're up Hogan's asshole. Hogan slaps Anderson and the rest of Immortal jumps him! They beat Anderson down and then hold him up as Hogan tells him he disrespected Immortal for the last time and when they get done with him tonight he won't even make it to Lockdown. Hogan says Anderson is responsible for this ass beating and he brought it all on himself so whatever happens to him he did it to himself. Hogan says before tonight is over they will cross paths again and he'll take Anderson out on his time, not Anderson's. Bull Ray steps up to Anderson and Anderson spits in his face so Ray
punches him in the mouth. Taz says nobody is helping Anderson because nobody likes an asshole.¶ In the back Immortal is happy about beating down Anderson while Bischoff is on the phone with someone. Bischoff cuts off the celebration and says that the network just called him. He says tonight they want a Best of 3 Series between Fortune and Immortal with the winning team getting the man advantage at Lockdown! Hogan says Bischoff was supposed to take care of the network and there has to be someone that is smartening Spike up behind the scenes. Bischoff says he's on it and leaves
while Ray says they'll just beat Fortune.¶ Back in the arena Hogan & Bischoff make their way to the ring. Hogan says Immortal is taking care of all the family business so they want RVD to come out to the ring and Rob Van Dam comes out. (Hogan is visibly wearing a back brace now). Hogan says he's going to say this one time and one time only, "please don't make the same mistake Anderson made." Hogan reminds RVD that it was him that brought RVD to TNA and he wanted him to be part of the team. Hogan says people have been taking advantage of RVD all of his career with his laid back attitude, but recently he's seen a new attitude and fire from RVD. He says RVD would fit perfectly in Immortal and that last week when Anderson took out TNA World champion Sting, RVD took advantage of the situation and beat the champ. Sting comes out to try to discourage him from joining Immortal saying everything Hogan says is a lie and the last place RVD wants to be is with them. He says it is an awesome honor and privilege to be the TNA World Champion, but he won't take his eyes off the issue which is getting rid of Hogan and Bischoff. Sting says at the end of the day RVD will have to make his own choice and if RVD is the better man then he will take the Title at Lockdown, but if RVD isn't the better man and he decides to get in bed with Immortal then he will have to kill Sting to take the belt. RVD looks like he's about to say something but instead leaves the ring without saying anything leaving us guessing what he's going to do. Bischoff says he's confident of RVD and then he says despite everything Sting has accomplished,
the fact of the matter is Sting is just not quite the chess player that Hogan is. Bischoff says Hogan has been out manipulating Sting for the better part of his career and he is playing Sting like a violin right now. Bischoff says he feels a checkmate in Sting's very near feature, but Sting says checkmate is his right now! Sting then punches Bischoff in the gut! Sting then grabs Bischoff and hits him with the Scorpion Death Drop! Hogan turns his attention to Hogan but Hogan points at the brace and begs Sting off. Sting corners Hogan but then he says he's going to steal a page out of Hogan's book, it's on Sting's time not Hogan's and then leaves Hogan begging in the corner. AFTER Sting left the ring Hogan says Sting is a lucky man.¶ As Bully Ray is about to hit Ken Anderson with a chain in the main event Hulk Hogan's music hits and he walks out onto the stage as Bully Ray picks up his chain. Hogan wants to do the honors! He takes off the back brace! Hogan grabs Anderson and sets up for the Powerbomb but Sting comes from behind with the bat! Abyss comes from behind Sting but Sting hits him with the gut with the bat! Sting nails Sting with the bat repeated and the turns around right into Bully Ray's face! Sting takes Ray out with the bat! Hogan begs Sting off and backs away as Sting looks down at Anderson and points the bat at him.¶ In the back Sting says it wasn't about saving Anderson tonight, it was about getting his focus back on taking Hogan and Bischoff out. Sting says he's feeling real good and at Lockdown he's keeping his title no matter who Hogan gets to. Hogan says if Sting wants a war he'll get one and at Lockdown Immortal will break him in half and take their belt back. - aired 04/14/11 {watch}
says if he has he wants some too because he wants to be delusional too. Sting says he's not delusional because when he came back to TNA he knew
that Spike TV put in his contract that if Sting were to win the TNA World Title again then he would not only have the privilege but also the right to choose his opponents! He says he's choosing Rob Van Dam for Sacrifice. Hogan says Sting and Spike are floating on a cloud but the network doesn't have the guts to get in his face because he runs the show in TNA. Sting says the execs may not be here right now but they WILL be and if he wants to say something to them to their faces then he will. Hogan says since they aren't here now then he'll say something to Sting. Hogan says if RVD wants to get to Sacrifice then he has a big problem because tonight the guy that filleted RVD like a fish last year, Abyss, is going to be facing RVD TONIGHT and Hogan will be in Abyss' corner! Hogan says Sting also has a big problem because Sting will face the man with the biggest chip on his shoulder in TNA, Matt Hardy! Hogan says Hardy is going to drop the bomb on Sting for what Sting did to his brother.¶ In the back Hogan is pumping Abyss up and then
Hogan notices Anderson in the distance and he tells Abyss to back up behind a wall. Hogan then approaches Anderson and says he has something for him and shows him the pipe. He says he needs a word with Anderson. Hogan asks Anderson if he would happen to know what exec that Sting is talking about. Hogan says Anderson blew his chance to be a part of Lockdown and Anderson mocks Hogan saying that he's been getting screwed over week after week by not only Hogan but by the Network so he has to be joking. Hogan says he cannot stand being in the same room with Anderson and if this would have been 8 back surgeries ago this would have ended completely different for Anderson. Anderson dares Hogan to hit him but Hogan says it's
on his time. Anderson says he's tired of Hogan's idle threats and he's bored with him. He says he must go be an asshole to someone else and walks away. Hogan then walks back over to Abyss and he tells it's not Anderson's time yet, but now it's RVD's.¶ "The Monster" Abyss (w/Hulk Hogan in his corner) defeated "The Whole F'N Show" Rob Van Dam after Hogan interfered - aired 04/21/11 {watch}
○ 04/20/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA World champion Sting says he's trying real hard to get rid of TNA Majorit Owner Hulk
Hogan and Eric Bischoff but every time he turns around Ken Anderson is in his face. Both Anderson and Rob Van Dam come to the ring demanding title shots and the champion accepts both their challenges. Hogan walks onto the stage with a lead pipe. Hogan says he loves the way Sting is using the clause the network gave him and just handing out title shots. Hogan mockingly says Sting is the greatest fighting champion TNA has ever had and then he says if a fight is what Sting wants then a fight is what he's going to get. Hogan says that little Title Match he just booked is a 3-Way now. Hogan says the new Champion after tonight will be BULLY RAY! Bully Ray walks onto the stage and stares down everyone in the ring. Hogan hands him the pipe and then says "showtime." - aired 04/28/11
○ 05/02/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): Immortal is already in the ring. Sting and RVD are walking down to the ramp to confront them but agents (D-Lo Brown, Al Snow, & Simon Diamond) run down and get between them. They stop Sting & RVD from getting in the ring. Hogan says they don't "want" to fight and he claims that Sting & RVD had the agents come out to hold Immortal back from killing Sting & RVD. Hogan says Sting can hide behind them all he wants but there will be no more idol threats. Hogan says if any Network exec things he's going to come on Impact and tell him what to do he wants to see there face. Hogan says no more mind games from Sting and he warns Sting one last time to tell him if he knows something Hgoan doesn't know, or else Immortal will wipe Sting & RVD out. Sting says he knows quite a bit but he doesn't have to say anything
because NEXT WEEK there is going to be a representative from Spike here to face Hogan face to face. Sting says "he...no she will deal with you then Hulk." Sting obviously playing more of those mind games Hogan was talking about. Hogan gets pissed at that comment and he decks D-Lo Brown! The rest of Immortal attacks the other agents! Sting and RVD get in the ring and start brawling with Immortal. FORTUNE hits the ring now! Hogan bails out as Fortune, Sting, & RVD clean house¶ In the back Hogan and Bischoff are talking about being sick of the network. Bischoff and Hogan wonder if it's Flair that's the snitch but Hogan says Flair is a lot dirtier than that. Bischoff says he doesn't think it's Flair either. Hogan says they need to go down the whole roster until they find the rat¶ Later in the back Hogan and Bischoff are again questioning if it's Ric Flair or maybe Vince Russo that's the rat. Bischoff says "Russo is still under a rock shedding skin somewhere." They come up to Hogan's car and someone has spray painted "You're NEXT!" on it. Hogan says, "You're next?! What you mean? Goldberg's coming now?!" I literally laughed out loud at that one, funny line. Bischoff says there's no chance that's who it is.- aired 05/05/11
○ 05/03/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): Impact opens up with Eric Bischoff approaching TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan and asks him what he's doing. He tells Bischoff that he's waiting for the Spike Rep. He's holding a pipe and Bischoff tells him that they can't "beat their way out" of this, they have to think their way out of it. Bischoff says this is a different game and they have to play to win it. Hogan agrees and they walk into the Impact Zone together.¶ In the back Ric Flair arrives and walks into Hogan's office. Hogan calls Flair a "son of a bitch" and accuses Flair of being the one that's been helping the Network. Flair asks him if he's out of his mind and he asks who he thinks he's talking to. Hogan says Flair has been missing the last two weeks and Flair says it's because his shoulder is busted up. Bischoff tries to calm them both down. Hogan apologizes to Flair and he says he's just rattled over the network thing. Flair says Hogan is bigger than the Network and "screw the network." He says the network doesn't tell them what to do but Hogan says this is the biggest thing they've come against. Hogan apologizes again and Bischoff says they have to get on the same page. Hogan and Flair shake hands and Flair says they need to get it done.¶ Hogan, Bischoff, & Flair walk down to the ring ater a match. Suicide is trying to recover in the ring as the Immortal trio climbs in. Flair kicks Suicide in the nuts and then kicks him out of the ring. Hogan says the games are over and he says he runs this damn place. Hogan says he wants the network rep to get his/her ass out here right now. Jeff and Karen Jarrett join Immortal in
the ring. Hogan again says he wants to know who the Network rep is and he wants to know right now. MICK FOLEY'S MUSIC HITS! Hogan has a look of shock on his face as Mick walks out and Foley says "it's me." Foley says things were looking Hogan's way but March 3rd things started to unravel when someone from the Network got in the way and re-introduced Sting into things and Hogan's plans started to unravel. He says someone always had a counter for everything Hogan did to make sure he never had complete control over TNA and that someone was him! Foley gets in the ring and Foley asks Bischoff if he has something to say. Bischoff gets in his face so Foley pie faces him! Foley dares Hogan to take a shot at him and he better make sure it's a good one because when he gets up Hogan will not be in TNA ever again! Foley says this show is no longer about Hulk Hogan, it's about WRESTLING. Foley says as of now wrestling matters once again. He then goes on to talk about the history of the sport before announcing that from this point forward, TNA Impact will be known as "Impact Wrestling". - aired 05/12/11 {watch}
says Mick went to a gun fight with rubber bullets. Bischoff says he and Flair are in charge tonight since Hogan and Foley are in New York tonight.¶ Hogan's name came up again this time in the back as the Icon Sting says his focus on Hogan and Bischoff and taking away in power they have left.¶ In the office Bischoff is on the phone with Hogan. Bischoff laughs and it sounds like the meeting went well. Bischoff tells Hogan about a match he made tonight - aired 05/19/11
○ 05/17/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): In the parking lot TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan arrives and then they hype the big Main Event of RVD vs. Angle for tonight¶ In the back Hulk Hogan is walking and Tenay says we're going to hear from him next and asks where Mick Foley is.¶ Eric Bischoff is standing in the middle and telling the fans how he loves each and every one of them. They boo him relentlessly and he says people may ask him why he's smiling right now, but he has a lot to be happy about. He says last week Hogan laid everything out for the Network last week and they finally understand Mick Foley has no clue about the wrestling business. He welcomes Hulk Hogan down to the ring. Hulk says Bischoff is exactly right and all it took was a good old fashioned sitdown. He says it was completely unanimous that there is only one man that can sail the ship around TNA and that's Hulk Hogan. Hulk says after picking his brain for hours they realized that his genius for the business whipped out any motives they thought he had. He claims that with Foley sitting right there the Network gave him a standing ovation. He says it's clear sailing from here on out but he walks to talk about Bischoff right now. He says what Bischoff did last week and single handedly wiped the X-Division that had been around for 9 years completely out was genius. Hogan says the X-Division just doesn't matter and Bischoff was the only one that did something about it. BANG, BANG! Mick Foley walks down to the ring. Hogan looks surprised that Foley is in the building. Hogan says no one invited Foley out there but Foley says he doesn't need an invitation because he's a network executive. Foley says Hogan may have fooled some people but after Hogan walked out the only thing he succeeded in doing was pissing the network off. Foley says once Hogan left he took Spike on a little trip down memory lane and reminded him how the X-Division was what put TNA on the map and that the X-Division was what made TNA different and what made this company better in his opinion. Foley says they couldn't have a show where "wrestling matters" without the X-Division so not only will the X-Division remain but it will soar to heights it never had previously. Foley says for the next few weeks he will be scanning the globe for the best X-Division wrestlers in the world and in July he will
be putting all those guys together in a little thing they call ULTIMATE X! Bischoff says he knows Foley spent his entire career bouncing his head off thumbtacks and that somehow makes him an expert on the X-Division, but he has to remind Foley that he has nothing to do with PPV so nice try. Foley says while its true it will be a PPV, the truth is that it's the network that promotes the PPV's so unless they think they can put on a PPV without the help of the network then he'll see them at DESTINATION X! Hogan says since Foley thinks the X-Division is so great and is going to flourish so much then why wait! He suggests Foley do something to really help the X-Division and says he's giving Foley the opportunity to face Abyss for the X-Division Title! Hogan asks if that Hardcore Legend is still alive or if it's dead and gone and hiding behind the network. Several X-Division wrestlers (Brian Kendrick, Generation Me, and Amazing Red) Bischoff suggests Kendrick has been into RVD's stash. Kendrick says his purpose is to eradicate Hogan and Bischoff. Hogan tells Kendrick and his three little pimples to get out of the ring. Kendrick thinks it's funny how they want to put Foley in an X-Division match but asks wouldn't it be even funnier if Kendrick was the brunt of that joke...BROTHER! Hogan tells Kendrick that if he has something to say he better say it before he crucifies him. Kendrick says he wants the match and Hogan mocks Kendrick wanting to fight Abyss. Foley agrees with it. Hogan says this will be even better than him popping that pimple. Hogan says the blood will be on Foley's hands for this one. Foley hypes the X-Division guys up as Hogan & Bischoff laughs at them. walk onto the stage- aired 05/26/11
○ 05/30/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): This week's Impact Wrestling opens up with Eric Bischoff arriving at the Impact Zone and being served some papers by a man in a suit. He tells Bischoff that he's been "serve" and Bischoff says "by the Network?" and asks why they didn't just call him.¶ Later in the office Bischoff is griping to Hogan on the phone about the papers and he asks Hogan that he thought Hogan had everything
under control. Bischoff says it's not a "TNA thing" it's a "Spike TV thing" and he says this isn't good.¶ Later, in the back Bischoff is talking to Immortal
about the papers he was served. He says he doesn't even have to open the papers he knows what's in it. Bischoff says he's been down this road before and he's worked with big networks before and says what they think a wrestling company should be is completely different from what he and Hogan think it should be. Bischoff says he and Hulk will never forget what Immortal has done for them and Jarrett says it's not over. Bischoff is teasing he and Hulk being gone?¶ At the end of the broadcast TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan and Bischoff make their way down to the ring. Bischoff says if this is the last time he and Hogan are on TV together then people are going to listen but the fans chant "we don't care" at him. Bischoff says he has known Mick Foley for 19 years and when he first met Cactus Jack he wasn't good at anything. But he did say although Foley sucked in the ring he could cut a good interview. He says Foley built a career out of doing nothing but chasing people around with a sock on his hand and how the hell he was able to convince Spike that Foley of all people had any grasp on the wrestling BUSINESS is a testimony that Foley isn't good at anything but talking. Bischoff says he has achieved more in the worst week of his career than Foley ever has in his. Hogan grabs the mic and asks Bischoff is he forgot who the hell he is. Hogan says Bischoff is his partner and his brother. He says they have made history together and that piece of paper puts no fear in him at all. He opens up the paper and reads it and it says effective immediately upon receipt of this notification they have exercised their right to terminate said position, MICK FOLEY! Hogan shows Bischoff the papers and laughs about Foley and does the whole "MICK FOLEY YOU'RE FIRED" angle. Bischoff says
this is the happiest day of his life. - aired 06/02/11
○ 06/01/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff come to the ring. They pretty
much "lay down the law" and talk about Mick Foley being gone and The Network. Bischoff says that The Network likes the X Division so he'll try to do something positive with them. Hogan wants to lay everything on the line between Sting and Anderson. He calls their Slammiversary match the "biggest match in IMPACT Wrestling history." Sting and Anderson enter the ring and begin to talk about their upcoming match. Anderson says he'll be champion; Sting says he has to beat him first. Then Sting turns his attention to Hogan. Sting says that if he and Bischoff ride this company into the ground, he'll be in their face the whole time and make their lives miserable. Sting tells Hogan to "take the scalpel out of his pocket and cut the cancer off (looking at Bischoff)."¶ In the back Mexican America confront Hogan about wanting a title shot. Hogan tells them to shut up and let him do things his own way. He says quit telling me what to do or he'll turn into the Terminator and play a game of Hulkster Says with the ladies. Mex America walk away, but are
clearly not happy about Hogan's response. - aired 06/09/11
loved this announcement and then Jarrett and Hogan pound fists and Hogan says "Mexico? You are too much." Jarrett leaves and then Hogan turns
around and Sting is standing there. Hogan says he will honor Sting's contract and on July 14th, Sting vs. Mr. Anderson will go down for Sting's rematch. Sting says he actually believes Hogan for once and Hogan says he owes that much to him to give him his rematch. Sting asks if the real Hulk Hogan is back but Hogan says "this is the real Hulk Hogan." Sting asks if that shred of honor and dignity is still there. Hogan says Sting doesn't get it and he's trying to make things his way. Sting says Hogan forgets that he has a history with Hogan and he remembers Hogan's mindset when he first came to WCW and then asks if the legacy Hogan is doing to TNA is what he wants to leave behind. He lectures Hogan and Hogan finally snaps and screams at
Sting when Sting mentions Hogan's kids. Sting says that he just struck a nerve and Hogan asks Sting who the hell he thinks he is. Sting says, "I'M THE STINGER! THAT'S WHO I AM! I'M THE STINGER AND I'M NOT DONE YET!" Sting is fired the hell up. Sting knocks the computer and everything off of Hogan's desk as Hogan tells him to leave. Sting says that he'll leave when he gets ready to and then he literally throws Hogan down into his chair and tells him to sit down. Sting says if Hogan wants to wear a mask and put on a façade then he'll help him out and he pulls out his facepaint and starts painting Hogan's face! Sting is going absolutely bat shit crazy right now. Sting says "WHAT A LEGACY" and then he says Hogan has no one to blame this time but himself because he had a choice. He says Hogan has the power to make the changes but he has to make the choice. Sting screams and then walks out as we see a shot of Hogan looking on in shock at Sting. - aired 06/16/11 {watch}
○ 06/14/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): Eric Bischoff calls Sting to the ring. Sting - who when "crazy" last week laughing
hysterically as he wiped face paint all over TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan - comes out wearing "Joker" face paint and talks with a Jim Carrey impersonation. Eric scolds Sting for what he did to Hogan last week but Sting just mocks him saying "Eric...you...cussed at me Eric!" Sting says before he snaps Bischoff's scrawny little neck, and that's exactly what he plans on doing, he's going to tell Bischoff why they never got along. Sting says it's because Bischoff is a con artist, a thief, and a liar. Sting says Bischoff is a lowlife and a loser and the scum of the earth. He finally calls him a dirtbag and starts laughing uncontrollably as Taz says he's nut. Sting says Bischoff is a really bad virus or a cancer and like a cockroach that called in under the door, Bischoff ended up in TNA. Sting says cockroaches spread disease and that disease has spread to Hogan and it's only a matter of time before
Hogan's eyes open. Bischoff says no matter how hard Sting tries he will never get between he and Hogan and nothing Sting says will change that. Sting grabs Bischoff and starts beating on him, locks him in the Scorpion Death Lock! Sting laughs uncontrollably as Bischoff repeatedly taps out and screams in pain! - aired 06/23/11
○ 06/27/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): In the back TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan is talking to Scott Steiner and he
welcomes Steiner to Immortal as Steiner has joined the group. Steiner shakes his hand and thanks Hogan and says it's time to kick some ass. Hogan stares at a camera where Sting is talking with his back to the camera. Sting laughs and asks Hogan if he's afraid of what's around the next corner. Sting asks Hogan if he remembers when he was a little kid and was afraid of monsters under the bed but then he would look and nothing was there. Sting says that's because that 'monster' was always "right here" (referring to himself). Sting says the show's getting ready to start and asks if he's
nervous, Sting turns around and starts laughing showing off new Joker inspired facepaint and says Hogan "should be."¶ Hulk's music hits and he walks down to the ring. Taz says that it's obvious Sting is "renting a ton of real estate in Hogan's head." Hogan says that he can't understand how someone
so great (Sting) could become such a coward. He says Sting is always hiding and he says Sting has a date with him in the future and he'll take care of Sting in his own time, but his day is coming. He says that someone has "his day" in a few weeks and he needs to talk to him right now, Mr. Anderson. Hogan says if Anderson doesn't get his butt out to the ring then he'll come down and get him. Hogan says he's glad Anderson can take the time out of his busy schedule to grace him with his presence (sarcasm). Hogan says Anderson needs him just as bad as Hogan needs him so he has two choices: 1) either Anderson does something really, really smart in 2 weeks when he faces Sting which is join Immortal and have an army watching his back or 2) he can do what he normally does and walk out to the ring by himself and face the "certified lunatic" one-on-one. Hogan says if Anderson chooses number 2, he'll not only lose his belt but he will also lose every bit of confidence he had before the match. Anderson slaps the belt and says that he doesn't need Hogan to be successful. Anderson says Hogan thinks he needs to get into business with Immortal to be successful, but he slaps the title belt and says he's already successful. He claims he dominated Sting at Slammiversary and that he won the belt by himself while never breaking a sweat. Hogan says he didn't forget Slammiversary and no one else has either, and if it wasn't for the genius of Eric Bischoff who handed the belt to Anderson on a silver platter then it would have never happened. Hogan says he helped Anderson simply because they cant have the "nut job" running around as the hood ornament of TNA. Hogan says it's a good move for Anderson to come to Immortal and he claims Anderson owes Immortal. Anderson cuts him off and says he doesn't owe Hogan a damn thing and he doesn't give a damn what Eric claims he did. He says an ASSHOLE takes any win any way he can and takes ALL the credit for it. Anderson says he's going to take all the credit two weeks from now too when he beats Sting again. Something appears on the big screen and it's Sting beating up Immortal with a baseball bat and screaming. They apparently came after him
with weapons. Sting says he and Hogan are going to have a little chat tonight and says, "remember the only thing that's for sure about STING...ahhh never mind" and walks away. Hogan asks Anderson if he gets it now but then the lights go out! Sting's music hits and when they come back on Sting is standing in the ring behind Hogan and Anderson with a bat! He nails Hogan in the knee with it and Anderson bails out. Sting swings the bat around
wildly while laughing hysterically. Hogan tries to get to his feet but Sting tells him to "wait here for a second" and then he looks to Anderson and says
he looks a little nervous. He thanks Anderson for leaving because he needs this "bonding time with Hulk" but he's not going to forget about Anderson and 2 weeks. Sting says in 2 weeks it's going to be very special, and so special they're going to call that night...he then turns around and blasts Hogan in the gut with the bat! Sting says that night will be called "Midsummer Nightmare!" Sting mocks Anderson by repeating "Nightmare" a 2nd time like Anderson does his name. Sting looks back at Hogan and says he's trying to get through to Hulk and he'll be the first to admit that he was a Hulk Hogan mark while Hogan screams that Sting broke his ribs. Sting says he can remember being in the crowd with all those red & yellow Hulkamania
bandannas flying. Sting says he's just trying to get the real Hulk Hogan to stand up, not Hollywood. Sting says he's tried everything so he's going to try something a little more visual. Hogan used to say "train hard, take your vitamins, and say your prayers" and he talks about Hogan's "pythons." He picks up a bottle of what looks like vitamins and then sits next to Hogan and picks up the vitamins and eats one and then sticks one in Hogan's mouth. Sting asks for a bottle of water and the camera man actually hands it to him and Sting pours it down his throat. Sting then starts shoving pill after pill down Hogan's mouth and screams at him and then he just pours the whole bottle on Hogan. Sting grabs Hogan and then locks in the Scorpion Death Lock! Sting never actually sits back on Hogan and says all he has to do at this point is "sit down" to end Hogan but if he does we'll never see the REAL Hulk Hogan again. Immortal's music hits and Immortal runs out. Bully Ray screams at Sting and tells him that it's enough. Ray tells Abyss to make sure Hogan's okay and then he says he's sick and tired of Sting making a mockery of Hogan. Ray says Sting is nothing more than a wannabe and a nobody. Sting laughs at that thought and Ray says Sting isn't that funny and he and Sting's paths have never crossed, but things will come to a head tonight.
Ray says if there's one thing that he can't stand it's a "bully" (irony) and someone that runs his mouth and imposes his will on people. Ray says what Sting did to Bischoff last week was "deplorable." Ray says tonight it will be Sting vs.....SCOTT STEINER. Steiner looks surprised by that while Sting just laughs and Immortal's music this. Hogan says to cut the music and he says that was the last time Sting will ever embarrass him. He says before the night's over he'll wipe that smile off Sting's face.¶ In the back Hogan is taping his hands and he says he has to thank Stinger for "snapping" him out of it and he didn't forget who Hulk Hogan was he forget how to ACT like Hulk Hogan. He says Sting has humiliated him for the last time and he doesn't get Sting's game or why he wants to play this way, but as of now it stops! Hogan says he'll show Sting what it's like to get hurt in his world.¶ After the
match Sting takes out the face paint and tries to cover Steiner's face with it but Bully Ray runs out. Sting catches him with a series of clotheslines and then the Stinger Splash! Sting goes to put the face paint on Ray, but Anderson runs out and low blows him! Anderson then hits the Mic Check on Sting and bails. Ray & Steiner start beating the hell out of Sting now. They whip Sting into the ropes and hit a Double Clothesline. They continues to beat on Sting and then Ray calls for Hogan to come down which he does. Steiner and Ray hold Sting while Hogan dishes out right hands. Hogan picks up Sting's bat but Kurt Angle's music hits! Angle runs down to the ring and hits Steiner with a German Suplex and then he goes after Ray! He takes Ray out and
he bails out which Hogan had already done. Angle talks trash to Hogan as Hogan backs up the ramp. - aired 06/30/11 {watch}
○ 06/28/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): Right before his match Sting gets pummeled in the back by TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan but he continues to laugh the whole time. Hogan finally picks up the bat and Sting says "oh crap" and Hogan blasts him with it! Hogan drops the bat on top of Sting and walks away. Hogan says, "I told you Sting, you'll never embarrass me again."¶ - aired 07/07/11
○ 07/11/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling!/ "Midsummer Nightmare" taping): Immortal's theme music hits and Hulk Hogan leads the troops out to the ring. Bischoff is back and all the members of Immortal are wearing tuxedos. They also have a few hot girls with them. The only members of Immortal not present are Matt Hardy (who's suspended) and Mr. Anderson. Bischoff says he's in a great mood tonight and he points out the poker table in the ring. Bischoff says that table is here because they're going to gamble with some peoples careers, because they can. He says a few weeks ago Mr. Anderson threw himself a party but no one came. Bischoff says they'll make it up to Anderson tonight by throwing Anderson a party tonight he'll never forget because he's now a part of the Immortal family. He says that comes with love, respect, dignity, and most of all solidarity. Bischoff calls him the "Immortal World Heavyweight Champion" and then introduces him to the crowd. Mr. Anderson comes down to the ring and he's also wearing a tux. This dude is actually wearing a camouflage tuxedo. Anderson shakes hands with Bischoff and Hogan and then fist bumps the rest of Immortal. Hogan says he loves Anderson's tux and then says Anderson has been called a lot of things while he's been in wrestling, and he and Anderson haven't always seen eye to eye but the one constant between them is that they both have always strived to be the best. He formally welcomes Anderson into the family and hugs him. Anderson thanks Immortal and then says Hogan is right that they haven't always seen eye to eye and they probably won't always see eye to eye going forward. He says it may be a gamble joining Immortal, but as long as he always stays the top card in 'this deck' that's a gamble he's willing to take. The lights then go out in the Impact Zone! When they come back on Sting is sitting at the poker table laughing! Sting asks if he just heard someone say "gamble" and then he props his feet up on the table. Bischoff says he doesn't care what Sting is up to right now and he says he always respected Sting in the past, but Sting is nuts right now. Bischoff says Sting is the real cancer in TNA and tonight Anderson will cut the cancer out once and for all. He calls Sting a freak and then Sting asks Bischoff if he wants to bet on that one. Sting says he sees things coming out a whole lot different and he says he's going to once again be the Heavyweight Champion and this will kick off his crusade to once again bring TNA back to Dixie Carter. Hogan tells Sting not to push it any further or he'll teach Sting a lesson he's never been taught before. Hogan
says not only will Sting go down tonight, but he's going out of this building on a stretcher. Sting jumps up and starts screaming "NO" over and over and says even he's starting to worry now (mockingly). Sting says Hogan is wrong and he says he has all kinds of "aces in the hole" and says he has the Network ace and then picks up an Ace card. He then says the Network told Hogan & Bischoff they're on a very short leash and he says he's going to leave here tonight the new Heavyweight Champion. He says he's not going to leave here tonight in a bodybag or a stretcher because he has even more aces and then he starts throwing ace cards at Hogan. He says they're his "magic bullet aces" and he says those aces will appear right before his eyes tonight. Sting then points at the sky and there's a bunch of guys in clown masks staring down from the rafters with bats. Bischoff calls Sting a freak again and Sting thanks him. Sting says those are his friends and they will watch his back tonight. Sting says he's "all in" and then flips the table and the lights go out again! When the lights return Sting is gone and Immortal is freaking out. Have I ever mentioned I HATE clowns?¶ In the back Hogan is talking to the Immortal troops and he tells them to eliminate Sting tonight and Bischoff tells them to do it carefully. He suggests they make it look like an accident and Hogan says they need to make sure Sting doesn't even make it to the ring. Abyss tells the other guys to make it happen and then Bischoff cuts him off and says that's real big of Abyss to say that since he had the opportunity to make it happen Sunday and destroy the X-Division, but that didn't happen. Bischoff tells them to make sure it gets done this time as Abyss puts his head down. Jeff & Karen Jarrett walk in wearing sombreros and giving Immortal gifts. Jeff reminds Eric told that he told him to look at the bright side a month ago. He opens up a briefcase and shows them the AAA World Heavyweight Title which he has put an Immortal symbol over. - aired 07/14/11
○ 07/12/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan did not appear on this episode however his name did come up when new TNA World Heavyweight Champion came down to the ring, held up the belt saying he's on top of the world again. He said the
Stinger's back on track again and he has something Hogan & Bischoff wants. Still acting crazy, Sting says "game on" in regards to Immortal and he
says this is the part of the promo where he's supposed to talk about how they can do things the easy way or the hard way, but there's no sense in
going that route since we all know they'll do things HIS way. Sting says eventually Hogan will come to his senses. Sting says he's insane and there's something exhilarating about being insane. Sting says he would like to start tonight's business by conducting an interview with Hogan and Bischoff but Kurt Angle comes out instead. Hogan never makes an appearance.- aired 07/21/11
○ 07/25/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): This week's Impact Wrestling opens up with Kurt Angle walking down the ramp to
the ring. Kurt calls out TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan and tells him to come down right now so they can "end this once and for all." Hogan's music
hits and the Immortal leader makes his way down to the ring. Angle says that all week long Hogan has been blowing up his phone and after 3 days of him not answering he figured Hogan would get the hint, but he just kept calling making him the same offer over and over. Angle says they have to get one thing straight, there is not one thing appealing to him about Immortal. Angle says Immortal is a bunch of ass kissers lead by the two biggest scumbags in the world. Angle says he will beat Sting at Hardcore Justice but it will be for the right reasons, for the World Title which he's in this business for. He also says that he's never beaten Sting before without outside interference and he needs to do that. Angle says he will beat Sting and when he does he will prove he is the best in the world. Angle asks Hogan if he knows how it feels to be the best in the world. Hogan asks if that's why he brought him out here, to ask if Hogan knows what it's like to be the best and Hogan mockingly says "yeah I know what it's like to be the best...when there was no Stinger, no Morgan, no RVD, no Kurt Angle, no Beer Money." Hogan says he even carried the business on his back and he put every small territory on his back until he turned this business into an international phenomenon. Hogan says if Angle wants to talk about a bunch of 16 year old punks buying a ticket because they want to be like him, they can cause that's why Hogan was the best. Hogan says in 1984 when Angle was still pooping in his diapers he was selling out arenas. Hogan seems offended by that question from Kurt. Hogan says since they have that cleared up, the
reason he was calling Angle was because he thought Angle had a vision for a higher level, one that means a lot more money in this business. He says he doesn't care what Angle is making now or what he was backing "back in the day", he wants to help Angle make a lot more money now. Hulk says after that now Kurt wants to disrespect him. Angle cuts him off and says he's not disrespecting Hogan and for the simple fact that he does respect Hogan is why he's not kicking Hogan's ass right now. Hogan laughs at that. Angle says he's not Anderson and he can't be bought. He says when he signed with Dixie Carter he promised her he would be the best wrestler in the company and he takes pride in that. Angle says he paid to see Hogan back in the day because Hogan was great and different, but now 25 years later the name Hulk Hogan brings on a hole new meaning. Angle says
Hogan can't go anymore and Hogan cuts him off. Hogan says Angle is crossing a real dangerous line right and he says if Angle is thinking he's going to climb into the ring again then he's crazy. He says he will never wrestle again. He says he had to make a choice, after 30 years of being the best in the game and after 8 back surgeries, knee replacements, and hip replacements have forced him to make a decision between life and no life and he made the choice for quality of life. Hogan says before Angle even thinks about saying something about his wife or his kids he'll prove to Angle he's no fluke. Hogan says maybe Kurt has to beat Sting the "right way" and he suggests that maybe Angle is training for the Olympics now is because he really didn't pin the guy in the Olympics and he feels guilty. He says maybe that was just a fluke too, but if he wants to call Hogan out and FIGHT him then he's getting real close to seeing it happen right now. Angle says Sting was right, he lit a fire under Hogan's ass. Angle says he does want to go back to the Olympics but it's because the older he gets the more the fire burns in him. Angle says he doesn't doubt Hogan can still go but he needs to prove it to himself. Hogan tells Kurt to just spit out what he's trying to say and stop beating around the bush. Angle says Hogan wants to pay him a bunch of money to take out Sting, why doesn't he just take Sting out himself. Angle says every great warrior has one great fight left so why doesn't he and Sting prove it. He tells Hogan not to call him again and then drops the microphone and leaves Hogan in the ring.¶ In the back a girl approaches Bischoff and hands him a certified letter, she says the network sent it for him. Later Bischoff reads the letter Spike sent him and it says based on the success of
Destination X, they expect them to help build and brand the X-Division and expect them to hire more X-Division stars A.S.A.P. and Bischoff reminds how Abyss was supposed to end the X-Division at DX. Hogan walks in and starts screaming about Angle and he says he's a dead man. Hogan says the only thing he cares about right now is eliminating Kurt Angle tonight. Bully Ray says he volunteers Anderson to do it and Anderson doesn't believe it. He asks Ray who he is to volunteer him for anything. Ray says if Anderson is afraid then Karen can take care of Kurt, but Anderson says he's not afraid of anyone. He says he will fight Kurt Angle and Hogan shakes his hand and thanks him. Bischoff continues reading the letter and it says they expect more changes and then Sting pops up out of nowhere wearing his red suit. Sting is holding something covered in a cloak. Sting greets Jarrett and hugs Karen. Sting asks Anderson if he's still pissed. Sting sits down in a chair next to Bischoff and says they'll find out what's in the box in due time. Karen calls him crazy and he thanks her. Sting says he's always had a great relationship with the network and in the last few days it's intensified so much that they have decided to make HIM the new Network Executive for TNA. Immortal freaks out and Ray says he wears freaking makeup. Sting says Anderson definitely is going to be in a match with Angle tonight but it will be in a Cage! Sting screams at them and says he's not done yet! Sting says Fortune will be surrounding the ring tonight just in case Immortal tries any funny business. Sting walks out with his little box or whatever that is and Hogan tells Bischoff to call the office now¶ In the ring "The Monster" Abyss says TNA X-Division champion Brian Kendrick won't make it to Hardcore Justice because as much as Sting and the network think they run TNA the reality is Hogan & Bischoff still call the shots. Abyss says they have given Abyss' rematch for the belt TONIGHT! Abyss says tonight he'll do what he should have done at Destination X and take that belt and kill the X-Division once and for all! Sting shows up on the screen and interrupts Abyss. Sting says according to the network he has more stroke than Hogan & Bischoff combined. Sting says that match with Kendrick and Abyss at DX was great so he wants to see it again with a few tweaks. He says we are going to find out if monsters are afraid of heights because it will be ULTIMATE X! Kendrick laughs as Abyss goes nuts. ¶Later, back in the office Bischoff is still trying to get the Network on the phone and he finally does, and he screams at them and asks them if they know what Hogan & Bischoff means to Spike TV. The person tells Bischoff that he hasn't spoken to Sting in weeks and Sting walks in and Sting says he's had something bottled up in him all show and he's about ready to explode. He said the truth will set you free and he fesses up to not being the Spike TV Executive. Sting fakes crying and Bischoff is about to go nuts. Bischoff says he's nuttier than he thought and then Sting what boggles his mind is what happens when you wear a nice suit. He says people listen to you when you wear a suit. Sting then shows Eric what's in the cage and it's a crow. The crow flies towards Bischoff and lands on his computer. Sting
says he'll go right for the eyeballs and he says they can smell garbage from a mile away. Sting locks Bischoff in the room and says he's going to go watch the Cage Match. - aired 07/28/11 {watch: Pt 1, Pt 2, Pt 3}
○ 07/26/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan was not on this episode. His name did come up
however when Bully Ray claimed that he was in charge whenever Hogan and Eric Bischoff aren't around. - aired 08/04/11
beat Sting without controversy but he'll take the win however he can get it. He also says he got a call earlier this week and he won't say who it is, but the person that is responsible for everything that happened in tearing his family apart will pay for it because now he's the World Champion and he's in control not TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan or Dixie Carter. Angle says as long as he's champion he calls the shot. ¶ In Bischoff's office he admits that Anderson was a mistake and he thanks them for taking care of that mistake. He says Ray tried to warn him but he didn't listen and he says it will never happen again. He says he talked to Hogan a little while ago and he's on his way and so is Kurt Angle, but he has no idea what the deal with Angle is.
He says he has no idea where Angle's head is at but he tells Immortal to be ready. Bischoff says he and Abyss need to talk.¶ Later Angle, makes his way back down to the ring carrying the chair he used on Sting at the PPV. Angle says he has the up most respect for everybody but when he doesn't get that same respect he gets pissed off. Angle apologizes to Sting for taking him out that way but over the past week he was told certain things which made Sting in the wrong place at the wrong time. Angle says he's not joining the "dark side" and this whole thing is about getting his integrity back. Angle says Dixie told him that her plan when she signed him was to surround him with a bunch of young talent and his plan now is to take that young
plan and hurt them one-by-one! Angle says he will send them all home until there is only Kurt Angle and as long as he is TNA he will make sure she NEVER gets her company back again! As Kurt walks up the ramp Sting shows up on the ramp with his bat! Sting approaches Angle and knocks the chair out of Angle's hand with some pretty wicked shots with the bat! Sting is screaming over and over at Angle and is about to hit Angle with the bat when Hogan hits him from behind with a chair! Angle screams at Sting and says if Sting wanted to know who his informant was, it was Hulk Hogan! Kurt says Hogan cares about him and is invested in him. Kurt says payback is a bitch and then Hogan punches Sting! Hogan picks up the chair and hits Sting with it again! Hogan hits him over and over with the chair the whole time talking trash to Sting. Hogan tosses Sting into the ring and while Angle laughs and watches. Hogan punches Sting again and then continues to punch away at him as Kurt comes into the ring. Hogan looks at Kurt and then looks down at Sting and then raises Kurt's arm! MikeTenay questions Angle saying, "Kurt Angle & Immortal's Hulk Hogan working together...Kurt, that's how you get
your integrity back?" - aired 08/11/11 {watch}
○ 08/09/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): Stinger comes out to the ring holding a bat in one hand and a chair in the other. He hits the chair with his bat and then starts screaming and he hits the floor. He's mocking himself getting beat up last week damn near move for move (actually kind of funny). Sting then grabs the microphone and says that's prove he definitely has lost his mind, he says that was a reenactment of what happened to him last week. Sting says the only reason he even remembers it is because he had to watch it back on tape. Sting says he remembers the force he was being hit with was so hard that he couldn't talk. Sting says he also remembers the fire in Hogan's eyes and he remembers how great it was to get his rear end handed to him by the greatest of all time. Sting says the Hulkster still has the eye of the tiger and the 21-inch pythons kicked in. Sting says he wants to see the Hulkster back in the ring like the rest of the people and he says he's dying to see it. He says he wants it so bad that he wants to start a "Hogan" chant because he wants him in the ring tonight, but Ric Flair's music interrupts him (and taking offense at Sting calling Hogan the greatest of all time - funny)! Flair challenges Sting to a 1 on 1 match in a few weeks and if he defeats Sting, then Sting will have to leave the sport forever. "Not a phony retirement." he says (kind of like Flair's?) and if Sting beats Flair which he says is "next to impossible" he will "serve Hogan to Sting on a silver platter!" Sting accepts the challenge¶ In his office TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan is freaking out when Flair walks in. Flair walks back out of the office and knocks again and comes back in (hilarious). Hogan asks Flair if he's on "goof ball pills" and Hogan asks him if he understands what he just did. Flair says he owns Sting and asks what the chances are he's going to get beat by Sting. Flair hugs Hogan and asks where the love is.
Hogan says Sting should be dead right now after he beat the hell out of Sting with everything he had last week. Flair says he has 9 lives and he'll take his 10th. Flair says he owns Sting again and he says he has Sting's number. Hogan tells him to shutup and he says that he's done with Sting so Flair CANNOT lose to Sting. Flair says he will kick Sting's ass and Hogan says Flair needs to round up all the troops and make sure Sting doesn't win. Hogan says he will never wrestle Sting again so he better get this done. Flair hugs him again and then leaves with another "WOOOOOOO!" - aired 08/18/11
○ 08/10/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): In the office TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff are talking to Ric
Flair. Bischoff tells Flair that the Sting that's in TNA right now is not the same Sting he's faced before. Hogan says Ric has given him a migraine headache and he needs to take care of this problem. Hogan says he's not going to get in the ring with Sting and this stipulation that Flair has made is
killing him. He says Sting is out of his mind and Flair apologizes and says he'll make it up to Hogan. Hogan says tonight he's going to put an end to this whole thing and they're going to go to the ring tonight and make things right with Sting. He begs Flair to just simply not say a word. Flair promises to
be silent, (is that even possible?)¶ Later Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair make their way down to the ring. Hogan says their main problem right now is Sting and tells him to come down to the ring and face the music. Sting makes his way down to the ring and Hogan says Sting is way over the edge right
now. He tells Sting that enough is enough and this thing with him and Hogan has gone way too far, and it needs to end tonight. Hogan tells Sting to
look in the mirror and know that he's a complete wreck. He says Sting doesn't even have any fries left in his Happy Meal. Hogan says Sting is not in his right mind and he's gone right now. He asks Sting if he wants all the little Stingers to look up to him like all the Hulkamaniacs look up to him. He says it's a family show and they can't have all this craziness. Sting just laughs at him. Hogan says that maybe he IS partially to blame and he and Bischoff have made some judgment errors along the way, and they have learned from those mistakes. He says he and Bischoff are going to run TNA with the most impeccable precision that he's seen. He tells Sting that it's time to end the madness right now and offers a handshake. Sting says he will do that under one condition, and that one condition is milk and cookies for all...colorful balloons and maybe even a unicorn. Oh God, Sting went complete fruit there for a minute saying he wants "beautiful flowers for all" while doing a very feminine voice. Sting offers a hug and Hogan looks like he's about to freak out and Sting hugs him and then kisses Hulk on the cheek. Ric Flair goes nuts and throws off the jacket! Flair calls Sting a stupid son of a bitch and tells him this is no game and even shoves Hogan away and tells him to leave him alone. Flair says if Sting wants crazy he'll give him crazy and Elbow Drops the ring, and then says he was crazy when Sting was still sucking his mothers tit. Hogan just puts his head his hand and walks away. Flair says he's so crazy he's going to kick Sting's ass so bad and hurt him so bad. Sting starts laughing and Flair tells him to keep laughing and he says when it comes time to kill Sting respects him too much to hurt him so that gives Flair the edge. Flair says he'll kick Sting's "f*ckin' ass." Flair tells him to respond to that, jackass. Sting mocks Flair elbow dropping the ring and then Sting screams, "OHHH! SOMEONE CUSSED AT ME AGAIN WHAT WILL I DO?!" Sting says he can finally relate to someone because it's someone that's as whacked out as him. Sting says if Flair is telling him that he has to go through Flair to get to Hogan then he is going to go through Flair and then Sting starts laughing uncontrollably again. Sting says if Flair points his finger at Sting again he'll bite it off. He says he'll start with Flair and at Bound for Glory he'll go after Hogan! Flair tells Sting not to get ahead of himself but Sting says that's his story and he's sticking to it! Sting leaves the ring and Hogan goes apesh*t on Flair and then Sting stops and throws his jacket at Flair so Flair tosses it into the crowd. - aired 08/25/11 {watch}
* 08/25/11 – Huntsville, Alabama - Von Braun Center (Impact Wrestling! taping):
○ - Hulk Hogan's music hits and he makes his way down to the ring to a chorus of boos. Hogan says he is running wild in Huntsville and
continues to get booed. Hogan says the Network has decided to stand behind the offer Ric Flair made to Sting which means Flair gets Sting one-on-one September 15th on Impact Wrestling. If Flair beats Sting then Sting is done but if Sting beats Flair then it will be Hogan vs.
Sting! Hogan says that's the only thing Sting has wanted for the last 10 years. Hogan says he can always make decisions on the spot and the way the Network has attempted to bully Immortal, it's time they stop bowing down to the network and the network bow down to Hulk Hogan. Hogan says the only way Sting will ever get him back in the ring is when he's good and ready and when he says so. Kurt Angle's music hits and the TNA World Heavyweight Champion comes down to the ring. Hogan says before they get down to business right now he wants to
apologize to Angle for how Dixie Carter manipulated Angle and used him. Hogan says that's the reason she can never run TNA again. He
says at the end of the day he is going to give TNA a very clean bill of health but there is still a little bacteria left in the bloodline in TNA. He wants Angle to drag Sting out to the ring tonight and perform life saving surgery on TNA by cutting out the cancer Sting. The fans are crapping on Hogan. Angle says he came out to tell Hogan that Hogan's enemies are now his enemies and he would love to take out Sting. He says he vowed to take out all the young talent in TNA and he would love a veteran to that list. Angle says to appease the network he'll do it by the rules and Sting will get his Title rematch tonight, and if Angle wins he guarantees Sting will not walk out of here under his own power. Sting's music hits to a massive pop and Stinger makes his way out to the ring. Hogan says NOBODY wants to see him out there but the fans
disagree. Sting says he's honored that Angle would put him on a list that he wants to destroy. He mocks Angle saying it makes him think Angle likes him. Sting says he likes Kurt too and he won't make Kurt wait for his answer, Sting accepts the match. Sting gets a cheap pop for the Huntsville mention. He says tonight he starts by taking the gold from Angle, and then he takes out Flair, and finally Hulkamania. Sting says when he's done Hogan's power will be done and that's his plan and he's sticking to it. Sting starts to leave but Hogan stops him and asks
Sting who in the hell he thinks he is. He says that he calls the shots around here and since Sting is so cocky tonight he must have something in his bag of tricks so tonight Hogan will be the Special Enforcer for the Title Match! Hogan says, "NOW PLAY MY DAMN MUSIC" and leaves¶
In the back Angle says tonight he will eliminate Sting and then Hogan walks in and says the games are over. Hogan says Angle needs to go to New York and take out the Network for him because of Hardy returning. Hogan says he wants Angle to come with him to New York to kill the network.¶ Later Hogan is going nuts in the back with Immortal and says there is 7 of Immortal and only 1 Sting. Hogan tells them to keep their eyes and ears open tonight so you never know when they might be needed. Abyss is still not a happy camper.¶ In the Main Event Hogan calls for Immortal to run down as Sting has Angle in the Scorpion Death Lock. Gunner runs out with a chair and goes to hit Sting with it, but
Brian Hebner takes the chair away! Sting then backdrops Gunner while still holding onto the Death Lock! Hogan grabs the chair and wacks Sting with it as the referee is dealing with Gunner. Sting just shrugs off the chair shot and gets in Hogan's face! Angle comes from behind Sting and hits the Angle Slam onto the chair! Hogan tells the referee to make the count, 1...2...3! - aired 09/01/11
○ - Sting makes his way down to the ring and says last week TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan and Immortal caused him to lose the Title Match
but they didn't take him out. Sting says he's kind of like a fungus now, like one that starts at your pinky toe and works its way up. Sting says this week he holds the power of the Network and they have given him the authority to call the shots and tonight it will be TNA World Champion Kurt Angle vs Ken Anderson and Sting will be the Special Enforcer! He says he'll keep gnawing away at Hogan like a fungus until he takes away every ounce of power he has.¶ After the title match (which saw Angle retain the title via DQ loss) Immortal runs down and beats down Sting and Anderson. A "Hardy" chant starts up as Immortal is beating the hell out of Sting & Anderson¶ In the back Hogan is happy as he comes into the Immortal locker room but Bischoff takes him down by saying the Network just called and because of what Immortal did tonight at No Surrender Angle defends the belt in a 3-Way against Sting & Anderson! Hogan goes nuts. Hogan says he's had it with the network and he says he's going to check his contract and he's going to put a stop to this whole thing. - aired 09/08/11
retire but if Sting wins he gets TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan in the ring for a one on one match. Impact Wrestling opens with Flair coming down to the ring dressed in his robe. Flair calls Sting out to come talk to him one last time. Sting comes out dressed to compete as well. Sting's wearing purple gear this week (just weird). Flair says tonight it'll be Sting vs. GOD and one man walks out of this ring retired or one man walks out of this ring and get's drunk. Flair says he swore to Hogan to beat Sting against all odds. He says the only way Sting gets to Hogan is over Flair's dead body. Sting starts screaming and says if the only way he gets to Hogan is over Flair's dead body then Flair will die tonight! Sting says he is the Stinger and he's going to put the Scorpion on Flair, Scorpion Death Drop him, throw him off the top rope, make his life a living hell. Sting tells to take his robe off so they can do this thing right now. Sting wants to do this thing right now and takes his jacket off. Sting says he just called Flair's bluff and security runs out and gets between them as Flair says Sting just lucked out again.¶ In Hogan's office Flair walks up to Hogan and says he's on top of his game right now. Flair says Sting will have to kill him to get through him and he's not capable of that. Hogan says he has a Plan B in case something happens but Sting shows up behind them. Sting asks if he'll let him in on the plan and Sting says the plan tonight is he'll go through Flair and then go through Hogan. Flair says they don't need a Plan A or B because they have him.¶ During the Flair/Sting match Hogan sends Immortal down to interfere but Sting and Ken Anderson run them off before they can do any damage. Sting makes Flair tap to the Scorpion Death Lock and the show ends with Hogan and Sting
staring each other down - aired 09/15/11
○ 09/13/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): This week's Impact Wrestling opens up with highlights of last week along with Sting talking about getting TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan back in the ring. Hogan says Sting will never make it to Bound for Glory. In the Impact Zone Sting's music hits and he makes his way down to the ring in street clothes and carrying a contract. He's wearing a Hulk Hogan t-shirt. Sting says times are great for him and this is going to be a great night because he's pumped from what happened last week. He says beating Ric Flair opened the gate wide open for to get Hogan at BFG. Sting says everyone told him it was impossible to get Hogan back in the ring but it is going to happen. He wants Hogan to come down to the ring now and sign the contract and he gets the fans to chant for Hogan. Hulk Hogan makes his way down to the ring
looking none too happy. Hogan mockingly laughs at Sting and says he's delusional and this thing won't happen. Hogan says he's not medically cleared
and Sting starts freaking out. Sting says he has some footage to see how medically cleared Hogan is and they run the footage of Hogan hitting Sting with the steel chair over and over a few weeks ago, and punching him. Hogan says he runs the show and he didn't clear that footage to be shown anyway. Sting says that is proof Hogan can go and he thinks Hulk still has "it." Hogan says it's time for Sting to knock it off and end the game. He says he has nothing to prove and Sting has been chasing Hogan his entire career. Hogan says he runs TNA and he's a business man now. Sting says if Hogan is a business man then they should do business right now. He says to forget BFG and they can fight right now. Eric Bischoff's interrupts them. Sting then decks Bischoff! Hogan kicks the bottom rope and fakes like it hurt his back. Sting says they will fight at BFG and nothing will stop it, and leaves.¶ Later in the office Bischoff is talking to Hulk in the back about getting Hogan out of the match, but Hogan says next week he's dropping a bombshell on everyone that will change this whole thing. - aired 09/22/11 {watch}
○ 09/14/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): Ric Flair is arguing with TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan in his office about the announcement tonight. Flair wants Hogan to rethink his decision but Hogan says he's made his mind up. Flair says this is not acceptable and it's not a
good decision.¶ Hulk Hogan's music hits and the Immortal one makes his way down to the ring. Hogan says he feels like he has a million pounds lifted off his shoulders and he's done a lot of soul searching lately. Hogan says everything in life has to do with your run and how long it will last. Hogan says while soul searching he realized that the Hulkamania run has been the best run of all time. Hogan says Hulkamania goes back 3 decades ago and he says he thought about the very first time he got into the ring when Hiro Matsuda broke his leg and taught him about respect and what it meant to get in the ring. Hogan talks about wrestling in little high schools and then he got his big break and wrestled in front of 90,000 people against Andre. He says he can't think about all the times he sold out MSG and all the great feuds and rivalries. Sting is shown in the back. Hogan says Hulkamania could go on forever. He says he got the chance of a lifetime last year to come to TNA with over 3 decades of knowledge and make a difference. He says when he
came to TNA all he saw were hungry eyes and now he sees guys like Kaz, Storm, Rodoe, AJ, Daniels, RVD, Jeff Hardy finally back on track stepping up he realizes that every minute he spent in TNA was worth it. Hogan says what we don't see is what goes on backstage where he taught guys how to survive in the business. He claims he gave his soul to TNA and he says a lot of them took the information and he feels that he gave everything he got. ¶ Sting in the back says "am I the only one that sees this? I knew the first time I saw him in Suburban Commando he was a phenomenal actor." (Okay,
even I had to laugh at that one).¶ Hogan says he has finally made the decision that enough is enough and this is the end of the road for him. He says
he wanted to tell the fans this first, he hasn't even told his wife yet. He says at the end of the day when he bottomed out financially and with his family and his health, the only thing he didn't lose were the fans. Hogan says the only thing that's been with him since day one and never turned their back on him were the fans. Hogan says no matter how far he fell the fans were always there, and then when he went to work the boys in the back had his
back. Hogan says there is nothing more for him to do in TNA and next week in Knoxville he's inviting all of the fans, his friends, and family because they will have a celebration because he will formally announce his retirement. Hogan says he loves the fans and leaves.¶ In the back Sting says he's talking about all of his acquaintances over the years, and you better believe he'll be there to celebrate with the Hulkster. - aired 09/29/11
* 09/21/11 – Knoxville, Tennessee (Impact Wrestling! taping):
○ - TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff are shown arriving to the building as we cut to the parking lot.¶ Footage of Hogan's debut in TNA is shown, they're going to show various clips of Hogan's best moments in TNA.¶ In the back Eric Bischoff says he doesn't really know how he feels about Hogan retiring and this whole thing is tough. He says it's the end of an era.¶ Back from the break Hulk Hogan's music hits and he makes his way down to the ring. Hogan says he knew he'd get this kind of reaction (big pop) from Knoxville. A "Hogan" chant starts
and he says when he woke up this morning he finally realized that today would be the last day that he's in the wrestling business. Hogan
says after the 30 year run he's had that was a tough cup of coffee for him to swallow. He says from the time he arrived in Knoxville everyone welcomed him with open arms and another "Hogan" chant starts. Hogan says he felt so much love that it made him feel like it was his first day in the business all over again. Hogan says now he'll have to find something to replace the love he feels everytime he comes out in an arena. He says this is the end of the line for him and because of the fans he thanks them. Hogan holds up a "Hulkamania" belt and a "Thank you Hogan" chant starts. Hogan says Hulkamania could go on for another 30 years but at the end of the day it had the longest run in the
history of wrestling and now it's time to lay it to rest. Hogan says the only thing left now is to celebrate it but Sting's music cuts him off! Sting's not only wearing a red and yellow suit, but he's wearing red and yellow shoes too. Hogan says Sting is welcome out here and he will not turn this into a clown show. Sting apologizes for bring some rain to this evening but he just has to ask one question. He asks if there is anyone that's buying this retirement crap. Hogan says Sting needs to understand one thing and that's nothing last forever in this business
and Sting needs to leave him alone. Sting says maybe he's just become so jaded by the business that he can't let Hogan have his day...or maybe he just knows Hogan better than anybody on this earth. Sting says it's also very amazing how many cameras are everywhere these days and nothing is sacred now adays. Sting says he has some compelling footage of Hogan, but Hogan says the games are over so Sting needs to leave. Sting says he'll leave after they play some footage and he tells the guys in the back to play it. It's Hogan and Bischoff talking about the fans buying him making the claim that he's going to retire. Bischoff says they even fooled the network. Bischoff says the hillbillies are going out and mortgaging their trailers so they can buy Hogan memorabilia. Hogan does a bad southern accent and makes fun of the women having no teeth. Bischoff tells Hogan to kick back for a few months in Hawaii and then come back and come back to normal. Hogan screams at them to cut the footage and he says Sting has crossed a line and he ruins everything. Hogan says he's so damn sick of Sting and
if he wants to wrestle, hell no he won't wrestle him but he's pushed him so far that he'll FIGHT him! Hogan is IRRATE and screams at Sting that he'll fight him at BFG and if Sting beats him then he'll give the company back to Dixie Carter! After he says it Hogan realizes what he just said and looks mortified and covers his mouth. Sting says "got what I wanted" and leaves. - aired 10/06/11 {watch}
○ - "Earlier Today" Sting and TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan arrived, separately, and tonight they will have a contract signing for their match
at Bound For Glory¶ In the ring after discussing his upcoming title defence against Bobby Roode at Bound for glory TNA World Champion Kurt Angle says Hogan has booked Roode in another tune-up match tonight - Roode vs. Gunner...and Jeff Jarrett in a Handicap Match!¶ Jeremy Borash introduces Sting and Hogan to the ring for the contract signing. Sting and Hogan sit down at the table and Sting signs the contract. Hogan looks at the contract and signs it as a "Hogan sucks" chant breaks out. Hogan pushes the table over and then he says Sting has been dancing around him for over 30 years. He says they had a brief encounter but Sting was thrilled when it was over. Hogan says over all these years Sting could have found but now in the twilight of his career when he's trying to help TNA out now Sting wants to come after him. Hogan says Sting wanted Hulk Hogan so he's got the real Hulk Hogan now. Hogan says his wrestling career is over but for Sting to insult him and embarrass him the way he has this will be the fight of Sting's life. Hogan says there will be no interference or no games, it will just be Sting vs. Hogan. Hogan offers a handshake and Sting accepts it. Hogan says it will be Sting vs. Hogan, nobody else, but then Eric Bischoff walks out. Bischoff says they have one more piece of business. Sting laid his hands on Bischoff so if there is anything left after Hogan gets done with him then Bischoff will kick his ass. While Sting is looking at Bischoff, Hogan hits him with a chair! Hogan hits Sting with chops and right hands and then chokes him in the corner. Hogan talks trash to Sting as he continues to beat on him and Bischoff watches on. - aired
10/13/11 {watch}
Eric Bischoff or to do the right thing. Sting says the real Hulk Hogan came home at BFG as the fans chant "Hogan" and Sting calls Hogan out to the ring. Hulk makes his way down to the ring wearing a "Hulkamania" t-shirt and donning the red and yellow again. Hogan and Sting hug in the ring and then the fans chant "welcome back" to Hogan. Hogan says when you're right, you're right and when you're wrong, you're wrong and for the last year he's been very wrong. He says he's not going to blame anyone else but he became a follower and not a leader. He says Bischoff helped him with a lot of things in his life but now after everything has been cleared up he understands how wrong Bischoff was. Hogan says the red & yellow is back and there is one person to thank for it, Sting. He calls Sting the "true leader" in TNA. Hogan says at BFG when he looked at himself and saw what he and Immortal had become and he saw the light. He says when Sting crawled to him and screamed "Help Me" he saw exactly what he had become and he was embarrassed. A "you still got it" chant starts and then he says he will never forget what Sting did at BFG for him. He then shakes Sting's hand and leaves him in the ring. Sting says today is a day for them to celebrate because it's the day that TNA's rightful owner - Dixie Carter gets her company back. She thanks Sting and says she needs his help in making TNA the best company in the world. She appoints Sting as the new "authority figure" and gives him all the authority to make Impact Wrestling what it needs to be¶ Eric Bischoff leads Immortal down to the ring. Announcers Taz and Mike Tenay talk about the revelation that referee Jackson James was actually Bischoff's son, Garrett Bischoff and that Immortal had planted him in TNA months ago. If you recall during the Hardy-Morgan feud it was Jackson James that was the referee that kept making "mistakes" that screwed Morgan
out of the title. Bischoff says he'll address his punk kid later but he needs to face Hulk Hogan first. Hogan makes his way back down to the ring. Hogan says if Bischoff has something to say he better spit it out. Bischoff asks Hogan how he can explain turning on the guys (Immortal) that have had his
back for the last year. Bischoff says if that wasn't bad enough, he turned his back on Bischoff. Bischoff claims he made Hulk Hogan and if it weren't for him he wouldn't be here. Bischoff says the worst offense he could commit was getting between he and Garrett. Bischoff says his son turned his back on him because of Hogan. Hogan says in the last few days he's learned a lot about Bischoff and his son Garrett. Hogan says one thing he found out is that Garrett is one hell of a man, a man that Eric could never be. Bischoff slaps Hogan! Hogan looks like he's going to snap and points at Bischoff as the
crowd yells "YOUUUUUUUU!" Immortal hits the ring and surrounds Hogan but Sting runs down with a couple of bats! Sting hands Hogan a bat and Immortal bails. Bischoff says this isn't over but as he's backing up the ramp his son appears at the top of the ramp. Garrett Bischoff calls Eric a disgrace and then Bischoff shoves him. Bischoff rips his sons shirt off and point so the "Bischoff" tattoo on his chest and says he doesn't deserve that name. Garrett decks Eric! - aired 10/20/11 {watch: Pt 1, Pt 2}
○ 10/19/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): Hulk Hogan was not on this episode, however his presence was felt as new TNA World champion "The Tennessee Cowboy" James Storm mentioned that he had always wanted to be World champion ever since watching WrestleMania III. - aired 10/27/11
* 10/26/11 – Macon, Georgia - Macon Coliseum (Impact Wrestling! taping): Hulk Hogan was not at this event but his story with the Bischoffs continued:
○ - After slapping his father as an "apology" for costing Hulk Hogan & Immortal control over TNA Garrett Bischoff then beats the hell out of him
his Dad. Ric Flair and Gunner runs down and chases Garrett off. Eric Bischoff loses it and starts screaming at his son¶ In the office Eric Bischoff approaches Sting and says he has a deal for Sting. Bischoff says they both know that if Sting could fire him he would and they both
know that he can't because Bischoff has an ironclad contract with TNA. Bischoff says Flair came up with a great idea, he wants a match. He
says if Sting gives him that opportunity then he'll give Sting chance to restructure Eric's contract. Sting says he'll think about it but he wants to talk to Garrett first¶ A little bit later Sting approaches Garrett and tells him about Eric's offer. Garrett agrees to it and says he's good with it.
Sting doesn't like the idea because of what could happen but Garrett tells him to trust him and begs him to let it go down. Sting agrees and it's on! - aired 11/03/11
○ - Garret Bischoff defeated Gunner (w/ Eric Bischoff & Ric Flair) via DQ when Flair interfered. Garrett backs up the ramp as Immortal looks like they're going to absolutely lose it. Eric throws a tantrum in the ring. - aired 11/10/11
○ 11/14/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): Hulk Hogan was not at this event but his story with the Bischoffs continued: In the back Sting talks to Garrett Bischoff and asks him how he pulled it off last week. Garrett says he wasn't green as everyone thought he was (hint, hint).
Garrett asks Sting to let him go out there this week and finish what he started last week.¶ Sting approaches Eric Bischoff & Ric Flair in the locker room and reminds Bischoff about being able to rewrite his contract. Bischoff laughs and says that he did agree to allow Sting to rewrite but he didn't say a damn thing about signing it. Sting laughs as well and says he knows Bischoff and he knows that legally he can't remove him right now, but he could just drop him on the cement on the back of his head right now. Sting says he has a much better idea though and since Garrett wants a rematch tonight he's going to give it to him because Garrett wants to go through Immortal one-by-one until he gets to Eric. Sting says he knows Eric and he knows he would hate it if his own son became a much bigger star than him because unlike Eric he can WRESTLE. Eric says he and Ric will be in Gunner's corner again and Sting says he's fine with that because he will be in Garrett's corner¶ Garrett manages to pin Gunner with the DDT - aired 11/17/11
○ 11/28/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): Hulk Hogan was not at this event but his story with the Bischoffs continued: In the back Eric Bischoff and Bully Ray are talking. Bischoff says they don't have any leverage anymore and he says this thing with his son is getting to him. Ray asks if he wants him to take him out but Bischoff says not yet. Bischoff says he can't even think about his kid becoming a start in his company. - aired 12/01/11
○ 11/29/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): Hulk Hogan was not at this event but his story with the Bischoffs continued: In the back Sting talks to Gunner about Garet Bischoff. Gunner wants Garet back in the ring and he says that Garret has come to Sting twice asking for a match and he's granted that. He says all he asks for is one more rematch with no Flair or Eric Bischoff out there. Sting agrees to it but he says Flair
and Eric better not show up tonight.¶ Despite what Gunner told Sting, Eric & Flair do come to the ring with Gunner. Gunner tells Eric and Flair to leave ringside because he promised Sting that they wouldn't get involved and Eric doesn't like it. Garett defeats Gunner for a third straight time, this time with a roll up. After the match Gunner starts beating the crap out of Garett again and throws him to the floor. Gunner picks Garett up and goes for the Piledriver. Eric Bischoff runs down and screams at Gunner to stop! Gunner lets him go but then Eric pulls the floor padding away and tells Gunner to Piledrive his son on the concrete! Gunner obliges¶ Garett is being loaded into an ambulance as Eric mocks Garett and mockingly claps for him. Flair slaps him on the chest and asks him that felt tonight. Flair and Eric hug and Eric says he'll go home and tell "mom" that he's doing just fine. Flair says "happy holidays" as they close the Ambulance doors - aired 12/08/11
- 10/28/09 – New York, NY - Madison Square Garden: At a special press conference to promote his new book Hulk Hogan introduced TNA president Dixie Carter and announced that she was his new "business partner" confirming the rumor that he was in fact signing with TNA; Hogan's press conference was filmed by Larry King Live were he appeared for an interview later that night
- 01/04/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! - LIVE!): TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan's limousine getting gets a police escort to the show as everyone waits anxiously for his debut.¶ n the back Christy Hemme is with Kevin Nash. Nash seems to be excited as he says tonight is epic for TNA. He says he has many times called himself the smartest man in wrestling and that's because it's true, but his first mentor was Hulk Hogan. He says whatever company Hogan has worked with in the past has been #1 and that means TNA is on their way to the top. He says with those numbers comes more money. He says there is a lot of reasons for him to be excited and then he starts to walk off, but he stops and says he just talked to Hulk a few minutes ago. He says A), he's on his way and B), he's not alone!¶ A limousine arrives but it's not Hulk Hogan, it's... Ric Flair! Beer Money and others welcome him.¶ Christy Hemme sees Mick Foley arriving and she asks him what he's doing. Foley says that he was barred from coming into the Impact Zone because he may be a problem. Foley says he doesn't want to disrupt anything and he says he'll be on his best behavior. He tries to get into the Impact Zone but security stops him and they say they have to escort him off the property.¶ In the back Scott Hall and Syxx-Pac are talking! They try to get in the Impact Zone but security won?t let them. Hall grabs one of the security guards by the throat and then Syxx grabs the other one as the rest of security tries to pull them off! Tenay says that TNA is the #1 trending topic on Twitter right now and then we see Hogan's limo getting close to the Impact Zone.¶ The limousine stops in the road and then someone pulled up in another limousine beside it and gets in Hogan's limo!¶ Syxx and Hall walk in through the crowd now and take a seat at ringside as "fans". The fans are going nuts for them as Hall flicks his toothpick at the camera.¶ Syxx & Hall are taking pictures of each other in the front row and cheesing for the camera. Hulk Hogan's new music hits (very nWo sounding) and he makes his way out to a HUGE ovation! The fans are absolutely going nuts! Hogan sees Syxx-Pac and Hall at ringside and he smiles and nods his head towards them as they point at Hogan. Hogan grabs a microphone as a "Hogan" chant starts up and he soaks it all in. Hogan says TNA is making history tonight. He says there is so much talent in TNA and he says TNA will become the #1 company in the world. Hogan says he spent all day long talking to the talent and listening to their ides and now he feels the energy from the fans that he was dreaming for. He says there are a lot of old faces and new faces in TNA. Syxx and Hall are trying to get into the ring but security is holding them back. Hogan tells security to back off and tells them to get in the ring and for TNA to give them a mic! The fans are chanting "1-2-3" at Syxx who gives Hogan the nWo sign and he does it with both Hall and Pac. Hall says "Hey, Yo!" to a huge reaction. Hogan says they know he's all about the party but if they have something to say then say it right now. Hall says "Say hello to the Bad Guy." and then he says that when he and Syxx-Pac heard that Bischoff and Hogan were coming to TNA it meant one thing to them and that's big paychecks, big arenas, and big parties. Hogan says this is a different time and a different place and it doesn't work like that anymore. Syxx-Pac says that's where Hogan is wrong and he says it is the same place with the same people and they're there to party. Hogan says not this time and it's going to be totally different this time. Hall says Hogan is the highest paid guy ever in wrestling and now he wants to change the business. Hogan cuts Hall off and says it's time to grow up and do the right thing for the business. Hall says Hogan deserves everyone of the fans chants and he says things have changed. He says and they will with him or without him. Kevin Nash's music hits now and Nash makes his way out to the ring! Nash grabs the microphone from Hall and hugs Syxx-Pac. He says Hogan has a role to play tonight so Hall and Pac need to let him play it. Hogan says it's not a role and he says when he became a partner with Dixie he gave her his word to make a change in this business for the better. Big "TNA" chant starts up and Nash says that he's been talking with Hogan for the past 5-6 weeks and that's not the conversation they've been having. Nash asks Hogan when he turned so corporate. Hogan says it's not about turning corporate and he says they are his brothers "4-life" but it's a different time now and they need to be for real. Hall and Syxx-Pac look like they want to fight with Hogan but more music plays and it's Eric Bischoff! Bischoff power walks down to the ring and we have a full blown nWo reunion in this ring now! Bischoff says it's been awhile for all these guys and says it brings back memories. He says in the ring are the guys that changed the business. Bischoff says hopefully now they're all a little smarter. He says he's the one that put that "band" together in the first place. He says there has been a big breakdown in communication here and Syxx-Pac tells him to explain it to him now. Bischoff says that what Hogan is trying to say is that everybody has to earn their position in the company. Nash says he hears him loud and clear and they'll talk to him later. Hall, Nash, and Syxx-Pac leave the ring. Hogan says in TNA everyone will have to earn the spot and he doesn't care about past relationship or who thinks they're on a role. Bischoff says he and Hogan have done it before and he's sure they can do it in TNA because there is a whole lot of talent and heart in TNA. Hogan says if you can't talk and you can't wrestle then you need to pack your bags and "head up north." We see Sting looking down on Bischoff and Hogan from the rafters.¶ Foley is still trying to get in the arena but security still won't let him in. Foley says he has another plan and walks away as we see the Nasty Boys walk up. They try to get in but security stops them as well. They tell the Nasty Boys to go the gate and if they get clearance they can come in.¶ TNA founder Jeff Jarrett makes his way out to the ring. He says he tried to convince Hogan for years to be a part of TNA but the time wasn't right but tonight the timing is very right. Jeff says throughout his career his done some good things and some not so good things, but by far the most rewarding thing he ever did was giving guys like AJ Styles, Beer Money, Motor City Machine Guns, Daniels, and Samoa Joe a chance and now with Hogan partnering with Dixie and Jeff anything can and will happen in TNA. Hogan shows up on the video screen and says "So what? Nobody cares" about anything he just said. He says if he heard "I" one more time he was going to bring security out there after him. Hogan says that Jeff founded TNA but in a short amount of time he ran the company into the ground too. Hogan says now that the truth be told, if it wasn't for Dixie Carter resurrecting TNA and giving the young guys a chance he wouldn't be there. He says Jeff needs to straighten his act up and as far as he's concerned and he's now Dixie's partner, not Jeff's. He says the young guys will finally get a shot now with him. He says nobody cares about Jeff's past accolades and one thing he does have right is that he and Dixie are going to take TNA to the top. He says Jeff has no voting power or power at all in TNA. He says Jeff needs to go get his boots and lace them up because he has to prove himself just like everybody else! Jeff looks shocked in the ring and not happy at all.¶ Bubba the Love Sponge is in the back. Rhino, Beer Money Inc and other wrestlers have been laid out all through the night. Bubba says he has a pretty good idea who did it.¶ Nasty Boys are still trying to get in but security says they?re not on the list. Bubba the Love Sponge walks up and says they have to be on the list. Bubba says the Nasty Boys have a history with Hogan and then he walks off with the security guy and the Nasty Boys sneak in. Nasty Boys walk into Team 3D's lockerroom because they are off in Japan. The Security guard walks in to apologize to them and he brings them doughnuts but they throw them at the security guy. They are trashing 3D's lockerroom and they spray paint over Devon's picture.¶ After TNA World Champion AJ Styles successfully defended his title against Kurt Angle, Hogan walks out to the stage. Hogan says those are the two greatest wrestlers in the business today. Hogan says he has nothing but respect for Angle and AJ just raised the TNA bar to a whole new level. Hogan says this situation will go on and on and he says that they made history tonight. He says this is the beginning of the greatest rise in the history of wrestling. Someone runs up to Hogan and says something to him and Hogan runs off.¶ We see Foley looking for Hogan and he busts into Beautiful People's poker game and Sean Morley (Val Venis) says he doesn't know where Hogan is. Morley says he's not intimidated by Foley and Foley again asks where Hogan is. Morley backs down and says he's down the hall and to the left. Foley walks to the office and busts in where Bischoff is sitting. Bischoff says Foley has no influence, power, or control in TNA now and his only choice is to put his boots on and fight for his job. Foley says he accepted that he worked for Dixie Carter and he could MAYBE accept working for Hogan but he made a choice a long time ago that he would never work for Bischoff. Foley says he's going to give Bischoff a reason to fire him and that's knocking his teeth down his throat. Then Nash grabs him by the back of the head out of nowhere and slams his head into the desk! Hall and Waltman then take turns laying Foley out! Hogan runs in and stops what's going on. Hogan looks on at what we just saw as we fade to black! - TNA's highest rated show of all time {watch: Pt 1, Pt 2, Pt 3, Pt 4, Pt 5}
match against AJ Styles at the upcoming Genesis PPV will be his last shot for a while as he has had man chances already; he also stated that there will be a surprise big name wrestler debuting at Genesis¶ In the back Christy Hemme is with the Outsiders and Syxx-Pac. Bubba the Love Sponge interrupts Christy and tells her to go freshen up so he can ask the tough questions. Bubba says no one has seen or heard from Mick Foley since the attack last week and he asks if they know where he is. Nash says "The Band" is back together and Bubba interrupts him and says he's not giving him anything. Hall says "what happens in the band, happens in the band" and Bubba gets frustrated and sends it back to ringside.¶After loosing a match do to interference, Beer Money is then attacked by The Band. Security finally comes out to break everything up and then Bischoff's music hits and he makes his way out to the ramp! He tells Beer Money to be careful for what you wish for. Bischoff says he doesn't know what to do with The Band, last week it was Foley and this week it's Beer Money. Pac says he thought that's what Bischoff wanted but he says no that's not true. Bischoff says the only thing that makes sense to him is to make a match, and Hall interrupts him and says "where I drink all that guys beer?" Bischoff says the match he's making is Hall & Nash vs. Beer Money for Genesis! We get a shot of Sting looking down on The Band again. ¶ Jeff Jarrett bursts into the office to confront Eric Bischoff and Hogan. Hogan says this better be pretty damn important. Jarrett says he's mad about what's happening to the company and talks about who built TNA saying there is no real talent in TNA, it's always been only him. He has his lawyer with him and say he will sue. Bischoff tells Jarrett that the company was saved by Dixie Carter and reminds him that if it wasn't for Dixie getting her family to invest there would be no TNA. He tells Jarrett that the company will turn around because of Hogan and him meanwhile Jarrett just needs to lace up his boots. Jarrett gets angry again and threatens Hogan who says he'll kick Jarrett's hillbilly ass and scares him off as Hogan tells Jarrett to get out - aired 01/14/10
- 01/17/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Genesis): To open the show, TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff made their way to the ring, and welcomed everyone to the “All new IMPACT Zone”, which featured a brand new set, featuring an upgraded stage, with a ramp way which stretched all the way to the ring apron; For the first time in nearly 5 years, TNA sported a new 4 sided ring; a few of the TNA faithful could briefly be heard chanting “we want 6 sides”; Hogan said that six sides only got them so far and now TNA is going all the way to the top, comparing the old 6 sided ring to a “Playpen”; He finished with a direct challenge to Vince McMahon asking, "What'cha gonna do Vince McMahon, now that TNA is coming after you?"¶ Backstage Bischoff thanks "The Band" members Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Syxx Pac for helping, Hogan says tonight is might be their only shot so the beter make it count; "The Band" then bicker about who gets to wrestle; Syxx beats Hall in a game of rock, paper, scissors to get the match (Presumably because Hall isn’t fit to wrestle)¶ Hogan announced the mystery opponent scheduled to face the Monster Abyss (who had previously knocked out his original opponent Bobby Lashley with a computer monitor) would be none other than Ken Anderson (making his TNA debut)
o 01/19/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff come down to the ring; Hogan called out Mick Foley; Foley claimed that he didn’t attack Bischoff last week as it appeared and that Bischoff was faking it; Hogan, although he didn’t say it directly, implied that Foley was not fired after all (as Bischoff stated last week) but instead said that Foley and Bischoff had to work things out.¶ Back in Hogan’s office, Hogan is meeting with Earl Hebner, the man who screwed Kurt Angle out of the world title last week; after briefly denying his faults, Hebner eventually admitted that he did because of a payoff from Flair stating that it was he that screwed both Angle and Bret Hart out of the World title (NOTE: Hebner missed an awesome chance to remind Hogan that it was he who also screwed Hogan out of the World title in 1988); Hogan suspended him until further notice.¶ Later Hogan interrupts Kurt Angle saying what he did last week was unacceptable; Kurt apologized, and as Hogan walked away, Kurt was jumped and beaten down by Scott Hall and Sean Waltman of "The Band" - aired 01/28/10 {watch}
* 01/20/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping):
o - Christy Hemme approaches TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan and asks him how he feels about Kurt Angle blaming him for Angle being jumped by Scott Hall & Syxx Pac; Hogan says this is just another thing that he didn't do that Kurt is blaming him for; Hogan says that he is easy to find so tell Kurt to come see him; Christy tells Hogan that Kurt said he would be coming for Hogan later and Hogan says he'll be waiting.¶ Nash enters Hogan's office and he talks about the conversation he had with Bischoff asking him to take out Mick Foley and says he's down, but he asks for another chance for Pac and Hall; Hogan says they've had enough chances and he has done everything he could for them; Nash says now more than ever they need him but Hogan says they're acting crazier than they ever have now; Hogan says Nash just needs to get away from them but Nash wants Hogan to keep an open mind about them; Hogan tells Nash not to let them suck him again because "you know how they are."¶ Angle walks into Hogan's office and screams at him to explain to him how Hogan shakes his hand and then 10 seconds later "his cronies" jump him; Hogan says he refused to give Syxx (who Hogan refers to as X-Pac) and Hall contracts because they're thugs and now Angle thinks he hired them to do his dirty work; Hogan says Angle's temper is the problem here; Angle says he's worried about Hogan's agenda and says he doesn't trust Hogan as far as he can throw him; He says he knows what Hogan is all about and he's heard all the horror stories about the people he's done business with; Angle says Hogan needs to understand that he won't screw with him the way he's screwed with "them" and he needs to consider this his final warning; Hogan tells Angle he needs to do himself a favor and get out of his office, please; Angle slams his fists on Hogan's desk and then storms out - aired 02/04/10
o - TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan comes to the ring to announce that the Impact Zone is on lock down do to the hostility of "The Band" (Scott Hall & Syxx Pac) who had been attacking people over the last few weeks including fellow former nWo member Kevin Nash; He is interuped by Eric Young interrupts and asks Hogan to let Hall & Syxx back in the building so that he and Nash can fight them tonight; Hogan refuses to let them in but tells Young to take the fight outside and “bust them up real bad”¶ Backstage Kurt Angle Angle Young that he would take care of Hall, Syxx, and even Hogan himself; later Angle confronts Hogan claiming that he was still leading "The Band" and couldn't be trusted; Hogan
says if Angle is so hell bent on getting his ass beat, he wasn't going to stand in the way and proceeds to open the doors presumably to give "The Band" a way to enter; Hogan then warns Angle to get into the ring so that someone can save him when he is getting beaten down.¶ Angle goes to the ring, and calls them out; Hall and Syxx soon run to the ring (if you could call what Hall was doing running) and Angle ges the best of both of them until he is KOed by Syxx with brass knuckles; Hogan now comes out and appeares to be on the side of Hall and Waltman; He
takes the brass knuckles as, Hall & Syxx hold a limp Angle, when he double crossed “The Band” and knocks them both out - aired 02/11/10 {watch}
- 02/14/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Against All Odds): - Christy Hemme interviews Kurt Angle. Angle apologizes to Hulk Hogan for doubting him and thanks Hulk for saving him from an attack from the Band on Thursday night.¶ The Nasty Boys are interviewed by Christy Hemme. They tell us that they are in TNA because Hulk Hogan asked them to show everyone what tag team wrestling is all about. They claim not to be bottom feeders and are starting at the top by picking a fight with Team 3D.¶ TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan meets up with Eric Bischoff in the back before the TNA World title match which Bischoff is about to officiate; Hulk pleads with Bischoff to put the past in the past with Ric Flair and that he wanted no shenanigans; Eric promises to call the match down the middle; As soon is Hogan is out of earshot Bischoff says “damn it” suggesting he was intent on screwing over Flair over.
- 02/15/10 – TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan and TNA President Dixie Carter hold a special press conference to announce that TNA Impact! will be moving to Monday nights beginning on March 8
* 02/15/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping):
○ - TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan walks to the ring as Eric Bischoff and several others attempt to unmask the monster Abyss; he tells Abyss to go to his office immediately completely ignoring a bewildered Bischoff when walked away.¶ Later in the evening, Hogan gave Abyss a
pep-talk of sorts in his office, claiming that he’s tired of looking at Abyss being afraid of his own shadow; He gives Abyss his Hall of Fame ring, and tells Abyss that this ring will empower him to be 10 times the entity that Hulk Hogan ever was! - aired 02/18/10 {watch}
○ - TNA World Champion AJ Styles & "Nature Boy" Ric Flair came to the ring and called out the Monster Abyss; Flair stated that Abyss didn't deserve to wear Hulk Hogan's Hall of Fame ring and demanded that he take it off but Abyss refused; TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan himself then came down to the ring, and ran down AJ and Flair; Things soon got heated, the all four men got into position for a fight! When we all though the battle was on, AJ and Flair, being the crafty heels that they truly are, slid out of the ring to the dismay of Abyss and Hogan as well as the fans in attendance at the IMPACT Zone.¶ Later after Abyss defeats Desmond Wolfe, Flair and Styles attack him from behind; Hogan ran down to the ring, and cleans house!; Soon the numbers game catches up with him as well as Wolfe held him down and Styles throws his own Flair like chops; Styles then knocked Hogan out by driving the World Title into Hogan’s face (one of the last good bumps taken by Hogan) Abyss tried to stop them but he was cuffed to the ropes; Flair continued to wait on Hogan’s forehead until he was busted wide open; Abyss stared down at the Hall of Fame ring, and then busted through the cuffs; The heels bailed as Abyss circled the ring.¶ After a brief commercial break, Hogan grabbed a mic and says on March 8th, Flair is coming out of retirement; Hogan announced that he is booking him in a match; Hogan proclaimed that Styles is in their and it’s a tag match; That team is going to fight Abyss and his tag team partner; That man is him, Hulk Hogan! - aired 02/25/10
○ 02/16/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA World champion AJ Styles and "Nature Boy" Ric Flair made their way to the ring and claimed that they wanted to apologize to TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan for what happened last week; Hogan and the Monster Abyss came out and stood face to face with them in the ring; Flair offered Hogan some of his ladies but nothing for Abyss and Hogan responded in a pretty hilarious way, he said, “You know something, Flair, I’m not here to bum a cigarette off of you, I don’t want you to buy me a drink, and I don’t want ya’ to loan me one of your hits of Viagara, brother!” (funny stuff) Hogan preceded in cutting a passionate promo on how he will prove that he can still go this Monday night!¶ After this week's main event, Desmond Wolfe, Flair, and Styles attacked Abyss; Hulk Hogan then came out with a baseball wire bat and cleared the ring of everyone other than Flair and then hit Flair with the baseball bat; Flair bled from the forehead pretty profusely; (Clearly taking a shot at WWE’s PG rating!) Security entered the ring and Hogan & Abyss beat them up too Abyss; Hogan stood in the ring and told Flair that that’s just an example of what’s going to happen on Monday - aired 03/04/10 {watch}
- 03/08/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! - LIVE!): TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan and the Monster Abyss came out and Hogan demanded that their Tag Team match with "Nature Boy" Ric Flair and TNA World champions AJ Styles start right away; the match began, but before it could pick up any momentum whatsoever, the lights went out and “The Icon” Sting’s theme music filled the IMPACT Zone; the light went back on and there was Stinger in the center of the ring; fans thought he was going to take out AJ and Flair, but shockingly he turned on Hogan and Abyss, taking them both down and out with his patented baseball bat; AJ then grabbed a chair and cracked Abyss over the head with it and then Flair followed with a chair shot of his own onto Hogan; both men were busted wide open! As Flair and AJ walked away, Hogan got on the mic and announced that they would still be having this match later in the night¶ After losing to Rob Van Damn, Sting began savagely assaulting him with his baseball bat! Soon, Hulk Hogan’s theme hit and he made a beeline toward Sting with vengeance on his mind! Security prevented the two from getting a hold from one another, but Sting broke free, hitting both Hogan and several security guards with the bat¶ Hogan ordered that their main event rematch tonight (w/Abyss vs Flair & Styles) be no disqualification
has an evil grin on his face as security escorts him out. Bischoff tells Hogan that they came to TNA to lead it as business men not for Hogan to get into the ring. Bischoff says Hogan made a promise to Brooke last week and tells him to be done with it as we see a shot of Brooke in the crowd. Hogan goes out and hugs his daughter as Bischoff left the ring. - aired 03/15/10 {watch}
- 03/21/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Destination X): TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan is backstage with the Monster Abyss trying to encourage him in his upcoming TNA World title match tonight; Hogan reminds Abyss of the Hall of Fame ring Hogan gave him and told him to use it for confidence saying, "That gold around your finger will lead to the gold around your waist."¶ Ric Flair (in the corner of TNA World champion AJ Styles) interferes in the main event after the referee in knocked unconscious; Hogan comes out with Earl Hebner to finish the match then grabs Flair’s wheelchair and tries to wheel him to the back¶ the match ends with Abyss choke slamming Styles through the ring; Hogan comes down and tries to give Abyss the title, but Hebner confiscates it, seeing as he had to throw the match out as a result of a "disappearing" champion. This leads to a lot of confusion as to what is going on and who won the match and the title, but Abyss and Hogan decide that they don’t care and they pull Flair into the ring to get beaten up; Then Desmond Wolfe sprints down to his rescue, and through a great deal of stumbling and bumbling around, he trips over Flair and falls into the hole right on top of AJ and eventually followed by Flair himself {watch}
- 03/22/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! - LIVE!): TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan and the Monster Abyss come to the ring (Hogan is rocking a new Hulk Hogan-TNA t-shirt and a cool pair of red and yellow Nikes); Hogan says it sounds like Abyss has TNA on fire but he's going to go ahead and cut to the chase; He says it got real personal between he and "Nature Boy" Ric Flair and that Eric Bischoff was right when he said Flair knew every button to push to get him back in the ring; Hogan says when he and Abyss were laying in the ring in a pool of their own blood it was personal; He says that Bischoff is learning himself it seems that the personal stuff doesn't end so wel;. Hogan vows to all the TNA fans and Dixie Carter that he will get TNA back on track and it will be only business and not personal; He says that will start big time at Lockdown where Abyss will be the captain of Team Hogan to take on Team Flair in Lethal Lockdown; Flair comes out in a wheelchair with TNA World champion AJ Styles; Flair screams at Hogan to listen to him and he says the captain for Team Flair will be none other than Sting; The lights go out and Sting's music hits; When the lights come on Sting is actually sitting on the top turnbuckle while Hogan is handcuffed to the top rope and AJ is standing behind Abyss; AJ blasts Abyss with the crutch as Sting points at Hogan with the bat; AJ laughs as he walks around the ring revealing he isn't injured; AJ then spits at Hogan and continues to stomp on Abyss; Sting laughs at Hogan and points at him again before leaving the ring; AJ continues stomping Abyss when suddenly "The Pope" D'Angelo Dinero hits the ring and lays into AJ with big rights and lefts and elbows; AJ turns around into a Big Boot from Hogan and then one from Abyss; Dinero hits the DDE on AJ and then grabs the handcuff keys and frees Hogan; Hogan raises Pope's and Abyss' arms and then points at Flair who decides to wheel himself on out of there, Hogan catches him though and pushes the wheelchair back down the ramp to Abyss who clotheslines Flair right out of his chair(!); Pope walks up and sticks money in Flair's mouth.¶ Bischoff walks into Hogan's office clapping his hands after Mick Foley lost a loser must leave TNA match to Jeff Jarrett; Hogan asks what's so great about Foley being gone and Bischoff says he got rid of a distraction; Hogan says that they could've talked and Foley could've been an asset; Hogan says that it was personal and not business just like his deal with Flair and Sting was; Hogan says it's time to move TNA forward but no personal stuff anymore; He asks Bischoff to lay off Jarrett; Bischoff says he's fine and now he and Jeff can have a fresh start; He starts to leave the room but stops and asks Hogan if he sent Jeff and RVD out there, but he stops himself and says never mind.¶ Hogan is seen watching as TNA World Tag Team champion Hernandez is being loaded up in the ambulance after his co-TNA World Tag Team champion partner Matt Morgan turned on him.¶ Eric Young claimed that he "Just talked to Hulk" and claimed that the GM just OKed a six man tag team match next week pitting "The Band" (Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, & Syxx) against Young and two partners of his choosing {watch}
doing his "Black Machismo" Randy Savage Impersonation - and sounding like he really believed he was the Macho Man). Jay says he should fill in for Hogan and says, "one half of the Mega Powers filling in for the other half." Hogan calls Jay "Macho Man" and says it feels right. Hogan even does a
Macho Man impersonation as he says he couldn't think of anyone that he would rather take his place! They seal the deal by re-enacting the famed Mega-Powers handshake and that was freaking hilarious, I'm sorry. That was just funny.¶ In the back Bischoff is talking to someone on a phone, apparantley Hogan as he tells the person to have fun in New York. A chick (sexy chick) in a mini skirt comes into Bischoff's office and he tells her that there is a guy that is going to try to get into his office, but he wants her to keep him out. We here someone screaming "oooooh yeah" and Jay Lethal barges in! Lethal offers the nWo sign to Bischoff (who actually accepts) and Lethal is carrying a clipboard. Jay asks Bischoff how he's been and then says they'll be working side by side tonight and if Bischoff plays his cards right he might talk to the Hulkster and make Eric the third member of the Mega Powers. Lethal hands Bischoff a clipboard and says that it's the card for tonight and he tells the secretary to get Kabuki on the line because he
has something big for him tonight. Bischoff reads off some of the card that Lethal has planned which reads Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Shiek vs. Killer Bees, Koko B. Ware vs. Akeem the African Dream, and King Kong Bundy vs. Junkyard Dog! Bischoff says Lethal is way too valuable for the undercard so he wants Lethal to think of something for the main event. Lethal says he's going to think of something to make Eric scream "oh yeah" and leaves his office. Bischoff tells his security to go find Beer Money now! - aired 03/29/10 {watch}
- 04/05/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! - LIVE!): TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan's music hits and he leads Jeff Jarrett & the Monster Abyss out to the ring grabs the microphone and says they have some 'horse power' behind Team Hogan; Hogan says "Nature Boy" Ric Flair has shown his true colors over and over and if he wants to be a 'big dog' in TNA he has to beat Team Hogan; Abyss says that Flair may be a legend but he promises that Flair has never dealt with the likes of this "blood thirsty, 6'8" 350+ plus pound, weapon of mass destruction!"; Abyss says at Lockdown in the Lethal Lockdown match, when they lower the top of that cage and lock them in like a bunch of caged animal with weapons all around Team Flair will truly realize the definition of pain & suffering; Abyss says it makes no difference who the other three members of Team Flair are because at Lockdown Jarrett, Abyss, and the rest of Team Hogan will kick Team Flair's ass; Flair's music hits and it looks like Naitch is none too happy as Chelsea rolls him out onto the stage in his wheelchair; Desmond Wolfe, Sting, & Beer Money then walk out of the tunnel behind Flair as a huge "Hogan" chant starts; Flair says he is about to speak and tells the fans to shut up; Flair makes fun of Abyss and Jarrett being Hogan's team and then says to look at his; Flair puts over Wolfe and then calls Beer Money his "bad ass cowboys" and then calls Sting a wrestling icon; Flair says there is more history Sting and he then there is in the entire wrestling world which causes another "Hogan" chant to start and again Flair gets pissed about it; Flair asks Chelsea to come into view and then screams "WOOOO!"; Flair says he has his Hall of Fame ring on because he IS the Hall of Fame and then says in St. Louis at Lockdown he'll shove his Hall of Fame ring down Abyss' throat; Hogan tells Flair to shut up and then says he sees what Flair has up on the stage; Hogan tells Flair not to ever sell him short because they have a full team and Flair will find out who the rest of Team Hogan is when the time is right; Flair says this isn't a political contest, it's a popularity contest and everybody wants to be the "Nature Boy"; Flair says if Hogan has a problem Team Flair will walk down there and see what Hogan's team is all about; Flair then says "don't' say it, play it!" Team Flair walks down to the ring (and Flair rolls) but Jarrett tells them to hold on and asks Sting to step into the ring without his bat and answer just one question; Sting agrees and hands his bat to Wolfe and says something to him before stepping into the ring; Jarrett says he has known Sting for over 20 years and they have a storied history together in TNA so he just has one question to ask him, "why now has the dark side come out of you?" Jarrett tries to hand Sting the microphone but he refuses it; Sting just laughs at Jarrett which causes him to slap the hell out of Sting who kicks Jarrett and hits the Scorpion Death Drop; Sting avoids Hogan and Abyss' attempted attack and slides out to the floor; Flair tells his team to 'go get em' and Wolfe jumps into the ring with the bat and nails Abyss with it; Beer Money then come into the ring and they along with Wolfe surround Hogan when Jeff Hardy's music hits; Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam sneak down through the crowd; They come into the ring and the fight is on! RVD and Hardy fight off Beer Money and then Abyss nails Wolfe with a Big Boot; Team Hogan has been revealed! (although I was really hoping it would be "The Band")¶ later Jeremy Borash is in the back with Hulk Hogan; He says Eric Bischoff may have gone into the business for himself last week; Borash notices Bischoff isn't here and wants to know if Hogan has anything to do with it; Hogan says what happens between Hogan and Bischoff stays between them. Borash tries to get into the story but Bubba the Love Sponge tells him to go away. Hogan is sad at Bubba for joining "The Band"; Hogan tells Bubba he's running with the wrong crowd and will run into trouble. Bubba says he's having fun and walks off; Jay Lethal walks up as Bubba leaves and he says he's been doing some thinking; Lethal (still sounding like he truly believes that he is Randy Savage) says the whole Mega Powers breakup wasn't Hogan's fault it was his; Lethal apologizes for it and says he has Hogan's back; Lethal then says he's going to find his tights with "Mega Powers" on the back as he leaves; Hogan mockingly tells him to find his too and says "oh my god" {watch}
Band once and for all so the Mega Powers need to ride again. Hogan says after Lockdown they'll get it together and they shake hands and Lethal says he's off to search for Hogan's Mega Powers tights. Just absolutely classic. ¶ In the back Jeremy Borash is with “The Pope” D’Angelo Dinero and Pope says tonight he has a job to do and his prayers are with Abyss who was hit by a car earlier, but Pope has to find a partner. Lethal walks up and calls Borash "Mean Gene" and then says what Pope is about to walk into is a tag match and he calls Pope "Reverend Slick." Lethal says he told Hogan that he could always count on him and he's going to prove it so tonight Pope needs to handle "The Model" and he's got the "Dynamite Kid". Lethal says this one's for Hogan. He walks off and Pope looks astonished at what he just witnessed. Pope then smiles and walks off too.¶ As Lethal's music played for the Main Event he didn't come out and then we see why! Beer Money has attacked him in the back! He fought off Roode but Storm nails Lethal with the beer bottle! AJ Styles comes out followed by Ric Flair being wheeled out by Chelsea. Styles says it looks like Pope's partner has a little drinking problem due to Beer Money so it looks like this will be a handicap match! Wolfe started to make his entrance but Hulk Hogan lays him out from behind with a steel chair to even things up! So the match becomes one on one: AJ vs Dinero. The match only lasts about two minutes as Flair gets up out his wheel chair and hits Pope from behind with the title belt resulting in the ref throwing out the matc.; After the match, Beer Money came down to help with a beat down on Pope. The crowd chanted for Hogan and Abyss, to no avail; Hogan finally comes out but just stands on the ramp looking at Team Flair,
but this was enough to stop the on slot - aired 04/12/10 {watch}
- 04/18/10 – St. Charles, MO - Family Arena (Lockdown): TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan is in the back conversing with Christy Hemme, and she asks him how his Team is doing, to which he essentially says, “Shitty.” They’ve been beaten up for weeks, and Jeff Hardy even got a fireball thrown at him that was so intense that it even messed up the footage of the show (actually it was so scary that the network originally refused to air it in it's original form - but they replayed it in full on a later show {watch} ); They’ve been getting their asses kicked, and Flair is off bragging to everyone about it, so Hogan declares that if his team gets beaten tonight, then he is done with TNA¶ During the Lethal Lockdown match Ric Flair tries to take Hogan's Hall of Fame ring from Abyss (Flair actually tried to bite Abyss' finger off!) when out comes the Hulkster who points a big finger at flair as the crowd screams "YOU!"; Hogan has Sting's bat, but Eric Bischoff comes out; Hogan wonders who's side Bischoff is on as Bischoff doesn't seem to want Hogan to hit Flair; Bischoff has some brass knuckles which he shows to Flair... and tosses them to Hogan who nails Flair several times with the knux, busting him open but not knocking him out; Hogan then throws Flair into the cage 3 times; no sells it, shakes the ropes like the Ultimate Warrior and takes off his shirt; Flair gets hit again, walks around and falls head first onto a pile of tacks followed by a trash can shot to the head of Flair; Oh, and on a side note, Abyss hits Wolfe with the Black Hole Slam for the win, but you don't need to worry about that, because Hogan and Bischoff are buddies again and Flair is bleeding. {watch}
- 04/19/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! - LIVE!): TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan makes his way out now to the ring to settle an argument between TNA World champion AJ Styles, Rob Van Dam and Jeff Hardy. Hulk is wearing an Abyss t-shirt. Hulk says this is exactly what he's talking about and it's exactly the reason everyone is talking about TNA. Hulk says this is why he brought RVD & Jeff into TNA, and it's all about that title as he points to the belt on AJ's shoulder. Hulk says it's time for everybody in the back to up their game because they're raising the bar in TNA. Hulk says AJ is the World Heavyweight Champion and he gives AJ props for that because when you're the World Heavyweight Champion it means you're the best at what you do. Hulk says when you're the champ it means doors open up and things happen that you never dreamed of. He says it's also about the business of being World Champion. Hulk says it's about the limos and the girls and the big paychecks and he says that's why everyone wants the World Heavyweight Title. Hulk says when he won the World Title it changed his life and each and every night you have to prove you're the best. He says each night there is a target on your back. Hogan asks Jeff and RVD how bad they want that belt. He asks Jeff and RVD if they're willing to put their friendship aside and step inside the ring to find out who's the best TONIGHT! RVD and Jeff are hyped up and they're ready for it! AJ isn't liking any of that and says he doesn't care. Hogan says he wants RVD and Jeff to come out here tonight and tear the building down and get these fans screaming "TNA" all night! Hogan says when it's all said and done the man that gets the win he earns a shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Title! AJ tells Hogan to pump his brakes and says that Hogan didn't consult with him before he made this. AJ says he's not going to be ready by Sacrifice but Hogan says he just made the match. Hogan then says he didn't say anything about Sacrifice, he's talking about the man that wins the match tonight will get a shot at the title TONIGHT! Holy crap! AJ goes ballistic and he is pissed off!¶ Ric Flair walks into the building and the camera man explains to Flair what just happened and Flair is just as pissed as AJ!¶ Later In the back Jeremy Borash is outside AJ Styles dressing room where AJ is irate. Flair tells AJ this isn't the vision they had and says last night was a disaster for him. Flair says tonight AJ will win no matter who it is he faces, but he says he wants a rematch between Team Hogan vs. Team Flair tonight. JB then walks in and asks Flair about that rematch and Flair says he's demanding it. Flair says they have 5 minutes to come out to the ring or he claims victory via forfeit.¶ Hogan and Jeff Jarrett have made their way out to the ring where Jarrett holds up a sign from a fan that says "Team Hogan" on it. Abyss says he and Jarrett heard about Flair's challenge but apparently Flair hasn't heard because the war between Team Hogan and Team Flair ended last night when they did exactly what they said they were going to do which was beat their a**! Abyss says if RVD and Hardy weren't already scheduled in a match tonight they would have no problem doing it again tonight. Flair's music hits and he leads out his band of villains! Flair tells Jarrett to kiss his a** and says he doesn't take any crap from guys like them. Flair says Team Flair is here and they're going to kick their a**es! Team Flair hit's the ring and it's on! Sting just watches as Beer Money and Wolfe jump on Abyss and Jarrett but then he walks in and nails Jarrett & Abyss with the bat which starts the beat down! Rob Terry's music hits and "The Freak" runs out and levels Wolfe and then clotheslines Roode and Chokeslams Storm! He throws Beer Money out of the ring and then starts to pick Wolfe up but drops him. He tries it a second time and this time he Press Slams Wolfe onto Sting! Terry lays Sting out with a Big Boot! Terry has cleaned the ring and Flair says he's a dead man. Bischoff walks out as Flair asks Terry who in the hell he is. Bischoff says he thought Flair learned his lesson last night and if Flair wants a rematch then he'll get one! Team Flair vs. Jeff Jarrett, Abyss, & The Freak tonight but it won't be a Handicap Match because he has a guy in the back that can't wait to join Team Hogan! Another big match set for tonight! Tonight it's Abyss, Jarrett, Terry, and a mystery partner vs. Sting, Desmond Wolfe, & Beer Money in a rematch from Lockdown¶ In the back Bischoff and Hogan are walking together and talking. Hogan says he will never doubt Bischoff again and Bischoff says the easiest person to con is a con himself and Flair took it hook, line, and sinker. Hogan and Bischoff put over the TNA Title match for tonight and then the Team Hogan/Team Flair rematch. Hogan asks Bischoff if "he" is going to be here tonight and Bischoff says he'll definitely be here. Hogan asks about the Heavyweight Title ranking system that had been previously mentioned. Bischoff says he dropped the ball before but next week the Ranking System will be revealed next week. He asks his awesomely hot secretary to go get the files on the Ranking system so he can show Hogan.¶ After his victories over Jeff Hardy and AJ Styles, Hogan presented new TNA World champion RVD with the title belt. Red and yellow confetti rained down upon them {watch}
Hogan mentions AJ's name but Hogan says you can say what you want about him but there is absolutely denying how great AJ Styles is. RVD's music hits and the brand new World Heavyweight Champion makes his way down to the ring with the belt around his waist for the very first time in TNA! Van Dam hasn't had gold around his waist since 2007. RVD tells Hogan to feel free to call him "Mr. T-N-A". Van Dam says the reason he came to TNA is because he figured that Dixie Carter, Eric Bischoff, Hulk Hogan, and everybody in the organization would give him a fair opportunity to just be himself, just be Rob Van Dam. They are interupted by AJ Styles & Ric Flair. Hogan says nobody invited either one of those ex-champs. Flair says he doesn't care about RVD or his lifestyle and as a matter of fact he thinks being the World Champion is pretty cool. He reminds RVD that Flair has been one 16 times. He tells RVD to try that on for size. Flair says he and Hogan have a problem and it's called who they are, what they are, what they've accomplished,
and where they'll end up. Pointing at his Hall of Fame ring the whole time. Flair says Hogan has taken the responsibility for giving Abyss that Hall of Fame ring and Flair made the mistake of letting other people do his work so tonight he swears to God that for every scar he has on his head he'll put one on Abyss. He says he'll saw that finger off of Abyss to stop this mockery. Flair says you make a mockery of Ric Flair you die! Flair says tonight he'll walk that aisle looking only the way he can styling and profiling and tonight Abyss has to beat the man to be the man. Flair says he's had a lifetime of
beating big guys. Flair drops the mic and he AJ leave the RVD and Hogan in the ring.¶ Back from commercials Abyss is in the back discussing how he felt about Hogan giving him the ring. Abyss says he knows the ring doesn't have any magical powers but it did instill the confidence in him that Hulk would give it to him and now he has confidence in himself. Abyss says he knows there's nothing he can't do and he knows it's not because of the ring
but it's because of his confidence. Abyss says he could lose the ring he cares so much about tonight but he will never lose the confidence it has given him. He asks Flair "whatcha gonna do when I take your ring from you!" ¶ Jesse Neal is in the ring with 3D. Neal has a microphone and screams for Matt Morgan saying he's not done. Neal screams at Morgan to come back down so he can kick his a**. Christy Hemme approaches Morgan and asks him about Neal calling him out. Morgan says he already forgot that kid's name and now he's off the clock. Morgan walks away and right into Hulk Hogan. Hogan tells Morgan he needs to make a choice, either go out there and deal with Jesse Neal or stay there and deal with Hogan. Morgan goes back out to the ring and 3D leaves Neal alone to deal with Morgan on his own.¶ When "Nature Boy" Ric Flair lost a match to the Monster Abyss where his and Hogan's Hall of Fame rings were on the line, Hogan walkes out to the ring and takes the ring off of Flair's hand as Abyss holds him down. Hogan puts
Flair's ring on his finger and Abyss & Hogan hold their hands up. Hogan grabs the microphone and says he knows exactly who he's going to present the ring to next week live on Impact! as Flair is screaming at Hogan - aired 04/26/10
- 05/03/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! - LIVE!): TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff Bischoff are in a limo; Hogan says all the big fish are crossing the pond and says he's gotta call Sting out.¶ Jay Lethal is revealed to be the man who Hogan gave Ric Flair's Hall of Fame ring to last week; Lethal comes out doing an unbelievably accurate "Nature Boy" Ric Flair impersonation; Flair came out and demanded that Lethal return the ring which he did after apologizing and stating that Flair was his hero; but Flair was still made at the parody and slapped him multiple times until Lethal fought back; AJ Styles, Desmond Wolfe & Beer Money then ran down to the ring and began beating down Lethal until TNA World champion Rob Van Dam, the Monster Abyss & Team 3-D came down to make the save; the brawl continued until Hogan came down and began to clean house; Hogan got on the mic and announced a few matches for that night, including Beer Money vs. the Motor City Machine Guns vs. Team 3D in a three way tag team match, AJ Styles vs. Abyss in a Monsters Ball, and RVD vs. Desmond Wolfe for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.¶ Backstage Jeff Jarrett is down and Hogan wants to know who did it, Jeff said it was Sting; Hogan comes out to the ring and says when he talked about change in TNA, that the person who he counted on the most would be the one to change. He calls out Sting. And here he comes. Hogan says that you can fool some of the people some of the time, but he's been around here too long to be fooled. He wants to know what makes Sting tick. Sting says he can't wait to tell him what makes him tick. It's TNA. You and the rest of the world, Stinger. He says his agenda has always been the same, and that is to give back to the sport of wrestling. Especially to TNA. When he thinks about all of those years that he was at the WWF, he had protection. In WCW, he saw firsthand the protection he had. Here in TNA, he has no protection. Hogan says it's not about TNA and Sting, it's about TNA and Hogan. Maybe you can't go around and choke the life out of the company. He says Sting still has blood on his hands, after beating down Jeff Jarrett. Sting laughs. Sting asks Hogan if he wants to play games, and that it's his move. Hogan tells him to take a shot. Sting puts the bat to Hogan's chin, but here comes Jarrett. Jarrett hits Sting with the bat. Hogan stops Sting {watch}
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- 05/16/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Sacrifice): TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan made a brief appearance to run off Sting who had brutally beaten Jeff Jarrett
○ 05/18/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): Ken Anderson is backstage, trying to convince TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan that he's turned a new leaf; the GM is dubious - aired 05/27/10
* 05/??/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping):
○ - Eric Bischoff came out to the stage and made a tag team match for later in the evening pitting TNA World champion Rob Van Dam and Samoa Joe vs. Matt Morgan and Sting; RVD said as the champion, he speaks for everybody; He said he wanted tonight's match to be a four way; Bischoff said he didn't have that power but he would talk to Hogan...Cue Hogan's music; Hogan called RVD the whole F'N show and as the champion, he does have some stroke and some say around TNA; He changed the match to a four way main event - aired 06/03/10
○ - Matt Morgan comes to the ring for his tag team title match; TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan comes out to the ramp to greet him and
announce who his tag team partner is… the partner he put out of action a few months back, Hernandez; That’s who Morgan feared it would be; Hernandez attacks Morgan and they brawl all over the ringside area; Hernandez eventually uses his shirt to choke Morgan out; Hogan makes a match for them, one on one, at Slammiversary.¶ TNA president Dixie Carter, Hulk Hogan, and Kurt Angle comment on the history of TNA - aired 06/10/10
- 06/13/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Slammiversary VIII): Christy Hemme conducted a backstage interview with TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan about Sting; Hogan said Sting "crossed the line" and broke the "unwritten code" amongst wrestlers when he injured Jeff Jarrett the way he did; Hogan said he would have his eye on Sting
everyone with a kendo stick; Hogan comes out and starts yelling at Abyss. Abyss does the "YOU" finger point at Hogan and then Hogan gives it back and starts to take his jewelery off to fight him; Security runs out and gets between them before anything can happen (NOTE: this was supposed to be the
start of the build for Hogan vs Abyss at Bound for Glory 2010 but the match never happened) - aired 06/17/10 {watch}
○ 06/15/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan came out to a huge ovation to which he says the crowd is "full of it" (WHAT?! Oh, he mean they are full of ENERGY. whew); He said because of the count out of last week's main event, he decided, since he can, he's going to make it a four way at Victory Road for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship; One of those guys involved will be "The Monster" Abyss and he has things to work out with him; Hogan said another involved will be Jeff Hardy; He said of course you have to include the champ Rob Van Dam, and adds that we can't forget Ken Anderson; Abyss' music hits (which is no longer Hulk's old music) and makes his way to the ring; He is still rocking the red and yellow; Hogan said he has one question for Abyss: the first person he went to in this company and the guy he believed in the most was you and asked why he took a sharp left turn last week; Abyss said Hogan or anyone here realizes the seriousness of what is going on; He said what he did last week and what he will continue to do he is doing for one reason: "they" told me to; Abyss said "they" were the ones who told him to
break Jeff Hardy into two and "they" were the ones who told him to destroy anything and anyone who gets in his path; He added, "Hulk, they are coming and they will be here sooner than you think; And when they get here, there is nothing Eric Bischoff, TNA President Dixie Carter or even the
immortal Hulk Hogan can do to stop it." Hogan tells Abyss to cut the crap but Abyss cuts him off saying "they" told him he didn't need Hogan anymore; Hogan asks Abyss who "they" are? Abyss said that is something for him to know and Hogan to find out; He said "they" told him he didn't need the stupid red and yellow clothes anymore and there isn't a damn thing these sheep in Orlando can do about it; Abyss gives Hogan a warning that when "they" get here, they are taking TNA over and that he doesn't need the garbage Hall of Fame ring anymore; Abyss chokes Hogan with the ring and then tries to shove it down his throat; Abyss grabs a black bag and tosses it in the ring pouring out broken glass as RVD hits the ring but Abyss gets the upper hand and slams him from the corner; Abyss goes back after Hogan when Mr. Anderson hits the ring with a steel chair and cracks a chair over Abyss' back a few times and Abyss still stays on his feet; Anderson leaves the ring as he attends to Hogan along with Rob Van Dam; They head to the back as Abyss looks into the camera and yells, "They are coming!"¶ Backstage, Hulk Hogan is talking with Eric Bischoff; Hogan said he doesn't understand what Abyss is doing and that he feels like he was "shot in the chest"; Bischoff agrees and can't understand it either; He wonders who got to Abyss and if it was motivated by money; Bischoff said some people you just can't read and he is one of them; Hogan wonders if it is Flair; Bischoff said he doesn't think so and says they should move on; Hogan says not yet.¶ Main Event: Abyss def. Mr. Anderson in a No DQ; After the match, Abyss tossed Anderson to the entrance ramp. Abyss picked up Anderson at the top of the ramp, Anderson fought back and attempted a Mic Check. Abyss countered that and chokeslammed Anderson off the stage into part of the set below. Hulk Hogan walks out with a steel chair in hand and cracks it over the back of Abyss. TNA security go after Abyss and he tosses them aside. Abyss points at Hogan yelling out "YOU!" as the show goes off the air - aired 06/24/10 {watch}
○ 06/28/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): Impact opens with the Monster Abyss throwing chairs everywhere and scaring children at ringside; TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan comes down the ramp and he isn't in a playing mood obviously; Hogan climbs into the ring as Taz says that Hogan is scheduled for back surgery this week; Hogan picks up the chairs and tosses them around and dares Abyss to get into the ring; Abyss obliges him but before he can get his hands on Hogan, Eric Bischoff gets between them and says Hogan is nuts; Hogan tells Bischoff to get out of his way and again dares Abyss to get into the ring as he stands on the apron; Abyss climbs into the ring and security runs out to hold both Hogan and Abyss back; Bischoff actually punches Abyss in the face as he screams "you ungrateful son of a bitch!" Abyss then goes apeshit and punches out security before turning to Bischoff and points at him; Hogan grabs a steel chair and nails Abyss in the back with it; He nails Abyss a second time but neither fazes Abyss; Abyss turns around and grabs Hogan by the throat; Before Abyss can do anything to Hogan, Jeff Hardy's music hits; The music distracts Abyss
allowing Hogan to hit Abyss with a couple of back elbows but neither work as Abyss holds onto his throat; Hardy runs down the ramp and comes off the rope with a kick to the gut on Abyss and then a Twist of Fate; Hardy then starts throwing the chairs at Abyss and climbs to the top and hits the Swanton Bomb; The fans are going crazy; Hogan and Bischoff leave with Hardy as Abyss is laid out in the ring¶ Bischoff and Hogan discuss Abyss in the back and Hogan calls him 'another cancer' that could destroy TNA; Hardy says he wants Abyss tonight and they make the match! Bischoff says they'll cover his back someway; Hardy screams into the camera that Abyss is going down tonight¶ later Bischoff and Hogan are sitting at a table with TNA President Dixie Carter; Bischoff says that Sting has had his own agenda in TNA ever since he and Hogan arrived; Dixie says she doesn't know what is going on with Sting and something has to be going on with him; Hogan says it's just who Sting is but she refuses to believe that; Hogan says he and Bischoff has known Sting a lot longer than she has and then someone knocks on the door and Nash walks in; Dixie and Hogan ask him to come back later; Hogan says Sting is just jealous but Dixie doesn't think that's it; Bischoff tells Dixie to look at everything that Sting has done and says that what he's done is borderline criminal; Hogan asks Dixie what he and Bischoff are there for and she says to help TNA; Hogan says Sting is just trying to "sink the ship" while they are trying to make TNA better, but Dixie says Sting had helped TNA try and get better longer before either Hogan or Bischoff ever came to TNA; Hogan says if she doesn't fix this and 'cut out this cancer' then every talent in this company will abandon it; She asks what they propose she do and Bischoff suggests she either fire him, suspend him, or even file a lawsuit or even charge him criminally but as the President of TNA she needs to do something; Dixie agrees and says she'll do something about it tonight; She says she'll do it herself and she'll let them know how it goes -
aired 07/01/10
○ 06/29/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): Kevin Nash was sitting in a meeting room griping about having to answer to Eric Bischoff about his actions over the past months: TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan entered and complained about the shenanigans involved in securing Scott Hall and Syxx contracts (note that both are now gone); Nash questioned how it was different than Hogan bringing in the Nasty Boys, to which Hogan replied “It’s different this time, That’s the difference.”; Hogan basically said that Syxx and Hall are done with the company, and that his hands were tied - aired 07/08/10
○ 07/12/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan was not on this episode. His name did come up however when we see Ms. Tessmacher screaming at somebody on the phone and then Kevin Nash walks in and says he has a meeting with Eric and Hogan
tonight. She tells him that they had a last minute meeting and Nash looks pissed. She asks if she can help with anything else but he says no and leaves. Nash then stops and comes back in and he tells her she should 'pen him in' at 10:00 tonight and he'll be the last meeting of the night for her.¶ Nash latter comes down to the ring attacks Brian Kendrick and says that he's tired of Hogan and Eric ignoring him. Nash says that if he can't get Eric and
Hogan's attention then maybe he'll start taking out some of their 'young boys' and he'll get their attention. Jeff Jarrett interrupts and tells Nash to relax and says this is the last thing we need. Jarrett says Sting is suspended and asks if he wants to be next. Nash asks Jeff what the hell he's doing out there. Jarrett says Nash has a personal issue with Hogan and Bischoff just like Sting did. Jeff says it's not about Nash anymore just like it isn't about him anymore. Nash asks why Jeff would be taking up for Hogan and Bischoff but says if Jeff wants trouble with him then he's got it. Nash tells Jeff to stay tuned for whether he'll get his way or not.¶ In the back Kevin Nash talks about Jarrett coming out and defending Hogan and Bischoff despite them pretty much stealing Jarrett's company. Nash says he's one of the smarter guys around and at around 10:00 tonight he'll probably have all the answers he needs. - aired 07/15/10
○ 07/26/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan comes out (making his return after a three week absence to recover from back surgery), as EV2.0 celebrates getting the old ECW group back together for the upcoming PPV Hard Justice (now known as HardCORE Justice); Hogan is cool with it, but he just would have liked to know first hand; He agrees with TNA President Dixie Carter’s comparison to what ECW did in the 90′s to what Hulk did in the 80′s (WHAT?! no way!); He missed it the first time around because he was busy in WCW, so now he will get to
witness it first hand; also he says that there will be a surprise tonight, Eric Bischoff will make that announcement; Abyss comes out, he wants to tell us "THEY" (still unidentified) are not happy; He said the reunion was never a part of "THEIR" plan, and there is one person they hold responsible….Dixie Carter; Hogan isn’t impressed with what Abyss has to say, in fact he wants him to talk to a shrink¶ In the back Christy Hemme wants to know what Eric has to say, Hulk just says we will love it but then he says he has a meeting in New York but he'll have a lot to say next week. Bischoff is in the ring with Miss Tessmacher, he says August 12th, at 9 PM Eastern, we will see PPV quality on Impact - aired 07/29/10 {watch}
○ 07/27/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff and Miss. Tessmacher come to the ring and Bischoff starts talking about the "free PPV" which will be called "The Whole F'n Show" and begins to run down the card when Kevin Nash interrupts. Nash says he's finally got some face time with Hogan and Bischoff and he says once again he's not on the card for next week. Hogan says Nash needs to open his eyes and see what's going on in TNA. Hogan says he's stepped back, Jarrett's stepped back, and Nash needs to step back as well because their time is over. He says it's time for the young guys to shine. Hogan says there's no more conning for paychecks and minimum efforts for maximum paychecks. He says the politics over but Nash sarcastically says Hulk Hogan is actually talking to him about politics. Bischoff says that Nash's whole career has never been anything but politics. Nash channels Clint Eastwood and says sometimes you meet someone in your life that you shouldn't have messed with and he's one of them. Nash tosses Bischoff into a corner and then turns around and swings at Hogan but Hogan blocks the shot and nails Nash with a series of rights. Hogan grabs Nash but Nash low blows him! Nash beats on Hogan in the corner as Bischoff gets back to his feet. Taz mentions that Hogan just had back surgery. Nash goes out to the floor and grabs a steel chair! Nash lays the chair down in the ring and gets ready to
Jackknife Hogan onto it! Bischoff tries to stop Nash but Nash shoves him away. Nash then tosses Hogan aside and picks up the chair and before he can swing it Jarrett comes in and attacks Nash! Jarrett beats on Nash until Sting comes from out of nowhere decked in red face paint! Sting knocks the
chair out of Jarrett's hands and then nails Jarrett with the bat! Sting tosses the bat to Nash and Nash nails Jarrett with it as well! Sting then belts Hogan with the chair! - aired 08/05/10 {watch}
- 08/08/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Hardcore Justice): TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan was not at this event due do the attack at the hands of Kevin Nash & Sting three days ago. It is interesting to note that Mick Foley is shown in the back reading Hulk Hogan's autobiography as he talks about the Raven and Tommy Dreamer feud and his involvement in it. He will be the referee for their match tonight.
when they came back on all the EV2.0 guys were being laid out by Fortune (AJ Styles, Frankie Kazarian & Beer Money), Matt Morgan and Douglas Williams while Abyss left RVD in a bloody mess - aired 08/12/10
○ 08/10/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): Due to injuries suffered last week at the hands of the Monster Abyss, TNA World champion
Rob Van Dam will be out of action for an undetermined amount of time and must vacate the championship.¶ TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan is backstage on a cell phone, and he was saying he was going to quitting; He built this whole company around RVD and now they are trying to replace him.¶ Later Sting and "Big Sexy" Kevin Nash come to the ring and bad mouth TNA and Hulk Hogan; Jeff Jarrett interupts and says that the company is better with Hogan; Jeff says that he's heading to the ring to kick both their asses which brings out Hogan who says Jeff won’t have to do this alone; He says the reason Nash and Sting are mad is because they’re jealous that the spotlight is on the young guys and not on them; He tells Sting to do it like a man and get rid of the bat, so Sting throws the bat up the ramp and Hogan and Jarrett head to the ring; suddenly, the lights go out and Fortune (AJ Styles, Frankie Kazarian & Beer Money) is in the ring and take out all 4 men - aired 08/19/10
○ 08/23/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA President Dixie Carter suspends Ric Flair is suspended for 90 days due to his involvement in encouraging the attacks made by Fortune (AJ Styles, Frankie Kazarian & Beer Money) on TNA and EV2.0 wrestlers over the last few weeks; Flair
gets heated and takes his jacket off and it looks like he might go after Carter; Dixie's husband comes in the ring and members of Fortune hold him down; Flair is about to whip him with his belt when TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan comes out with his “cavalry” which is Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy,
"The Pope" D'angelo Dinero and Mr. Ken Anderson; Flair tells him not to get involved, but the cavalry comes down to the ring; Hogan says he’s overriding Dixie’s decision to suspend Flair and tells Flair suspending him would be too easy; Hogan says to Flair that his cavalry is the real TNA; Flair says Fortune is here to takeover TNA and they’ll do it on his terms; Despite Flair’s protests Hogan makes an 8 man tag of his cavalry vs. 4 members of Fortune; As Fortune walks up the ramp they are attacked by EV 2.0; after the commercial Angle is giving the cavalry a pep talk; He tells them tonight
isn’t about the TNA Championship is about the company. He says they’re going to kick Fortune’s ass and get Dixie her company back.¶ Later Sting
attacks Jeff Jarrett in the ring and begins to choke him out with the bat; Eric Bischoff comes out and tells Sting he’s showing the world what he’s really made of; Sting is yelling that he wants Hogan; Eric tells Sting to be careful what he wishes for because he doesn’t think he’s man enough to handle it; Hogan sneaks in the ring and drills Sting with a chair in the back; Hulk is in the back telling Tommy Dreamer to back off of Fortune tonight because his “Fatal 4” is going to take care of business tonight; He tells Dreamer he wants EV 2.0 to take out Abyss - aired 08/26/10
○ 08/24/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff make their way down to the ring with Miss Tessmacher; Hogan calls out each of the semi-finalists in the TNA Championship Tournament (Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, Mr. Ken Anderson, and "The
Pope" D'angelo Dinero); Once they’re all in the ring Hogan tells them whoever wins the TNA Championship needs to raise the bar because they can’t have what happened to RVD happen again and to help raise the bar the four finalists will face each other in a tag team match tonight; Through all of this, the Monster Abyss makes his way ringside with "Janice" - a 2x4 loaded with nails - in hand; Abyss gets in the ring and says the “they” he refers to is neither EV 2.0 nor Fortune; He says "they" are ready for their revelation and have even picked a date 10/10/10 (the date Bound for Glory falls on);Abyss says on 10/10/10 they are going to take over TNA and turn it upside down and they will get rid of Dixie Carter, Hogan and Bischoff - aired 09/02/10
- 09/05/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (No Surrender): Commentator Mike Tenay sent a shout-out to TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan, saying he was recuperating from further back issues. He said he knows he's watching the show tonight.
is 10 days away from achieving his goal and only 2 men stand in his way: Mr. Anderson & Jeff Hardy; He calls them both great competitors but he says BFG will be his night to shine; Kurt talks about the favor that Hogan asked of him and he says Abyss has caused too much damage in TNA as of late. Angle mentions Abyss' 10-10-10 threats but Angle says Abyss should worry about 9-30-10 (tonight) because that is the night that Angle cuts TNA's
cancer out (Abyss).¶ In the back Mr. Anderson is looking through his phone and says he doesn't seen any calls from Hulk Hogan. He's talking to Bischoff and he says that Hogan called Kurt and wants to know what the deal is. Anderson questions if Hulk thinks Kurt is the only one in the match. Bischoff says Hogan is a creature of habit and he says that Hulk carried a company on his back for a long time and so has Kurt. Bischoff says they have a lot in common and Anderson shouldn't look into it. Bischoff says he has confidence in Anderson and that's why he booked him in a match with Samoa Joe tonight. Anderson says he's going to win the title and the $100,000 Battle Royal next week as well as beating Joe tonight. They shake hands and then
Anderson walks away.¶ Kevin Nash, Sting and "The Pope" D'angelo Dinero are in the ring trying to convince Samoa Joe to join them saying this was his
last chance; security is holding Joe back from going after them; Nash mentions how they say bad things happen to bad people and it's amazing how Hogan is laying in a hospital bed; Nash says that for 7 months since Hogan and the cockroach (Bischoff) came in what's been going on but apparently
the rest of the locker room has been duped by them; Nash says that the 3 men in the ring know exactly what's going on; Pope grabs the microphone and says what's in the ring right now is 2 guys that have been around the block a couple of times and he says it amazes him how Bischoff continues to try and pull the wool over his eyes; Pope calls Bischoff a liar, a cheat, a conman and a 'no good son of a Bischoff.' Pope says he and Nash aren't new to the streets and in their game Hogan and Bischoff will be coming out on the losing end; Sting says that it's really about he and Hogan because it all started with he and Hogan way back in WCW; Sting says it's a classic case of good and evil and then he asks the fans if they came to see the good
guys or the bad guys; Sting says the real question is who really is the good guys and who really is the bad guys; He says that's the question that every one wants answered at BFG and there really is only one way to answer that; Sting says that way is Nash, Sting, & Pope vs. Jarrett, Joe, & Hulk! Sting
suggests Hulk 'lace 'em up one more time' and he says there's no more games and they'll show the world what's really going on; Eric Bischoff's music hits and he walks out with Ms. Tessmacher; Bischoff looks at her and says this is beyond disappointing to disgusting and he says with their biggest PPV of the year right around the corner, these three guys are in the ring showing their true colors; Bischoff says what he sees in the ring is 2 guys at the end of their career and he calls Pope still "green behind the ears." Bischoff says this goes back to WCW 15 years ago when he tried to get Sting to start working with the younger guys but Sting wanted it to be all about him and he started whining and pouting until he got his way; He says nothings changed with Nash and he's always been like this; He says he's consistent as hell and he's always been self serving and selfish as hell; Bischoff says Pope disappoints him the most because he had his opportunity at the World Title but he lost and now he b*tches about it; Bischoff says he even gave
Pope another shot but he blew it again and the only conspiracy going around is the one in his head; Bischoff says to talk to Kurt Angle or Jeff Hardy and ask them if there's a conspiracy; Bischoff says they really are cowards and Bischoff says they know that Hogan has been in the hospital with a bad
back; Bischoff says he doesn't make a habit for speaking for Hogan and he says Hogan will be here live next week and he'll answer for himself but he
just hopes they like the answer; (NOTE: Even though Hogan wasn't acctually on this episode, he was the main focus as he was set to make his return the next week) - aired 09/30/10
- 10/07/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! - LIVE!): Sting (w/ Kevin Nash & "The Pope" D'angelo Dinero) is in the ring saying what started 10 years ago is going to come crashing down at Bound For Glory and he wants TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan back in the ring, "but it’s not about wrestling anymore, it’s about life, isn’t it Eric?" It’s about two men who took different roads down different paths, but this is the end of the line, and he asks if Hogan is ready to put it all out there and put everything that he is and everything he’s about on the line; At Bound For Glory, when Hogan’s true character is revealed, will he be ready to walk away? Sting tells Bischoff to answer him now, and Bischoff says he has nothing to say to him; Jeff Jarrett and Samoa Joe come running out but Bischoff tells them not to do it because he’ll handle it; If they want the answers, he’ll give them the answers; Bischoff says what Sting wants is something to fill the big black hole in his heart; Bischoff says they’re challenging a guy who is in intensive care as we speak, but that doesn’t matter because nothing’s going to fill the hole in their heart, and he’s going to show them proof: he points to the screen for shots of Hogan in the hospital (they actually show footage of Hogan's back surgery); Bischoff asks them if they’re man enough to see video of Hogan in the hospital, and they’ve been believing their own BS for so long that they believe it, but there it is: eight surgeries since February of 2009; Bischoff says that if they want to kick his ass then have at it, because he really doesn’t give a damn (Crowd cheers big for that one) but if they want to fight, Jarrett and Joe will fight them, so he makes a handicap match for Bound For Glory with Jarrett and Joe against Nash, Sting, and Pope.¶ We go backstage to Dixie Carter and Rob Van Dam, and Dixie says that she understands their code, but as soon as Bound For Glory is over, Abyss is gone. Bischoff brings over a contract to terminate Abyss as of 12:01am on 10/11/10 that Dixie signs, and then she tells RVD that win, lose, or draw, she wants RVD to take Abyss out at Bound For Glory
- 10/10/10 – Daytona Beach, FL - Ocean Center (Bound For Glory): Backstage, Christy Hemme asks Kurt Angle about the main event pitting himself, Jeff Hardy and Ken Anderson in a three way match for World Title and his promise to retire if he does not win the championship tonight, Angle says he has to win the World Title; Angle says he is winning this one for TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan.¶ During the match the referee in knocked unconscious and Eric Bischoff makes his way down to the ring with a chair in hand, he gets into the ring, and holds it up as if he's preparing to hit Angle with it when Hogan’s music hits; Hogan walks down to the ring, on crutches, and Bischoff looks shocked; he tosses the chair out of the ring, but Hogan knows what’s going on; as Hogan and Bischoff argue, Bischoff grabs one of Hogan's crutches and they are about to square off until Hardy tries to play peacemaker; Jeff grabs the other crutch from Hogan, and turns around and uses it to whack Angle across the back; Bischoff says this is awesome, and hands Hardy the other crutch; Hardy uses it to blast Anderson Hardy hits the twist of fate, Bischoff drags the ref into place, and Hardy pins Anderson for the three count to become the new TNA World champion; Hardy celebrates with his TNA World Title and Bischoff & Hogan; Jeff Jarrett and Abyss run down to join the celebration; it's now clear that “they” was a scheme concocted by these gentlemen who were working together the whole time; Rob Van Dam comes down to ask Hardy what he’s doing; Hardy lays out RVD with the belt; Bound For Glory goes off the air with Hardy, Abyss, Jarrett, Hogan and Bischoff celebrating in the ring
Carter signed away last week (in a contract that was supposed to fire the Monster Abyss); the lawyer says that was not the contract he sent Bischoff to get her to sign; Bischoff mocks him and acts like he doesn't know what he's talking about; The lawyer says that she signed the contract under false pretences but Bischoff says she signed the contract in front of millions of people on television so if he wants to fight it out in court then 'have at it, see you in about 6 years.' Bischoff says this is his building and his show so he tells the lawyer to leave or he'll have him thrown out; The lawyer tells Bischoff that this isn't over; ¶ Hulk Hogan's music hits and he gets a mixed reaction from the Impact Zone; there are a lot of "boo"s but a lot of
"Hogan!" chants as well; Hogan comes out on crutches again followed by Bischoff; Hogan plays air guitar on his crutches which was sweet; A "you sold out" chant starts; Mike Tenay reveals that the contract that Dixie signed gives Bischoff and Hogan "majority share" of TNA Eric introduced us to his mentor, his brother and the man who made this industry famous: Hulk Hogan; Hogan welcomes us to his company and then he says that he and Bischoff decided it was time to take what was theirs and asks where "that no good Dixie Carter" is; Bischoff taunts the crowd the entire time Hogan is talking; Hogan says there is a motive to the madness they've created, he says they tried to do it the easy way but Dixie didn't want to do it that way; He says she conned Hogan to come into TNA and says that she promised to give him control but she didn't want to do that when he came so he took it; Hogan says this company is now Hollywood Hogan's and then says this company will live forever with them; Bischoff says what they did would be considered a hostile takeover in the business world but in their case it was a work of art; He says most people didn't know it was coming so they'll walk us through this master plan saying it all started with the Monster Abyss and how people couldn't understand how Abyss, a guy who Hogan took under
his wings, turned on Hogan; He said nobody could understand it except them because it made perfect sense and then he welcomes out Abyss; Hogan calls Abyss his 'son' and Abyss says "THEY'RRRRRRRE HEEEEEEERE!"; He says he will destroy anything and anyone that stands in their way and Hogan says it's Abyss' destiny to be with them; Bischoff says the next man was Jeff Jarrett; Jarrett says it's a pleasure to join Eric and Hogan and give the Carter family - who he claims stole the company from him - they're just desert; Suddenly Fourtune's music hits; Ric Flair leads his band of young guns out to the ring; Flair says that word of mouth should have told Hogan that Fourtune is the heart and soul of TNA; He says that for 25 years he and Hogan have hated each others guts and nothings changing; He says that tonight either he or Hogan would walk out; He says that his boys are prepared to die tonight and asks if they are too! Hogan suggests that just he and Flair get it on; Flair ties his coat off and Hogan hands Jarrett his crutches; They have a stare down, then smile and hug to a chorus of boos; Hogan raises Flair's arm as the rest of Fourtune shake hands and hug with the rest of Bischoff and company; Bischoff says Flair and Hogan on the same team is 25 years in the making; Finally the new TNA World champion Jeff Hardy is introduced; Tenay says that Hardy's win, has cost Kurt Angle his career and Taz calls Jeff the "ultimate backstabber." The fans chant "you sold out" at Jeff but he says he didn't sell out, he sold IN! Hardy says popularity doesn't mean a damn thing to him and he blames the fans greed for his pain and anger; Jeff says he destroyed himself for the fans to get nothing but herniated discs and pain in return; Hogan declares the name of the new group to be "Immortal" in the back Sting and Nash are shown watching on a monitor and Bischoff sees them on the big tron; He tells Sting and Nash to "join the party" Hogan says they should let "bygones be bygones" and come on down; Sting and Nash come out for a minute but ultimately decline the offer¶ Backstage Eric and Hogan walk up to Dixie and she asks them what they're doing; Bischoff cuts her off but she slaps the shit out of him; She says that it's Bischoff's fault and she wants to hear nothing from him; She tells Hogan to look her in the eyes and tell her that he's screwing her over; She says
that Hogan is stealing TNA from her; Hogan if she wants to have this conversation with him then they'll have it in HIS office¶ In the office of TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan: Dixie asks Hogan if he had planned this all along, Hogan says the answer is yes and says from day one Dixie said he would be the happiest he's ever been; Hogan suggests that Dixie never listened to him and she says it's his ego; Dixie tells him not to forget that she gave him his job in TNA, she says they won't get away with this and says she never truly trusted Bischoff; She says they'll take TNA from her over her dead body and then calls Bischoff a "little smug shit" (wow!); She tells the security guys to take them out but Hogan says they work for him and then he tells them to take HER out; Security drags Dixie out of the office; her husband runs up but eats a right hand from one of the security guys - aired 10/14/10 {watch: Pt 1, Pt 2}
○ 10/12/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): In his office, Eric Bischoff is on the phone with TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan laughing about how they just cost "The Pope" D'Angelo Dinero a chance to with the TNA TV title; Bischoff says that Hogan told him to tell Ric Flair that he's not only the dirtiest player in the game but also the smartest; Flair and Bischoff laugh about pulling one over on everybody again - aired 10/21/10
○ 10/25/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): In the back Eric Bischoff and Ric Flair joke about the brawl with Mickey James and Tara that he got involved in earlier and Flair says they were acting like his ex-wives; He says the only thing they weren't asking for was a check from him and Bischoff says he handled it; Flair asks where TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan is and Bischoff says he's talking about "some serious acquisitions" for Immortal - aired 10/28/10
○ 10/26/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): Eric Bischoff makes his way out to the ring (in complete Karate Gi with fight gloves and
everything) alongside a referee and Ric Flair; Bischoff grabs a microphone and says he has some major business to take care of tonight but right now he wants to address Matt Morgan; Bischoff says that they talked to TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan (who did not appear on this episode) earlier today and they all agree that Matt Morgan is officially kicked out of Fortune and Immortal.¶ In the back the Monster Abyss talks about Immortal never dying, like Hulkamania. - aired 11/04/10
○ 11/08/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping):With Immortal waiting in the ring TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan comes out to the ring for the first time on Impact in a few weeks and thanks Ric Flair for taking care of business while he was away last week. Hogan asks if we know what it feels like to be surrounded by nothing but family and then he says when he came to TNA the one thing he requested was Ric Flair. Hogan says without Ric Flair you don't have a wrestling company. He says he's been taking care of the next big thing for Immortal while Flair has been taking care of things in TNA while he's been off doing his thing. Hogan then says he has a surprise for the Champ and the lights go out. A new Championship belt lowers down from the ceiling along with pyro. Hogan hands Hardy the belt and then he throws the old belt into the trash can. Hogan says that belt represents Dixie
Carter's "old belt" and then Hogan says if there is anyone else left that dares to oppose them the only thing they can do is pray Rob Van Dam, and Matt Morgan come out and each demands a title match with Hardy but Hogan said first he Bischoff and Flair had to go backstage and put together the rest of tonight's line up.¶ In the back Hogan, Bischoff, and Flair discuss what just went down. Flair says he and Hogan don't get old, they get great. Hogan talks about how ignorant Morgan is and Flair says Morgan just wanted to walk out and "Hulk up" in his own mind. Hogan suggests Joe vs. Gunner & Murphy (the security guys), Kaz vs. RVD and if RVD wins he's the #1 Contender, and Matt Morgan vs. Beer Money & Douglas Williams in a Handicap Match. Hogan says if they want to fight Immortal will give them one. ¶ later Hogan orders the Monster Abyss to save Bischoff who has been chased by "The Pope" D’Angelo Dinero all night - even in the bathroom! - aired 11/11/10 {watch}
○ 11/09/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): Ric Flair comes out and claims that TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan appointed him the
special guest referee for the title match pitting Matt Morgan against TNA World champion Jeff Hardy at Final Resolution; Flair calls out Morgan begins
to torment him by saying that if Morgan would have been standing next to Hogan last week that Hogan would have bitch slapped him; then for reasons that are unclear he voluntarily offers to give up his refereeing spot if Morgan can beat Flair tonight... which he does (NOTE: at one point Flair takes off his jacket, starts getting fired up and says that he slept with Zenyatta - the race horse [!!!] - last night because that's what it takes to get him going).¶ The Main Event saw TNA World Champion Jeff Hardy defeat EV2.0's Raven; due to pre match stipulations Raven was forced to leave TNA; after the match TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan made his way out to the ring and officially fired Raven "Quote the Hulkster, never more." - aired 11/17/10 {watch}
○ 11/15/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): Immortal is enjoying Thanksgiving dinner; Eric Bischoff makes a toast to them and then he
says as thankful as they all are, he personally regrets how a few things happened this year; He says he is inviting someone to dinner tonight is former TNA President: Dixie Carter; TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan and the rest of Immortal voice their disapproval.¶ Later Immortal "Ice" Flair and make him chug a Smirnoff while Bischoff is on the phone with someone; Bischoff gets off the phone and he says it's official, Dixie has landed in Orlando;
Hogan says they need to talk about this as we cut back to the arena.¶ Back at the feast Hogan says he is actually thankful of Dixie Carter and he can't wait to tell her how thankful he is later.¶ In the back a limo pulls him and Dixie Carter gets out.¶ Back at the feast Bischoff tells Immortal that Dixie
Carter is on her way; Bischoff tells them to hide all the liquor and everyone looks at him weird; Jeff asks "what is she? Our mother?" and Bischoff says "no, have you ever seen her drink?!" Hogan says when she walks in he won't be responsible for what may happen when he sees her.¶ In the back Immortal are waiting on Dixie Carter; She comes into the room and she thanks them for the invite and Bischoff says he didn't think she would actually show up. Bischoff says they are grateful for everything Dixie started and giving them the opportunity to takeover; Hogan thanks Dixie and Bischoff suggests they can all walk together again and he says that paper clips need to be stocked back at the office in Nashville; Dixie says wants to toast to "this" and then hands Bischoff some papers; Dixie says it seems that Hogan has been busy signing some contracts that possibly he wants authorized to sign; She says the TNA Board of Directors agree that Hogan doesn't have "signatory authority"; Dixie says that her lawyers have been at work and talked to a judge who has slapped an injunction on Hogan; Dixie tells Hogan to read the papers and then she takes a swig of Bischoff's wine and says
"I'll see you guys in court" and walks out; Bischoff says, "she bought a freaking judge." They both agree this is trouble - aired 11/25/10 (Thanksgiving)
- 11/16/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): Neither TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan nor Eric Bischoff were at this show but Ric Flair, let us all know that they were at “law offices all over the world” to challenge Dixie Carter’s injunction that see slapped them with last week - aired 12/02/10
- 12/06/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): Eric Bischoff is in his office talking to Immortal & Fortune saying that TNA MAjority Owner Hulk Hogan has been kept from participating in anything to do with TNA due to Dixie Carter's injunction; he goes on to say that when the judges & lawyers get involved anything can happen which is why going into Genesis they need the gold; He says they need all the titles because they need all the leverage they can get; AJ Styles (who just lost the TV title to Douglas Williams) is put on notice - aired 12/09/10
- 12/07/10 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan did not appear on this episode due to Dixie Carter's injunction (actually he was still recovering from multiple back surgeries) his name did come up however when Matt Morgan referred to Jeff Jarrett as, "Hulk Hogan's little bitch boy puppet." - aired 12/16/10
○ TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan did not appear on this episode due to Dixie Carter's injunction (actually he was still recovering from multiple
back surgeries) his name did come up however in the back while Eric Bischoff was talking to Immortal & Fortune; He says Dixie Carter and her attorneys have them in check mate and everyone knows the belt means power; He says IF the court stuff doesn't go their way they need all
the titles to have all the power; He says he knows all the guys in Immortal can do it and live up to the standard that Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, & Jeff Hardy have set- aired 12/23/10
○ TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan did not appear on this episode due to Dixie Carter's injunction (actually he was still recovering from multiple
back surgeries) his name did come up however when Frankie Kazarian said that Hogan, Eric Bischoff, & "Nature Boy" Ric Flair have put a bounty on every title in TNA and at Genesis he intends on collecting that bounty when he takes the X-Division Title from Jay Lethal.- aired 12/30/10
○ 01/10/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan did not appear on this episode due to Dixie Carter's injunction (actually he was still recovering from multiple back surgeries) his name did come up however when Eric Bischoff told new TNA World champion Ken Anderson that the only reason he was in TNA was because of Hogan and the only thing Anderson accomplished was putting a bulls eye on his own back because if he thinks he, Hogan, and Flair will put up with Anderson as the Champion then he's out of his mind; Bischoff tells Anderson that their done
with him and tells him to mark February 3rd, 2011 down on his calendar because that night on Impact 2 big things will happen, #1 Anderson will put
his belt on the line in a rematch against Jeff Hardy and #2 Hogan will get out from underneath all this "legal bullshit" and he'll be back on Impact.¶ In
the office Bischoff says he just got off the phone with Hogan and he says that Hogan is pissed and says they HAVE to get the belt off of Anderson on the 3rd; AJ Styles wants to "soften" up Anderson but Ric Flair stops him and says they need AJ (who has a hip injury) to heal because they need him at 120%; AJ says he can get the job done injured and all; Flair tells him his assignment is to get well; Bischoff says he wants to be able to call Hulk back and tell him they have a plan to get this done and Flair promises they will - aired 01/13/11
○ 01/31/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan did not appear on this episode due to Dixie Carter's injunction (actually he was still recovering from multiple back surgeries); despite a previous announcement that Hogan would return today, Bischoff said that he
just found out that Dixie Carter's lawyers got her a continuance in their case which, as a result, causes Hulk Hogan to still be barred from TNA so he wouldn't be hear tonight.¶ In the back Jeff Hardy is pissed at Bischoff; He says Hulk Hogan was supposed to be here tonight but Bischoff promises that
Hogan will be back and then he promises that Hardy will get his belt back; In the main event, Fortune (AJ Styles, Frankie Kazarian and Beer Money) turned on Immortal and cost Hardy the match; Bischoff cursed them and said they were nothing before he and Hogan got to TNA - aired 02/03/11
○ 02/01/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan did not appear on this episode due to Dixie Carter's injunction (actually he was still recovering from multiple back surgeries) his name did come up however when Jeff Jarrett says he wants to apologize to Bischoff for what happened last week with Fortune; He says that 9 years ago he gave each one of those "ungrateful sons of bitches" an opportunity, that he found them flipping burgers and landscaping, he says all of them begged him for a job and this is how they repay him; Jarrett says he doesn't even want to talk about the disrespect that they've shown to Hulk Hogan and all 4 of them were nothing and they're still nothing - aired 02/10/11
○ 02/14/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan did not appear on this episode due to Dixie Carter's injunction (actually he was still recovering from multiple back surgeries) his name did come up however when Eric Bischoff said he went to bat for Ric Flair to bring him into Immortal and convinced Hogan that Flair was good for them; He says he was starting to question Flair and he gives him until next week to come out and explain himself, but Flair isn't going to make him wait that long; Flair's music hits and he makes his way out to the ring. Flair says the last time someone gave him an "opportunity" they said to him "you need to grow up or I'm outta' here" and Flair told her that she's "outta here." He says he and Bischoff have a track record a mile long and the guys in the ring grew up on Ric Flair, but Bischoff nor anyone else tells Flair what to do or how to do it. Flair congratulates Jeff on his win and says he and the Hardyz are tight and after 25 years of hating each others guys he and Hogan were getting tight, but now Bischoff is questioning his integrity. He reemphasizes that he is a wrestling GOD and he says in Europe they were chanting "GOD" at him. A "God" chant starts up and Flair says when they start calling Bischoff God then he can talk to him. Flair says he will break the family together
or he'll separate it and that's the power of being the Nature Boy, and on that note he'll see Bischoff later - aired 02/17/11
○ 02/15/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan did not appear on this episode due to Dixie Carter's injunction (actually he was still recovering from multiple back surgeries) his name did come up however when Ken Anderson puts the chair down in the middle of the ring, sat down in it and said that he doesn't care who's calling the shots in TNA, whether it's Eric Bischoff, Hulk Hogan, Dixie Carter, or the network because he's calling them right now; Anderson says in his contract it states he gets a rematch so he'll sit in the middle of the ring until he gets it if that's what it takes - aired 02/24/11
* 02/24/11 – Fayetteville, NC - Crown Coliseum (Impact! taping):
○ - Dixie Carter comes to the ring to share with us the outcome of the legal proceedings and the ruling that came down this morning; She says things did not go as she hoped but she promises... then Immortal's music cuts her off; Eric Bischoff leads Immortal out to the ring minus Hulk Hogan; Bischoff mocks her wiping away fake tears; Bischoff says when they agreed earlier today to let her come out and say goodbye to the fans that didn't mean they wanted her to come out and try and do her PR spin and try to Twitter her way out of the reality; Bischoff says they're very busy and they have a lot to do tonight and their time is more valuable than her; Bischoff says before she goes he wants to tell Dixie that he respects her, (boos are coming in heavy now); He says he knows she is a woman in a man's world, she has one massive
set of balls; Flair walks over and asks if she is starting to understand where she is right now; He says it's Flair Country and all the fans know had Dixie taken his room key "that night" in Orlando (when he debuted in TNA) then all of this could have been avoided and she would've been taken on a year long ride; Flair says instead she elects to text, tweet, e-mail, voice mail, whatever else she does because she thinks the fans will love her; Flair says the fans loving her "gets her off" but she says she doesn't understand because "they" (the wrestlers) get
the fans off and what gets him off is limousine riding, jet flying, kiss stealing, wheeling dealing! He says to do that you have to have money and to have money you have to have power and they wanted all of Dixie's power; Flair reminds her that there is a Holiday Inn down the
road and then introduces the man that now has all the power...HULK HOGAN!: TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan finally makes his return to Impact as Dixie watches on; Hogan doesn't seem to be in a ton of pain but he doesn't seem to be moving all too well either; Hogan says he thinks it's safe to say he now controls 100% of TNA after being in the courtroom with Dixie today; Hogan says TNA is all his from everything that happens in the ring to everything happens in the offices, he makes all the decisions and Dixie is just unemployed; He says somewhere along the way Dixie became delusional and everyone talks about Hogan being an egomaniac, but nobody believes their own hype more than Dixie; Hogan says when he thinks about the way Dixie spoon fed the fans, he and Eric used Dixie to get back on top; He says somewhere along the way Dixie forgot what her place in TNA is, she supplies the money and nothing more; He says this thing wasn't about them being partners, he says it was about he and his real partner (Bischoff) using her to get back on top of wrestling; Hogan says they used her
because she's a weak women, and they used the whole Carter family; He says the only thing she has left is her dignity and they're going
to take that away too; He says Dixie has one thing left, all the fans but the fans that love her don't have much to say about it; He says they don't have a damn thing to say about it and he runs the company 100%; Fortune's new music hits and they make their way out onto the stage; AJ tells Dixie to get out of the ring and she leaves as Fortune comes towards it; AJ walks her back up the ramp as Immortal wave goodbye to her; Roode grabs the mic and says he can't believe that Hulk Hogan was the reason he became a Pro Wrestler; Roode says
there is an old saying that you should never meet your idols because at the end of the day all they're going to do is let you down; Roode says that statement couldn't be any more true when it comes to Hogan; Flair interrupts Roode but Roode screams at him to shutup and Flair says now he's talking to GOD; Flair tells Roode and Fortune to kiss Immortal's ass and keep walking, but Roode says instead of kissing their asses they kick it; Fortune tries to get in the ring but security quickly gets between them As security gets in between them Immortal start taunting them and talking trash.¶ Back from the break Immortal is celebrating what just happened in the back when Bart Scott approaches them and daps it up with them in the back; Hogan tells Matt Hardy to break him in and Matt says this is his home state so whatever Bart wants he will get him.¶ In the back Bischoff is pissed because an executive from Spike "tells" him that Jeff Hardy is defending his title tonight; Bischoff says they won't even tell Bischoff who the opponent is and he assumes it's Anderson; Hogan says Spike better realize he runs
things now but he tells Bischoff not to assume anything when it comes to the match because anything can and will happen this business; Bischoff says they need to be ready and Hogan says they will be.¶ In the back Hogan is talking to SpikeTV trying to get Hardy out of the title match; It isn't working; He says they should surprise the fans, not Spike surprising him; Hogan hangs up and he's not happy¶ In the back Hogan asks Jeff to promise him nomore Ladder Matches and that is something they can control. Hogan says one thing they can't control is Spike wants him to defend the belt again. Jeff says that's fine and Hogan says he can't get the network to tell him who he's wrestling. Hogan says the network thinks a big surprise will bring big ratings. Jeff isn't happy about being expected to defend the title against a surprise opponent. Hogan says if he knew who it was he was set them up and leave them laying beside a 7/11 or something. Jarrett says he'll
handle it for Hogan and Hogan says they wanted Jeff to lead Immortal.¶ Hogan walks in Bischoff's office and asks if Bischoff has any idea
who the network is sending and he has no idea. Hogan asks if Bischoff is thinking it's the same person he's thinking and Bischoff says he's trying not to and they hope it's not "him."¶ In the back Hogan is screaming at someone at Spike to find out who the hell Jarrett is facing. Hogan tells someone to send Mr. Anderson into his office. Anderson comes in and Hogan says he doesn't like him and Anderson doesn't like him either. Anderson says that's for sure and Hogan says he hates Anderson, but when Anderson walks into the room he smells money. Hogan says the network told him that he doesn't get his title shot. Anderson is pissed and asks why he keeps getting screwed. Anderson says he doesn't give a crap what happens to Immortal and his job is to become TNA World Heavyweight Champion. He says because of Hogan's boys Jeff has that belt. Hogan sits down and he says he's sitting down because he doesn't want to put his hand through Anderson's head. Anderson dares him to do it. Hogan says the thing with Hardy isn't going down tonight and then he picks up his back brace and says
nothing between he and Anderson is happening either. Anderson asks if that's a back brace and Hogan says "oh, you're smart too?" Anderson says he never thought in a million years that he would say this, "you disgust me." He walks away and Hogan screams at him to let him know the next time Anderson slams a 700 lb. giant and calls him an asshole; The surprise opponent turns out to be Sting who goes on to win the title - aired 03/03/11 {watch}
○ - While new TNA World Champion Sting was in the ring thanking the fans for their support which lead to his victory he says he's also thankful for his opponent last week, Jeff Hardy. He says he doesn't agree with Jeff's actions or attitude ever since he drank that Hogan-Bischoff Kool-Aid, but he has no problem admitting that Hardy is one of the greatest wrestlers he's faced in the ring. He says Jeff has god gifted talents and one day when he gets his head right again he hopes Jeff gives back to the fans everything they've given to him. Sting is interrupted by Hulk Hogan's music! TNA majority owner Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff walk out onto the stage and give Sting some applause and then they walk down to the ring. Hogan looks a lot more stiff walking to the ring this week than he did last (which is weird because both shows were taped on the same day). Hogan grabs a microphone and says it's good to see Sting again and says it's weird after the history
they've had that the past 5 months they went their separate ways. He says he knew that somehow, someway he knew when he least expected they would end up back in the ring staring at each other one day. Hogan says he has to give credit to Sting because he saw it coming a mile away and Sting even tried to warn everyone about he and Bischoff. Hogan says they didn't listen to Sting and when they
didn't listen the momentum fell right in Hogan's direction, but what did Sting? He took his ball and went home 5 months ago so now that Sting is back he's a day late and a dollar short. Hogan says the fans don't need another hero because they already have one, Hulk Hogan. Sting says Hogan is right, he went home and quit but he didn't quit on the people. He says he quit on the thought of having to deal with Hogan, Bischoff, and Flair again. On the thought of having to deal with another three headed monster that would make his life a living hell every single day, but the more he sat at home the more a fire started to burn inside him. He says that fire was the same type of fire that he had the first time he faced Ric Flair, the same fire that he had the first time he dropped Bischoff on his head, and the same type of fire he had the first time he stepped in the ring with Hogan. Sting says that fire is burning inside him right now and it says Sting isn't going anywhere! Sting says he has a job to do in TNA which is to take back what was never Hogan's and it starts "right here" and then Sting holds up the TNA Title in Hogan's face. Ken Anderson comes out and says Hogan's little "bitch" just lost the title to Sting, Sting becomes "that
guy" for Anderson. Anderson says he doesn't care what Hogan wants "brother" or what Bischoff wants "sister" or what Immortal wants or
what the network wants, all he cares about is what HE wants. Jeff Hardy And Rob Van Dam also join the group demanding their title rematches. Bischoff decided to make tonight's main event Sting & RVD vs Anderson & Hardy.¶ In the back Sting tries to convinced RVD that back when Sting was going after RVD last year he thought RVD was part of "it" because they brought RVD in. RVD sarcastically says Sting thought RVD was part of it after he had his title stripped and was kept far away from the Main Event. Sting says he did. He apologizes and
says that he was wrong and RVD simply says "I'm sorry too, Sting" and walks away. - aired 03/10/11
- 03/13/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Victory Road): TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan was not at this event (supposedly he was at a meeting with the "Network" but actually he was taking further time off to recover from back issues) but his name did come up however when Bully Ray came out first to kick off the show. Ray says “thank god” for people like Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff to take TNA Wrestling to the top. Ray goes to speak about Tommy Dreamer when Dreamer’s music hits. Ray said he is shocked Dreamer “had the balls to come out here.” Ray said he just got the okay from Hogan and Bischoff to make tonight’s match between the two No Disqualification. Ray adds, “What do you think about that fat ass?” Dreamer starts punching Ray as the match gets underway.¶ Following the introductions of the main event TNA World title match between TNA World champion Sting and challenger Jeff Hardy, Eric Bischoff’s music hits and he walks out to the ring. Bischoff said we have a slight change in plans. He said “the network” got involved in their business on March 3rd and because Jeff Hardy was “taken advantage of” in a blatant way, he will be fair. Bischoff extends his hand to Sting. Sting said he’d rather know what Bischoff has to say. Bischoff said in order to make this fair, after speaking with Hulk Hogan, since Hardy was unable to prepare for Sting on March 3rd, it will now be a No DQ match. Sting decks Bischoff with a right hand. Sting stomps on Bischoff’s arm/hand and Bischoff rolls out. Jeff Hardy stalls looking at the crowd and where he wants to toss his t-shirt. Sting pulls Hardy out by his hair and hits a Scorpion Deathdrop. Sting covers Hardy and gets the pinfall (this was the infamous match where Jeff Hardy was too inebriated [to be polite about it] to wrestle and TNA had no choice but to have a squash match main event finish).
Hogan & Bischoff's influence that twisted his mind into wanting more money and more power and greed; Sting says that's the same type of influence that they have over Immortal; Sting says there may not be anything he can do for Jeff Hardy but there is a whole lot that he can do for the other 50 guys in the back that have hunger and talent that are ready to go; Hogan says he gets it and Sting is a just a "Johnny come lately go home, come back, go home, come back" kind of guy. He asks who Sting really is. He says Sting is blaming them for the embarrassment that Jeff Hardy caused Immortal
at Victory Road, but it was Jeff Hardy who let Immortal down. He says Immortal didn't let Jeff Hardy down. Hogan says at the end of the day even on Jeff Hardy's best day he couldn't live in the "Immortal Hulk Hogan's shadow" and that's what it's all about. He says Jeff's short comings were
responsible for Hardy's demise. Hogan says everyone in Immortal are "Main Event players" and even Matt Hardy is on top of his game. Hogan mocks Sting talking about the "evil reign" of Hogan but he says everyone makes their own deal in TNA and Sting better worry about saving his own ass in
TNA. Hogan says that ever since they took 100% control over TNA his cell phone has been ringing off the hook from Main Eventers all over the world wanting to jump on his back that can take Sting out. He says that everyone in this business is replaceable especially Sting. Hogan says Sting, just like Jeff Hardy, can be just another body he has to replace; Sting says if Hogan's phone is ringing off the hook then where is everybody. He says every
week all he ever sees is Hogan and Bischoff with a couple of punks behind them. Bull Ray's music interrupts them now! Ray comes down to the ring as Tenay and Taz wonder what's going on. Bully Ray was bigging Hogan & Bischoff up at the PPV before his match with Dreamer. Ray looks at Sting and says he's been ringing Hogan's phone off the hook. He says he's been looking for this opportunity all of his life. He says 20 years in the wrestling business and he says there would be no wrestling business today if it wasn't for Hulk Hogan. Ray says Hogan is the be all, end all of wrestling and that burns Sting's ass. Ray says Sting is a co-star or a sidekick and if anybody knows about costars it's Ray because he carried that "sack of crap" Devon for 17 years. Ray says he will never forget the first time he met Sting because he saw it in Sting's eyes, the jealousy running through his veins. Ray says Sting has all the people fooled and buy into Sting, but Sting is selfish and it's not about the boys in the back. He says it's about Sting because his entire career Sting could never one up Hogan and that's the real reason he came back. Hogan tells the fans to shutup as they start chanting for Sting and booing Bully Ray. Ray says he would consider it an honor to be apart of Immortal and as the first order of business for him is he would like to take out "this decrepit dinosaur" (Sting) and become the TNA World Heavyweight Champion (try to hold your laughter). Ray says with all the face paint and
fancy robes and even the title around his waist, it doesn't matter if Sting takes two steps to the right or left or anywhere else because he'll never be out of Hogan's shadow. Hogan tells Ray to not even waste his time on Sting but before he can say anything else Fortune comes out to say they have Sting's back; Ken Anderson joins everyone says this is the portion of the evening where the asshole comes out and poses the question... "WHERE'S MY
FREAKING TITLE MATCH?!" Hogan says Anderson really is an asshole and Anderson mocks him acting like that really hurt him. Anderson says he's an asshole and he loves it. Hogan says Anderson couldn't beat RVD for the #1 Contenders spot so Anderson is just out of the loop because he couldn't get the job done. Anderson reminds Hogan that RVD couldn't beat him either so "what's your call, Terrence?" Hogan didn't like that one. Bischoff says he has an idea that's all about money and if Hogan kicks Anderson ass right now they'll enjoy it but he has a better idea. Bischoff says the last few weeks the network has been getting into their business wanting ratings so he has a money making idea. He suggest a Fatal 4-Way tonight in the Main Event pitting RVD, Mr. Anderson, Bully Ray, and AJ Styles against each other to name a new #1 Contender! Anderson doesn't like that idea and says he deserves the shot and they can't do that. Hogan says they can and they just did "and hit my freaking music." Hogan and Bishcoff leave everyone in the ring arguing.¶ In the back Anderson screams at Hogan and asks if he has Hogan's attention. Anderson tells Hogan to explain the math to him. Anderson tells him to explain to him how he has to earn a title shot that he already owns. Hogan says Anderson doesn't own anything and he couldn't beat RVD
at Victory Road. Anderson says Hogan and Immortal screwed him out of the title in the first place. Hogan says he runs TNA and Anderson can keep doing things his way, the hard way or start doing things Hogan's way. Anderson kicks the cameraman out of the office as Hogan tells Anderson he doesn't understand anything - aired 03/17/11 {watch}
○ 03/15/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan's music hits and he and Eric Bischoff make their way out to
the ring; Bischoff says he's a genius and as smart as he is for the life of him he can't figure out what Hogan saw in Ken Anderson (calling him a piece of garbage) Bischoff says Anderson (who had just demanded his TNA World championship rematch) isn't funny and he can't make a point without
attacking someone; Bischoff asks how the network will like this and suggests that every kid in North America will be trying to drop their teachers on their heads; Bischoff says Anderson is a bad example for the wrestlers and a bad example for the fans; Hogan says unlike Bischoff he digs Anderson's shenanigans tonight; Hogan says they have one problem and that's the fact that Anderson has been running amuck in TNA and breaking his rules; Hogan says he doesn't like it one bit and he tried to help Anderson out last week by making him an offer of doing things the "Immortal way," but Anderson told him he had to think about it; Hogan says he has something for Anderson to think about now and that's there will be no rematch for Anderson until he earns it; Hogan says Anderson has a "rematch contract" signed by Dixie Carter that doesn't mean a thing now; Hogan says he can take that piece of paper and wipe his ass with it; Hogan says tonight it's Anderson vs. Rob Van Dam and if he beats RVD then he will get his shot; Anderson isn't happy about it and he says RVD isn't even in his league; RVD didn't like that last comment as he makes his way out to the ring and says if Anderson has something to say to him he needs to say it now, but Anderson says he'll tell him in the ring since the "douchebag" (Hogan) in the ring
with him; Hogan says if Anderson can't beat RVD tonight he'll be back in "the sandbox playing with that perverted professor again." RVD says he likes it and he says that he was sitting home burned out from politics in wrestling and everyone from TNA's offices called him, but when Hulk Hogan called him he took it very seriously because of Hogan's legend; RVD asks when Hogan changed his mind and asks if Hogan always planned to bring RVD in and screw him; RVD says Hogan told him he could come into TNA and be himself and if that's the case than this is RVDTV; He tells Hogan to stop holding him back and let him be the "WHOLE F'N SHOW" and then Sting's music hits and the TNA World Heavyweight Champion makes his way out onto the stage; Sting says this is great and Hogan & Bischoff talk like their in complete control here and like they are cool with the network, but the funny thing
is that he got a call from Spike and they said that tonight in the #1 Contenders Match RVD vs. Anderson they want Sting to be the Special Enforcer; Sting says they said if anything out of the order happens he's in control; Hogan and Bischoff aren't happy.¶ In the back Hogan invites RVD into his office; Hogan says RVD is right, he's not the same Hulk Hogan that brought RVD back into TNA; He says he's been through a lot over the past few years but he says RVD is his guy and he knows that he misguided him in the past; RVD says that Bischoff sees something in Anderson but he doesn't (playing them against each other); Hogan says Anderson's an asshole from head to toe; Hogan says if he had it his way RVD would already have the shot; He says he'll be pulling for RVD tonight and he's in his corner; RVD laughs and seems to possibly be believing Hogan and as he walks away Hogan says "Good
luck." When RVD leaves the room Hogan starts laughing and says "What an idiot." - aired 03/24/11
○ 03/16/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): At Rob Van Dam's request, TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan agrees to include Ken Anderson in the TNA World championship match at lockdown between RVD and defending champion Sting.¶ In the back Hogan and Bischoff talk about the drama they've set off with the World Title picture. - aired 03/31/11
- 03/24/11 - Hulk Hogan made a surprise, special appearance on American Idol to announce who was eliminated in the competition.
○ 03/28/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): After a verbal Altercation between "Nature Boy" Ric Flair and "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels, TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan and Bischoff walk out onto the stage and Hogan says he runs TNA and he's in charge. Hogan says he makes
all the rules in TNA but he doesn't have a problem with Daniels being on TV and if the network wants him on TV then fine. Hogan says if Daniels really wants a contract with TNA and the network wants him to have a contract than they will give him one. Hogan says as far as Lockdown goes he would love to see Daniels in Lethal Lockdown with his "3 stooges" (Fortune). Hogan tells him not to forget that he is in charge and tonight he has to face Bully Ray.¶ Backstage Hulk Hogan is pissed off in the back about the network going over his head again. Hogan says he smells a rat and says "they're
thinking like a wrestler." Hogan tells Bischoff to fix things for him because he knows that side of the business better than Hogan. Bischoff said he agrees there's something fishy going on and he'll get to the bottom of it. Hogan notices the camera and slams the door on it. ¶ TNA World champion Sting comes to the ring and says he came back to TNA for one major reason and that is to stop Hulk Hogan & Eric Bischoff but somewhere along the way he's been distracted with Ken Anderson & Rob Van Dam. He calls out RVD to appologize (for thinking RVD was with Hogan & Bischoff). RVD says "understood" but at Lockdown Sting will find out what he's dealing with. Before either can say anything else Hogan's music hits and he and Bischoff
walk out onto the stage. Hogan says he's really starting to dig RVD's new attitude and he says that's the same attitude he's had since coming back to TNA. Hogan says all this talk is making Hogan feel crazy and makes him want to do something crazy. Hogan suggests they give Sting to RVD tonight!¶
In the back Hogan is chastising Murphy & Terry asking him how they keep dropping the ball and embarrassing Immortal. Hogan says after everything they've done for them and then Hogan tells Gunner to "slap the piss out of those two." Gunner then slaps the sh*t out of both of them! Murphy & Terry go after Gunner but Hogan stops them and kicks them out. Anderson walks into Hogan's office with a pipe but drops it. He says he's tired of getting
beat up every week and he needs a favor. Anderson says he has his hat in his hand and he needs to be the referee for Sting/RVD. Hogan asks what he gets out of it and he gets Anderson's support. Hogan shakes Anderson's hand and says he's been waiting for this day. Hogan tells Anderson to take that pipe with him in case he needs it. Anderson thanks Hogan and walks out as Hogan starts laughing.¶ Hogan Interfered in the Bully Ray/Christopher Daniels match when he hit Daniels with a chain allowing Bully to get the pin.¶ After the main event Anderson picks up the TNA World Title and blasts RVD (who had just pinned TNA World Champion Sting in a non-title match) with it! Anderson points at the title and screams that it's his and then Anderson taunts him. Murphy & Rob Terry walk down to the ring and applaud Anderson. They lift Anderson up onto their shoulders as Immortal's
music plays! Hogan walks out and applauds Anderson as the fans boo. Anderson blasts Terry with the pipe and then hits the Mic Check on Murphy! Now a Mic Check on Terry! Anderson mocks Hogan from the ring and screams "you're ass is next!" Hogan looks pissed and says "you son of a bitch!" He curses a few more times I think he even said "f*ck me? No it's going to be f*ck you next week." - aired 04/07/11
○ 03/29/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan leads Immortal out to the ring as we see replays of how Mr.
Anderson played Hogan last week. Hogan says it's obvious to him that there is nothing but top choice talent in the ring. Hogan says there still is a lingering stench of rotten there so he wants Mr. Anderson to get out to the ring. Anderson doesn't make him wait long either. Anderson walks down to the ring and Hogan welcomes him to the "big show" and then he says for the last 6 weeks he's given Anderson every opportunity to do the right thing, and he has repeatedly told Anderson he could do things the right or wrong way. He says time and time again Anderson spits in his face so he will have to make an example out of Anderson. Anderson says he used to respect Hogan but now he's just disappointed and calls everyone in the ring in Immortal sheep and says they're just "swinging from Hogan's nuts." Anderson says Bischoff made his entire fortune riding Hogan's coattails. Anderson says he will not step in line, BROTHER! He says he has to look himself in the mirror at the end of the day and when he does he says "Mr. Anderson...Anderson, you really are an asshole" and he's okay with that. Anderson says everyone else in Immortal has to live with the fact that they're up Hogan's asshole. Hogan slaps Anderson and the rest of Immortal jumps him! They beat Anderson down and then hold him up as Hogan tells him he disrespected Immortal for the last time and when they get done with him tonight he won't even make it to Lockdown. Hogan says Anderson is responsible for this ass beating and he brought it all on himself so whatever happens to him he did it to himself. Hogan says before tonight is over they will cross paths again and he'll take Anderson out on his time, not Anderson's. Bull Ray steps up to Anderson and Anderson spits in his face so Ray
punches him in the mouth. Taz says nobody is helping Anderson because nobody likes an asshole.¶ In the back Immortal is happy about beating down Anderson while Bischoff is on the phone with someone. Bischoff cuts off the celebration and says that the network just called him. He says tonight they want a Best of 3 Series between Fortune and Immortal with the winning team getting the man advantage at Lockdown! Hogan says Bischoff was supposed to take care of the network and there has to be someone that is smartening Spike up behind the scenes. Bischoff says he's on it and leaves
while Ray says they'll just beat Fortune.¶ Back in the arena Hogan & Bischoff make their way to the ring. Hogan says Immortal is taking care of all the family business so they want RVD to come out to the ring and Rob Van Dam comes out. (Hogan is visibly wearing a back brace now). Hogan says he's going to say this one time and one time only, "please don't make the same mistake Anderson made." Hogan reminds RVD that it was him that brought RVD to TNA and he wanted him to be part of the team. Hogan says people have been taking advantage of RVD all of his career with his laid back attitude, but recently he's seen a new attitude and fire from RVD. He says RVD would fit perfectly in Immortal and that last week when Anderson took out TNA World champion Sting, RVD took advantage of the situation and beat the champ. Sting comes out to try to discourage him from joining Immortal saying everything Hogan says is a lie and the last place RVD wants to be is with them. He says it is an awesome honor and privilege to be the TNA World Champion, but he won't take his eyes off the issue which is getting rid of Hogan and Bischoff. Sting says at the end of the day RVD will have to make his own choice and if RVD is the better man then he will take the Title at Lockdown, but if RVD isn't the better man and he decides to get in bed with Immortal then he will have to kill Sting to take the belt. RVD looks like he's about to say something but instead leaves the ring without saying anything leaving us guessing what he's going to do. Bischoff says he's confident of RVD and then he says despite everything Sting has accomplished,
the fact of the matter is Sting is just not quite the chess player that Hogan is. Bischoff says Hogan has been out manipulating Sting for the better part of his career and he is playing Sting like a violin right now. Bischoff says he feels a checkmate in Sting's very near feature, but Sting says checkmate is his right now! Sting then punches Bischoff in the gut! Sting then grabs Bischoff and hits him with the Scorpion Death Drop! Hogan turns his attention to Hogan but Hogan points at the brace and begs Sting off. Sting corners Hogan but then he says he's going to steal a page out of Hogan's book, it's on Sting's time not Hogan's and then leaves Hogan begging in the corner. AFTER Sting left the ring Hogan says Sting is a lucky man.¶ As Bully Ray is about to hit Ken Anderson with a chain in the main event Hulk Hogan's music hits and he walks out onto the stage as Bully Ray picks up his chain. Hogan wants to do the honors! He takes off the back brace! Hogan grabs Anderson and sets up for the Powerbomb but Sting comes from behind with the bat! Abyss comes from behind Sting but Sting hits him with the gut with the bat! Sting nails Sting with the bat repeated and the turns around right into Bully Ray's face! Sting takes Ray out with the bat! Hogan begs Sting off and backs away as Sting looks down at Anderson and points the bat at him.¶ In the back Sting says it wasn't about saving Anderson tonight, it was about getting his focus back on taking Hogan and Bischoff out. Sting says he's feeling real good and at Lockdown he's keeping his title no matter who Hogan gets to. Hogan says if Sting wants a war he'll get one and at Lockdown Immortal will break him in half and take their belt back. - aired 04/14/11 {watch}
- 04/17/11 – Cincinnati, OH - U.S. Bank Arena (Lockdown): Eric Bischoff cuts a promo stating that the reason he gets so excited is that he gets to be a part of TNA Majority owner Hulk Hogan's vision (Hogan's family - daughter Brooke, son Nick and wife Jennifer - are seen at ringside)¶ During the 3 way cage match for the TNA World title, Hogan came out to the ring with a pipe over his shoulder. Hogan banged on the cage door, then tried to hand it to RVD, who grabbed it after some reluctance. "Knock him out, brother!" Hogan said. RVD then threw the pipe into the cage door, so Anderson grabbed it and smashed it over RVD's back. Anderson flipped off Hogan and said that was for himself. Anderson forgot about Sting, who grappled Anderson to deliver the Scorpion Deathdrop. It was good for the win. Hogan just stood on-stage looking shocked as they went to back-and-forth shots of Hogan, Sting, and Brooke. Hogan then yanked off his shades and walked to the back as Sting posed in the ring. Sting tried to wave Hogan into the ring, even taunting him with the TNA World title belt but Hogan told him it will be on his time.
says if he has he wants some too because he wants to be delusional too. Sting says he's not delusional because when he came back to TNA he knew
that Spike TV put in his contract that if Sting were to win the TNA World Title again then he would not only have the privilege but also the right to choose his opponents! He says he's choosing Rob Van Dam for Sacrifice. Hogan says Sting and Spike are floating on a cloud but the network doesn't have the guts to get in his face because he runs the show in TNA. Sting says the execs may not be here right now but they WILL be and if he wants to say something to them to their faces then he will. Hogan says since they aren't here now then he'll say something to Sting. Hogan says if RVD wants to get to Sacrifice then he has a big problem because tonight the guy that filleted RVD like a fish last year, Abyss, is going to be facing RVD TONIGHT and Hogan will be in Abyss' corner! Hogan says Sting also has a big problem because Sting will face the man with the biggest chip on his shoulder in TNA, Matt Hardy! Hogan says Hardy is going to drop the bomb on Sting for what Sting did to his brother.¶ In the back Hogan is pumping Abyss up and then
Hogan notices Anderson in the distance and he tells Abyss to back up behind a wall. Hogan then approaches Anderson and says he has something for him and shows him the pipe. He says he needs a word with Anderson. Hogan asks Anderson if he would happen to know what exec that Sting is talking about. Hogan says Anderson blew his chance to be a part of Lockdown and Anderson mocks Hogan saying that he's been getting screwed over week after week by not only Hogan but by the Network so he has to be joking. Hogan says he cannot stand being in the same room with Anderson and if this would have been 8 back surgeries ago this would have ended completely different for Anderson. Anderson dares Hogan to hit him but Hogan says it's
on his time. Anderson says he's tired of Hogan's idle threats and he's bored with him. He says he must go be an asshole to someone else and walks away. Hogan then walks back over to Abyss and he tells it's not Anderson's time yet, but now it's RVD's.¶ "The Monster" Abyss (w/Hulk Hogan in his corner) defeated "The Whole F'N Show" Rob Van Dam after Hogan interfered - aired 04/21/11 {watch}
○ 04/20/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): TNA World champion Sting says he's trying real hard to get rid of TNA Majorit Owner Hulk
Hogan and Eric Bischoff but every time he turns around Ken Anderson is in his face. Both Anderson and Rob Van Dam come to the ring demanding title shots and the champion accepts both their challenges. Hogan walks onto the stage with a lead pipe. Hogan says he loves the way Sting is using the clause the network gave him and just handing out title shots. Hogan mockingly says Sting is the greatest fighting champion TNA has ever had and then he says if a fight is what Sting wants then a fight is what he's going to get. Hogan says that little Title Match he just booked is a 3-Way now. Hogan says the new Champion after tonight will be BULLY RAY! Bully Ray walks onto the stage and stares down everyone in the ring. Hogan hands him the pipe and then says "showtime." - aired 04/28/11
○ 05/02/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact! taping): Immortal is already in the ring. Sting and RVD are walking down to the ramp to confront them but agents (D-Lo Brown, Al Snow, & Simon Diamond) run down and get between them. They stop Sting & RVD from getting in the ring. Hogan says they don't "want" to fight and he claims that Sting & RVD had the agents come out to hold Immortal back from killing Sting & RVD. Hogan says Sting can hide behind them all he wants but there will be no more idol threats. Hogan says if any Network exec things he's going to come on Impact and tell him what to do he wants to see there face. Hogan says no more mind games from Sting and he warns Sting one last time to tell him if he knows something Hgoan doesn't know, or else Immortal will wipe Sting & RVD out. Sting says he knows quite a bit but he doesn't have to say anything
because NEXT WEEK there is going to be a representative from Spike here to face Hogan face to face. Sting says "he...no she will deal with you then Hulk." Sting obviously playing more of those mind games Hogan was talking about. Hogan gets pissed at that comment and he decks D-Lo Brown! The rest of Immortal attacks the other agents! Sting and RVD get in the ring and start brawling with Immortal. FORTUNE hits the ring now! Hogan bails out as Fortune, Sting, & RVD clean house¶ In the back Hogan and Bischoff are talking about being sick of the network. Bischoff and Hogan wonder if it's Flair that's the snitch but Hogan says Flair is a lot dirtier than that. Bischoff says he doesn't think it's Flair either. Hogan says they need to go down the whole roster until they find the rat¶ Later in the back Hogan and Bischoff are again questioning if it's Ric Flair or maybe Vince Russo that's the rat. Bischoff says "Russo is still under a rock shedding skin somewhere." They come up to Hogan's car and someone has spray painted "You're NEXT!" on it. Hogan says, "You're next?! What you mean? Goldberg's coming now?!" I literally laughed out loud at that one, funny line. Bischoff says there's no chance that's who it is.- aired 05/05/11
○ 05/03/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): Impact opens up with Eric Bischoff approaching TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan and asks him what he's doing. He tells Bischoff that he's waiting for the Spike Rep. He's holding a pipe and Bischoff tells him that they can't "beat their way out" of this, they have to think their way out of it. Bischoff says this is a different game and they have to play to win it. Hogan agrees and they walk into the Impact Zone together.¶ In the back Ric Flair arrives and walks into Hogan's office. Hogan calls Flair a "son of a bitch" and accuses Flair of being the one that's been helping the Network. Flair asks him if he's out of his mind and he asks who he thinks he's talking to. Hogan says Flair has been missing the last two weeks and Flair says it's because his shoulder is busted up. Bischoff tries to calm them both down. Hogan apologizes to Flair and he says he's just rattled over the network thing. Flair says Hogan is bigger than the Network and "screw the network." He says the network doesn't tell them what to do but Hogan says this is the biggest thing they've come against. Hogan apologizes again and Bischoff says they have to get on the same page. Hogan and Flair shake hands and Flair says they need to get it done.¶ Hogan, Bischoff, & Flair walk down to the ring ater a match. Suicide is trying to recover in the ring as the Immortal trio climbs in. Flair kicks Suicide in the nuts and then kicks him out of the ring. Hogan says the games are over and he says he runs this damn place. Hogan says he wants the network rep to get his/her ass out here right now. Jeff and Karen Jarrett join Immortal in
the ring. Hogan again says he wants to know who the Network rep is and he wants to know right now. MICK FOLEY'S MUSIC HITS! Hogan has a look of shock on his face as Mick walks out and Foley says "it's me." Foley says things were looking Hogan's way but March 3rd things started to unravel when someone from the Network got in the way and re-introduced Sting into things and Hogan's plans started to unravel. He says someone always had a counter for everything Hogan did to make sure he never had complete control over TNA and that someone was him! Foley gets in the ring and Foley asks Bischoff if he has something to say. Bischoff gets in his face so Foley pie faces him! Foley dares Hogan to take a shot at him and he better make sure it's a good one because when he gets up Hogan will not be in TNA ever again! Foley says this show is no longer about Hulk Hogan, it's about WRESTLING. Foley says as of now wrestling matters once again. He then goes on to talk about the history of the sport before announcing that from this point forward, TNA Impact will be known as "Impact Wrestling". - aired 05/12/11 {watch}
- 05/15/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Sacrifice): TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan however his name was brought up when color commentator Taz in reference to Mick Foley being relieved as the network consultant stated, "It's pretty obvious that Mick and Hulk Hogan aren't going to play 'nice'." Also, earlier in the week Hogan posted on his Twitter page "No TNA. only IMPACT. HH" in reference to this being the first PPV of the "Impact Wrestling" era.
says Mick went to a gun fight with rubber bullets. Bischoff says he and Flair are in charge tonight since Hogan and Foley are in New York tonight.¶ Hogan's name came up again this time in the back as the Icon Sting says his focus on Hogan and Bischoff and taking away in power they have left.¶ In the office Bischoff is on the phone with Hogan. Bischoff laughs and it sounds like the meeting went well. Bischoff tells Hogan about a match he made tonight - aired 05/19/11
○ 05/17/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): In the parking lot TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan arrives and then they hype the big Main Event of RVD vs. Angle for tonight¶ In the back Hulk Hogan is walking and Tenay says we're going to hear from him next and asks where Mick Foley is.¶ Eric Bischoff is standing in the middle and telling the fans how he loves each and every one of them. They boo him relentlessly and he says people may ask him why he's smiling right now, but he has a lot to be happy about. He says last week Hogan laid everything out for the Network last week and they finally understand Mick Foley has no clue about the wrestling business. He welcomes Hulk Hogan down to the ring. Hulk says Bischoff is exactly right and all it took was a good old fashioned sitdown. He says it was completely unanimous that there is only one man that can sail the ship around TNA and that's Hulk Hogan. Hulk says after picking his brain for hours they realized that his genius for the business whipped out any motives they thought he had. He claims that with Foley sitting right there the Network gave him a standing ovation. He says it's clear sailing from here on out but he walks to talk about Bischoff right now. He says what Bischoff did last week and single handedly wiped the X-Division that had been around for 9 years completely out was genius. Hogan says the X-Division just doesn't matter and Bischoff was the only one that did something about it. BANG, BANG! Mick Foley walks down to the ring. Hogan looks surprised that Foley is in the building. Hogan says no one invited Foley out there but Foley says he doesn't need an invitation because he's a network executive. Foley says Hogan may have fooled some people but after Hogan walked out the only thing he succeeded in doing was pissing the network off. Foley says once Hogan left he took Spike on a little trip down memory lane and reminded him how the X-Division was what put TNA on the map and that the X-Division was what made TNA different and what made this company better in his opinion. Foley says they couldn't have a show where "wrestling matters" without the X-Division so not only will the X-Division remain but it will soar to heights it never had previously. Foley says for the next few weeks he will be scanning the globe for the best X-Division wrestlers in the world and in July he will
be putting all those guys together in a little thing they call ULTIMATE X! Bischoff says he knows Foley spent his entire career bouncing his head off thumbtacks and that somehow makes him an expert on the X-Division, but he has to remind Foley that he has nothing to do with PPV so nice try. Foley says while its true it will be a PPV, the truth is that it's the network that promotes the PPV's so unless they think they can put on a PPV without the help of the network then he'll see them at DESTINATION X! Hogan says since Foley thinks the X-Division is so great and is going to flourish so much then why wait! He suggests Foley do something to really help the X-Division and says he's giving Foley the opportunity to face Abyss for the X-Division Title! Hogan asks if that Hardcore Legend is still alive or if it's dead and gone and hiding behind the network. Several X-Division wrestlers (Brian Kendrick, Generation Me, and Amazing Red) Bischoff suggests Kendrick has been into RVD's stash. Kendrick says his purpose is to eradicate Hogan and Bischoff. Hogan tells Kendrick and his three little pimples to get out of the ring. Kendrick thinks it's funny how they want to put Foley in an X-Division match but asks wouldn't it be even funnier if Kendrick was the brunt of that joke...BROTHER! Hogan tells Kendrick that if he has something to say he better say it before he crucifies him. Kendrick says he wants the match and Hogan mocks Kendrick wanting to fight Abyss. Foley agrees with it. Hogan says this will be even better than him popping that pimple. Hogan says the blood will be on Foley's hands for this one. Foley hypes the X-Division guys up as Hogan & Bischoff laughs at them. walk onto the stage- aired 05/26/11
○ 05/30/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): This week's Impact Wrestling opens up with Eric Bischoff arriving at the Impact Zone and being served some papers by a man in a suit. He tells Bischoff that he's been "serve" and Bischoff says "by the Network?" and asks why they didn't just call him.¶ Later in the office Bischoff is griping to Hogan on the phone about the papers and he asks Hogan that he thought Hogan had everything
under control. Bischoff says it's not a "TNA thing" it's a "Spike TV thing" and he says this isn't good.¶ Later, in the back Bischoff is talking to Immortal
about the papers he was served. He says he doesn't even have to open the papers he knows what's in it. Bischoff says he's been down this road before and he's worked with big networks before and says what they think a wrestling company should be is completely different from what he and Hogan think it should be. Bischoff says he and Hulk will never forget what Immortal has done for them and Jarrett says it's not over. Bischoff is teasing he and Hulk being gone?¶ At the end of the broadcast TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan and Bischoff make their way down to the ring. Bischoff says if this is the last time he and Hogan are on TV together then people are going to listen but the fans chant "we don't care" at him. Bischoff says he has known Mick Foley for 19 years and when he first met Cactus Jack he wasn't good at anything. But he did say although Foley sucked in the ring he could cut a good interview. He says Foley built a career out of doing nothing but chasing people around with a sock on his hand and how the hell he was able to convince Spike that Foley of all people had any grasp on the wrestling BUSINESS is a testimony that Foley isn't good at anything but talking. Bischoff says he has achieved more in the worst week of his career than Foley ever has in his. Hogan grabs the mic and asks Bischoff is he forgot who the hell he is. Hogan says Bischoff is his partner and his brother. He says they have made history together and that piece of paper puts no fear in him at all. He opens up the paper and reads it and it says effective immediately upon receipt of this notification they have exercised their right to terminate said position, MICK FOLEY! Hogan shows Bischoff the papers and laughs about Foley and does the whole "MICK FOLEY YOU'RE FIRED" angle. Bischoff says
this is the happiest day of his life. - aired 06/02/11
○ 06/01/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff come to the ring. They pretty
much "lay down the law" and talk about Mick Foley being gone and The Network. Bischoff says that The Network likes the X Division so he'll try to do something positive with them. Hogan wants to lay everything on the line between Sting and Anderson. He calls their Slammiversary match the "biggest match in IMPACT Wrestling history." Sting and Anderson enter the ring and begin to talk about their upcoming match. Anderson says he'll be champion; Sting says he has to beat him first. Then Sting turns his attention to Hogan. Sting says that if he and Bischoff ride this company into the ground, he'll be in their face the whole time and make their lives miserable. Sting tells Hogan to "take the scalpel out of his pocket and cut the cancer off (looking at Bischoff)."¶ In the back Mexican America confront Hogan about wanting a title shot. Hogan tells them to shut up and let him do things his own way. He says quit telling me what to do or he'll turn into the Terminator and play a game of Hulkster Says with the ladies. Mex America walk away, but are
clearly not happy about Hogan's response. - aired 06/09/11
- 06/12/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Slammiversary IX) TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan did not appear at this event. However when Eric Bischoff interfered in the TNA World title match were were reminded buy announcers Mike Tenay and Taz how Hogan had promised that there would be no interference or shenanigans:
loved this announcement and then Jarrett and Hogan pound fists and Hogan says "Mexico? You are too much." Jarrett leaves and then Hogan turns
around and Sting is standing there. Hogan says he will honor Sting's contract and on July 14th, Sting vs. Mr. Anderson will go down for Sting's rematch. Sting says he actually believes Hogan for once and Hogan says he owes that much to him to give him his rematch. Sting asks if the real Hulk Hogan is back but Hogan says "this is the real Hulk Hogan." Sting asks if that shred of honor and dignity is still there. Hogan says Sting doesn't get it and he's trying to make things his way. Sting says Hogan forgets that he has a history with Hogan and he remembers Hogan's mindset when he first came to WCW and then asks if the legacy Hogan is doing to TNA is what he wants to leave behind. He lectures Hogan and Hogan finally snaps and screams at
Sting when Sting mentions Hogan's kids. Sting says that he just struck a nerve and Hogan asks Sting who the hell he thinks he is. Sting says, "I'M THE STINGER! THAT'S WHO I AM! I'M THE STINGER AND I'M NOT DONE YET!" Sting is fired the hell up. Sting knocks the computer and everything off of Hogan's desk as Hogan tells him to leave. Sting says that he'll leave when he gets ready to and then he literally throws Hogan down into his chair and tells him to sit down. Sting says if Hogan wants to wear a mask and put on a façade then he'll help him out and he pulls out his facepaint and starts painting Hogan's face! Sting is going absolutely bat shit crazy right now. Sting says "WHAT A LEGACY" and then he says Hogan has no one to blame this time but himself because he had a choice. He says Hogan has the power to make the changes but he has to make the choice. Sting screams and then walks out as we see a shot of Hogan looking on in shock at Sting. - aired 06/16/11 {watch}
○ 06/14/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): Eric Bischoff calls Sting to the ring. Sting - who when "crazy" last week laughing
hysterically as he wiped face paint all over TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan - comes out wearing "Joker" face paint and talks with a Jim Carrey impersonation. Eric scolds Sting for what he did to Hogan last week but Sting just mocks him saying "Eric...you...cussed at me Eric!" Sting says before he snaps Bischoff's scrawny little neck, and that's exactly what he plans on doing, he's going to tell Bischoff why they never got along. Sting says it's because Bischoff is a con artist, a thief, and a liar. Sting says Bischoff is a lowlife and a loser and the scum of the earth. He finally calls him a dirtbag and starts laughing uncontrollably as Taz says he's nut. Sting says Bischoff is a really bad virus or a cancer and like a cockroach that called in under the door, Bischoff ended up in TNA. Sting says cockroaches spread disease and that disease has spread to Hogan and it's only a matter of time before
Hogan's eyes open. Bischoff says no matter how hard Sting tries he will never get between he and Hogan and nothing Sting says will change that. Sting grabs Bischoff and starts beating on him, locks him in the Scorpion Death Lock! Sting laughs uncontrollably as Bischoff repeatedly taps out and screams in pain! - aired 06/23/11
○ 06/27/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): In the back TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan is talking to Scott Steiner and he
welcomes Steiner to Immortal as Steiner has joined the group. Steiner shakes his hand and thanks Hogan and says it's time to kick some ass. Hogan stares at a camera where Sting is talking with his back to the camera. Sting laughs and asks Hogan if he's afraid of what's around the next corner. Sting asks Hogan if he remembers when he was a little kid and was afraid of monsters under the bed but then he would look and nothing was there. Sting says that's because that 'monster' was always "right here" (referring to himself). Sting says the show's getting ready to start and asks if he's
nervous, Sting turns around and starts laughing showing off new Joker inspired facepaint and says Hogan "should be."¶ Hulk's music hits and he walks down to the ring. Taz says that it's obvious Sting is "renting a ton of real estate in Hogan's head." Hogan says that he can't understand how someone
so great (Sting) could become such a coward. He says Sting is always hiding and he says Sting has a date with him in the future and he'll take care of Sting in his own time, but his day is coming. He says that someone has "his day" in a few weeks and he needs to talk to him right now, Mr. Anderson. Hogan says if Anderson doesn't get his butt out to the ring then he'll come down and get him. Hogan says he's glad Anderson can take the time out of his busy schedule to grace him with his presence (sarcasm). Hogan says Anderson needs him just as bad as Hogan needs him so he has two choices: 1) either Anderson does something really, really smart in 2 weeks when he faces Sting which is join Immortal and have an army watching his back or 2) he can do what he normally does and walk out to the ring by himself and face the "certified lunatic" one-on-one. Hogan says if Anderson chooses number 2, he'll not only lose his belt but he will also lose every bit of confidence he had before the match. Anderson slaps the belt and says that he doesn't need Hogan to be successful. Anderson says Hogan thinks he needs to get into business with Immortal to be successful, but he slaps the title belt and says he's already successful. He claims he dominated Sting at Slammiversary and that he won the belt by himself while never breaking a sweat. Hogan says he didn't forget Slammiversary and no one else has either, and if it wasn't for the genius of Eric Bischoff who handed the belt to Anderson on a silver platter then it would have never happened. Hogan says he helped Anderson simply because they cant have the "nut job" running around as the hood ornament of TNA. Hogan says it's a good move for Anderson to come to Immortal and he claims Anderson owes Immortal. Anderson cuts him off and says he doesn't owe Hogan a damn thing and he doesn't give a damn what Eric claims he did. He says an ASSHOLE takes any win any way he can and takes ALL the credit for it. Anderson says he's going to take all the credit two weeks from now too when he beats Sting again. Something appears on the big screen and it's Sting beating up Immortal with a baseball bat and screaming. They apparently came after him
with weapons. Sting says he and Hogan are going to have a little chat tonight and says, "remember the only thing that's for sure about STING...ahhh never mind" and walks away. Hogan asks Anderson if he gets it now but then the lights go out! Sting's music hits and when they come back on Sting is standing in the ring behind Hogan and Anderson with a bat! He nails Hogan in the knee with it and Anderson bails out. Sting swings the bat around
wildly while laughing hysterically. Hogan tries to get to his feet but Sting tells him to "wait here for a second" and then he looks to Anderson and says
he looks a little nervous. He thanks Anderson for leaving because he needs this "bonding time with Hulk" but he's not going to forget about Anderson and 2 weeks. Sting says in 2 weeks it's going to be very special, and so special they're going to call that night...he then turns around and blasts Hogan in the gut with the bat! Sting says that night will be called "Midsummer Nightmare!" Sting mocks Anderson by repeating "Nightmare" a 2nd time like Anderson does his name. Sting looks back at Hogan and says he's trying to get through to Hulk and he'll be the first to admit that he was a Hulk Hogan mark while Hogan screams that Sting broke his ribs. Sting says he can remember being in the crowd with all those red & yellow Hulkamania
bandannas flying. Sting says he's just trying to get the real Hulk Hogan to stand up, not Hollywood. Sting says he's tried everything so he's going to try something a little more visual. Hogan used to say "train hard, take your vitamins, and say your prayers" and he talks about Hogan's "pythons." He picks up a bottle of what looks like vitamins and then sits next to Hogan and picks up the vitamins and eats one and then sticks one in Hogan's mouth. Sting asks for a bottle of water and the camera man actually hands it to him and Sting pours it down his throat. Sting then starts shoving pill after pill down Hogan's mouth and screams at him and then he just pours the whole bottle on Hogan. Sting grabs Hogan and then locks in the Scorpion Death Lock! Sting never actually sits back on Hogan and says all he has to do at this point is "sit down" to end Hogan but if he does we'll never see the REAL Hulk Hogan again. Immortal's music hits and Immortal runs out. Bully Ray screams at Sting and tells him that it's enough. Ray tells Abyss to make sure Hogan's okay and then he says he's sick and tired of Sting making a mockery of Hogan. Ray says Sting is nothing more than a wannabe and a nobody. Sting laughs at that thought and Ray says Sting isn't that funny and he and Sting's paths have never crossed, but things will come to a head tonight.
Ray says if there's one thing that he can't stand it's a "bully" (irony) and someone that runs his mouth and imposes his will on people. Ray says what Sting did to Bischoff last week was "deplorable." Ray says tonight it will be Sting vs.....SCOTT STEINER. Steiner looks surprised by that while Sting just laughs and Immortal's music this. Hogan says to cut the music and he says that was the last time Sting will ever embarrass him. He says before the night's over he'll wipe that smile off Sting's face.¶ In the back Hogan is taping his hands and he says he has to thank Stinger for "snapping" him out of it and he didn't forget who Hulk Hogan was he forget how to ACT like Hulk Hogan. He says Sting has humiliated him for the last time and he doesn't get Sting's game or why he wants to play this way, but as of now it stops! Hogan says he'll show Sting what it's like to get hurt in his world.¶ After the
match Sting takes out the face paint and tries to cover Steiner's face with it but Bully Ray runs out. Sting catches him with a series of clotheslines and then the Stinger Splash! Sting goes to put the face paint on Ray, but Anderson runs out and low blows him! Anderson then hits the Mic Check on Sting and bails. Ray & Steiner start beating the hell out of Sting now. They whip Sting into the ropes and hit a Double Clothesline. They continues to beat on Sting and then Ray calls for Hogan to come down which he does. Steiner and Ray hold Sting while Hogan dishes out right hands. Hogan picks up Sting's bat but Kurt Angle's music hits! Angle runs down to the ring and hits Steiner with a German Suplex and then he goes after Ray! He takes Ray out and
he bails out which Hogan had already done. Angle talks trash to Hogan as Hogan backs up the ramp. - aired 06/30/11 {watch}
○ 06/28/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): Right before his match Sting gets pummeled in the back by TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan but he continues to laugh the whole time. Hogan finally picks up the bat and Sting says "oh crap" and Hogan blasts him with it! Hogan drops the bat on top of Sting and walks away. Hogan says, "I told you Sting, you'll never embarrass me again."¶ - aired 07/07/11
○ 07/11/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling!/ "Midsummer Nightmare" taping): Immortal's theme music hits and Hulk Hogan leads the troops out to the ring. Bischoff is back and all the members of Immortal are wearing tuxedos. They also have a few hot girls with them. The only members of Immortal not present are Matt Hardy (who's suspended) and Mr. Anderson. Bischoff says he's in a great mood tonight and he points out the poker table in the ring. Bischoff says that table is here because they're going to gamble with some peoples careers, because they can. He says a few weeks ago Mr. Anderson threw himself a party but no one came. Bischoff says they'll make it up to Anderson tonight by throwing Anderson a party tonight he'll never forget because he's now a part of the Immortal family. He says that comes with love, respect, dignity, and most of all solidarity. Bischoff calls him the "Immortal World Heavyweight Champion" and then introduces him to the crowd. Mr. Anderson comes down to the ring and he's also wearing a tux. This dude is actually wearing a camouflage tuxedo. Anderson shakes hands with Bischoff and Hogan and then fist bumps the rest of Immortal. Hogan says he loves Anderson's tux and then says Anderson has been called a lot of things while he's been in wrestling, and he and Anderson haven't always seen eye to eye but the one constant between them is that they both have always strived to be the best. He formally welcomes Anderson into the family and hugs him. Anderson thanks Immortal and then says Hogan is right that they haven't always seen eye to eye and they probably won't always see eye to eye going forward. He says it may be a gamble joining Immortal, but as long as he always stays the top card in 'this deck' that's a gamble he's willing to take. The lights then go out in the Impact Zone! When they come back on Sting is sitting at the poker table laughing! Sting asks if he just heard someone say "gamble" and then he props his feet up on the table. Bischoff says he doesn't care what Sting is up to right now and he says he always respected Sting in the past, but Sting is nuts right now. Bischoff says Sting is the real cancer in TNA and tonight Anderson will cut the cancer out once and for all. He calls Sting a freak and then Sting asks Bischoff if he wants to bet on that one. Sting says he sees things coming out a whole lot different and he says he's going to once again be the Heavyweight Champion and this will kick off his crusade to once again bring TNA back to Dixie Carter. Hogan tells Sting not to push it any further or he'll teach Sting a lesson he's never been taught before. Hogan
says not only will Sting go down tonight, but he's going out of this building on a stretcher. Sting jumps up and starts screaming "NO" over and over and says even he's starting to worry now (mockingly). Sting says Hogan is wrong and he says he has all kinds of "aces in the hole" and says he has the Network ace and then picks up an Ace card. He then says the Network told Hogan & Bischoff they're on a very short leash and he says he's going to leave here tonight the new Heavyweight Champion. He says he's not going to leave here tonight in a bodybag or a stretcher because he has even more aces and then he starts throwing ace cards at Hogan. He says they're his "magic bullet aces" and he says those aces will appear right before his eyes tonight. Sting then points at the sky and there's a bunch of guys in clown masks staring down from the rafters with bats. Bischoff calls Sting a freak again and Sting thanks him. Sting says those are his friends and they will watch his back tonight. Sting says he's "all in" and then flips the table and the lights go out again! When the lights return Sting is gone and Immortal is freaking out. Have I ever mentioned I HATE clowns?¶ In the back Hogan is talking to the Immortal troops and he tells them to eliminate Sting tonight and Bischoff tells them to do it carefully. He suggests they make it look like an accident and Hogan says they need to make sure Sting doesn't even make it to the ring. Abyss tells the other guys to make it happen and then Bischoff cuts him off and says that's real big of Abyss to say that since he had the opportunity to make it happen Sunday and destroy the X-Division, but that didn't happen. Bischoff tells them to make sure it gets done this time as Abyss puts his head down. Jeff & Karen Jarrett walk in wearing sombreros and giving Immortal gifts. Jeff reminds Eric told that he told him to look at the bright side a month ago. He opens up a briefcase and shows them the AAA World Heavyweight Title which he has put an Immortal symbol over. - aired 07/14/11
○ 07/12/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan did not appear on this episode however his name did come up when new TNA World Heavyweight Champion came down to the ring, held up the belt saying he's on top of the world again. He said the
Stinger's back on track again and he has something Hogan & Bischoff wants. Still acting crazy, Sting says "game on" in regards to Immortal and he
says this is the part of the promo where he's supposed to talk about how they can do things the easy way or the hard way, but there's no sense in
going that route since we all know they'll do things HIS way. Sting says eventually Hogan will come to his senses. Sting says he's insane and there's something exhilarating about being insane. Sting says he would like to start tonight's business by conducting an interview with Hogan and Bischoff but Kurt Angle comes out instead. Hogan never makes an appearance.- aired 07/21/11
○ 07/25/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): This week's Impact Wrestling opens up with Kurt Angle walking down the ramp to
the ring. Kurt calls out TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan and tells him to come down right now so they can "end this once and for all." Hogan's music
hits and the Immortal leader makes his way down to the ring. Angle says that all week long Hogan has been blowing up his phone and after 3 days of him not answering he figured Hogan would get the hint, but he just kept calling making him the same offer over and over. Angle says they have to get one thing straight, there is not one thing appealing to him about Immortal. Angle says Immortal is a bunch of ass kissers lead by the two biggest scumbags in the world. Angle says he will beat Sting at Hardcore Justice but it will be for the right reasons, for the World Title which he's in this business for. He also says that he's never beaten Sting before without outside interference and he needs to do that. Angle says he will beat Sting and when he does he will prove he is the best in the world. Angle asks Hogan if he knows how it feels to be the best in the world. Hogan asks if that's why he brought him out here, to ask if Hogan knows what it's like to be the best and Hogan mockingly says "yeah I know what it's like to be the best...when there was no Stinger, no Morgan, no RVD, no Kurt Angle, no Beer Money." Hogan says he even carried the business on his back and he put every small territory on his back until he turned this business into an international phenomenon. Hogan says if Angle wants to talk about a bunch of 16 year old punks buying a ticket because they want to be like him, they can cause that's why Hogan was the best. Hogan says in 1984 when Angle was still pooping in his diapers he was selling out arenas. Hogan seems offended by that question from Kurt. Hogan says since they have that cleared up, the
reason he was calling Angle was because he thought Angle had a vision for a higher level, one that means a lot more money in this business. He says he doesn't care what Angle is making now or what he was backing "back in the day", he wants to help Angle make a lot more money now. Hulk says after that now Kurt wants to disrespect him. Angle cuts him off and says he's not disrespecting Hogan and for the simple fact that he does respect Hogan is why he's not kicking Hogan's ass right now. Hogan laughs at that. Angle says he's not Anderson and he can't be bought. He says when he signed with Dixie Carter he promised her he would be the best wrestler in the company and he takes pride in that. Angle says he paid to see Hogan back in the day because Hogan was great and different, but now 25 years later the name Hulk Hogan brings on a hole new meaning. Angle says
Hogan can't go anymore and Hogan cuts him off. Hogan says Angle is crossing a real dangerous line right and he says if Angle is thinking he's going to climb into the ring again then he's crazy. He says he will never wrestle again. He says he had to make a choice, after 30 years of being the best in the game and after 8 back surgeries, knee replacements, and hip replacements have forced him to make a decision between life and no life and he made the choice for quality of life. Hogan says before Angle even thinks about saying something about his wife or his kids he'll prove to Angle he's no fluke. Hogan says maybe Kurt has to beat Sting the "right way" and he suggests that maybe Angle is training for the Olympics now is because he really didn't pin the guy in the Olympics and he feels guilty. He says maybe that was just a fluke too, but if he wants to call Hogan out and FIGHT him then he's getting real close to seeing it happen right now. Angle says Sting was right, he lit a fire under Hogan's ass. Angle says he does want to go back to the Olympics but it's because the older he gets the more the fire burns in him. Angle says he doesn't doubt Hogan can still go but he needs to prove it to himself. Hogan tells Kurt to just spit out what he's trying to say and stop beating around the bush. Angle says Hogan wants to pay him a bunch of money to take out Sting, why doesn't he just take Sting out himself. Angle says every great warrior has one great fight left so why doesn't he and Sting prove it. He tells Hogan not to call him again and then drops the microphone and leaves Hogan in the ring.¶ In the back a girl approaches Bischoff and hands him a certified letter, she says the network sent it for him. Later Bischoff reads the letter Spike sent him and it says based on the success of
Destination X, they expect them to help build and brand the X-Division and expect them to hire more X-Division stars A.S.A.P. and Bischoff reminds how Abyss was supposed to end the X-Division at DX. Hogan walks in and starts screaming about Angle and he says he's a dead man. Hogan says the only thing he cares about right now is eliminating Kurt Angle tonight. Bully Ray says he volunteers Anderson to do it and Anderson doesn't believe it. He asks Ray who he is to volunteer him for anything. Ray says if Anderson is afraid then Karen can take care of Kurt, but Anderson says he's not afraid of anyone. He says he will fight Kurt Angle and Hogan shakes his hand and thanks him. Bischoff continues reading the letter and it says they expect more changes and then Sting pops up out of nowhere wearing his red suit. Sting is holding something covered in a cloak. Sting greets Jarrett and hugs Karen. Sting asks Anderson if he's still pissed. Sting sits down in a chair next to Bischoff and says they'll find out what's in the box in due time. Karen calls him crazy and he thanks her. Sting says he's always had a great relationship with the network and in the last few days it's intensified so much that they have decided to make HIM the new Network Executive for TNA. Immortal freaks out and Ray says he wears freaking makeup. Sting says Anderson definitely is going to be in a match with Angle tonight but it will be in a Cage! Sting screams at them and says he's not done yet! Sting says Fortune will be surrounding the ring tonight just in case Immortal tries any funny business. Sting walks out with his little box or whatever that is and Hogan tells Bischoff to call the office now¶ In the ring "The Monster" Abyss says TNA X-Division champion Brian Kendrick won't make it to Hardcore Justice because as much as Sting and the network think they run TNA the reality is Hogan & Bischoff still call the shots. Abyss says they have given Abyss' rematch for the belt TONIGHT! Abyss says tonight he'll do what he should have done at Destination X and take that belt and kill the X-Division once and for all! Sting shows up on the screen and interrupts Abyss. Sting says according to the network he has more stroke than Hogan & Bischoff combined. Sting says that match with Kendrick and Abyss at DX was great so he wants to see it again with a few tweaks. He says we are going to find out if monsters are afraid of heights because it will be ULTIMATE X! Kendrick laughs as Abyss goes nuts. ¶Later, back in the office Bischoff is still trying to get the Network on the phone and he finally does, and he screams at them and asks them if they know what Hogan & Bischoff means to Spike TV. The person tells Bischoff that he hasn't spoken to Sting in weeks and Sting walks in and Sting says he's had something bottled up in him all show and he's about ready to explode. He said the truth will set you free and he fesses up to not being the Spike TV Executive. Sting fakes crying and Bischoff is about to go nuts. Bischoff says he's nuttier than he thought and then Sting what boggles his mind is what happens when you wear a nice suit. He says people listen to you when you wear a suit. Sting then shows Eric what's in the cage and it's a crow. The crow flies towards Bischoff and lands on his computer. Sting
says he'll go right for the eyeballs and he says they can smell garbage from a mile away. Sting locks Bischoff in the room and says he's going to go watch the Cage Match. - aired 07/28/11 {watch: Pt 1, Pt 2, Pt 3}
○ 07/26/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan was not on this episode. His name did come up
however when Bully Ray claimed that he was in charge whenever Hogan and Eric Bischoff aren't around. - aired 08/04/11
- 08/07/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (HardCORE Justice): In the back, TNA majority Owner Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff were seen yelling at Abyss blaming him for the six man tag team match loss to Fortune earlier in the night. Along with the rest of Immortal, they left Abyss behind while they went off to take care of some business.¶ During the main event Hogan entered the ring with a chair while all three men involved in the match (TNA World Champion Sting, challenger Kurt Angle and the referee) were down. He tried to hit Sting with the chair but Kurt grabbed the chair. Kurt then whacked Sting with the chair himself and then gave Sting the Angle Slam to win the title. Hulk Hogan was not happy about this turn of events and the two men stared at each other as the show went off the air.
beat Sting without controversy but he'll take the win however he can get it. He also says he got a call earlier this week and he won't say who it is, but the person that is responsible for everything that happened in tearing his family apart will pay for it because now he's the World Champion and he's in control not TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan or Dixie Carter. Angle says as long as he's champion he calls the shot. ¶ In Bischoff's office he admits that Anderson was a mistake and he thanks them for taking care of that mistake. He says Ray tried to warn him but he didn't listen and he says it will never happen again. He says he talked to Hogan a little while ago and he's on his way and so is Kurt Angle, but he has no idea what the deal with Angle is.
He says he has no idea where Angle's head is at but he tells Immortal to be ready. Bischoff says he and Abyss need to talk.¶ Later Angle, makes his way back down to the ring carrying the chair he used on Sting at the PPV. Angle says he has the up most respect for everybody but when he doesn't get that same respect he gets pissed off. Angle apologizes to Sting for taking him out that way but over the past week he was told certain things which made Sting in the wrong place at the wrong time. Angle says he's not joining the "dark side" and this whole thing is about getting his integrity back. Angle says Dixie told him that her plan when she signed him was to surround him with a bunch of young talent and his plan now is to take that young
plan and hurt them one-by-one! Angle says he will send them all home until there is only Kurt Angle and as long as he is TNA he will make sure she NEVER gets her company back again! As Kurt walks up the ramp Sting shows up on the ramp with his bat! Sting approaches Angle and knocks the chair out of Angle's hand with some pretty wicked shots with the bat! Sting is screaming over and over at Angle and is about to hit Angle with the bat when Hogan hits him from behind with a chair! Angle screams at Sting and says if Sting wanted to know who his informant was, it was Hulk Hogan! Kurt says Hogan cares about him and is invested in him. Kurt says payback is a bitch and then Hogan punches Sting! Hogan picks up the chair and hits Sting with it again! Hogan hits him over and over with the chair the whole time talking trash to Sting. Hogan tosses Sting into the ring and while Angle laughs and watches. Hogan punches Sting again and then continues to punch away at him as Kurt comes into the ring. Hogan looks at Kurt and then looks down at Sting and then raises Kurt's arm! MikeTenay questions Angle saying, "Kurt Angle & Immortal's Hulk Hogan working together...Kurt, that's how you get
your integrity back?" - aired 08/11/11 {watch}
○ 08/09/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): Stinger comes out to the ring holding a bat in one hand and a chair in the other. He hits the chair with his bat and then starts screaming and he hits the floor. He's mocking himself getting beat up last week damn near move for move (actually kind of funny). Sting then grabs the microphone and says that's prove he definitely has lost his mind, he says that was a reenactment of what happened to him last week. Sting says the only reason he even remembers it is because he had to watch it back on tape. Sting says he remembers the force he was being hit with was so hard that he couldn't talk. Sting says he also remembers the fire in Hogan's eyes and he remembers how great it was to get his rear end handed to him by the greatest of all time. Sting says the Hulkster still has the eye of the tiger and the 21-inch pythons kicked in. Sting says he wants to see the Hulkster back in the ring like the rest of the people and he says he's dying to see it. He says he wants it so bad that he wants to start a "Hogan" chant because he wants him in the ring tonight, but Ric Flair's music interrupts him (and taking offense at Sting calling Hogan the greatest of all time - funny)! Flair challenges Sting to a 1 on 1 match in a few weeks and if he defeats Sting, then Sting will have to leave the sport forever. "Not a phony retirement." he says (kind of like Flair's?) and if Sting beats Flair which he says is "next to impossible" he will "serve Hogan to Sting on a silver platter!" Sting accepts the challenge¶ In his office TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan is freaking out when Flair walks in. Flair walks back out of the office and knocks again and comes back in (hilarious). Hogan asks Flair if he's on "goof ball pills" and Hogan asks him if he understands what he just did. Flair says he owns Sting and asks what the chances are he's going to get beat by Sting. Flair hugs Hogan and asks where the love is.
Hogan says Sting should be dead right now after he beat the hell out of Sting with everything he had last week. Flair says he has 9 lives and he'll take his 10th. Flair says he owns Sting again and he says he has Sting's number. Hogan tells him to shutup and he says that he's done with Sting so Flair CANNOT lose to Sting. Flair says he will kick Sting's ass and Hogan says Flair needs to round up all the troops and make sure Sting doesn't win. Hogan says he will never wrestle Sting again so he better get this done. Flair hugs him again and then leaves with another "WOOOOOOO!" - aired 08/18/11
○ 08/10/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): In the office TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff are talking to Ric
Flair. Bischoff tells Flair that the Sting that's in TNA right now is not the same Sting he's faced before. Hogan says Ric has given him a migraine headache and he needs to take care of this problem. Hogan says he's not going to get in the ring with Sting and this stipulation that Flair has made is
killing him. He says Sting is out of his mind and Flair apologizes and says he'll make it up to Hogan. Hogan says tonight he's going to put an end to this whole thing and they're going to go to the ring tonight and make things right with Sting. He begs Flair to just simply not say a word. Flair promises to
be silent, (is that even possible?)¶ Later Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair make their way down to the ring. Hogan says their main problem right now is Sting and tells him to come down to the ring and face the music. Sting makes his way down to the ring and Hogan says Sting is way over the edge right
now. He tells Sting that enough is enough and this thing with him and Hogan has gone way too far, and it needs to end tonight. Hogan tells Sting to
look in the mirror and know that he's a complete wreck. He says Sting doesn't even have any fries left in his Happy Meal. Hogan says Sting is not in his right mind and he's gone right now. He asks Sting if he wants all the little Stingers to look up to him like all the Hulkamaniacs look up to him. He says it's a family show and they can't have all this craziness. Sting just laughs at him. Hogan says that maybe he IS partially to blame and he and Bischoff have made some judgment errors along the way, and they have learned from those mistakes. He says he and Bischoff are going to run TNA with the most impeccable precision that he's seen. He tells Sting that it's time to end the madness right now and offers a handshake. Sting says he will do that under one condition, and that one condition is milk and cookies for all...colorful balloons and maybe even a unicorn. Oh God, Sting went complete fruit there for a minute saying he wants "beautiful flowers for all" while doing a very feminine voice. Sting offers a hug and Hogan looks like he's about to freak out and Sting hugs him and then kisses Hulk on the cheek. Ric Flair goes nuts and throws off the jacket! Flair calls Sting a stupid son of a bitch and tells him this is no game and even shoves Hogan away and tells him to leave him alone. Flair says if Sting wants crazy he'll give him crazy and Elbow Drops the ring, and then says he was crazy when Sting was still sucking his mothers tit. Hogan just puts his head his hand and walks away. Flair says he's so crazy he's going to kick Sting's ass so bad and hurt him so bad. Sting starts laughing and Flair tells him to keep laughing and he says when it comes time to kill Sting respects him too much to hurt him so that gives Flair the edge. Flair says he'll kick Sting's "f*ckin' ass." Flair tells him to respond to that, jackass. Sting mocks Flair elbow dropping the ring and then Sting screams, "OHHH! SOMEONE CUSSED AT ME AGAIN WHAT WILL I DO?!" Sting says he can finally relate to someone because it's someone that's as whacked out as him. Sting says if Flair is telling him that he has to go through Flair to get to Hogan then he is going to go through Flair and then Sting starts laughing uncontrollably again. Sting says if Flair points his finger at Sting again he'll bite it off. He says he'll start with Flair and at Bound for Glory he'll go after Hogan! Flair tells Sting not to get ahead of himself but Sting says that's his story and he's sticking to it! Sting leaves the ring and Hogan goes apesh*t on Flair and then Sting stops and throws his jacket at Flair so Flair tosses it into the crowd. - aired 08/25/11 {watch}
* 08/25/11 – Huntsville, Alabama - Von Braun Center (Impact Wrestling! taping):
○ - Hulk Hogan's music hits and he makes his way down to the ring to a chorus of boos. Hogan says he is running wild in Huntsville and
continues to get booed. Hogan says the Network has decided to stand behind the offer Ric Flair made to Sting which means Flair gets Sting one-on-one September 15th on Impact Wrestling. If Flair beats Sting then Sting is done but if Sting beats Flair then it will be Hogan vs.
Sting! Hogan says that's the only thing Sting has wanted for the last 10 years. Hogan says he can always make decisions on the spot and the way the Network has attempted to bully Immortal, it's time they stop bowing down to the network and the network bow down to Hulk Hogan. Hogan says the only way Sting will ever get him back in the ring is when he's good and ready and when he says so. Kurt Angle's music hits and the TNA World Heavyweight Champion comes down to the ring. Hogan says before they get down to business right now he wants to
apologize to Angle for how Dixie Carter manipulated Angle and used him. Hogan says that's the reason she can never run TNA again. He
says at the end of the day he is going to give TNA a very clean bill of health but there is still a little bacteria left in the bloodline in TNA. He wants Angle to drag Sting out to the ring tonight and perform life saving surgery on TNA by cutting out the cancer Sting. The fans are crapping on Hogan. Angle says he came out to tell Hogan that Hogan's enemies are now his enemies and he would love to take out Sting. He says he vowed to take out all the young talent in TNA and he would love a veteran to that list. Angle says to appease the network he'll do it by the rules and Sting will get his Title rematch tonight, and if Angle wins he guarantees Sting will not walk out of here under his own power. Sting's music hits to a massive pop and Stinger makes his way out to the ring. Hogan says NOBODY wants to see him out there but the fans
disagree. Sting says he's honored that Angle would put him on a list that he wants to destroy. He mocks Angle saying it makes him think Angle likes him. Sting says he likes Kurt too and he won't make Kurt wait for his answer, Sting accepts the match. Sting gets a cheap pop for the Huntsville mention. He says tonight he starts by taking the gold from Angle, and then he takes out Flair, and finally Hulkamania. Sting says when he's done Hogan's power will be done and that's his plan and he's sticking to it. Sting starts to leave but Hogan stops him and asks
Sting who in the hell he thinks he is. He says that he calls the shots around here and since Sting is so cocky tonight he must have something in his bag of tricks so tonight Hogan will be the Special Enforcer for the Title Match! Hogan says, "NOW PLAY MY DAMN MUSIC" and leaves¶
In the back Angle says tonight he will eliminate Sting and then Hogan walks in and says the games are over. Hogan says Angle needs to go to New York and take out the Network for him because of Hardy returning. Hogan says he wants Angle to come with him to New York to kill the network.¶ Later Hogan is going nuts in the back with Immortal and says there is 7 of Immortal and only 1 Sting. Hogan tells them to keep their eyes and ears open tonight so you never know when they might be needed. Abyss is still not a happy camper.¶ In the Main Event Hogan calls for Immortal to run down as Sting has Angle in the Scorpion Death Lock. Gunner runs out with a chair and goes to hit Sting with it, but
Brian Hebner takes the chair away! Sting then backdrops Gunner while still holding onto the Death Lock! Hogan grabs the chair and wacks Sting with it as the referee is dealing with Gunner. Sting just shrugs off the chair shot and gets in Hogan's face! Angle comes from behind Sting and hits the Angle Slam onto the chair! Hogan tells the referee to make the count, 1...2...3! - aired 09/01/11
○ - Sting makes his way down to the ring and says last week TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan and Immortal caused him to lose the Title Match
but they didn't take him out. Sting says he's kind of like a fungus now, like one that starts at your pinky toe and works its way up. Sting says this week he holds the power of the Network and they have given him the authority to call the shots and tonight it will be TNA World Champion Kurt Angle vs Ken Anderson and Sting will be the Special Enforcer! He says he'll keep gnawing away at Hogan like a fungus until he takes away every ounce of power he has.¶ After the title match (which saw Angle retain the title via DQ loss) Immortal runs down and beats down Sting and Anderson. A "Hardy" chant starts up as Immortal is beating the hell out of Sting & Anderson¶ In the back Hogan is happy as he comes into the Immortal locker room but Bischoff takes him down by saying the Network just called and because of what Immortal did tonight at No Surrender Angle defends the belt in a 3-Way against Sting & Anderson! Hogan goes nuts. Hogan says he's had it with the network and he says he's going to check his contract and he's going to put a stop to this whole thing. - aired 09/08/11
- 09/11/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (No Surrender): Kurt Angle and TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan were in the back being interviewed by Jeremy Borash. Kurt was angry at Hulk because he joined Immortal for protection yet he was blindsided three nights ago with the news he was defending the title at this show. Hulk tried to get Kurt's mind off of the issue but Kurt blew him off and walked away.¶ Hogan interfered in the TNA World title match between champion Kurt Angle, Sting and Ken Anderson. Hogan sprayed something into Sting's eyes. A blinded Sting rolled into the ring and tried to give the referee a Scorpion Death Drop. Before he could hit the move, Kurt gave Sting the Angle Slam to get the win.
retire but if Sting wins he gets TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan in the ring for a one on one match. Impact Wrestling opens with Flair coming down to the ring dressed in his robe. Flair calls Sting out to come talk to him one last time. Sting comes out dressed to compete as well. Sting's wearing purple gear this week (just weird). Flair says tonight it'll be Sting vs. GOD and one man walks out of this ring retired or one man walks out of this ring and get's drunk. Flair says he swore to Hogan to beat Sting against all odds. He says the only way Sting gets to Hogan is over Flair's dead body. Sting starts screaming and says if the only way he gets to Hogan is over Flair's dead body then Flair will die tonight! Sting says he is the Stinger and he's going to put the Scorpion on Flair, Scorpion Death Drop him, throw him off the top rope, make his life a living hell. Sting tells to take his robe off so they can do this thing right now. Sting wants to do this thing right now and takes his jacket off. Sting says he just called Flair's bluff and security runs out and gets between them as Flair says Sting just lucked out again.¶ In Hogan's office Flair walks up to Hogan and says he's on top of his game right now. Flair says Sting will have to kill him to get through him and he's not capable of that. Hogan says he has a Plan B in case something happens but Sting shows up behind them. Sting asks if he'll let him in on the plan and Sting says the plan tonight is he'll go through Flair and then go through Hogan. Flair says they don't need a Plan A or B because they have him.¶ During the Flair/Sting match Hogan sends Immortal down to interfere but Sting and Ken Anderson run them off before they can do any damage. Sting makes Flair tap to the Scorpion Death Lock and the show ends with Hogan and Sting
staring each other down - aired 09/15/11
○ 09/13/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): This week's Impact Wrestling opens up with highlights of last week along with Sting talking about getting TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan back in the ring. Hogan says Sting will never make it to Bound for Glory. In the Impact Zone Sting's music hits and he makes his way down to the ring in street clothes and carrying a contract. He's wearing a Hulk Hogan t-shirt. Sting says times are great for him and this is going to be a great night because he's pumped from what happened last week. He says beating Ric Flair opened the gate wide open for to get Hogan at BFG. Sting says everyone told him it was impossible to get Hogan back in the ring but it is going to happen. He wants Hogan to come down to the ring now and sign the contract and he gets the fans to chant for Hogan. Hulk Hogan makes his way down to the ring
looking none too happy. Hogan mockingly laughs at Sting and says he's delusional and this thing won't happen. Hogan says he's not medically cleared
and Sting starts freaking out. Sting says he has some footage to see how medically cleared Hogan is and they run the footage of Hogan hitting Sting with the steel chair over and over a few weeks ago, and punching him. Hogan says he runs the show and he didn't clear that footage to be shown anyway. Sting says that is proof Hogan can go and he thinks Hulk still has "it." Hogan says it's time for Sting to knock it off and end the game. He says he has nothing to prove and Sting has been chasing Hogan his entire career. Hogan says he runs TNA and he's a business man now. Sting says if Hogan is a business man then they should do business right now. He says to forget BFG and they can fight right now. Eric Bischoff's interrupts them. Sting then decks Bischoff! Hogan kicks the bottom rope and fakes like it hurt his back. Sting says they will fight at BFG and nothing will stop it, and leaves.¶ Later in the office Bischoff is talking to Hulk in the back about getting Hogan out of the match, but Hogan says next week he's dropping a bombshell on everyone that will change this whole thing. - aired 09/22/11 {watch}
○ 09/14/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): Ric Flair is arguing with TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan in his office about the announcement tonight. Flair wants Hogan to rethink his decision but Hogan says he's made his mind up. Flair says this is not acceptable and it's not a
good decision.¶ Hulk Hogan's music hits and the Immortal one makes his way down to the ring. Hogan says he feels like he has a million pounds lifted off his shoulders and he's done a lot of soul searching lately. Hogan says everything in life has to do with your run and how long it will last. Hogan says while soul searching he realized that the Hulkamania run has been the best run of all time. Hogan says Hulkamania goes back 3 decades ago and he says he thought about the very first time he got into the ring when Hiro Matsuda broke his leg and taught him about respect and what it meant to get in the ring. Hogan talks about wrestling in little high schools and then he got his big break and wrestled in front of 90,000 people against Andre. He says he can't think about all the times he sold out MSG and all the great feuds and rivalries. Sting is shown in the back. Hogan says Hulkamania could go on forever. He says he got the chance of a lifetime last year to come to TNA with over 3 decades of knowledge and make a difference. He says when he
came to TNA all he saw were hungry eyes and now he sees guys like Kaz, Storm, Rodoe, AJ, Daniels, RVD, Jeff Hardy finally back on track stepping up he realizes that every minute he spent in TNA was worth it. Hogan says what we don't see is what goes on backstage where he taught guys how to survive in the business. He claims he gave his soul to TNA and he says a lot of them took the information and he feels that he gave everything he got. ¶ Sting in the back says "am I the only one that sees this? I knew the first time I saw him in Suburban Commando he was a phenomenal actor." (Okay,
even I had to laugh at that one).¶ Hogan says he has finally made the decision that enough is enough and this is the end of the road for him. He says
he wanted to tell the fans this first, he hasn't even told his wife yet. He says at the end of the day when he bottomed out financially and with his family and his health, the only thing he didn't lose were the fans. Hogan says the only thing that's been with him since day one and never turned their back on him were the fans. Hogan says no matter how far he fell the fans were always there, and then when he went to work the boys in the back had his
back. Hogan says there is nothing more for him to do in TNA and next week in Knoxville he's inviting all of the fans, his friends, and family because they will have a celebration because he will formally announce his retirement. Hogan says he loves the fans and leaves.¶ In the back Sting says he's talking about all of his acquaintances over the years, and you better believe he'll be there to celebrate with the Hulkster. - aired 09/29/11
* 09/21/11 – Knoxville, Tennessee (Impact Wrestling! taping):
○ - TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff are shown arriving to the building as we cut to the parking lot.¶ Footage of Hogan's debut in TNA is shown, they're going to show various clips of Hogan's best moments in TNA.¶ In the back Eric Bischoff says he doesn't really know how he feels about Hogan retiring and this whole thing is tough. He says it's the end of an era.¶ Back from the break Hulk Hogan's music hits and he makes his way down to the ring. Hogan says he knew he'd get this kind of reaction (big pop) from Knoxville. A "Hogan" chant starts
and he says when he woke up this morning he finally realized that today would be the last day that he's in the wrestling business. Hogan
says after the 30 year run he's had that was a tough cup of coffee for him to swallow. He says from the time he arrived in Knoxville everyone welcomed him with open arms and another "Hogan" chant starts. Hogan says he felt so much love that it made him feel like it was his first day in the business all over again. Hogan says now he'll have to find something to replace the love he feels everytime he comes out in an arena. He says this is the end of the line for him and because of the fans he thanks them. Hogan holds up a "Hulkamania" belt and a "Thank you Hogan" chant starts. Hogan says Hulkamania could go on for another 30 years but at the end of the day it had the longest run in the
history of wrestling and now it's time to lay it to rest. Hogan says the only thing left now is to celebrate it but Sting's music cuts him off! Sting's not only wearing a red and yellow suit, but he's wearing red and yellow shoes too. Hogan says Sting is welcome out here and he will not turn this into a clown show. Sting apologizes for bring some rain to this evening but he just has to ask one question. He asks if there is anyone that's buying this retirement crap. Hogan says Sting needs to understand one thing and that's nothing last forever in this business
and Sting needs to leave him alone. Sting says maybe he's just become so jaded by the business that he can't let Hogan have his day...or maybe he just knows Hogan better than anybody on this earth. Sting says it's also very amazing how many cameras are everywhere these days and nothing is sacred now adays. Sting says he has some compelling footage of Hogan, but Hogan says the games are over so Sting needs to leave. Sting says he'll leave after they play some footage and he tells the guys in the back to play it. It's Hogan and Bischoff talking about the fans buying him making the claim that he's going to retire. Bischoff says they even fooled the network. Bischoff says the hillbillies are going out and mortgaging their trailers so they can buy Hogan memorabilia. Hogan does a bad southern accent and makes fun of the women having no teeth. Bischoff tells Hogan to kick back for a few months in Hawaii and then come back and come back to normal. Hogan screams at them to cut the footage and he says Sting has crossed a line and he ruins everything. Hogan says he's so damn sick of Sting and
if he wants to wrestle, hell no he won't wrestle him but he's pushed him so far that he'll FIGHT him! Hogan is IRRATE and screams at Sting that he'll fight him at BFG and if Sting beats him then he'll give the company back to Dixie Carter! After he says it Hogan realizes what he just said and looks mortified and covers his mouth. Sting says "got what I wanted" and leaves. - aired 10/06/11 {watch}
○ - "Earlier Today" Sting and TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan arrived, separately, and tonight they will have a contract signing for their match
at Bound For Glory¶ In the ring after discussing his upcoming title defence against Bobby Roode at Bound for glory TNA World Champion Kurt Angle says Hogan has booked Roode in another tune-up match tonight - Roode vs. Gunner...and Jeff Jarrett in a Handicap Match!¶ Jeremy Borash introduces Sting and Hogan to the ring for the contract signing. Sting and Hogan sit down at the table and Sting signs the contract. Hogan looks at the contract and signs it as a "Hogan sucks" chant breaks out. Hogan pushes the table over and then he says Sting has been dancing around him for over 30 years. He says they had a brief encounter but Sting was thrilled when it was over. Hogan says over all these years Sting could have found but now in the twilight of his career when he's trying to help TNA out now Sting wants to come after him. Hogan says Sting wanted Hulk Hogan so he's got the real Hulk Hogan now. Hogan says his wrestling career is over but for Sting to insult him and embarrass him the way he has this will be the fight of Sting's life. Hogan says there will be no interference or no games, it will just be Sting vs. Hogan. Hogan offers a handshake and Sting accepts it. Hogan says it will be Sting vs. Hogan, nobody else, but then Eric Bischoff walks out. Bischoff says they have one more piece of business. Sting laid his hands on Bischoff so if there is anything left after Hogan gets done with him then Bischoff will kick his ass. While Sting is looking at Bischoff, Hogan hits him with a chair! Hogan hits Sting with chops and right hands and then chokes him in the corner. Hogan talks trash to Sting as he continues to beat on him and Bischoff watches on. - aired
10/13/11 {watch}
- 10/16/11 – Philadelphia, PA - Liacouras Center (Bound For Glory): Backstage Eric Bischoff is talking to referee Jackson James. Bischoff calls James "son" and says he's always been there when they needed him. Bischoff says that two things need to happen 1. Hogan needs to win and 2. Sting needs to be taken out for good.¶ Despite interference of Ric Flair Sting defeated TNA Majority Owner Hulk Hogan by submission with the Scorpion Deathlock. As a result control of TNA was returned to Dixie Carter. After the Match. Immortal does a beat down on Sting. Bischoff is about to blast Sting with a chair but Jackson James grabs it from him and ends up taking the chair shot. Hogan gets back to his feet and starts Hulking Up but instead of hitting Sting he cleans house of Immortal and Hogan and Sting working together take them out. Hogan and Sting then corner Bischoff and Hogan punches Bischoff right in the mouth all of this to the delight of Dixie Carter who was sitting in the crowd.
Eric Bischoff or to do the right thing. Sting says the real Hulk Hogan came home at BFG as the fans chant "Hogan" and Sting calls Hogan out to the ring. Hulk makes his way down to the ring wearing a "Hulkamania" t-shirt and donning the red and yellow again. Hogan and Sting hug in the ring and then the fans chant "welcome back" to Hogan. Hogan says when you're right, you're right and when you're wrong, you're wrong and for the last year he's been very wrong. He says he's not going to blame anyone else but he became a follower and not a leader. He says Bischoff helped him with a lot of things in his life but now after everything has been cleared up he understands how wrong Bischoff was. Hogan says the red & yellow is back and there is one person to thank for it, Sting. He calls Sting the "true leader" in TNA. Hogan says at BFG when he looked at himself and saw what he and Immortal had become and he saw the light. He says when Sting crawled to him and screamed "Help Me" he saw exactly what he had become and he was embarrassed. A "you still got it" chant starts and then he says he will never forget what Sting did at BFG for him. He then shakes Sting's hand and leaves him in the ring. Sting says today is a day for them to celebrate because it's the day that TNA's rightful owner - Dixie Carter gets her company back. She thanks Sting and says she needs his help in making TNA the best company in the world. She appoints Sting as the new "authority figure" and gives him all the authority to make Impact Wrestling what it needs to be¶ Eric Bischoff leads Immortal down to the ring. Announcers Taz and Mike Tenay talk about the revelation that referee Jackson James was actually Bischoff's son, Garrett Bischoff and that Immortal had planted him in TNA months ago. If you recall during the Hardy-Morgan feud it was Jackson James that was the referee that kept making "mistakes" that screwed Morgan
out of the title. Bischoff says he'll address his punk kid later but he needs to face Hulk Hogan first. Hogan makes his way back down to the ring. Hogan says if Bischoff has something to say he better spit it out. Bischoff asks Hogan how he can explain turning on the guys (Immortal) that have had his
back for the last year. Bischoff says if that wasn't bad enough, he turned his back on Bischoff. Bischoff claims he made Hulk Hogan and if it weren't for him he wouldn't be here. Bischoff says the worst offense he could commit was getting between he and Garrett. Bischoff says his son turned his back on him because of Hogan. Hogan says in the last few days he's learned a lot about Bischoff and his son Garrett. Hogan says one thing he found out is that Garrett is one hell of a man, a man that Eric could never be. Bischoff slaps Hogan! Hogan looks like he's going to snap and points at Bischoff as the
crowd yells "YOUUUUUUUU!" Immortal hits the ring and surrounds Hogan but Sting runs down with a couple of bats! Sting hands Hogan a bat and Immortal bails. Bischoff says this isn't over but as he's backing up the ramp his son appears at the top of the ramp. Garrett Bischoff calls Eric a disgrace and then Bischoff shoves him. Bischoff rips his sons shirt off and point so the "Bischoff" tattoo on his chest and says he doesn't deserve that name. Garrett decks Eric! - aired 10/20/11 {watch: Pt 1, Pt 2}
○ 10/19/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): Hulk Hogan was not on this episode, however his presence was felt as new TNA World champion "The Tennessee Cowboy" James Storm mentioned that he had always wanted to be World champion ever since watching WrestleMania III. - aired 10/27/11
* 10/26/11 – Macon, Georgia - Macon Coliseum (Impact Wrestling! taping): Hulk Hogan was not at this event but his story with the Bischoffs continued:
○ - After slapping his father as an "apology" for costing Hulk Hogan & Immortal control over TNA Garrett Bischoff then beats the hell out of him
his Dad. Ric Flair and Gunner runs down and chases Garrett off. Eric Bischoff loses it and starts screaming at his son¶ In the office Eric Bischoff approaches Sting and says he has a deal for Sting. Bischoff says they both know that if Sting could fire him he would and they both
know that he can't because Bischoff has an ironclad contract with TNA. Bischoff says Flair came up with a great idea, he wants a match. He
says if Sting gives him that opportunity then he'll give Sting chance to restructure Eric's contract. Sting says he'll think about it but he wants to talk to Garrett first¶ A little bit later Sting approaches Garrett and tells him about Eric's offer. Garrett agrees to it and says he's good with it.
Sting doesn't like the idea because of what could happen but Garrett tells him to trust him and begs him to let it go down. Sting agrees and it's on! - aired 11/03/11
○ - Garret Bischoff defeated Gunner (w/ Eric Bischoff & Ric Flair) via DQ when Flair interfered. Garrett backs up the ramp as Immortal looks like they're going to absolutely lose it. Eric throws a tantrum in the ring. - aired 11/10/11
○ 11/14/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): Hulk Hogan was not at this event but his story with the Bischoffs continued: In the back Sting talks to Garrett Bischoff and asks him how he pulled it off last week. Garrett says he wasn't green as everyone thought he was (hint, hint).
Garrett asks Sting to let him go out there this week and finish what he started last week.¶ Sting approaches Eric Bischoff & Ric Flair in the locker room and reminds Bischoff about being able to rewrite his contract. Bischoff laughs and says that he did agree to allow Sting to rewrite but he didn't say a damn thing about signing it. Sting laughs as well and says he knows Bischoff and he knows that legally he can't remove him right now, but he could just drop him on the cement on the back of his head right now. Sting says he has a much better idea though and since Garrett wants a rematch tonight he's going to give it to him because Garrett wants to go through Immortal one-by-one until he gets to Eric. Sting says he knows Eric and he knows he would hate it if his own son became a much bigger star than him because unlike Eric he can WRESTLE. Eric says he and Ric will be in Gunner's corner again and Sting says he's fine with that because he will be in Garrett's corner¶ Garrett manages to pin Gunner with the DDT - aired 11/17/11
○ 11/28/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): Hulk Hogan was not at this event but his story with the Bischoffs continued: In the back Eric Bischoff and Bully Ray are talking. Bischoff says they don't have any leverage anymore and he says this thing with his son is getting to him. Ray asks if he wants him to take him out but Bischoff says not yet. Bischoff says he can't even think about his kid becoming a start in his company. - aired 12/01/11
○ 11/29/11 – Orlando, FL - Impact Zone (Impact Wrestling! taping): Hulk Hogan was not at this event but his story with the Bischoffs continued: In the back Sting talks to Gunner about Garet Bischoff. Gunner wants Garet back in the ring and he says that Garret has come to Sting twice asking for a match and he's granted that. He says all he asks for is one more rematch with no Flair or Eric Bischoff out there. Sting agrees to it but he says Flair
and Eric better not show up tonight.¶ Despite what Gunner told Sting, Eric & Flair do come to the ring with Gunner. Gunner tells Eric and Flair to leave ringside because he promised Sting that they wouldn't get involved and Eric doesn't like it. Garett defeats Gunner for a third straight time, this time with a roll up. After the match Gunner starts beating the crap out of Garett again and throws him to the floor. Gunner picks Garett up and goes for the Piledriver. Eric Bischoff runs down and screams at Gunner to stop! Gunner lets him go but then Eric pulls the floor padding away and tells Gunner to Piledrive his son on the concrete! Gunner obliges¶ Garett is being loaded into an ambulance as Eric mocks Garett and mockingly claps for him. Flair slaps him on the chest and asks him that felt tonight. Flair and Eric hug and Eric says he'll go home and tell "mom" that he's doing just fine. Flair says "happy holidays" as they close the Ambulance doors - aired 12/08/11
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* = multiple shows taped at one event
RED = Hogan was not at the event but involved somehow