Ok so this is more of a question that it is a idea but here it goes. My question is should hogan have come to tna earlier than 2009? Because he doesnt have much of a legacy in tna.
Why does Hogan need a legacy in TNA, per se? He's already the biggest name in the history of professional wrestling, he brings a legacy with him wherever he goes. To be honest, him coming in two years earlier would have done what exactly?
Now im talking if he wouldve come to tna around 06 or 07. By 07 i mean early 07, but the point of the thread is should he have come to tna at that time when he could still move around better than he can now and be able to put on somewat of a match and possibly do a leg drop.
Honestly, no. It's not just the myriad of back surgeries that Hogan has had
that suddenly is costing him his mobility, Hogan has been close to immoble for a long time. There's not much difference between 2007 Hogan that wasn't wrestling to the 2009/10 Hogan that isn't believable as an in-ring performer. The draw, if it's still there with Hogan, is his legacy and name, not what he can do in the ring. Two years wouldn't have changed that.
See if he had come there then he couldve challenged or won title giving it some prestige or had a few feuds and putting over guys like samoa joe and aj styles.
And here is where things start to fall apart. Putting the title on Hogan? Why? Him stinking out main events against the likes of Joe and AJ Styles wouldn't have benefitted them in the slightest, it would have damaged their credibility. They're already proven commodities in terms of what they can do between the ropes.
Hogan, on the other hand, hasn't been a full-time wrestler in over 10 years, so why in the world would him holding the title or chasing it be anything but a negative for TNA? It's only because he's so iconic that the few times he's wrestled since coming to TNA hasn't hurt his legacy. But it certainly wouldn't have done much for the boys in the back if he were contending for, or worse yet, winning titles. It's one thing for an older Kurt Angle to come in and win titles, because he can still make people look good in the ring. Hogan would need others to make him look good, so in reality, him winning titles and being in main events would serve only to please an audience of one, which is himself.
But should he have come there at that time bc we all know wat happened he went through his divorce and his son went to prison.
So wat wouldve happened if he had joined tna at that time. I mean it would give tna alot of coverage but not in a good way. How would tna have handled these situations and would hogan still be there after all that mess.
When has a wrestler's personal life outside of the business generally affected the company they work for? There's a littany of performers who have had personal problems outside of the ring yet have continued to perform between the ropes, and unless personal problems have interfered with their ability to perform, then what's the big deal? This goes back to my point of what Hogan would have brought to the table. He wouldnt have benefitted TNA in terms of providing good match quality, so what good would bringing him in have done?
So the point is would it be worth it to have a few good matches out of him and possibly a few feuds for all that he went through during that time or would it be too much for the company? Also mite all oof that bad press be the end of tna bc his association with them? Just wondering bout this bc hogan could have probably had a few good matches if he came there a little earlier. Wat does everyone think?
Companies don't swink or swim on the basis of one or two performers, and they wouldn't have been hurt by Hogan's personal problems either. I just am wonmdering where you're getting the idea that 2007 Hogan could have put together these 5 star classics that would have made his opponents look like gold and would have elevated them. Hogan was still 54 in 2007, so it's not like we're talking about an in-his-prime type of guy. The presumption that he would have put on good matches is far-fetched, to say the least, and positioning him as you suggested would have hurt the company, but not for the reason you suggested. Forget his personal life, his ability to have a good match in main event slots would have been more detrimental to TNA then anything else.