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'The Boss' Of Pro Wrestling
As part of TNA's reboot for it's debut on the new network, they are rumored to be further stepping up productions, pyro and so forth. They are also expected to be going back to a 4 sided ring. Now they are featuring PPVs with legends. What do you know? After listening to the IWC who claimed that HOLLYWOOD HULK HOGAN was ruining the company, and briefly going back to the old ways, TNA now seems to be admitting that HOLLYWOOD HULK HOGAN was right after all. They are even featuring (footage of) him on their first PPV at their new network.
Maybe it's time to take another look at the HOLLYWOOD HULK HOGAN era and see it for the good points. Even if it was not your favorite era, you can't deny that a lot of good came from it. While maybe not as much as people hoped, viewership did increase. HOLLYWOOD HULK HOGAN'S debut episode remains the highest rated episode. 2011 - the "Immortal" takeover angle- is the highest yearly ratings average. The highest domestic attendance record was broken two years in a row. First in 2012 Slammiversary X drew 5,500 fans. Then the following year 7,200 fans came to Lockdown.
That's a landmark attendance growth every year - which has not been duplicated. Clearly they were doing something right. I know there were mistakes as well such as moving to Monday nights. But don't forget, their highest rating ever (HOLLYWOOD HULK HOGAN'S debut) was live on Monday Night so, it made sense to try it. Fans had different opinions on things like Open Fight Night, Gut Check Challenge and the Bound for Glory series (all of which I thought were good concepts but needed to be tweeked) but you have to at least give them props for trying something new.
So what do you think? If the rumored changes are true (not to mention the PPV), do you take that as a sign that the HOLLYWOOD HULK HOGAN years weren't as bad as some have said?
