Will Hogan and Bischoff Stay with TNA?

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Maybe its little to early for this topic as both Hogan and Bischoff have still about 4 months left on their TNA contracts, but I was thinking about this recently, so why not ask you.

It is known that Hogan and Bischoff sighed 2 year contracts with tna. This would mean that at the end of 2011 they would expire.

So my questions are:

Will they stay with tna? And if they stay (or one of them) what could be their role in 2012.

IMO, Hogan will not be staying. Either he won't be given a new contract or he will refuse. Even if he stayed, I really can't think of any role for him. However, I also think that Bischoff will stay with tna, but will focus more on backstage stuff rather than be a major character on tv. Bischoff might work on production of tna shows, talk with network etc. From time to time he could also occasionally be featured on tv, as a general manager or something similar.

 

[PunkThis69]

If they both stay, TNA will be done. The only way TNA can get better and compete is ridding them of Hogan and Bischoff and stop signing ex-WWE guys like Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, Kurt, Mr. Anderson etc. Even if they work or not. They need to develop their own talent.

 

[baken1942]

I agree, name recognition wise having Hogan is good for TNA, along with Flair and Bischoff but let's face it, TNA's rating havent really been anything spectacular, I think they were on their way up to begin with BEFORE Hogan and those guys came in.

I think they need to go, something needs to happen. I think they are starting to see it now anyways, where when they came in losers like the Nasty Boys etc followed because they are Hogan's boys. Hall, Waltman etc as well. Those guys took roster spots from other guys, and TNA is slowly starting to bring the older guys/girls back and bringing in new faces like ODB is back, Traci, Shark Boy made an appearance at the PPV, Zema Ion, Anthony Nese, Kid Kash is back. These arent guys who are going to be HUGE in bringing in better ratings but they are guys, fresh faces people (speaking for myself) would rather see than Hogan, Flair etc.

If I was TNA, Hogan, Flair, Bischoff, would all be gone and that money would be put towards younger talent.

But to answer your question, im afraid, because TNA is soo out in left field, Hogan and Bischoff will stay because nobody has the balls to say to them. Your not helping us out, goodbye.


Could you imagine if these guys did leave and Panda and Dixie and Jarrett etc, decided to give Paul Heyman what he wants money wise, creative control, hirings/firings. I really truly think TNA would be huge. Just keep Paul away from the business aspect of it

 

[HollywoodLuthias]

you internet fans are the problem with professional wrestling. Hulk Hogan in TNA has been GOOD for TNA. As far as I'm concerned, TNA has been at it's best since he came in. Before 2010, TNA was just a larger than average indy fed with a tv deal, that's the truth. The same people who bitch "we want six sides" are the one's who wanted a 4 sided ring because the six sides didn't make TNA "look legit". Now that TNA is starting to "look legit", everyone wants it back to the way it was: mexican style wrestling ring, corny story lines like "the governor", the same 4 or 5 guys as world champions (AJ, Kurt, Joe Jarret and Sting, but mostly the first 3) and the KO and X division as the highlight of the company even though we all know that its the MAIN EVENT scene that carries a companies success, and everything else is filler. Oh, and nothing but young talent wrestling with no established veterans there to put the young guys over as legitimate competitors. The members of the MEM were literally the only vets and established talent on the TNA roster before 2010. Now we have RVD, Jeff Hardy, Anderson, Ric Flair in a managerial role, and so on. These guys (with the exception of Flair) are still young enough to go and are established talent, so its a win-win for them and whomever faces them.

I swear to god, its almost as if you people don't want TNA to grow. Just have things stay the same. TNA's ratings are better than they were prior 2010 (and as of recently, have been steadily growing) and they are now taking impact on the road more, just like the fans said they wanted. You mean to tell me that Bischoff and Hogan had no part to play in that?

Bottom line: If Bischoff and Hogan leave, kiss TNA's chance at prosperity and growth goodbye. Contrary to popular belief,they have good minds for the business. They have taken on WWE before and WON, damn near putting them out of business. If it wasn't for Steve Austin and "WWF attitude", WCW would have won the MNW's. Everyone needs to stop acting like an expert and leave the work to the professionals. Our role is to just simply watch.

 

[blockanWo]

If they both stay, TNA will be done. The only way TNA can get better and compete is ridding them of Hogan and Bischoff and stop signing ex-WWE guys like Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, Kurt, Mr. Anderson etc. Even if they work or not. They need to develop their own talent.

Kurt is one of the best performers on the roster. Not signing him when he was frustrated with Vince would have been a biblically dumb move.

Jeff Hardy? Sure in hindsight his signing may not have been great, but he has name recognition and a cult like following.

I hope Bischoff stays. Bischoff has the skills in production and marketing that TNA need. Hogan, not to fussed, he really doesnt bring much to the table anymore.

 

[jdolla417]

I honestly am biased when it comes to the original tna and th "impact wrestling" era of the company. In truth yea tna gets more recognition due to the ex wwe guys being there but dey also take away from the homegrown talent I mean Robert Roode should have been in the main event by now carrying this company not sting I think hogan and bishoff should bow out and let the old tna come back the match quality was waaaaay bettet just look at the triple threat ladder match lo ki aj and jerry lynn hadim the begining of the company and look what matches we have now hogan and bischoff is running this place to the the ground and if it takes a guu like Paul Heyman to breathe some life into the company then dont resign HH and EB contracts and give Heyman both their salaries

 

[ABMorales787]

If they both stay, TNA will be done. The only way TNA can get better and compete is ridding them of Hogan and Bischoff and stop signing ex-WWE guys like Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, Kurt, Mr. Anderson etc. Even if they work or not. They need to develop their own talent.

Gunner, Crimson, Bully Ray, Austin Aries and Alex Shelley happen to ring a bell? No? Guess you have no bells. Nor any knowledge of how the "old days" worked. ex-WWE guys? Shit, really? How ignorant. Be business was striving off the the idea of talent switching from company to company in the 90's. Booming. But now people seem to have totally forgotten that. Pay attention people. No casual fan gives a damn where the talent is from. They care about how well he performs. Look at Bully Ray and you'll see my point.


As for Hogan and Bischoff, they should and will most likely stay. The two of them have had an inconsistent string of unsuccessful projects for a long time and TNA broke that streak for them. They get a secure job with TNA and still retain the freedom for other projects as shown already. Bischoff has produced several shows during his TNA tenure and still appeared consistently. Should either man throw a guaranteed job for an unstable one? I think not.

 

[This Is My Name Thank You]

I said this before and I will say it again, PEOPLE JUMPED FROM WWF TO WCW!!!!!! Ya know they went from another organization to another!!! WHAT THE FUCK DOES IT MATTER AND FOR ONE RE WATCH WCW AN TELL ME HOW MANY MAIN GUYS WERE IN WWF THEN WENT TO WCW???? How about the man who brought wrestling to a hole new meaning HULK HOGAN!!! I don't see people sitting here a saying Jericho is a WCW reject and same with Austin being in both WCW and ECW and took Sandmans gimmick and ran with it.

NO fucking people hate on TNA becuase they have nothing else to do. I'm a fan of both and I can hate on World Wide Entertainment as bad as the next guy does towards TNA!!! WWE has an still is so predictable that its grow so old!!! Atleast TNA makes you some what guess what may or may not happen next.

And now onto the post. I think and actually hope Hogan and Bischoff do sign new contrats. WHY????? Am I crazy??? Yes if you were to know me you would be agreeing!! But any way back to subject. They should sign because they actually been having creative direction for TNA IW and they need to resign because the want to be apart of WRESTLING!! Shit people bash them becuase of ratings not changing becuase its been a year blah blah blah, honestly STFU!!!! It takes goddamn time and if they DON'T SIGN THEY WILL FAIL!!! They know the mistakes they made before and they don't want to make them again. THEY WILL MAKE IMPACT WRESTLING BETTER AS THEY HAVE!!! An for all the people who bitch about ratings and blah blah blah, do me a favor and post the ratings for WWF on its 5th year on a cable network TV station!!!! The person ruining TNA is RUSSO and when his contract is done don't resign him. RESIGN HOGAN an BISCHOFF for TNA will FAIL if they DON'T

 

[bigbootydaddyV]

Hogan and Bischoff not being part of TNA would hurt them, Hogan and Bischoff keeping their current roles in TNA would hurt them, in my opinion there needs to be a different involvement for them but definitely keep them around. Bischoff is a smart businessman and can help TNA makes moves to make it more recognizable and by the same token, having Hogan on a show can't hurt so long as he plays ball and goes with good ideas. What they don't need is hogan and bischoff talking down the X division or whatever it is they had going on with it. The two are a huge asset and if used properly can help TNA.

 

[PagingMr.ass]

I think Bishoff is poison to any promotion. History shows he cant spear head a wrestling company in the right direction. The only thing he ever gave the wrestling world was the NWO. Now in his defense the NWO was one of the biggest angles in wrestling history, however all that makes bishoff is a glorified one hit wonder. And lets be honest, he couldn't even see that angle all the way through to the end. instead of ending the NWO at the proper moment he let it drag out until it was overplayed and by the time it ended it was a joke. I've heard people try and tag the Goldberg character to his list of accomplishments but to my understanding that was more of Kevin Sullivan's brain child and of course you got to give Bill Goldberg most of the credit for executing it so perfectly. That being said Bishoff should have never been there in the first place. He sucked the life out of TNA, and whats left is a sad shell of what was there before him. I still don't think it's to late, fire him him now before the end of four months and move on. Impact wrestling can still be a success, just give him the boot. The most troubling thing about Bishoff is that I've heard him say in interviews conducted in the mid 2000's that his biggest mistake in WCW was pushing washed up old wwf dinosaurs and not grooming and utilizing home grown talent, yet by the grace of god he's given another oppurtunity to change his legacy and he immediatly reverts back to the same tactics that failed him before. As for Hogan I still think he can help out the company but only in an onscreen role. Have him turn face and be the general manager. Lets face it, he's still the biggest thing to ever happen to wrestling and can draw an audience. Let him throw love at the fans and keep his face on tv just keep him out of the ring. But what ever happens FIRE BISHOFF, he doesn't deserve to bow out gracefully when his contract runs out. Here's my dream situation for Impact wrestling. Dixie owns the company and funnels in the Carter family money. Paul Heyman is hired as the actual CEO of the company and is given total creative control. Hogan stays on as an onscreen general manager for the sake of ratings. Paul Heyman knows how to make a promotion work by pushing and utilizing homegrown talent, he did it with ECW despite the fact they were almost always scraping for cash, so imagine what he could do with the Carter family money. If they can't get Heyman bring back Cornette in that position, when he was there the company was going in the right direction and putting on a better show than the WWE night in and night out. A tennis racket might not be as good as a cell phone but it still gets the job done

 

[joesgoingtoeatu]

Gunner, Crimson, Bully Ray, Austin Aries and Alex Shelley happen to ring a bell? No? Guess you have no bells. Nor any knowledge of how the "old days" worked. ex-WWE guys? Shit, really? How ignorant. Be business was striving off the the idea of talent switching from company to company in the 90's. Booming. But now people seem to have totally forgotten that. Pay attention people. No casual fan gives a damn where the talent is from. They care about how well he performs. Look at Bully Ray and you'll see my point.


As for Hogan and Bischoff, they should and will most likely stay. The two of them have had an inconsistent string of unsuccessful projects for a long time and TNA broke that streak for them. They get a secure job with TNA and still retain the freedom for other projects as shown already. Bischoff has produced several shows during his TNA tenure and still appeared consistently. Should either man throw a guaranteed job for an unstable one? I think not.

Bully Ray ex-WWE perfomer just saying........

We can all say Hogan's name is good fot TNA all we want, but lets face it, the rating is and continues to stay the same. How has the company grown ? I dont know who or what the answer is, but give me one real good argument on what the 2 of them have done to grow the company, Im not seeing it.

And with that being said, if Hogan and Bischoff feels this is a sinking ship they will run away quickly. If they think the company has any chance to grow by even 1%, they will stay and take all the credit for it

 

[George Steele's Barber]

Depends on what type of deal it would take for TNA to keep both guys and what type of revenue TNA believes both guys have to offer. I don't think there is any reliable knowledge out there on what type of compensation Bischoff and Hogam are currently bringing in or what they might expect to receive to stick around.

After two years TNA should have a pretty good idea what they think both guys are worth.

My take on it is that Hogan is not worth what he is getting paid. He is not that entertaining anymore. He should be out on the road shaking as hands and doing as many interviews as possible (like a politician) to get TNA attention. Twittering is not reaching new fans.

Bischoff may have more value since he probably does not carry as significant of a salary. He also has had some good ideas over the years and his value is not in his ability to athletically compete.

Lots more I can say on both guys but like I said in the beginning I don't know enough to determine what makes sense for all parties to answer the original question.

 

[GameOver]

I said this before and I will say it again, PEOPLE JUMPED FROM WWF TO WCW!!!!!! Ya know they went from another organization to another!!! WHAT THE FUCK DOES IT MATTER AND FOR ONE RE WATCH WCW AN TELL ME HOW MANY MAIN GUYS WERE IN WWF THEN WENT TO WCW???? How about the man who brought wrestling to a hole new meaning HULK HOGAN!!! I don't see people sitting here a saying Jericho is a WCW reject and same with Austin being in both WCW and ECW and took Sandmans gimmick and ran with it.

NO fucking people hate on TNA becuase they have nothing else to do. I'm a fan of both and I can hate on World Wide Entertainment as bad as the next guy does towards TNA!!! WWE has an still is so predictable that its grow so old!!! Atleast TNA makes you some what guess what may or may not happen next.

And now onto the post. I think and actually hope Hogan and Bischoff do sign new contrats. WHY????? Am I crazy??? Yes if you were to know me you would be agreeing!! But any way back to subject. They should sign because they actually been having creative direction for TNA IW and they need to resign because the want to be apart of WRESTLING!! Shit people bash them becuase of ratings not changing becuase its been a year blah blah blah, honestly STFU!!!! It takes goddamn time and if they DON'T SIGN THEY WILL FAIL!!! They know the mistakes they made before and they don't want to make them again. THEY WILL MAKE IMPACT WRESTLING BETTER AS THEY HAVE!!! An for all the people who bitch about ratings and blah blah blah, do me a favor and post the ratings for WWF on its 5th year on a cable network TV station!!!! The person ruining TNA is RUSSO and when his contract is done don't resign him. RESIGN HOGAN an BISCHOFF for TNA will FAIL if they DON'T

TNA was a rising hit 7yrs ago. Then they stopped doing what they were doing and starting the really slow ascent and eventual stagnation.

Stop saying Paul Heyman is the answer cause he isn't. He was a big part of ECW dying because he's a bad business man and is pig headed refusing to work within network limits which is what led to ECW's demise. Sure there were other factors but he got the ball rolling in the company dying

Bischoff "was" a good thing, but most of that was the money he had to worki with from Ted Turner, as a Vince McMahon wannabe he sucks. He can't talk, he is a lousy Vince McMahon clone. But he's better then having Dixie Carter onscreen.

Hogan will always be a big thing even when he's a prick but he's still living in the 90's and is way out of touch.

but not having Hogan there would be a bigger hit then keeping him and nothing changing. atleast with him there it's a selling point to advertisers, networks and when arranging tours.

now to the above, Taker, Triple H, Golddust, Austin, Jericho, Eddie, Benoit to name a few were rejects as far as Bischoff was concerned which shows how useless he is when it comes to seeing talent. WWF put them on a global stage and that intern made them household names letting them do what they do best which is what Bischoff said they were useless at.

But yeah people jump back and forth that's nature of the business, they gotta work somewhere, the difference is taking people and then not even using them or using them to the detriment of the company, not the other way around. That's the issue, not if they use them over originals or not.

ie throwing money away on a bandaid fix that could be better spent on the product that is already there

and TNA not being predictable is because they aren't even in the least bit logical. ie Anderson is a heel then a face then a heel then a face then joins immortal only to battle with them the same week and now he's what? and all of this happened in the span of 1yr. bugger all they do makes any sense or is in the least bit engaging.

 

[Chess]

Bischoff and Hogan are two peas from the same pod, they are like lemons and limes or blackjacks and fruit salads. These two do everything together and this will continue. I believe Bischoff has stayed relevant by clinging to Hogans coattails but at the same time I get the impression Bischoff is also the one getting Hogan the better deals than he could for himself. Therefore I believe that they will either both stay or both go, I really do not see only one leaving.

Unfortunately I get the feeling Mr Hogan will not be losing at BFG to Sting and will therefore continue to be at the forefront of Impact wrestling, I hope not but I do not feel Hogan is ready to step aside. In fact I believe the old will be returning and we will get the even less entertaining face Hogan.

Will TNA look at the last two years and realise that Hogan has not really added anything to the company? This is doubtful. If they solely look at their balance sheet perhaps they will realise that Hogan is costing more than the revenue he is generating and therefore the experiment has not worked and he should go. Again I do not think this will happen. Bischoff on the other hand has really had an affect on the TNA product. The production values, the brand name, the ring and the in ring action have all had a facelift and I believe this is more due to Bischoff than the Hulkster. TNA will look at this and see this as positives and decide to extend his contract, however as I mentioned before this will probably mean Hulk will stay as well.

I believe the roles will remain the same and Impact will continue to have Hogan and Bischoff as on screen characters as well as having some pull as to the direction TNA goes in. I do not think this is a good idea but when has TNA ever been at the front of the line for good ideas? I would much prefer Bischoff as an occasional on air talent but focus more on the production while Hogan, if he must stay should only be in the role of TNA spokesperson doing the rounds promoting the show. I have no interest in his on screen character and even less with him wrestling EVER again.

TNA should pay Hogan with a performance related pay scheme. If he is able to increase viewers, house show numbers and PPV buys then pay the man more as he will deserves it, however if everything remains the same he should be on a much lower wage.

 

[He's Phenomenal]

I don't think there's any doubting Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff will remain with TNA. I'd be extremely shocked if they didn't sign new deals with the company. The owners of TNA are obviously not stupid (hence why they have millions of dollars) and only an idiot would think Hogan and Bischoff don't benefit TNA.

TNA are finally on their way to looking like a legit, big time, promotion and that ball started rolling when Hogan and Bischoff came in. Without the arrival of those two, TNA would still be plodding along with no real growth. Now they have sponsorship deals, various international TV deals, higher house show attendances, more mainstream coverage, bigger stars, better production, tv tapings on the road, rise in ratings (at home and abroad) etc. Literally everything is on the increase rather than just being stagnant. And who's responsible for this? It could just be a coincidence but I'm guessing it's down to Hulk Hogan's presence.

If Hogan and Bischoff did leave TNA, I wouldn't necessarily worry for their future but I certainly wouldn't expect TNA to continue growing and I couldn't see them ever leaving the iMPACT Zone. With Hogan and Bischoff on board though, I only see TNAs future as being bright.

If anyone doesn't agree with what I've said please feel free to post examples of what has decreased in TNA since Hogan and Bischoffs arrival. Oh and saying the product is worse isn't relevant as that's an opinion and it's subjective.

 

[fortune fan]

I honestly am biased when it comes to the original tna and th "impact wrestling" era of the company. In truth yea tna gets more recognition due to the ex wwe guys being there but dey also take away from the homegrown talent I mean Robert Roode should have been in the main event by now carrying this company not sting I think hogan and bishoff should bow out and let the old tna come back the match quality was waaaaay bettet just look at the triple threat ladder match lo ki aj and jerry lynn hadim the begining of the company and look what matches we have now hogan and bischoff is running this place to the the ground and if it takes a guu like Paul Heyman to breathe some life into the company then dont resign HH and EB contracts and give Heyman both their salaries

i like hulk hogan but not enric bashop i want enric to leave

 

[Jack-Hammer]

As long as Hogan & Bischoff are a major influence and as long as they're making a substantial amount of money, I don't think that they're going anywhere.

Hogan & Bischoff are businessmen. They're in TNA, first & foremost, because it affords them opportunities to be part of wrestling on a major cable network, it keeps them in the media spotlight at times, it keeps them relevant to what's going on in wrestling and affords them platforms from which to, at least, help launch side projects. Bischoff & Hervey, if I'm not mistaken, have a show on TruTV that's doing well and Hogan's midget wrestling, whatever it's called, debuts tonight on the same channel I believe.

That's not to say that Hogan & Bischoff don't believe in TNA. I'm sure that there a lot of wrestlers on the roster that they like and have faith in. They may have issues with Vince Russo, at least that's what backstage rumors and gossip suggest, but Dixie Carter has full confidence in the guy so he's not going anywhere. But, primarily, Bischoff & Hogan have been able to use TNA to help themselves, to make money for themselves. Nothing wrong with that whatsoever.

Some people might not like Hogan & Bischoff, I'm not all that crazy about them personally, but Dixie Carter obviously believes in them. So unless something much bigger & better comes along, they're staying put for as long as they can.

 

[Rayne]

I don't think there's any doubting Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff will remain with TNA. I'd be extremely shocked if they didn't sign new deals with the company. The owners of TNA are obviously not stupid (hence why they have millions of dollars) and only an idiot would think Hogan and Bischoff don't benefit TNA.

Ignoring the "agree with me or you're stupid" form of logic, never, ever make the mistake that just because someone has money means they're intelligent in all fields. Just because you can build power plants does not mean you can run a television program. Just because Daddy died and left you $50m in stocks and bearer bonds doesn't make you an overnight Gordon Gekko.

Some of the dumbest people I know have a lot of money to spend. Some of them are my clients.


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On the topic of TNA/IW and Hulk + Eric, Bischoff will stick around. Not because he's making great improvements to TNA/IW. You can talk about intangibles like 'greater production value' all you want, I look at hard numbers like ratings. Eric Bischoff took over the helm almost two years ago and ratings haven't moved appreciably over the past regime. What's TNA/IW actually getting for hiring Eric Bischoff? The man is not exactly shy about self-promotion, and any growing company looks to enlarge its media profile in preparation for the insanely profitable IPO. No good news has come out of either source about PPV numbers, merchandising, house show attendance, et al. There has been no motion on a second show for TNA/IW after ReAction was cancelled.

(As an aside- a LOT of people gave me shit when I said TNA/IW wouldn't be getting a second show so soon after ReAction was cancelled, since a television executive had promised TNA/IW would get one. My argument was that television executives make this lie all the time, and the goal was to mollify fans until they forgot about it. Here we are, many months later, and we have a bunch of mollified fans who have forgotten they were told there would be a second show. I hate to say told ya', but, told ya'.)

In his press releases, Eric Bischoff has taken to describing ratings in percentage terms so that they look impressive, but disguise the actual facts being discussed. My favorite one was when he claimed they were up 310% on their lead-in, without mentioning that a) they were damn well expected to do that well, and b) their lead-in was "Jail", Spike's worst performing original program not counting 4am infomercials. The reason why Eric Bischoff will stick around is because he is a bloodsucking tick of a con artist. Imagine you're in his position. You're a one shot wonder who made WCW successful for a year when you were given a blank checkbook to do it with. The other crowning achievement in your life is making reality shows with Scott Baio. If you're Eric Bischoff, wouldn't you do everything in your power to keep from going back to that? In television, that's producers' hell. Eric will stick on through sheer tenacity, not through a demonstration of superior performance.

Hulk is easier to describe. He's finally breaking down to the point at which he's not only slow, he just can't wrestle anymore. My biggest hope for Hogan vs. Sting (2nd now in a televised combined age match, at 110, beaten only by Mae Young and Fabulous Moolah in some WWE abortion) is that no one breaks a hip or has a heart attack. He's not going to go away, but we're going to start seeing less of him. TNA/IW can't be the Hulk Hogan show, but he can have a role in the ongoing TNA/IW saga.

 

[Hoganistheman]

Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff are going no where people ! TNA is making $ now and its bc of how things have changed since they have come in. Yes it took awhile but TNA is finally going in the right direction and building new fresh stars while also using established names which you need. I believe at BFG Hogan will lose and prove you internet idiots wrong and finally come back too the red & yellow and Bischoff will play the evil boss. Too all you internet idiots who weren't alive when Hogan and Vince built this business together how dare you say you hope Hogan gets hurt or dies in the ring ! You obviously don't care about the business too wish on the godfather of pro wrestling,the man that changed the business 2 times and if he walked back in the WWE Vince would welcome him back with open arms and you idiots would say oh its a good thing or oh this is a great move by Vince. Get a life and respect the greatest of all-time and I hope he wins at BFG and has a one last great match and makes you people look like bigger jackass's !

 

[Mustang Sally]

IMO, Hogan will not be staying. Either he won't be given a new contract or he will refuse.

I don't know why he'd refuse. As far as I can see, Hogan was finished with pro wrestling until he experienced money problems with his son's lawsuit and his own divorce. Then, magically, he's just dying to join a wrestling promotion again? If the main reason he showed up was for money, I would wager TNA has been paying him plenty of it......so, why would he leave if they still want him?

If TNA is smart (a very big "if"), they won't renew Hogan because bringing him aboard was supposed to improve TV ratings (monumentally, according to Hogan) and it hasn't done so. Why pay big bucks if the initial goal failed?

As for Bischoff, I could see him refusing to renew his contract. He has apparently always believed he's some kind of guru of wrestling promotions. As I see it, with WCW he was given an almost unlimited budget and used it to (temporarily) buy his way to victory in the ratings war over WWE, spending incredible amounts of money on talent and production. Yet, some people see him as a visionary; if TNA thinks it so, they may look to re-sign him.

As for whether he'd choose to leave, it's hard to say because we don't really know what he contributes behind the scenes. Is he really in management, or is he just an on-air personality? As always, he talks as if he's the world's greatest authority, but if TNA isn't following his suggestions, he may choose to go.

 

[Dusty Roids]

O my god. is Hogan seriously going to wrestle? Again?! The guy hasn't got any spine left.

as far as Bishop goes, he is anything but good for business. The only thing he did was inventing the nWo angle. And he went trough with that angle till the end of wcw. Now what a great creative mind he has.

Hogan isn't bad for ratings, as long as the guy isn't in control of anything. He is only in it for himself.

 

[Sub-Xero]

From strictly a TV standpoint, I am sick and tired of seeing Hogan and Bischoff parading themselves out there as if they're still relevant. Yes, I'm sure that some people are watching the show because of them, but how many can there be? Who out there really believes that Sting v. Flair/Hogan is a compelling storyline? Again, I'm sure they exist, but then again, when I was 5, I was sure that Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny existed too.

I don't know if people will stop watching if Hogan and Bisch leave, but I do know one thing, I won't fast forward as much on my DVR when I watch IMPACT.

To answer the question at hand, No, I don't think they'll leave. As long as the company is making money, they'll take credit for it and stick around as long as they can.

 

[Psykohurricane55]

you internet fans are the problem with professional wrestling. Hulk Hogan in TNA has been GOOD for TNA. As far as I'm concerned, TNA has been at it's best since he came in. Before 2010, TNA was just a larger than average indy fed with a tv deal, that's the truth. The same people who bitch "we want six sides" are the one's who wanted a 4 sided ring because the six sides didn't make TNA "look legit". Now that TNA is starting to "look legit", everyone wants it back to the way it was: mexican style wrestling ring, corny story lines like "the governor", the same 4 or 5 guys as world champions (AJ, Kurt, Joe Jarret and Sting, but mostly the first 3) and the KO and X division as the highlight of the company even though we all know that its the MAIN EVENT scene that carries a companies success, and everything else is filler. Oh, and nothing but young talent wrestling with no established veterans there to put the young guys over as legitimate competitors. The members of the MEM were literally the only vets and established talent on the TNA roster before 2010. Now we have RVD, Jeff Hardy, Anderson, Ric Flair in a managerial role, and so on. These guys (with the exception of Flair) are still young enough to go and are established talent, so its a win-win for them and whomever faces them.

I just want more explanation on just how Hogan and Bischoff made TNA look more ''Legit'' and how the grew as a company. Since Hogan & Bischoff came in, They almost put TNA out of business with the Monday Night wars, Then when back to Thursday and the rating when back to what they were, the buyrates for the PPV went down since the join the company and the company is a bigger joke with mainstream media then when they weren'T there. Theirs also the fact that Hogan doesn't promote TNA at all when he's on TV or pluging one of his multiple non-TNA project. Hogan even exepted a paycheck from THQ to be in the WWE All-stars videogames, the same company that's suppose to be TNA's competition. So don'T tell me Hogan and bischoff help TNA since joining, that'S a lie. Hogan didn'T bring anymore viewers to the product and has much as a respect Hogan, he's pretty much ruining is legacy by acting the way he does right now, so i really hope Hogan doesn'T come back. Has for Bischoff, he's a really good public relations type guy and could do wonders for TNA if he works backstage in the office to deal with the network and other marketing stuff, but has an on air personna, that ship has sail.

So to respond to the question, TNA should not resign Hogan, but should try to resign Bischoff to a management contract instead of a talent.

 

[Clem]

I could see Bischoff continuing in a production capacity, but Hulk Hogan needs to GTFO.

While they've instituted numerous changes (depending on their mood that week), absolutely nothing has changed for TNA's situation since they've been there.

Hulk Hogan is just a colossal drain on resources and needs to be taken out back and put out of his misery ASAP.