10 Fatal Mistakes That Destroyed The TNA Brand
2. Dixie Begs Hulk
Hulk Hogan had been a babyface, heel and babyface again in a tumultuous three years with TNA, and left very little desirable behind.
During his final programme with evil heel stable Aces & Eights, Hogan made amends with Sting after the two had been locked in a power struggle the year prior. He did increasingly less on the show in the summer months though, and had only one major angle to work in the run up to the company's WrestleMania equivalent Bound For Glory in October.
Dixie Carter had turned heel that summer, abusing AJ Styles for his perceived disrespect and gradually morphing into another tired retread of the evil authority figure, and TNA's immediate future appeared to promise a battle for supremacy between the millionaire and 'The Hulkster'.
On television and in real life, Hogan just wasn't all that bothered anymore. Set to depart the company ahead of a glorious return to WWE in early 2014, Hulk's final segment couldn't have made the company look any more pathetic.
After initially issuing Hogan with an ultimatum, she then literally got her knees and begged him to stay after he turned down a working relationship with her. The message, intentional or otherwise, was abundantly clear - TNA needed the stars far far more than they needed TNA.