When Eric Bischoff signed Hulk Hogan in 1994, it was the best decision he ever made because Hogan brought more eyes to the product, they started selling a lot more merchandise and when the nWo needed a legitimate leader, Hogan was their man. His heel turn helped kickstart a boom period for the Atlanta-based promotion, seeing them reach hitherto unseen heights. The downfall to having Hogan is that by late 98/99 he'd wore out his welcome a little and, because he had complete creative control in his contract, he could veto anything he wanted. If Hulk wanted to stay on top or refuse to do a job, he could. When TNA signed Hogan in late 2009, it became clear within six months that Hogan was the worst guy to bring in from a creative standpoint. TNA had been turning a profit in 2009, but The Hulkster came in and brought in older former WWE stars, focused on guys like Nash, Hall, Flair, RVD etc rather than featuring the young TNA talent who had been turning things around the previous year. Hogan convinced Dixie Carter to go head-to-head with RAW on Monday nights in what turned out to be a disastrous move that lasted about eight weeks. Of all the mistakes to copy from WCW, this was one of the most costly that TNA chose to replicate.
Kenny is a successful podcast host with Inside The Ropes, promotes exciting Q&A events in the UK with the likes of Sting and DDP, has interviewed the big guns like Foley, Jericho, Bruno and Austin and enjoys cheese a great deal.
