Jarrett wants Hogan, Hall, Nash

[JoeDirt 0]

"Jeff Jarrett is still trying to get Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, and Scott Hall to all come in and work for TNA. He has apparently told them that they don't have the money they once had, but that they would be given great merchandise deals. At this point, Hogan and Nash feel that the show looks minor league."

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

Fuck Nash & Hall, and give their share of the money to Hogan. Why?

 

1.) He's still very over as the nostalgia guy

2.) It would be nice to see him work for TNA for at least one show and see how much interest he generates.

3.) He can wrestle without breaking something.

4.) isn't an alcoholic who's too plastered to work shows.

5.) I'm bias.

[Michrome 0]

I think they've hit a groove with this road to the gold thing. This is Dutch Mantell booking when it works--the long build to a title match that everyone will care about because it's been built up so much. Hell, they might even sell a thousand tickets for that cage match, especially if it's Raven-JJ.

 

When the show gets on a roll, I think switching gears to bring in said guys would be a waste. They are just now recovering from the first Hogan debacle, and I don't think it's worth it to try again. They are close to the fox deal without Hogan, and frankly, they have a better chance of succeeding with hot weekly television than with Hogan there.

 

It is commonly thought that if someone like Hogan is on the show, casuals will tune in to see him, then see the other guys, and stay weekly. As logical as this sounds, none of the companies that have rose to prominence in the US in the last 10 years have followed this route.

 

In the WCW revival, Hogan and CO were the stars. They weren't there to draw fans to see the other guys...the other guys were just there because Hogan couldn't be on for 2 hours a show. People watched for the NWO.

 

In the WWE, the revival was sparked by the lightning in a bottle they caught with Steve Austin, and the creative groove they got in for a year. Nearly all the guys that became huge draws were no-names just 2 years earlier, and they didn't do it by having 2 old guys on top while Steve Austin was tearing up the midcard.

 

I don't deny the value of having someone like Sting put over AJ Styles clean in the middle of the ring, but from what I've seen, I don't think Sting will do it. Everytime Raven and AJ Styles fight, the crowd is electric. I think it's time to build to that match as a major match down the line. It's time to put the belt on Raven, and build towards Raven-Styles as the main program. Jarrett can continue in a feud with Harris on the upper midcard, or maybe Killings...who knows (or cares).

 

There is definitely "magic" when AJ and Raven either are in a match together, or are fighting elsewhere....they should capitalize on it.