WWE Legend Recalls How One Hulk Hogan Shoutout Changed the Business

Hulk Hogan is a global superstar. The Hulkster has displayed his magic all over the world and has bagged many records and championships.

Apart from appearing in WCW and WWE, The Hulkster appeared in TNA as well. Following Hogan’s departure from WWE in 2003, there were reports of Hogan appearing on TNA to feud with Jeff Jarrett. But that never took place.

In 2003, appearing on Bubba the Love Sponge Radio Show, The Hulkster talked about working in TNA. Hogan was supposed to battle Jeff Jarrett at TNA’s first three-hour pay-per-view after Jarrett laid down an on-air attack on Hogan in October 2003.

However, because of the recurring knee and hip problems, The Hulkster could not appear in TNA that year.

Recently, during an episode of My World with Jeff Jarrett Podcast, Jeff Jarrett talked about Hulk Hogan mentioning TNA on Bubba the Love Sponge Radio Show back in 2003.

Jarrett said, “He [Bubba the Love Sponge] was very newsworthy and had his syndication, and had a massive following. But Hogan was his best friend and Hogan could go on there and it’s not a traditional radio interview where you have two minutes. Hulk would talk 10, 15, or 20 minutes.”

“Hogan saying TNA, that’s the first time lots of folks have ever even heard that name. It created buzz instantly and immediately,” he added.

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When did Hulk Hogan appear in TNA?

In October 2009, it got reported that Hulk Hogan had signed a full-time contract with TNA. Again on December 5, 2009, Hogan announced on The Ultimate Fighter that he will make his TNA debut on January 4, 2010.

And Hogan eventually made his TNA debut on January 4, 2010. On his debut, he reunited with former nWo members for a brief period. Later on, Hogan made his in-ring debut on March 8 by teaming up with Abyss against AJ Styles and Ric Flair.

Soon after that, Hogan got involved in a storyline that witnessed one of the greatest matches in the history of TNA. At the Lockdown PPV in 2010, Team Hogan (Hulk Hogan, Abyss, Jeff Jarrett, Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam) got the better of Team Flair (Ric Flair, Sting, Desmond Wolfe, Robert Roode and James Storm) in a Lethal Lockdown Match.

Hogan also formed the stable ‘Immortal’ along with Eric Bischoff. But interestingly, the WWE legend did not win any championships in TNA, though he got involved in several interesting storylines.

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