Hulkamania Tour: Hogan Says Vince Russo's Gone

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Hulkamania Tour: Hogan Says Vince Russo's Gone

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Written by Daris Brown

Monday, 23 November 2009 16:15

Hulk Hogan Australian Tour

The Hulkamania Tour started with a big bang... or a slap and a flop. Either way thay did manage to get some media attention Down Under, but that didn't translate to ticket sales. Apparently the tour only manage to draw 6,000 fans in their first show, many of whom where upset that they paid $350 in advance for tickets while others nearby waited it out and paid less than $50 for the same location.

Either way, they began with numerous ex-WWE stars showing Australia a glimpse of why they were former WWE stars.

While on the Hulkamaina Tour, Hulk Hogan has made plenty of waves in the media. It started with Ric Flair slapping him and busting him wide open at the press conference, and it continued with a stop at a local radio show. When asked if he will appear as a wrestler on-screen, Hogan responded:

I know there are several people on the show - storyline-wise - who say they are part of TNA (management) such as Mick Foley and Jeff Jarrett, but this situation is for real. I'm going in to turn this thing upside-down. I'm gonna pick the whole wrestling business up and bodyslam it and whoever's not on my team - on Team Hogan at TNA.

So, apparently, he's shooting this as if he actually bought into the company. Word hasn't leaked whether this a shoot or not, so we'll have to stay tuned.

Hogan went on to say he saw Stone Cold Steve Austin right before he went to Australia and told him he should come to TNA. It was an invitation that went unanswered. That's a bit weird considering he said it was face-to-face and not via email or voice message. But that's all depending on the context, which was probably in passing.

But the most quoted statement came when Hulk Hogan went off on a tangent on wrestling The Rock at WM18. He went from being able to go out and still do his thing against the best wrestler in the world to putting the TNA writers and wrestlers on point by stating:

I'm not gonna keep shoving a bunch of terrible, horrible, stale programming down their throats. I'm gonna listen to the fans. I'm gonna take the writers and tell them, "Go get another job. Sit in the back. If I need you to write a jingle for a commercial, maybe we'll use you for that". This is the wrestling business. If these wrestlers can't talk and these wrestlers can't wrestle then they need to head for the door.

I'm assuming with the last part of the statement Hogan won't be wrestling, but does this mean Vince Russo will be out of the door? Not necessarily. But Hogan is definitely putting the world on notice that he is coming to TNA to make a change, and if people can't hang then there's the door. Reminds me of the Dixie Carter's monologue which was shown on TNA iMPACT! a few weeks ago. Looks like they're on the same page.

Hulkamania Tour Results:

Nick Dinsmore (Eugene) and “Pimp Fatha” Charles Wright (Godfather) d. Rock of Love

Spartan 3000 (MDogg 20) d. Shannon Moore

The Nasty Boys w/ Jimmy Hart d. Vampire Warrior (Gangrel) & Black Pearl “The Count of California" in a "Melbourne Street Fight"

Brutus Beefcake w/ Jimmy Hart d. Heidenreich

Bikini ContestLacey Von Eric d. Koa Marie Turner, Kiara Dillon and Stephanie Pietz

Mr. Ken Anderson ( Mr. Kennedy) d. Sean Morley ( Val Venis)

Solofa Fatu Jr. ( Rikishi) & Brian Christopher (Grand Master Sexay) d. Orlando Jordan & Edward Smith Fatu (Umaga)

Hulk Hogan d. Ric Flair