Those eagerly anticipating Hulk Hogan's debut in the Impact! Zone are in for a wait.
The feeling is that Hogan will not actually appear in TNA Impact! Zone until the conclusion of the NFL regular season — meaning next year. In a classic Hogan power play, he figures the show's ratings will increase once the season ends because he can swoop in and take credit for whatever ratings bump incurs.
Hulk Hogan already has some of the higher-ups in TNA worried as he apparently seemed hard-pressed to even mention the organization during his media blitz promoting his book last week. While the wrestling legend put over TNA here and there, the feeling is he treated the organization as an afterthought when appearing on such highly visible shows as Larry King Live and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
Eric Bischoff is supposed to show up in Orlando for this week's slate of iMPACT! tapings, but as of yesterday, TNA officials weren't sure of his intentions. Many feel that if he works this week's television tapings, it would show interest on the part of Hogan's camp in the organization. However, if the former Vice President of World Championship Wrestling isn't present this week, they doubt Hogan will ever show up in TNA.
