Source: TNAStars.com
Prior to the press conference beginning there were approximately 6,000 fans logged on to the UStream video. Of those fans, about 2,000 opted to jump online onto the “slow chat” that is moderated by the folks at TNA. As the press conference began, TNA turned off the public count of how many fans were watching the UStream video, but logging in 6,000 or so ten to fifteen minutes before the actual press conference started is pretty good.
The press conference began 13 minutes late. During the wait, the TNA moderator informed the fans: “We are working on tech diff. will be their soon.” Whatever that means.
Mike Tenay welcomes the media and the fans watching on TNAWrestling.com. He lets everyone know that there will be a Q&A period after the principals announcements. Then he introduces Dixie Carter who walks out to the iMPACT! theme song.
Carter says that TNA has gone from “an impossible dream to an amazing reality.” She details how the January 4th live iMPACT! was a major success for TNA and how they peaked at 3.4 million viewers that night. “After seeing those results, TNA and Spike TV saw the potential of what could happen if they move iMPACT! to Monday nights.” She then announces that on Monday, March 8th, TNA iMPACT! will begin airing on Monday nights at 9:00pm EST.
Carter reminds everyone how when TNA signed Hulk Hogan they said they were going to turn the wrestling world upside down. Today, Carter says they are making that happen and how Hulk Hogan is the little bit of rocket fuel the company needed to make big waves. She then introduces Hulk Hogan.
Hogan says that this is amazing and overwhelming to him. He says that he’s been around for a while and that he had no idea that the TNA family would respond so quickly and make amazing things happen. He says that “it’s game time. Game on.” He says that he’s never been around a company before that has had so many positive things going on. Says that 3 – 4 years ago if you would have told him that in the “twilight” of his career he would be around such great people, he wouldn’t have believed it.
He says that the old, barbaric wrestling mentality is gone from the TNA Wrestling locker room. He thanks Dixie Carter, Bob Carter, and the TNA family. Hogan says that the reason for this announcement is not him, rather it is the foundation of the company that made this possibility. He says that TNA is one family, one team prepared to make this thing happen.
Put your seatbelt on, the ride is really getting ready to take off now.
Up next was the question and answer period. Click Here to go to TNAStars.com for a full breakdown of the question and answer period! [Direct Link]
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