Report: Major Meeting Backstage At iMPACT! W/ Hogan

Partial Source: PWInsider.com

Hulk Hogan had a meeting with the TNA roster today. The meeting was described as "positive", with Hogan rallying the troops and telling them that tonight is their chance to shine.

Bubba the Love Sponge said on his radio show today that there was a TNA creative meeting last night and that Hulk Hogan is definitely in charge as he vetoed some of the ideas that were brought up at the meeting with a "we're not doing it like that" mentality. Bubba says that the direction TNA is going will appeal to the 18-34 year old male demographic and will be the opposite of what WWE is putting out. Bubba used the term "man stuff" when describing the TNA storyline direction.

FMQB.com has a blurb up on Bubba The Love Sponge working with TNA. It reads as follows? Syndicated radio host Bubba The Love Sponge will conduct backstage interviews during the special, live 3-hour debut broadcast of Hulk Hogan's debut on TNA IMPACT on Spike TV tonight at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The show will be re-broadcast on Thursday, Jan. 7 at 9 p.m. ET/PT (its regular time slot). Bubba joined Hogan in co-hosting a party in Orlando yesterday (Jan. 3) at Universal's CityWalk to celebrate Hogan's return to professional wrestling, that was taped for broadcast during tonight's show.

TNA has sold about 1,000 tickets for the Westbury, Long Island event this Friday.