Hogan learned a lot from MMA

Hulk Hogan has revealed that he has learned a lot from MMA, ahead of his return to the world of professional wrestling next week.

Hogan has signed a contract with Total Nonstop Action wrestling and will be appearing in a role similar to the one Vince McMahon has in WWE. Hogan will also be running the show creatively behind-the-scenes.

“MMA is spanking the WWE as far as the pay-per-view stuff,” Hogan told FanHouse on Tuesday. “Dana White and the UFC has done an amazing job, and it’s all about timing. The UFC was ready to close its doors, they were losing a ton of money, they were going under, they were getting ready to go out of business, and then they did a reality show called, The Ultimate Fighter.

“They developed the characters; they made people care about the fighters; the people found out who the fighters were; they breathed life into the fighters. That’s what I want to do with TNA. They’ve got the best talent in the world down there, but no one is breathing life into the characters.”

“I have learned a ton of stuff from MMA, watching them,” he continued. “They remind me of TNA. Ton of talent, but no one has put that Frankenstein, shock the monster, breathe some life into the characters. I learned a ton from MMA, and I get along great with Dana White — he’s awesome.”