The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
Farewell to the Old TNA
The Kingfish Arnie Katz pauses, before Final Resolution, to reflect on seven years of Total Nonstop Action.
When I sat down to think about my Final Resolution preview and predictions, which I’ll post tomorrow, I realized that this would be the last major event before Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff sweep away the old regime.
Oh, the roster will stay the same, at least at first, but everyone from Dixie Carter on down has told fans to be braced for big changes. We’ve all heard that kind of hype before, but I don’t think TNA is kidding this time. Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff haven’t put their reputations on the line just to maintain the status quo at TNA. Hogan has made comments to the effect that he doesn’t care what happens before January 4th, because it’ll all change then, anyway.
And so I began to remember the highs and lows of TNA’s rocky and winding road that has brought them to this point…