– Raw wrestler Ted Dibiase answered openly with Live Audio Wrestling about TNA’s product and what he views as short term popularity by using wrestlers for nostalgia purposes when they can’t wrestle anymore.
“If they want to use those guys for a draw, that’s great. But, those guys can’t get in the ring and perform,” DiBiase said. “God bless them, I have nothing but respect for those guys and they paved the way for us, but Hulk Hogan can’t even drop a leg anymore. He can get on the mic and yell and scream and do all he wants, but a lot of the fans we have – we’re a PG company and aimed toward families, so these young kids coming to our shows – don’t know who Hulk Hogan is, or didn’t grow up in the Hulkamania era.”
Dibiase said that WWE stars were paying attention to the January 4th live Impact. He said the general consensus was that they would welcome the competition, but doesn’t see TNA having the legs to put up much of a fight if they are only using a nostalgia value.
“You definitely get the nostalgic value, I agree, but how long can that last? How long can you get excited about seeing this old guy come out? I welcome ‘Monday Night Wars’ if you want to call it a war – it’s not much of a fight – but competition is always exciting for us. Most all wrestlers grew up playing competitive sports, so that’s in our blood, man. Bring it on.”
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