Hulk Hogan Joins TNA Wrestling

Legendary Wrestler and Pop Culture Icon Returns To The Ring With Fast-Rising
Wrestling Organization

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- "Hulkamania" is back! The biggest name in
professional wrestling history, Hulk Hogan, is joining Total Non-Stop Action
Wrestling (TNA), the fastest rising wrestling organization in the world, and
home to one of cable television's highest rated shows for young men, "TNA
iMPACT!" The announcement was made today by TNA Wrestling in conjunction with
Spike TV at a press conference held in New York City.

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"Hulk Hogan is one of the world's top pop culture icons and the biggest
superstar in the history of professional wrestling. We are truly excited to
welcome him into the TNA family," said Dixie Carter, President of TNA
Wrestling. "Our goal is to become the world's biggest professional wrestling
company. Hulk defines professional wrestling and we look forward to
partnering with him in a variety of ways as we continue to grow TNA globally."

"I'm thrilled to be jumping back into the world of professional wrestling,"
said Hogan. "My fans have been asking me to return to the business for many
years on a full time basis, but the timing or the opportunity has never been
right until now. TNA Wrestling is a great company with an already excellent
fan base, business and broadcast partner. I firmly believe now is the time
for some change at TNA as they are positioned to jump to the next level in
their development and I'm here to work with Dixie to help make that a
reality."

Through Hogan's partnership with Bischoff Hervey Entertainment Television, the
deal with TNA was negotiated by longtime Hogan colleague Eric Bischoff.
Additionally, BHE TV has inked a first-look deal with TNA and will be working
with the organization to develop new programming extensions of the TNA brand.

"Hulk Hogan adds yet another level of star power that positions TNA iMPACT as
Spike TV's version of 'Must-See TV' on Thursday nights," said Kevin Kay,
president of Spike.

Hogan most recently penned an autobiography with Mark Dagostino, "My Life
Outside The Ring" with St. Martin's Press.

About Hulk Hogan
HULK HOGAN (Terry Bollea) is one of the most sought-after, instantly
recognizable celebrities in the world. He is a twelve-time professional world
wrestling champion - six titles with WWE and six with WCW -- and the winner of
the Royal Rumble in 1990 and 1991. He has appeared in several movies,
including "Rocky III," was the co-host for NBC's "American Gladiators," and is
the executive producer, judge, and host of "Hulk Hogan's Championship
Wrestling" on CMT. Hogan is a frequent guest on every major talk show, such
as "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," "Larry King Live," "Late Night with Conan O'Brien,"
"Live with Regis & Kelly," "The Today Show," "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,"
and "The View."

About TNA Wrestling
"Cross The Line" to TNA Wrestling. TNA Wrestling is the most innovative
experience in professional wrestling today. Join the TNA World Heavyweight
Champion "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles, Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, Sting,
Mick Foley, "The Samoan Submission Machine" Samoa Joe, "The Boss" Bobby
Lashley, "The Blueprint" Matt Morgan, the lovely and lethal TNA Knockouts and
the no-limits X-Division inside the six-sided ring of "TNA iMPACT!" every
Thursday night (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on Spike TV.

TNA Entertainment, LLC is a privately held company headquartered in Nashville,
TN.

About Spike TV
Spike TV is available in 98 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks.
A unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), MTV Networks is one of the world's
leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. Spike
TV's Internet address is Spike.com and for up-to-the-minute and archival press
information and photographs, visit Spike TV's press site at
http://www.spike.com/press

About Bischoff Hervey Entertainment
Based in Los Angeles, Bischoff Hervey Entertainment has created and executive
produced reality television projects for NBC, VH-1, CMT, Tru-TV, A&E, and E!
networks, including "Scott Baio is 45 and Single", "Scott Baio is 46 and
Pregnant", "Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling", "I Wanna Be a
Hilton!" and "Billy Ray Cyrus...Home Again".

SOURCE TNA Entertaiment LLC

Steven Godfrey of TNA Wrestling, +1-615-244-5557, sgodfrey@tnawrestling.com;
or David Schwarz of Spike TV, +1-212-767-8639, david.schwarz@mtvstaff.com; or
Jaime Cassavechia of Susan Blond, Inc., +1-212-333-7728 x. 108,
jaimec@susanblondinc.com for BHE; or Matt Schlosberg of HighWater Group,
+1-212-338-0077 x. 1021, matt@highwatergroup.com