Awesome Kong Shoots On THE SEX TAPE & Hulk Hogan & Eric Bischoff In TNA

[@InsideTheRopes]

In this clip from an ITR Live show, Awesome Kong discussed Hulk Hogan coming to TNA, ref flags that it might not work plus her thoughts on the infamous Hogan sex tape. Subscribe to the channel for more clips of our live shows and interviews, and don't forget to like and comment too!

[@JoeMastronardo]

Dude you'd be blowing Hulk Hogan if he talked to you, and you should. HE built the entire wrestling business and is far and away the greatest worker who ever lived. Had the best match in Mania history at 49 half crippled. That's how good Hulk Hogan is.

[@coolboyalex8]

@@JoeMastronardo 😂😂😂

[@mazzb305]

Kong is funny as hell 😂😂

[@crimsonite2044]

The meeting was such an insult to the talent due to Dixie’s delivery Hogan and Bischoff were definitely a low point for TNA And AJ said the same thing that there was ZERO promotion. And many have said it before, if Hogan and Co hadn’t come in, the home grown talent might have been able to be paid more

[@bb-gc2tx]

why do you smarks care so much about people you dont know positions at their jobs and how much they get paid???🤣🤣 but what about the young talent????🤣 who cares i dont know any of those people and could care less about them. its like going to a movie and complaining that al pacino got more screen time than a younger actor. i think smarks complain about dumb stuff like that because it makes them feel like they are part of the business and they think it justifies their undeserved self appointed so called expertise 🤣🤣

[@joshsleezetube]

Ugh, Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff really turned TNA into Total Nonstop WCW. To watch the ship you had high hopes for sink is the saddest thing. I had huge hopes for TNA back then. At least Impact is making that comeback though.

[@crimsonite2044]

Its also on Dixie for giving them carte blanche

[@papoopse100]

TNA BACK BABY

[@Danielson1818]

"The f*cking Nasty Boys". That got me.

[@hunterboyd3472]

If you all thought that he was slow in his last wrestling match then y'all haven't seen this tape 😂

[@mikesharon2177]

Dont think anyone wants to see that lol

[@six6thdisciple]

NO ONE WATCHED IT

[@conniecarroll747]

Why would we want to ?

[@LuizRosario]

Nobody wants their eyes to bleed...You should seek some serious help to actually go out of your way to watch that. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@mikesharon2177]

@@LuizRosario Right!!!

[@Luhnchboks]

The first thing Hogan did when he got there was hire the Nasty Boys. From there I knew that company was in trouble.

[@martinking1839]

Ahhh, for me it was the premier and when they took away TNA's authenticity and it's uniqueness by getting rid of the 6 sided ring.

[@georgewilliams4258]

I've seen a few of her interviews and love her to death.As Kong terrifying in real life hilarious.

[@chikowashere]

When he came back to WWE the very first thing they did was dedicate an entire Raw to him because it was his birthday. So I was convinced that he went to TNA to kill it from the inside and then Vince brought him back.

[@cchisolm92cc]

Exactly. Same thing Russo did to WCW

[@joefurious732]

@@cchisolm92cc except for Russo not doing it on purpose. He is just incredibly shit at his job. Vince Russo always thought that shooting is the only way to go and everything has to be "real" and actual storylines do not matter. The more personal the better. Shoot, shoot, shoot. Paul Heyman said one time, when taking about his shoot promo during the Invasion-angle: "(...) keep in mind the fact, that shooting in of itself is very Vince Russo. It does not work. None here wants to just hear me shoot. I can shoot all night long and you sit there and go 'eh, this, what the, who gives a shit' but if I can turn that shoot into storyline context and then manipulate what you are listening to into making you wanna buy a ticket to where I take that shoot and I make you, lets say, 'You know he did make wrestling a dirty word! You know what, he did make Superstars when I wanna see Wrestlers. He did do... F-FUCK HIM man! I'm gonna buy that PPV because I wanna see those guys win!' Now that shoot draws money" And that is right on target and the reasons why Vince Russo is absolute dogshit at what he does. Russo never gave a crap about that and showed tremendous strength in resisting any way of learning out of his mistakes. That is why he takened WCW, he never, ever did it on purpose. Which is the sad part about it, given and how efficiently he destroyed that show. Hogan on the other hand... well, he was there (after confirming with Vince McMahon) to drain that enterprise of every last penny they had and getting as much of it into his own pocket. McMahon was happy a competitor was going belly up soon, and Hogan could line is pockets in the process. McMahon 100% knew beforehand that Terry would go to TNA and he sure as shit knew that it would not be a threat to him, in fact Hogan was doing him a major favor. It is fair to say, that TNA, got a lot of other factors that might it eventually go down the river and hight my a anti-tank-missle in the process, Vince Russo ironically being one of them. But yes, to circle back to what I was originally saying. Hulk helped tank the company in a big way and McMahon surely knew of it in advance. Vince Russo tanked WCW, but he was not sent there to do the deed, he is just Vince Russo, the lowest form of life in the universe that still manages to breath on it's on.

[@megamanxhunter]

@@cchisolm92cc As much dumb things Russo did while being in WCW, he came in an already sinking ship.

[@frankbonini9128]

That Always Bothered Me When Hogan Was in TNA/Impact, & He Rarely - if Ever - Mentioned or Talked About the Company in Interviews/to the Press

[@gabrielreyesjr7852]

He practically buried it

[@JarodARed]

She's a really awesome person irl

[@JohnnyRedgate]

I was at this show in Manchester, still my most favourite wrestler that I have met! Love Kia x

[@theonetheonlyjoey]

Awesome Kong is a legend

[@bigchem4244]

Holy shit, this is my first time listening to awesome Kong in an interview and she’s amazing! So well spoken and incredibly nice! She’s got a fan in me now

[@ghostmail]

She's great man. So down to earth

[@whidoineedthis]

All people from southern california are well spoken. That's not a compliment

[@sodokami6347]

@@whidoineedthis oh yeahh

[@screamingscarecrow4251]

So well spoken!? What does that mean!?

[@mike_frese_4517]

@@screamingscarecrow4251 that’s a compliment relax lmfao just means she’s put together respectful and comes off as fun to be around not many wrestlers are like that

[@ChrisHopkinsBass]

Kong’s YouShoot is equally as great as this

[@hessiankyojin]

Another classic case of "Doesn't work for me, brother!"

[@BeasleySays]

I still to this day feel like Vince McMahon sent Hogan,Bishoff and Flair to go over to TNA and ruin them

[@al5306]

Vince didn't need to sabotage TNA. It was nowhere near them in terms of anything. That's a silly conspiracy theory.

[@c.j.6115]

It has always bothered when Bischoff told A.J. Styles that he was nothing without Hogan and Bischoff meanwhile before they even thought about buying TNA A.J. was a 2 or 3 time X- division champion

[@KyleShiflet13666]

I remember Hogan's time in TNA. I just prayed it would end soon after seeing his first night

[@immortallegacy100]

It should be noted that Spike TV was paying Hogan's bills, not TNA. Same goes for Angle, Sting, and various other top guys. They weren't affecting TNA's payroll, in fact they were helping it via not taking any money out of the owner's pockets while at the same time bringing in TV sponsorships and toy deals. The problem is that Dixie Carter and her parents had zero intention of investing any money into the company, and were creatively bankrupt. Hogan and other talents weren't bleeding the payroll. The Carter's just didn't care about paying people.

[@jonightshade2252]

Her laugh when talking about the tape 😂😂😂

[@phychmasher]

I want to split a box of wine with Awesome Kong and have her tell me stories.

[@subarashiiashi3894]

I didn't even know there was a tape until this. I wish I still didn't. Repressing now.

[@jleos0095]

Look it up brother! 😆 Hulkamania CAME everywhere!

[@mynameisjeff830]

It was the most awkward and odd sex tape made featuring a celebrity

[@babarazamsucks]

I mean it has been talked about for some time now ever since if you come across Hulk Hogan nowadays.

[@subarashiiashi3894]

@@babarazamsucks Dude I haven't kept up with Hogan since TNA. I didn't even know the Gawker thing was because of said tape, I assumed they did some stupid Kotaku-tier crap as per usual and it had just caught up with them. That said, I'm surprised that it took me 7 years to hear about.

[@paulboyle4962]

@@jleos0095 where to find????

[@FrankC71]

Anyone hiring guys that WWE did not want is a losing act

[@NewWorldCT]

She was cool fr. My friend in my neighborhood first showed me TNA and I couldn't believe how good she actually was. Great memories.

[@sethputnamsghost]

Hogan was/is/still/forever all about self promotion not TNA.

[@howtomoscow4764]

I had zero expectations that this was going to be a good clip. Glad I was wrong

[@CapitalFProductions]

Man, could you guys turn the lights on?

[@718Films_]

Sorry for laughing when she said we suppose to take over the WWE 😂

[@joeboggio4002]

I too had a morbid curiosity, and I regret it 😂

[@Timmichanga361]

TNA didnt pay Bischoff or Hogan. No talent lost a dime because of their deals. The network paid them.

[@crimsonite2044]

Actually because Dixie gave them carte blanche to run the place, she agreed to have Hogan’s buddies come in & pretty sure they had a high pay rate compares to the home grown talent

[@DValedof]

Hogan will only look out for Hogan

[@Justin-A-Carter]

He's right about the morbid curiosity.... I didn't watch the tape but I read Forum post about it and how they described the tape and I've never laughed so hard in my life

[@savagecatgt]

I wanna read that post.

[@ashtonkusher433]

I must admit I clicked this hoping kong had a tape

[@jackwilliamtaylor5656]

Fuck Kong’s funny. I always knew she was talented but she’s really funny, too 😂😂

[@Matt-cr4vv]

Viacom eventually did confirm that they’d paid the bill for Hogan and Bischoff. But as talent at the time without that knowledge that would be be frustrating for the company to seemingly pay big money to someone like him while nickel and dining you.

[@viccrown8188]

I freakin LOVE Kong

[@ammarizvandiar5374]

Hogan basicallly did TNA the same he did WCW

[@Aizenborgman]

Yes by gaving it the biggest Ratings ever ^^

[@ammarizvandiar5374]

@@Aizenborgman and by sucking them dry of their funding lol

[@robertbrown7023]

Awesome Kong iz now a legend 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MPPharaoh]

You know what, I think that’s why Eric Bitch-Off always got something fucked up to say about AEW cause he can’t infiltrate it to kill it like he did WCW and almost did Impact (luckily they are still strong).

[@phillysfinest215]

Should have asked her her opinions of hulk’s opinions of her cuz he said she should have been fired

[@joerussell9574]

Sounds like a cool sweet lady! It actually makes her attractive in a way, yeah sure she doesn't have a diva body or face or anything but she seems so sweet, smart, and cool and that counts for something for me anyway.

[@sykosiz5785]

She was waiting for the HH 3rd leg drop

[@savagecatgt]

Paul boesch was the last moral wrestling promoter.

[@dustinhogle3844]

KONG is and was always amazing. Hogan and Bischoff got into the TNA and ruined it. Once they got rid of the 6 sided ring and just kept bringing in all the guys who should have stayed retired and gone, and overpaying themselves, but not he up and coming talent who actually built up TNA to be what it was, that was the writing on the wall. Jarrett left. Created Global whatever. Then once Hogan and Dixie and everyone was gone, he comes back and merges his failed wrestling company back into TNA and we get stuck with IMPACT. Which it still should be called Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and STILL have the 6 sided ring.

[@VenVile]

I'm in tears!

[@jayceegenocide4402]

Why the hell would she name herself Kong. Is it an homage to Donkey Kong or King Kong?

[@doctor_sixty]

this is a racist piece of shit question.

[@c.j.6115]

And when they left he was the world heavyweight champion

[@AlienFrequency]

I bet she could've had a hell of a run in WWE, if the stars had aligned proper.

[@davidcwajgenberg6185]

She didn't mention he went on the Wendy Williams show. And promoted it the whole show . Maybe she didn't see it but what she's saying isn't entirely true

[@natebaxter9551]

Larry King or Wendy Williams? Which would best promote your project? Tough choice.

[@christopherholmes7060]

It takes a hell of a lot of wings to get full, but that's one sex tape I never want to see. Loved Hulk Hogan when I was a kid back in the 80's, but he was never about the business. He was always about Hulk Hogan.

[@jeffnettleton3858]

Hogan was always a carny, out for number one. I don't necessarily blame him for that, as you had to look after your own interests, in the territorial era. However, he made a lot of money with Vince McMahon because Vince built this machine around him. He then used that to milk other money marks for the next few decades and Dixie was a money mark, pure and simple. Hogan was there to fleece them and promote his own brand. When he went on mainstream media platforms, he was promoting Hulk Hogan and not WCW or TNA or anyone else. That's what the marks never got. he was going to make himself money....he wasn't going to work for you. McMahon proved he could roll on without him, which is why Hogan always kept on good terms with him, as he needed Vince more than Vince needed him, after the initial run (really, after 1987).

[@meohmy1117]

That hat looks stupid. Why would you wear that indoors?

[@joeywilczak1468]

Man i wasnt a big tna fan i watched what i could, you know because it almost became impossible to watch because it lost its deal, but from what i have heard they ruined it Also can we talk about how hulk just screws almost everybody that isn't his friend

[@bb-gc2tx]

she was late to a work meeting shocking 🤣

[@wingedhussar1453]

Hogan had no mindset on what to do at all. Tna needed to push wrestlers like hernandez etc new stars with which could bring in new viewers demographics instead they pushed old hasbens

[@c0ld_as_Dice]

i could see this as a fan in HS at the time, without even seeing those other outside of wrestling promotions he attended....he had one job in going to tna, and that was to flush it down the toilet, the product was soo terrible during the hogan years that it wasn't even laughable let alone watchable...i mean for me overall it was, what is the point in bringing over all of the same cookie cutter BS that wwe is doing on the alternative product??

[@MetalGoatSolid]

Wonderful lady.

[@damiencross7334]

Speaking of sex tapes. I would throw a film together with awesome kong. I will take her finish. I will put her over.

[@bpaige12]

TNA immediately went downhill when Hogan and Bishoff came in I stopped watching soon after. They came in and bled the company dry

[@AshMundo]

Hulk Hogan can only build up.... Hulk Hogan...

[@GoldBawls]

I mean.. it was called t n’ a..a joke name from a joke writer that should never have been allowed to pass. It was embarrassing to be a fan of it.

[@FrankC71]

The name Awesome Kong Belonged to Dwayne McCullough, his partner was Krusher Kong Leslie Tolbert

[@andrewmellen8092]

Ok? Why does that matter?

[@FrankC71]

@@andrewmellen8092 There was a thing called respect at one time, unless her name was legally Awesome Kong, but ya;ll don't know bout that

[@LuizRosario]

@@FrankC71 She didn't name herself that 🤦🏽‍♂️ It was Shinsuke Nakamura...So again, why does it matter?

[@two4dbs447]

Krusher Kong probably got it from King Kong Bundy, King Kong Bundy probably got it from King Kong. No one owns the Kong part specifically so this is a weird cross to try and die on.

[@FrankC71]

@@LuizRosario Where do you thing the Original Awesome Kong had his biggest success? Plus anyone can say they were named by someone else, Magnum TA says Andre The Giant gave him his name, when it was Bill Watts. Plus Japan had a star with the same exact gimick, Look up Monster Ripper, cause you don't know about her.

[@Neil-nu4lf]

I find it funny it's all about wwe that is a lie period that is why wwe is God impact aew the rest are there to show all skill but but. It's wwe I called bull shit wwe is a big because of money and lie come on

[@seanbonella]

One camera shot, very cheap

[@freakshowfilmfestival3591]

I am sure she has changed her mind since, but to think that "Vince doesn't hire fat people" was just a dumb perspective even back then. 🙄

[@partsunknown5253]

FERST

[@whidoineedthis]

You're so 1996

[@mitchmiller6366]

Her creditably is the lowest of the low. She’s a liar and blew an opportunity of a life time. Couldn’t care less what she says or thinks of the wrestling business.

[@mitchmiller6366]

@DimebagVision look things up and judge for yourself.

[@mitchmiller6366]

@DimebagVision do your own research. You’re a disgrace to that picture and name in your profile.

[@millbillkillbill165]

​@Mitch Miller will her opinion would out weight yours on wrestling

[@JayCord00]

Poor her she made it to wwe and made some great money and after that tna wow what a bad career lol people just like play victims these days ....

[@kujikawathemeekmage3640]

You can have money and still be a victim

[@davidcwajgenberg6185]

Oh your being sarcastic ha ha ha . people do like to play the victim though your right

[@natebaxter9551]

This story is before her WWE run. If you're going to be a douche, be an accurate one.

[@Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa669]

Jeremy go wash a dish

[@Thepokedek]

People like her build the company anf people like them only robbed it.