User blog:CEDJunior/What Could Have Been: Brooke Hogan with Aces & Eights

A lot of TNA viewers weren't too crazy about Hulk Hogan being part of Impact Wrestling, and a lot more didn't like the idea of his daughter, Brooke, as part of TNA, either. I myself was (and still am) one of the few that liked seeing Brooke on Impact Wrestling as their Knockouts Executive. An easy reason people give for their scrutiny against Brooke is that she brought nothing to the table, but I enjoyed watching her when she was on; throughout her entire 14 month tenure.

I especially loved her angle as Bully Ray's fiancee, which led to a wedding segment in January of this year. Of course, two months later, Bully won the World Title and revealed himself as the leader of the villainous Aces & Eights group; the same group that was running roughshod and destroying TNA since late last summer. So that made things real interesting!

After Lockdown, where the big reveal occcurred, many expected Brooke to join Bully with Aces & Eights. I know I was. Even though she didn't have much of a gimmick, I was anxiously and impatiently waiting to see Brooke turn into a villainess and become the First Lady of Aces & Eights. I honestly think that TNA had that planned for months before they dropped it and released Brooke. How could they not? It's so perfect! Brooke joining Aces & Eights and turning against her own father, Hulk Hogan, would have been very similar to when Stephanie McMahon betrayed Vince and remained "married" to Triple H back at Armageddon back in 1999.

The photo is from an edition of Impact Wreatling that aired last Thanksgiving, and it shows Brooke wearing an eye-popping and revealing black outfit as she enters the ring. I love this photo, because she has the look of a villainess in that outfit; she really does. In fact, that would have been the perfect look for her in Aces & Eights. Along with her First Lady role, the evil Brooke Hogan would have also turned into a heel Knockouts Executive, and I would have loved seeing her torment Taryn Terrell, who was portrayed as an "in-ring rookie" for TNA.

I honestly think that Brooke would have been a terrific villainess in TNA. I also think had Brooke turned heel and joined Aces & Eights, the scrutiny against her probably would have dropped. I mean, it's not like she would have been doing some actual in-ring competition. God no! Brooke most likely would have been at ringside for Aces & Eights' matches while also serving as an evil Knockouts Executive. But we, as viewers and fans, will never really know.