Immortal (professional wrestling)
| Immortal | |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Members | Hulk Hogan (leader) Eric Bischoff Jeff Jarrett Jeff Hardy Abyss |
| Name(s) | Immortal They New Regime |
| Debut | October 10, 2010[1] |
Immortal is a villainous professional wrestling alliance in the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion. It currently consists of leader Hulk Hogan, TNA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Hardy, Eric Bischoff, Jeff Jarrett, and Abyss. The group is named after Hogan's nickname.
History
Background
Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff debuted in TNA on the January 4 edition of Impact!, where they were introduced as business partners of TNA President Dixie Carter. As faces, Hogan and Bischoff exercised control over the company, and attempted to help the company succeed. In February, Hogan began a friendship with Abyss and had a feud with Ric Flair and A.J. Styles – who would later start the stable Fortune. This continued until the June 17 edition of Impact!, where Abyss turned on Hogan. Abyss claimed that he was controlled by some entity – to which he returned to as "they" (later revealed to be Immortal) – and that they were coming to TNA. Abyss began prophesize the arrival of "they" on October 10 at Bound for Glory and attempted to gain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship for them by brutally attacking the champion Rob Van Dam, sidelining him for months.
Since Hogan's arrival, Sting had suspected the plan of forming Immortal but only hinted at this with vague accusations of Hogan. To prevent this, he attempted to gain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and feuded with Rob Van Dam and Jeff Jarrett while seen as a heel. On the August 5 edition of Impact!, Kevin Nash aligned himself with Sting and helped his cause. They feuded with Hogan, Bischoff and Jarrett, accusing them of deceiving everyone and playing the "smoke and mirrors". Having also discovered the plans of Immortal, D'Angelo Dinero joined with Sting and Nash while Samoa Joe was recruited by Jarrett. Sting, Nash and Dinero challenged Hogan, Jarrett and Joe to a tag team match at Bound for Glory but with Hogan out from back surgery, Bischoff made the match a 2-on-3 handicap match.
Formation
At Bound for Glory, Jarrett turned on Joe during their 2-on-3 handicap match against Sting, Nash and Dinero. The main event of Bound for Glory was a three-way match between Jeff Hardy, Mr. Anderson and Kurt Angle for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Near the end of the match, Eric Bischoff came to the ring with a chair and attempted to interfere with the match, but was stopped by the surprise appearance of Hulk Hogan. Hogan and Bischoff appeared to have a disagreement, but this was a ruse as they helped Hardy win the match. After the match, it was revealed that Abyss, Hogan, Bischoff, Jarrett and Hardy were "they".
On the October 14 edition of Impact!, Hogan (once again using the "Hollywood" moniker he used while a member of the nWo) christened his new alliance "Immortal". Bischoff revealed that it had all been an elaborate plan to take complete control of the company. He revealed that he had tricked Carter into signing over the company to him and Hogan a week earlier when Carter thought she signed the paperwork to fired Abyss. Also that night, Immortal formed an alliance with Ric Flair's Fortune.
Championships and accomplishments
- TNA World Heavyweight Championship - Jeff Hardy (1 time, current)
In wrestling
- Hogan's finishing moves
- Jarrett's finishing moves
- The Stroke[2][3] (Forward Russian legsweep,[4][5] sometimes from the second rope)
- Hardy's finishing moves
- Extreme Twist Of Hate (Inverted facelock neckbreaker slam)
- Swanton Bomb / The Swanton (High-angle senton bomb)[6][7]
- Twist of Hate (Front facelock dropped either into a cutter or a stunner) [6]
- Abyss's finishing moves
- Black Hole Slam[3][8] (180°, 270°, or a 360° spinning side slam)
- Shock Treatment (Sitout backbreaker rack drop)[3]
References
- ^ Martin, Adam (2010-10-10). "PPV: TNA Bound For Glory". WrestleView. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
- ^ "Jeff Jarrett TNA profile". Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ^ a b c "Online World of Wrestling profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
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- ^ a b "WWE Bio". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- ^ "Hulk Hogan Joins TNA Wrestling!". Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2009-10-27. [dead link]
- ^ "Abyss". Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Retrieved 2010-01-21.