Monday night was just like old times. Expectation was high for the first head-to-head battle in years, and TNA seemed to be making the most of their first hour without competition from WWE.

When Jeff Hardy showed up, it seemed to be a sign of exciting things to come. Hogan's motorcade through Orlando was a nice touch, too, and so was the hint that "Hogan was not alone." Who would be with him? Did he steal away Bret Hart from Vince McMahon? Now that would have been the surprise of the century.

The excitement was mounting. Viewers were told that Hogan had arrived at the building. Even though I'm not a big Hogan fan, I was glued to the set, even though Raw was about to start.

Then Hogan pulled the impossible. He traveled back in time, and sucked the air out of the show at the same time.

After weeks of showing Hogan as the beloved icon, he made his entrance as the black and white nWo Hogan.

WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?

Who was in the limo with him? Don't care. As soon as Hogan revealed he's still living in the past, I was reaching for the remote. There didn’t seem to be much to stick around for.

Raw, on the other hand, was the best Raw I've seen in a very, very long time. I'm a big Bret Hart fan, so it was a given I would tune in for his return. And the show was everything I hoped it would be. Even Hart's encounters with Vince McMahon and Shawn Michaels were everything they should have been.

Obviously, when WWE wants to put on a good Raw, they can do it. That said, the announcement that Mike Tyson would be next week's guest host was kind of disappointing. Never mind Tyson. When will Bret be back?

As for TNA, I figured I'd give the show one more chance. After all, Raven had a match and he's always been one of my favorites. Then I looked at the TV listings for TNA's Thursday night reairing.

Whoops, sorry TNA. We're talking Southern football country, and undefeated 'Bama is playing Texas in the Citi BCS National Championship Game from the Rose Bowl opposite TNA. Suffice it to say, my TV is going to be tuned to the football game.

Roll Tide!

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