REPORT: TNA Make CM Punk "Hulk Hogan" Sized Offer

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According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, TNA recently made an attempt to contact CM Punk, using an intermediary. It’s being said they were prepared to offer the former WWE Champion a major contract, with money in the range of what Hulk Hogan was making during his run. He would have easily been the most paid star on the roster. Ideally, TNA would like to hire CM Punk and use him as the face of Impact Wrestling going forward, building the entire show around him. Of course, a new contract with such a well-known star could also give the company more leverage in negotiating a new television deal for 2015. That being said, Punk has no interest in getting back into pro wrestling at this point.

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Wow.



You'd have to imagine if this is true, TNA's television deal has got to be set, and just not announced yet, because Hogan was reportedly pulling in $35K per episode, totally nearly $2M by the end of the calendar year.



As it stands, if my memory serves, Angle is the highest paid star on the roster currently, and with his deal up, they could conceivably be using that money to award to Punk.