November 4, 2002 Observer Newsletter: Hulk Hogan leaves WWE, Panda Energy buys TNA

Hulk Hogan and Vince McMahon have had what has been described as almost a total split, just as Hogan’s book that both sides have had major disagreements on was scheduled to be released.

The book issues, regarded each side’s different opinion of what the book should contain and the McMahons wanting Hogan to have given Vince more credit than he gave him for his success in the 80s. But the split was come to almost completely on booking differences.

Hogan had not wanted to come back, but a few weeks ago agreed to come back to lead into main eventing at Survivor Series against Brock Lesnar. The comeback that had been strongly teased on television since August when Hogan left, with an injury at the hands of Lesnar as the storyline reason.

Just days before Hogan was scheduled to make his return, he backed out of the deal, apparently because he refused to do a second job for Lesnar. 

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