December 17, 2007 Observer Newsletter: Raw 15th anniversary, WWE & NBC extend deal

In the midst of controversy, Hulk Hogan returned to the WWE, doing a complete about face from his previous comments where just a few months ago he swore to friends that he’d never go back, and was always teasing starting up his own promotion, usually linked with Eric Bischoff.

As it turned out, with both appearing on Raw, and Hogan’s pending divorce, there has been no talk nor movement in that direction in months. The two were among the night of 1,000 former stars that was the 15^th anniversary of Monday Night Raw that took place a month early, on 12/10 from Bridgeport, CT, before a sellout crowd of 7,000 fans.

The returns of Hogan, Bischoff, Trish Stratus, Steve Austin and Mick Foley were announced on television, and later names like Lita and Sunny (Tammy Sytch) were pushed on the web site. There were a few surprises, most notably Rob Van Dam and Bob Backlund.

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