page_title: Immortal (professional wrestling)
section_title: Formation (2010)
hierarchical_section_title: Immortal (professional wrestling) / History / Formation (2010)
caption_attribution_description: English: Eric Bischoff at a TNA Impact! taping
context_page_description: Immortal was a heel professional wrestling alliance in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. It originally consisted of leaders Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan, as well as Abyss, Jeff Hardy and Jeff Jarrett, and later also came to include Bully Ray, Chris Harris, Gunner, Hernandez, Kurt Angle, Matt Hardy, Mr. Anderson, Murphy, Ric Flair, Rob Terry, Scott Steiner, and Tommy Dreamer as well as the members of the formerly separate stable Fortune. Referee Jackson James and valet Karen Jarrett were also affiliated with the group. Jeff Hardy was a two-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion, while Anderson and Angle were one-time TNA World Heavyweight Champions as members of the stable, and Jarrett was also a one-time holder of the AAA Mega Championship in the Mexican promotion AAA. The group's name was derived from Hogan's long-standing nickname "The Immortal".
context_section_description: Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling on the January 4, 2010, 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 heel by attacking Jeff Hardy and Mr. Anderson. Abyss claimed that he was controlled by some entity – to which he referred to as "they" – and that they were coming to TNA. Abyss began prophesizing 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 over a month. As a result of the injury, Bischoff stripped Van Dam of the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and announced a tournament to determine a new champion.
  Since Hogan's arrival, Sting had suspected that Hogan and Bischoff were up to something, 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. Eventually Kevin Nash, whose partners in The Band had recently been ousted from TNA, was slowly tuned out by Hogan and Bischoff. He spent a few weeks questioning Hogan and Bischoff, as well as Jarrett for backing them up, and had a rendezvous with Bischoff's secretary, Miss Tessmacher, where presumably he learned some details about their plans. This led to Nash aligning himself with Sting to help his cause on the August 5 edition of Impact!. Nash and Sting feuded with Hogan, Bischoff and Jarrett, accusing them of deceiving everyone and playing the "smoke and mirrors." Having also learned Hogan and Bischoff's plans after a meeting with Miss Tessmacher, D'Angelo Dinero joined 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 due to recovering from back surgery, Bischoff made the match a three–on–two handicap match. At Bound for Glory, Jarrett turned heel by abandoning Joe during their three–on–two handicap match against Sting, Nash and Dinero, costing them the match. 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, Bischoff came to the ring with a chair and attempted to interfere with the match, but was stopped by the surprise appearance of Hogan. Hogan and Bischoff appeared to have a disagreement, but this was a ruse as they helped Hardy win the match, with all three turning heel. After the match, it was revealed that Abyss, Hogan, Bischoff, Jarrett and Hardy were "they," proving that Sting was right about Hogan and Bischoff the whole time.
caption: Eric Bischoff at a TNA event in July 2010
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