The latest episode of Eric Bischoff’s new weekly podcast Bischoff on Wrestling is now available on iTunes & PodcastArena.com! A new episode will be available every Wednesday night.
You can listen to Eric’s comments from the transcription below in the embedded audio player above.
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On why he’s excited for Dolph Ziggler’s match with Dean Ambrose for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam:
EB: I just dig Dolph Ziggler. Never met him. Never shook his hand. Never had a beer with him. Anything. I follow him on Twitter. I watch his stuff on television. I’m aware of his background. He’s just, to me, kind of like a 360° performer. Meaning he just covers all the bases. He’s entertaining as hell. He’s quick witted. He gives great promos. Clearly he’s physically gifted. He understands the art. This is almost hard to explain because it’s almost an abstract feeling. To me, he gets it. He just gets it. I’d love to see a guy like that get an opportunity. I think we’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg with a guy like Dolph Ziggler. Nothing against Dean Ambrose. They both had great promos on Smackdown. It created a sense of stakes. Which I think is a thing that is severely lacking. Anyone who has ever worked with me in creative knows that I believe strongly… like, I’ll fight over it, I’ll draw blood over it… I believe strongly in a three act structure. You need to have a beginning, a middle and an end. You have to craft it in a way that is entertaining but you also have to have stakes that are believable and relatable. What I took away from those promos they did this past Tuesday is that there is a mutual respect there but the stakes have transitioned from just being about the title to kind of the politics within the business. Which is believable. It’s relatable.
This week’s “The Business of Professional Wrestling” segment features Eric discussing:
- What Eric’s philosophy towards developing a developmental system was in WCW
- Criticism that WCW didn’t create new stars
- Whether or not he has ever been approached for a coaching position in the WWE Performance Center
- The burgeoning relationship between WWE and the independents
- CMLL, ROH & NJPW announcing a working relationship
- The rise of the international territory system
- More…
Eric also gives his thoughts and predictions for a few SummerSlam matches including:
- Dean Ambrose defending the WWE Championship against Dolph Ziggler
- Seth Rollins battling Finn Balor to become the first Universal Championship
- Brock Lesnar vs Finn Balor
- John Cena vs AJ Styles
He then airs the first half of his interview with WWE Hall of Famer Alundra Blayze (aka Madusa). During the interview they discuss:
- Her relationship with her husband who is an active military member
- How she got in to the pro wrestling business
- Her first memories of meeting Eric early in their careers
- Her current career as a monster truck driver for Monster Jam
- More…
