The latest episode of former WCW President Eric Bischoff’s podcast Bischoff on Wrestling was released this past Wednesday! It features the full audio from today’s Bischoff on Wrestling One Year Anniversary LIVE, call-in special.
You can find a portion of Eric’s comments transcribed below.
Eric’s full, in-depth comments can be heard in the embedded audio player at the top of the post.
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On Vince McMahon’s decision to cancel Talking Smack due to it’s unscripted nature:
EB: I understand it. I don’t agree with it but Vince McMahon could give me about a billion reasons about why he is right and I am wrong. (Laughs) I guess you just kind of have to go with that.
On his personal thoughts on Talking Smack:
EB: I liked that format because it did feel unscripted. You did feel like you were getting to know the characters in a real way versus that typically canned, scripted, highly polished performance that you do see on RAW or Smackdown. I like that. I think the audience gets a chance to connect to the characters in a much more real way. They feel like they really know those characters when you see them in an environment like that. I find value in that. Vince McMahon likes to have 110% control over everything we see in WWE. From what we see on television to what we see in advertising to what we see in Twitter feeds and all over social media. WWE is a very, very tightly controlled organization. They protect their brand and it’s working for them. You can’t really criticize them it’s just I have a different take. I am disappointed they cancelled it.
This week’s Bischoff on Wrestling One Year Anniversary LIVE, call-in special features Eric and Nick taking calls and talking about a few of the pro wrestling news headlines from the past week.
Including:
- Shane McMahon’s controlled landing in a helicopter earlier in the day
- Rumors that Brock Lesnar is headed back to WWE for one more match
- Jason Jordan being revealed as Kurt Angle’s son on RAW
- The cancellation of Talking Smack
- More…
Throughout the show Eric fielded call-in questions from fans regarding:
- Whether he would have hired Rinaldo Piven during The Monday Night War
- If WWE will get more edgy to keep it’s product competitive
- A recent story that Tony Schivone mentioned on his podcast involving Eric
- Eric’s experience with the Cauliflower Alley Club
- A wild Randy Savage story
- If he would rather be on the creative or talent side of pro wrestling at the moment
- If he ever considering trying to sign Jim Johnson away from WWE
- His advice for young television producers
- What WCW angles he wanted to do but never got to
- WWE’s current talent pool
- Wrestlers who don’t “sell” moves enough
- Who in WWE has break out main stream appeal
- More…
You can find a special Bischoff on Wrestling Overrun on IRWNetwork.com featuring even more audio from the Bischoff on Wrestling One Year Anniversary LIVE, call-in special.
Including Eric thought’s on:
- The Hardys and GFW’s continued battle for the “Broken Universe”
- Rey Mysterio’s future in pro wrestling
- Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor using racial and homophobic taunts
- Rumors CM Punk may be headed to Bellator
- More….
Eric also answers call-in and Twitter submitted questions regarding:
- What topics are too controversial for pro wrestling
- If the NWO had too many factions
- If he was asked to leave Rick Rude’s funeral but Rude’s family
- Mainstream media thinking pro wrestling is “low brow”
- More…
