The latest episode of former WCW President Eric Bischoff’s podcast Bischoff on Wrestling was released just now!
You can find a portion of Eric’s comments regarding Brock Lesnar’s rumored return to UFC 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 the potential drawing power of Brock Lesnar if he were to return to UFC:
EB: I don’t know how much of a draw Brock is going to be. You are kind of going back to the well to the guy whose last fight he beat Mark Hunt but he failed a drug test shortly thereafter. That’s not necessarily a stellar performance that people are going to be remembering very well when he comes back. Prior to that he didn’t really end his UFC career, or schedule, in any kind of blistering way. He got his ass handed to him. Brock is an amazing performer in the world of pro wrestling and sports entertainment. He’s an amazing athlete and I have nothing but respect for him. Take all of that out and just look objectively at his wins, his losses and what his track record has been in UFC. I’m just not sure that anybody could make a case that bringing Brock Lesnar back is going to provide some kind of massive financial infusion. It may. I hope for Brock’s sake it does. I just don’t think the track record says that it will.
On UFC’s struggle to create new stars to replace the ones that have moved on from the sport:
EB: Fighters are so close competitively that nobody seems to hang on to a belt long enough for the world to get to know them. To cheer for them or want to see them get beat, whichever the case may be. You also have a pretty significant problem with guys who fight and win championships and fail drug tests the next day. Between the competitiveness between the athletes then throw on top of that the sustained challenge they’ve had over the years of guys failing drug tests. It’s no wonder they have a hard time building talent, honestly.
This week’s Bischoff on Wrestling kicks off with Eric and Nick discussing a few of the pro wrestling news headlines from the past week.
Including:
- The rumored reason why UFC wants to get Brock Lesnar for another fight
- Who UFC supposedly would like to face Lesnar next
- The struggle UFC has making new stars
- Jinder Mahal’s Punjabi Prison win
- John Cena and Rusev’s use of the American flag in their Flag Match
- Kevin Owens and AJ Styles passing the US Championship back and forth
- Mark Henry announcing his in-ring retirement
- More…
Eric then moves on to answer questions from the #BischoffOnWrestling mailbag regarding:
- What one thing he would change if he was in charge of WWE
- If the WCW announcers were told about Hulk Hogan being the NWO’s third man before he revealed himself
- His favorite pre-NWO WCW segment
- Why Hulk Hogan never had a rematch with Goldberg for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
- What Eric learned about business while working for Vince McMahon and WWE
- What politician Eric would have liked to have taken his role as RAW GM when he stepped down in 2005
- If he likes the WWE 24 format
- If he ever tried to sign Kurt Angle to WCW
- Other than the Hulk Hogan turn what segment he felt he was a part of in WCW that got the most heat
- If the Attitude Era would have happened without the NWO
- What pro wrestling companies need to do these days to compete with WWE
- If Dave Meltzer’s rating system is good for pro wrestling
- More…
You can find a special Bischoff on Wrestling Overrun on IRWNetwork.com featuring an in-depth review of Capitol Wrestling episode 16 which can also be found on IRW. Here are a couple preview notes for the episode:
- With a 6’8 297 3/4lbs “Endgame” awaiting, can Sonny Kiss overcome the bearded badass, Ken Dixon?
- In six man tag team action the newly formed Danger Family look to assert their dominance against the ever popular Perfect Strangers and a mystery partner
- And in our main event, in a rematch from the very first episode of Capitol Wrestling, we see Jeff Cannonball look for revenge against John Kermon
Eric and Nick also take some time at the end of the Overrun to touch on a couple of the top American political headlines:
