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Eric Bischoff Reveals When WWE Fans Started To Become ‘Problematic’; The Best Way To Deal With Rowdy Crowds

The latest episode of former WCW President Eric Bischoff’s podcast Bischoff on Wrestling was released, for free yesterday!

You can find a portion of Eric’s comments from the latest episode transcribed below.

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On the best way to handle pro wrestling crowds that try to take over the show like what happened on RAW this week:

EB: Stone Cold Steve Austin was one of the first, I think, when the crowd really started to try to take over a show and when it became problematic with the “WHAT?!” chants. I remember being out there and cutting promos that had nothing to do with Steve Austin. I’d be out there in the middle of a promo, either by myself or with someone, and you’d get that “WHAT?!” chant. For me the best way to stop it or control it is to simply talk over it and ignore it. Not letting it throw me off. The moment you react to it it’s only going to intensify. Not only is it going to intensify in the ring at that particular moment but the people watching at home will show up at RAW the next week, or week after that, and realize they have the ability to throw you off your game. That’s really what they are trying to do. They are not just having fun they are doing it trying to have an impact on what is going on inside the ring. The best way to overcome it is to just keep going on, ignore it, stay on track and they will quit pretty quickly.

Eric has officially launched his IRW Network premium channel for only $2.99/month!

This week’s BoW Overrun features the second installment of Eric I’s in-depth look at and his book Controversy Creates Cash. This installment features us discussing his earliest interactions with pro wrestling, his time touring as a karate fighter, selling frozen food door-to-door and more.

Over the next few weeks more premium channels will be rolled out on IRW. If you’d like subscribe to Eric’s IRW channel and get access to the BoW Overrun as well as more exclusive Bischoff content click HERE.

Eric Bischoff On Latest Brock To UFC Report, Brock’s Drawing Power, UFC’s Issue Creating New Stars, More

On this week’s Bischoff on Wrestling Eric and Nick start off by discussing some of the past week’s top pro wrestling news stories. Including:

  • Eric’s experience in Wyoming during the solar eclipse
  • Ric Flair rallying following his recent health issues
  • Brock Lesnar successfully retaining the WWE Universal Championship at SummerSlam
  • Whether doing John Cena vs Roman Reigns before WrestleMania is too soon
  • Reported backstage heat on Baron Corbin regarding his social media habits
  • How to handle fans that become “problematic”
  • Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre moving past 3MB to become champions
  • WWE debuting an ROH-esque stable in NXT with Adam Cole, Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reily
  • How WWE can best use Bobby Roode on the main roster
  • What to do with Asuka now that she is injured after holding the NXT Women’s Championship more than 500 days
  • The WWE SummerSlam Kick-Off Show starting before the doors to the Barclay’s open
  • The various celebrities in attendance for SummerSlam
  • If Eric has ever been approached to do a reality show ala Nikki Bella on Dancing With The Stars

It also includes Nick asking Eric a variety of questions from the #BischoffOnWrestling mailbag. Some of the topics discussed include:

  • The hardest part of being a heel
  • WCW vs NWO Revenge for Nintendo 64
  • If WWE will partner with indies due to cutbacks
  • Plans for Immortal in TNA
  • Andrew “Test” Martin
  • What collection Eric has
  • Why Bobby Heenan was fired and replaced with Mark Madden
  • His memories of Marcus Bagwell breaking his neck in WCW

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