The latest episode of former WCW President Eric Bischoff’s podcast Bischoff on Wrestling was released yesterday and features an interview with former WCW & WWE World Heavyweight Champion Bill Goldberg!
You can find some of Eric and Goldberg’s comments transcribed below.
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EB: I know you Bill. You are a strong, strong personality. Once you decide you feel a certain way it’s hard to get you off of that. I think that’s a great quality and probably what got you to where you are in life. Knowing you the way I do and knowing the tension… you were very open about certain things in WWE. After the deal is done and you know you are going back, was there any trepidation? What were you feeling when you walked in the building the first time?
BG: You always have doubts. You like to think the scenario is set to where it’s a slam dunk and everything will go as planned. In any business these days things can go awry. Go against the grain and go against what was in stone and written down. The business is the business. I had tension coming in because I am always defensive with stuff like, “I’ve gotta protect this…” or, “I’ve got to protect that.” I was as open as possible. I think more open than I ever have been in wanting acceptance from the guys. Needing that so that I felt better about coming in and not being that guy who hides in his back room and comes out when it’s just his time. That’s not me. As rough as I am and staunch as I am about things I believe in. Whether they be right or wrong, I have conviction in them. I am not a bad guy. I have feelings and I want these guys to understand that I am greatly appreciative.
This week’s episode of Bischoff on Wrestling features an interview between Eric and former WCW/WWE World Heavyweight Champion Bill Goldberg! During their interview some of the topics they discuss include:
- Dale Earnhart’s retirement from NASCAR
- The experiences that Bill attributes to Eric for allowing him to have
- Bill’s garage filled with cars and what some of his favorites are
- What the first contact between Bill and WWE was like for this past run with WWE
- How 2K Games played a role in his return
- What negotiations were like for his WWE return
- How the opportunity to return to WWE felt to Bill after being away for 13 years
- Bill’s wife and son’s reaction to his WWE return
- Why Bill’s WCW streak worked and their memories of it
- How Bill got the “Goldberg” name and what he originally wanted to be called
- Bill’s memories of the WCW Power Plant
- Who Bill thinks is the next breakout WWE Superstar
- BRAUN!!!
- The modern WWE crowd and the way they think
- More…
Before Bill’s interview Eric and Nick start the show by chatting about a variety of topics from this past week’s sports and entertainment headlines. Including:
- Tri-Star Pictures announcing that they are producing a Vince McMahon biopic called ‘Pandemonium’
- Who Eric would cast to play himself if he is featured in the film
- Rumors that WWE officials view Dean Ambrose as lazy and complacent
- Whether Eric ever delivered a message to talent via other wrestlers cutting promos on them
- Dana White’s comments that he is working to make a Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor match happen
- How Mayweather vs McGregor compares to CM Punk’s bout against Mickey Gall
- More…
This episode wraps up with the latest #BischoffOnWrestling mailbag segment featuring Eric talking about:
- If the IRW Network will have an apple app
- If Wargames the exception to that rule that Eric doesn’t like gimmick match
- Why the angle with Paul Wight being Andre’s son nixed so quickly in WCW
- If protecting a top guy is a lost art
- Eric’s thoughts on his RAW “match” with Jim Ross
- Eric’s thoughts about the Insane Clown Posse’s time spent in WCW
- Whether it was Eric’s idea to bring in the Road Warriors to face Kane and RVD on the May 12, 2003 episode of RAW
- How the Hulk Hogan character would be as big if he was introduced in 2017 instead of the 1980s
- Which wrestler made him break character and have you start laughing during promso
- Why Chris Cruise wasn’t part of the Nitro Broadcast team
- More…
