The latest episode of former WCW President Eric Bischoff’s podcast Bischoff on Wrestling was released this past Wednesday night!
You can find some of Eric ‘s comments transcribed below.
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On what the independent pro wrestling scene was like when he launched the WCW Power Plant:
EB: The independent pro wrestling scene was certainly not as vibrant and robust as it is right now. It’s one of the reasons I am so excited by the independent pro wrestling scene right now. I love the diversity that we see in the independent wrestling scene. None of that really existed when we launched the WCW Power Plant. Wrestling kind of went from territories into the sewers into the national scene. You were either in WCW or the WWE. Otherwise you were kind of out of business. I am not saying there weren’t independent shows. Clearly there were and people will point that out but compared to what it is today… the independent scene was almost non-existent. We had no choice but to develop our own talent.
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This week’s episode of Bischoff on Wrestling features Eric and Nick taking an in-depth look at his recent WWE Network Table For 3 special with Jim Cornette and Michael PS Hayes. Including:
- What it was like being on set with Jim Cornette after the terrible things Jim has said about him
- If Eric was familiar with why Jim didn’t like him
- How Eric dealt with backstage “stooges” in WCW
- Why he hates Vince Russo
- What the independent pro wrestling scene was like when Eric launched the WCW Power Plant
- What other concepts from WCW Eric is proud of
- If Eric feels responsible for the “cool heel”
- Whether Roman Reigns can be a real old school heel
- More…
Eric then answers questions from the #BischoffOnWrestling mailbag regarding:
- Whose promos Eric enjoyed listening to the most in WCW
- How he would have ended the nWo angle
- If there was ever a push in WCW to do business deals, recruit talent or do live events in Puerto Rico
- If it’s true WCW’s PPV profits went to Time Warner and not WCW
- Whether featuring Eric backstage before the “shocking” hug with Vince on RAW took away from his debut
- The idea of a tag team Money In The Bank Ladder Match
- Hulk Hogan’s hair peace at Halloween Havoc 96
- If undefeated streaks mean less now than before
- Why the proposed WCW deal with NBC in late 98 didn’t work out
- More…
You can find a special Bischoff on Wrestling Overrun on IRWNetwork.com featuring Eric chatting with his longtime friend and former WCW Performer Sonny Onoo. Some of the topics they discuss include:
- How Sonny turned Eric on to sushi
- Why it’s weird getting older and going to strip clubs
- Their memories from their bizarre trip to North Korea for The Collision In Korea w/ Muhammad Ali
- Why Eric thinks WWE will never released The Collision In Korea on the WWE Network
- Sonny’s take on NJPW expanding into the United States and what Japanese wrestling fans want
- Vince Russo eliminating Japanese wrestlers from WCW TV and the subsequent lawsuit that Sonny was apart of
- Eric as a kickboxer and why other kickboxers were scared of him
- If Sonny thinks Eric could have taken Vince McMahon in a fight
- Sonny’s recent trip to the NJPW offices
- More…
