The latest episode of former WCW President Eric Bischoff’s podcast Bischoff on Wrestling was released just now! It features a very candid interview between Eric and Ring of Honor COO Joe Koff.
You can find a portion of Eric and Joe’s comments from the latest episode transcribed below. Their full, in-depth comments can be heard in the embedded audio player at the top of the post.
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EB: What is your relationship going to be like with New Japan Pro Wrestling in 2017 and beyond since they are entering the United States market?
JK: I can only speak about our relationship today. I think what they are trying to do in the United States is just something we are going to have to wait and see. Right now we have a very good, solid relationship with them. We are going to be participating on their shows on July 1st and 2nd. Interestingly enough Cody Rhodes will be the first free agent to ever get a title shot in Ring of Honor this Friday night on PPV and he’s also having an IWGP title shot within a week. I think that’s the first time a “free agent” has done that. We are going to be working with them in the fall as part of our UK tour that will also have CMLL plus New Japan. As far as I know that relationship is sound. I think they want to see how they are going to do domestically, as they should. We are kind of mixed together and I think that relationship will probably, I’m hoping, hold at that level. Right now my relationship with them and ROH’s relationship with them is as solid as it’s ever been. I don’t want to cast any kind of doom or gloom… I just don’t know. I hope that answers the question.
This week’s episode of Bischoff on Wrestling features Eric chatting with Ring of Honor’s COO Joe Koff. Some of the topics that Eric and Joe discuss include:
- How Joe got involved in the pro wrestling business
- Eric and Joe’s experience’s crossing paths in the past
- New technology Ring of Honor is using to reach fans
- New Japan Pro Wrestling’s attempt to break into the United States and what it means to their relationship with Ring of Honor
- ROH’s Best in The World 2017
- More…
Eric and Nick also take time at the top of the show to talk about a wide variety of sports entertainment news headlines from the past week. Including:
- The much anticipated Floyd Mayweather vs Connor McGregor fight
- WWE’s controversial ending to the women’s Money In The Bank match and decision to re-do it
- Mike & Maria Kanellis’ debut in WWE
- Hurricane Helms, Al Snow and Simon Diamond’s exits from Impact Wrestling
- Triple H surprising one of the heroes from the London Bridge attack
- More…
You can find a special Bischoff on Wrestling Overrun on IRWNetwork.com featuring Eric answering 20 fan questions from the #BischoffOnWrestling mailbag.
