Bischoff on Wrestling Archives

RECAP AND REVIEW: 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff on Bash at the Beach 2000 – Russo’s infamous shoot promo, Hogan’s reaction, the original plan, Bischoff’s theory on “dirt sheets”

May 24, 2018 Jeff Rush

83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff – Bash at the Beach 2000 Release Date: 05/20/2018 Recap By: Jeff Rush DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD “Vince Russo is… a very likable guy. You (Conrad) like him because you don’t really know him, and I felt the same way. I was like ‘You know, this guy’s pretty cool.’ He’s got that blue collar, New York, […]

RECAP AND REVIEW: 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff on Bret Hart – Rumors of being “the third man,” why Bret was originally brought in, Starrcade ’97, Dean Malenko, losing $5M per month, Goldberg, plans with Hogan, and more (Ep. 03)

May 18, 2018 Jeff Rush

83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff Release Date: 05/13/2018 Recap By: Jeff Rush DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD ”I’m going to try really hard not to be too disrespectful to Bret, because there’s a lot of things about Bret I do respect. I respect the fact that he made a great living and a career, and made a lot of money in a […]

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Bischoff on Wrestling – remembering Bobby Heenan, meeting with Ultimate Warrior to join WCW, the infamous storyline that Eric regrets, which wrestler was a “parasite?” (Ep. 61)

September 25, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Bischoff on Wrestling – Episode 61 Release Date: September 20, 2017 Recap By: Andrew Soucek, PWPodcasts.com Editor Runtime: 1 hour 38 minutes DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Highlights: -Hulk Hogan brought in some of his friends to WCW as part of a “package” deal. -Ultimate Warrior had a crazy amount of ideas for his character, but Bischoff appreciated his passion. -The […]

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Bischoff on Wrestling – Eric tears into John Gaburick and GFW in epic fashion, reveals who the biggest financial bust he ever signed was, gives full details on being fired from WCW in 1999 (Ep. 60)

September 16, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Bischoff on Wrestling – Episode 60 Release Date: September 13, 2017 Recap By: Andrew Soucek, PWPodcasts.com Editor Runtime: 1 hour 4 minutes DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Show Highlights: -Eric tears into GFW and John Gaburick. -The biggest disappointment he’d signed in terms of dollars was Warrior. -Eric explains why John Cena’s drug test failure line aimed at Roman Reigns was […]

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Bischoff on Wrestling – a look back at the NWO’s Four Horsemen parody, The Big Show’s battle with motivation, details of the 1999 KISS/WCW pay-per-view that never was (Ep. 59)

September 12, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Bischoff on Wrestling – Episode 59 Release Date: September 6, 2017 Recap By: Andrew Soucek, PWPodcasts.com Editor Runtime: 1 hour 8 minutes DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Show Rundown The show opens again with Eric doing a commercial for a boxing match. 2:15 – Eric and co-host Nick Hausman greet us. Nick had a great weekend. Eric was relaxing it up […]

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Bischoff on Wrestling – Eric relives his match with Shane McMahon, reveals why he’s not a fan of managers and oranges on his plate, making out with Linda McMahon, harsh words for Sexy Star (Ep. 58)

September 3, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Bischoff on Wrestling – Episode 58 Release Date: August 30, 2017 Recap By: Andrew Soucek, PWPodcasts.com Editor DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Show Rundown The show opens with a commercial of Eric Bischoff hyping an upcoming boxing fight. 2:30 – Eric welcomes us to the show. His co-host Nick Hausman is doing well. They talk about the flooding in Houston and […]

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WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Bischoff on Wrestling – the return of Taboo Tuesday, if Jon Jones vs. Brock Lesnar is a good idea, why Eric hates the Brand Split! (Ep. 54)

August 10, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Bischoff on Wrestling with Co-Host Nick Hausman Episode 54: Bischoff on Brock Lesnar/Jon Jones, C.M. Punk, WWE Financials, etc. Release Date: August 4, 2017 Recap by: Ryan Thompson DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Newsworthy Items: – Eric doesn’t think the McMahons would ever sell WWE – Eric hates the brand split – Eric loves the idea of the reigning Universal […]

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Bischoff on Wrestling – ranting on the Battleground flag match, the TV show Eric almost hosted, what one thing would he change about WWE if he was in charge? (Ep. 53)

July 29, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Bischoff on Wrestling with Co-Host Nick Hausman Episode 53: Bischoff on Lesnar, Punjabi Prison, etc. Release Date: July 26, 2017 Recap by: Ryan Thompson DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Newsworthy Items: – Nick is moving into a “haunted hotel” – Eric thinks McGregor fighting Mayweather is great for the UFC – Nick thinks Big Cass can be the next John […]

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Bischoff on Wrestling – Call in show on his reputation of stealing talent, the surprising star he thinks could make it to the mainstream, walking in on a naked Randy Savage (Ep. 52)

July 22, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Bischoff on Wrestling with Co-Host Nick Hausman Episode 52: 1 Year Anniversary Live, Call-In Show (Part 1) Release Date: July 19, 2017 Recap by: Ryan Thompson DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Newsworthy Items: – This is part one of a two-part call in show. – Eric once had to do a forced landing in a plane he was piloting, similar […]

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Bischoff on Wrestling – Eric’s thoughts on Samoa Joe, why WWE’s ratings are sinking, is Russo vs. Cornette a work? (Ep. 49)

July 1, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Bischoff on Wrestling, Episode 49 Hosted by: Eric Bischoff, produced and co-hosted by Nick Hausman Duration: 74 minutes, 20 seconds Review by: Craig Elbe, @CraigElbe DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Stories -Vince Russo’s restraining order on Jim Cornette. -Brock Lesnar vs Samoa Joe. -Thoughts on Cody Rhodes winning the ROH World Title. -WrestleCircus’s Twitch and tip, Gabe Sapolsky responds. Timestamps […]

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Bischoff on Wrestling – if Eric really wanted to put the WWF out of business, his backstage fight with Ric Flair, HLA, Billy and Chuck (Ep. 46)

June 12, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Bischoff on Wrestling Episode 46 Hosted by: Eric Bischoff. Co-hosted and produced by Nick Hausman Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes Review by: Craig Elbe @CraigElbe DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Stories – All relating to Eric’s responses to Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard about Eric’s time in WWE -Would Vince McMahon have given away Nitro results if the roles […]

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Bischoff on Wrestling – his experience on Table for 3, how he would have booked his WWE debut, why did the WCW/NBC deal fall apart? (Ep. 45)

June 6, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Bischoff on Wrestling, Episode 45 Hosted by: Eric Bischoff, produced and co-hosted by Nick Hausman Duration: 56 minutes, 31 seconds Review by: Craig Elbe, @Craig Elbe DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Stories, all stemming from the Table for 3 show with Eric, Jim Cornette, and Michael Hayes on the WWE Network. -Was Hayes sober and a good moderator? -Eric’s heat with […]

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Bischoff on Wrestling – Ed Nordholm vs. The Hardys, Punk’s $1 million offer, can New Japan succeed in the U.S.? (Ep. 44)

May 31, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Bischoff on Wrestling, Episode 44 Hosted by: Eric Bischoff, produced and co-hosted by Nick Hausman Duration: 1 hour, 13 minutes, and 51 seconds Recap by: Craig Elbe @CraigElbe DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Stories -Ed Nordholm sharing Broken Universe sensitive information. -C.M. Punk’s $1 million offer to wrestle again. -Jinder Mahal as a foreign heel WWE Champion. -New Japan planning […]

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Bischoff on Wrestling – interesting take on Randy Orton’s Twitter comments, WCW Cruiserweight Division vs. 205 Live, wrestling needing to continually evolve (Ep. 43)

May 26, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Bischoff on Wrestling Episode 43 Hosted by: Eric Bischoff, co-hosted and produced by Nick Hausman Review by: Craig Elbe @CraigElbe on Twitter Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 50 seconds Top Stories -Randy Orton’s Twitter comments. -WCW Cruiserweights compared to WWE’s 205 Live roster. -Smackdown picture-in-picture advertising/short attention span advertising. -Braun Strowman’s exaggerated return window, can WWE be trusted in other […]

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Bischoff on Wrestling w/ John Morrison on his least favorite things about WWE, who didn’t want him on Tough Enough, future project with a Power Ranger (Ep. 42)

May 14, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Bischoff on Wrestling, Episode 42 Hosted by Eric Bischoff, co-hosted and produced by Nick Hausman Guest: John Morrison Review by: Craig Elbe @CraigElbe on Twitter Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Stories -Trump dismisses Comey with interesting language -Sinclair buys Tribune, what it potentially means for Ring of Honor -WWE Q1 results, plus sagging WWE ratings […]

WRITTEN PODCAST REVIEW: Bischoff on Wrestling w/ Al Lenhart on WrestleCircus, Billy Corgan’s NWA purchase, the evolution of independent wrestling (Ep. 41)

May 8, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Bischoff on Wrestling (Episode 41) Hosted by: Eric Bischoff, co-hosted and produced by Nick Hausman Duration: 1 hour, 24 minutes and 37 seconds Review by: Craig Elbe, @CraigElbe on Twitter DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Stories -Billy Corgan’s NWA purchase -Hot Topic selling Bullet Club merchandise soon -Sinclair keeps growing -Kane for Mayor? Timestamps 0:42 – Show intro 1:35 – […]

WRITTEN PODCAST REVIEW: Bischoff on Wrestling w/Goldberg on the origins of The Streak, who will be WWE’s next big star (Episode 40)

May 1, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Bischoff on Wrestling Podcast – Episode 40 Review by: Craig Elbe Hosted by Eric Bischoff and Nick Hausman, produced by Nick Hausman Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes and 38 seconds DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Topics -Vince McMahon biopic -WWE using Miz to send message to Ambrose? -Conor McGregor vs Floyd Mayweather discussion -Bill Goldberg interview -Mailbag questions Timestamps 00:42 – […]

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Bischoff on Wrestling on Impact not being able to “draw flies,” remembering Rosey, why Jinder may be getting a big push (episode 39)

April 22, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Bischoff on Wrestling – Episode 39 Hosted by: Eric Bischoff and Nick Hausman Review by: Craig Elbe Duration: 60 minutes, 21 seconds DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Stories -The passing of Matt Anoa’i -YouTube dropping pro wrestling content monetization -Upcoming Table for 3 episode with Jim Cornette and Michael Hayes -Impact/AAA agreement Timestamps 2:51 – The death of Matt “Rosey” Anoa’i […]

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Bischoff on Wrestling says you can’t promote to kids and adults at same time effectively, bullying (Apr. 12)

April 13, 2017 Andrew Soucek

MLW Network’s Bischoff on Wrestling Episode 38 Recap By Craig Elbe Hosted by Eric Bischoff and Nick Hausman Duration: 58 minutes, 29 seconds Timestamps: 1:54: Television industry talk. 5:29: The golden era of scriped TV. 14:10: Wrestling as the original reality show. 19:31: Bischoff recalls being asked to make WCW family-friendly. 22:48: How advertisers look at pro wrestling. 29:18: Political […]