The latest episode of former WCW President Eric Bischoff’s podcast Bischoff on Wrestling was released, for free, this past Wednesday!
You can find a portion of Eric’s comments transcribed below.
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On what he thinks of former WCW employee Keith Mitchell, who was also up for what would become the WCW President job:
EB: Keith Mitchell is under the radar. If I was advising Ed Nordholm I would advise him to hire Keith Mitchell before seven o’clock tomorrow morning and let Keith Mitchell run creative. Keith Mitchell has forgotten more about creative and sport entertainment, professional wrestling, than that tub of sh*t John Gaburick and whoever else is working with him. Keith knows more than he and Ed Nordholm would learn in 200 years. He’s really seen it all. He’s learned from success, he’s learned from failure and he’s been an instrumental part of it. He can cut through the bullshit. So Ed, if you are listening, I know you follow me on Twitter: call Keith Mitchell. Make a deal with him. If you want to save your ass Keith Mitchell is the guy to help you do it.
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:
- John Cena calling out Roman Reigns’ previous WWE Wellness Policy violation
- Jeff Jarrett being released as the Chief Creative Officer of GFW
- Reports that GFW is “hemorrhaging funds” and looking to sell the company
- GFW’s new creative team
- Alberto el Patron returning to GFW for Bound For Glory
- GFW VP of Production Kevin Sullivan’s tweets trying to discredit Justin Barrasso
- AJ Styles appearing at the NWA Wildside Reunion show over the weekend
- WWN Live running a paid seminar and offering an extra role in NXT to one participant
This episode’s “This Week In Bischoff History” features Eric taking a look back at his September 10, 1999 WCW “firing” and many of the rumors surrounding it.
Nick wraps up the show by asking Eric a variety of questions from the #BischoffOnWrestling mailbag. Some of the topics discussed include:
- Some of Eric’s favorite and least favorite outdoor venues to run
- What wrestler made Eric a fan as a kid
- Eric’s favorite memory of Roddy Piper
- The backstage atmosphere when Sullivan found out Benoit was sleeping with Woman
- If Eric ever considered bringing Tully Blanchard in when he was in charge of WCW
- Who the biggest WCW disappointment was
- If pro wrestling has taken a turn for the worst following the Monday Night War
- What he thought of the Matt Hardy-Lita-Edge love triangle
Here is the full audio from the GFW Media Call that is referenced in this episode:
