The latest episode of former WCW President Eric Bischoff’s podcast Bischoff on Wrestling was released this past Wednesday and features WWE Hall of Famer Jake “The Snake” Roberts.
You can find some of Eric and Jake’s comments transcribed below.
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EB: You ended up with a version of Piper’s Pit called The Snake Pit. Roddy Piper, bless his soul, did that create any heat with Roddy? He could be a little territorial.
JR: Yeah, yeah, he was a little schizo at times. I don’t know that it did. It may have. I was never around Roddy much of the time. He was a big time loner because he was always worried that somebody was coming for his job. I was never worried somebody was coming after my job. I did The Snake Pit for a period of time. I didn’t really enjoy it because, for me, I wasn’t selfish enough to have that. Roddy was a guy where you gave him the Pit and he went out there and made it about him. He came out getting his hand raised in those things and a push out of it for him. I, myself, felt obligated to help everybody. As far as a vehicle that helped push me up the ladder? I don’t think it really helped me much.
This week’s episode of Bischoff on Wrestling starts with Eric giving his take on a couple of stories from around the business of pro wrestling from this past week including:
- The announcement that former WCW World Champion Diamond Dallas Page will be joining the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2017
- The passings of George “The Animal” Steele & Ivan Koloff
- The New Day hosting WrestleMania 33
- The Rock’s in-ring phone call to CM Punk this past Monday after RAW
- Kendall Jenner rocking an NWO Wolfpac shirt
- More…
Eric then welcomes his guest for this week WWE Hall of Famer Jake “The Snake” Roberts! During his appearance Jake speaks candidly to Eric about:
- Getting to work with Stu Hart and Stampede Wrestling in Calgary
- Bill Watts being hard on him in Mid South Wrestling
- Where the idea for Damien came from
- Vince McMahon’s vision for the Jake “The Snake” Roberts character
- Working with Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat
- Being asked to do a move to Ricky that he was uncomfortable with
- Piper’s Pit vs The Snake Pit
- Working with Hulk Hogan
- A bad joke he played on Rick Rude
- What about Andre The Giant’s drinking surprised him
- Why he made Miss Elizabeth’s family angry during his feud with Randy Savage
- Working with Randy and an actual cobra
- Almost taking over creative for the WWF in the early 90s
- His leap from WWF to WCW
- What tease he’d like to leave for part two of his interview next week on Bischoff on Wrestling
- More…
Today’s show then wraps up with an extended edition of the #BischoffOnWrestling mail bag segment
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