5 major feuds Eric Bischoff had in WWE
Recently a piece of groundbreaking news hit the wrestling fans across the planet when WWE named Eric Bischoff and Paul Heyman as the Executive Directors of SmackDown Live and Raw respectively. Everyone is speculating how the landscape is going to change for WWE, especially for the Superstars on both the rosters.
There is no doubt to the fact that these two veterans are geniuses of the wrestling business. Both of them have been heels for their entire run in WWE till now, so fans are excited about the controversies which are going to treat them in the upcoming weeks on Raw and SmackDown Live.
Eric Bischoff has been the General Manager of Raw in the past and had created quite a stir the last time he was around. Here are the top five feuds which he had when he was calling the shots.
#5 Squaring off against Stephanie McMahon
Stephanie McMahon was appointed the General Manager of SmackDown in 2002 when Eric Bischoff was given the charge of Raw. Both these managers started a rivalry against each other, each trying to prove that their show is better than the other.
The friction between two led to many memorable moments on both the shows including an intense SummerSlam (2002) when both of them shared the General Manager office taking jabs at each other. This tussle for power also showcased a couple of remarkable in-ring negotiations to sign the Superstars like Triple H, Brock Lesnar and Scott Steiner for their respective shows.
This rivalry saw its end when Stephanie McMahon was written off as the General Manager of SmackDown after she lost to Vince McMahon in a first-ever “Father-Daughter I-Quit” match at No Mercy 2003.