Eric Bischoff says WCW died because of one key reason (Exclusive)
Eric Bischoff oversaw WCW's television ratings success over WWE in the mid-to-late 1990s. In an exclusive interview, the former WCW Senior Vice President gave his take on why the company does not exist today.
In 2001, then-WWE Chairman Vince McMahon bought WCW after battling against the promotion for several years. WCW's death was recently the subject of a four-part VICE TV docuseries titled Who Killed WCW. During the show, employees from WCW's parent company, AOL Time Warner, said the promotion was sold because high-level executives did not want it.
Bischoff backed up those comments in a recent conversation with Sportskeeda Wrestling Senior Editor Bill Apter:
"They all said the same thing. Nobody in Turner [AOL Time Warner] wanted WCW around, which is the same thing I've been saying for six years, but everybody [disagreed]." [9:33 – 9:40]
Watch the video above to hear Bischoff's thoughts on Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes possibly turning heel soon.
Eric Bischoff on Who Killed WCW's possible influence
The VICE TV show was co-produced by The Rock's Seven Bucks Productions company and the creators of Dark Side of the Ring.
Eric Bischoff believes the popularity of Guy Evans' book about WCW, NITRO, might have played a part in The Rock being involved in the project:
"That book, Guy Evans presented so much credible new information and I think that created the interest, and that's why I think Seven Bucks and Rock decided, 'Let's give this a whirl. There's more to talk about.'" [8:43 – 8:56]
In a separate interview, former WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan gave his thoughts to Bill Apter on why the company went downhill.
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Special thanks to Tommy Fierro and Independent Superstars of Pro Wrestling (ISPW). Catch 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff on Apple Podcasts.
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