Eric
Bischoff
- Bischoff started his career in wrestling
as an announcer for Verne Gagne's AWA, until the promotion folded in 1991.
- He started as a broadcaster for WCW programming in 1993, and was lead announcer
for WCW Monday "Nitro" when it debuted.
- In the spring of 1996, Bischoff made it top priority to sign the WWF's Razor
Ramon (Hall) and Diesel (Nash).
- As the head of WCW, Bischoff was one of the first targets of Scott Hall and
Kevin Nash upon their debuts in WCW.
- Bischoff was challenged by Hall upon the wrestler's first appearance on "Nitro,"
and was called a "Ken doll."
- At the "Great American Bash" pay-per-view, Hall and Nash challenged
Bischoff to round up wrestlers for a match at the 1996 "Bash at the Beach"
card.
- When Bischoff refused, Hall punched Bischoff in the stomach and Nash powerbombed
him through the stage.
- It was this incident, Bischoff would later admit, that led him to join the
NWO.
- Bischoff showed his true colors on a WCW Monday "Nitro" broadcast.
Still president of WCW, Bischoff stripped the Steiner Brothers of the WCW Tag
Team titles after their win over the Outsiders at the first NWO "Souled
Out."
- Bischoff fired referees Randy "Pee Wee" Anderson and Jimmy Jett,
and refused to allow Lex Luger compete at Superbrawl VII.
- Luger wrestled anyway, and Bischoff again awarded the Outsiders the tag team
belts after their Superbrawl loss to Luger and The Giant (The Big Show).
- Dr. Harvey Schiller, then head of Turner Sports, suspended Bischoff following
his actions.
- Bischoff and "Hollywood" Hogan claimed the suspension wouldn't stand,
as they were personal friends of Ted Turner.
- Dissension in the NWO showed during a January 1998 "Nitro" broadcast
involving Bischoff and Savage. During an argument between Savage and Hogan,
Savage picked up a chair and threatened to hit Hogan with it.
- As Bischoff attempted to stop "The Macho Man," Savage struck Bischoff
and was in turn attacked by Kevin Nash.
- Strangely enough, it would be Savage and Nash who would later team up to form
the "Wolfpac," to fight against Hogan's leadership of the NWO.
- Meanwhile, Bischoff remained firmly at Hogan's side.
- In April of 1998, Bischoff fired wrestling legend Ric Flair, and earlier Syxx
(Sean Waltman, now "X-Pac" in the WWF) who was still recovering from
neck surgery.
- Shockingly, Bischoff challenged McMahon to a match at "Slamboree"
'98 as a means to settle their differences once and for all.
- McMahon refused to participate in the WCW event of course, and Bischoff replied
by calling McMahon a coward and having the "match" anyway at the PPV,
where McMahon was counted out and Bischoff was declared the winner.
- Bischoff defeated Ric Flair at "Starrcade '98'," but lost his power
for 90 days the next night on "Nitro" by losing a rematch with Flair.
- On September 9, 1999, Bischoff was relieved of his daily duties as WCW President.
- TNT President Brad Siegel announced on March 22, 2000, that Bischoff would
return to World Championship Wrestling in a creative capacity.
- On the June 5th "Nitro" in Atlanta, Bischoff defeated Terry Funk
for the WCW Hardcore title.
- On January 11, 2001, Fusient Media Ventures agreed to purchase a majority
interest in World Championship Wrestling. During the same announcement, it was
learned that Bischoff would return to WCW as President.
- In April 2001, Bischoff was named Executive Vice President of Development
for Digital Artisans Guild's MatRats.
- In August 2001, Bischoff was named COO of Battle Management. Months later,
Bischoff agreed to work for the K-1 Mixed Martial Arts promotion.