In regards to when he knew it was time to split from WCW, he says that one of the motivating factors was that he was one of the top heels headlining shows against a wide variety of opponents, and some of those guys were making triple what he was. He went to Eric Bischoff and asked for a raise proportionate to what the other guys on his level were making. Show says depending on his mood, Eric could either be a great guy or a "power hungry d*ck, on that day I caught him he was a power hungry d*ck" and he refused to negotiate because he still had him under contract for another year and a half. He called Victor Quinones who made a phone call and put the word out that he was leaving when his contract was up.