As you may be able to tell by now, Eric Bischoff rubbed many, many people within the wrestling industry the wrong way. But the man he insulted, offended and pissed off more than any other was Ric Flair. The two had a tumultuous relationship in WCW - Ric requested a Thunder off to attend a family event, but Bischoff refused and subsequently sued the Nature Boy after he didn't turn up anyway. There are rumblings of many arguments between the two, with the WCW executive telling Ric he never drew any money. 'In Eric Bischoff's eyes I am nowhere near being a legend,' Ric said in the Monday Night War DVD, 'No one would treat anybody of any stature, in any endeavor of life or business, the way he treated me if he recognized me for anything I had accomplished or achieved in this business.' But of course, their real-life feud didn't die with WCW. In what has become an infamous incident, the 16-time world champion attacked Bischoff backstage at Raw in 2003. Each man has told their side of the story with certain variables, but essentially Ric, still bitter about his treatment in the 90's, blew up at Bischoff, who was on the phone at the time, and swung at him numerous times. No blows connected, and agents and various backstage staff were able to separate the two. Though they've since worked together and buried the hatchet, no one hates Eric Bischoff quite like Ric Flair did.
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As a child, when I wasn't doing typical Australian things like fending off dingoes while riding in the pouches of kangaroos, I was watching wrestling.
