10 Most Hated People Behind The Scenes In Wrestling

Eric Bischoff deserves plenty of credit for taking a lackluster WCW product and turning it into a flourishing goldmine almost overnight. But he also deserves the blame for turning the WCW locker room against itself, and for ultimately weakening the product to the point of anemia.

Roughly half of the WCW roster has, at one point or another, taken umbrage with Bischoff's booking, personality, and overall management style. Chris Jericho was never shy about blasting Bischoff's inability to utilize anyone who didn't fall under the nWo umbrella, and partially blamed him for his departure from the company.

That same feeling was shared by Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, Perry Saturn, and Dean Malenko, who would follow Jericho to WWE shortly thereafter because they were tired of being relegated to the bottom of the WCW heap. Even veterans like Roddy Piper and Ric Flair felt this way.

Mick Foley notoriously held a grudge against Bischoff for telling an announcer to spoil and ridicule his first WWE Championship win on Nitro.

As with most backstage heat, the hottest comes from Bret Hart, who still can't seem to get through most interviews without taking a few shots at his former boss:

"I look back today, I'd like to strangle Eric Bischoff with my own pair of hands and just thank him for doing such a lousy job with my career, and lying about everything he ever said to me."