10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (Aug 4)

2. Eric Bischoff Told Raven He Was Confusing WCW Fans

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Everyone has heard the stories by now of WCW's 'glass ceiling' for guys like Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero and Raven. Admission to the main event scene was hard to come by for these men, but the latter likely has a different reason for not being pushed compared to the others. Eric Bischoff just didn't get his character.

Raven told ESPN this week about one conversation with Bischoff that revealed to him why he was stuck in the mid card. The WCW boss questioned whether the character was going over people's heads due to Raven's promo style, use of elegant phrases and tendency to speak poetically about his outcast status from the rest of society.

To Raven though, this was all part of the character's appeal. Like a wrestling Kurt Cobain, he believed people rich or poor could identify with the persona. That didn't mean they liked it, but it did represent something different on the show. Bischoff disagreed, feeling Raven wasn't clicking with fans.

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