Around one calendar year after he'd purchased WCW, Vince McMahon shockingly embraced the man who had been responsible for the promotion's most successful years. Eric Bischoff was, to many people, Mr. WCW. Just a few short years prior to his first ever Monday Night Raw appearance, Bischoff had been crowing about how he couldn't wait to put the then-WWF (and thus Vince McMahon) out of business for good. On the July 15th, 2002 episode of Raw, McMahon introduced the show's new General Manager. Eyes widened when it became clear it was Bischoff. There were those who believed WWE management missed a trick by not having 'Easy E' feud with Vince, but it cannot be denied this was an astounding moment in wrestling history. Bischoff had been interested in buying WCW himself in 2001, and wanted to work hard to reboot the promotion's flagging reputation. Instead, just over 12 months later, he was a World Wrestling Entertainment employee. Many would have loved him to have been part of the botched 'Invasion' angle, but it still very cool to see him excel as an on-screen character in WWE.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
