Vince McMahon never missed out on an opportunity to humiliate and embarrass former business rival Eric Bischoff whenever the opportunity arose and in December 2005, with his contract running out, said opportunity presented itself on a memorable episode of Monday Night Raw. His job as general manager of the brand called into question, Bischoff stood trial, his fate at the hands of judge, jury and executioner McMahon. Every mistake, every little misstep the former president of WCW made during his tenure in WWE was highlighted and examined. Various Superstars testified against their boss, much to his dismay. By night's end, Bischoff was facing termination and every fan watching around the world was hoping they had seen the end of his tyrannical stint as the most powerful man on Monday nights. Those fans would get what they wanted as McMahon fired Bischoff, then unceremoniously slammed him into a garbage truck and saw him off into the sunset. Or wherever fired rivals go when they have literally been thrown away like trash. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5FnCjJl014 Bischoff would make occasional returns to WWE programming over the years but his full-time career with the company ended the moment McMahon read his "verdict."
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