Eric mentions how, at the time Nitro debuted, most of the WWE roster were portraying goofy, over-the-top characters in a watered down product that was clearly targeting children and licensing (sound familiar?), and how he made it his goal to go in the opposite direction. This was during the era of wrestling plumbers, hockey players and garbage men and he viewed it as hokey and silly. Therefore when Scott Hall and Kevin Nash defected, it was an easy decision to go with their real names. Prichard takes exception to Bischoffs assertion that Hall was not using an iteration of his WWE gimmick - citing the toothpick and the accent he used in his initial appearances - and he has a legal judgment to back up his position. For his part, Eric agrees that there were some definite similarities there but that it wasnt necessarily done intentionally.
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