There are very few promoters who evoke strong emotions among the wrestling fans, and Eric Bischoff is one of them. Bischoff initially started working for Gagnes AWA promotion in the sales department, but eventually became an on air interviewer and host. After leaving AWA, he signed with WCW as an announcer, but when Bill Watts left WCW, Bischoff replaced him as the Executive Producer. Eric Bischoffs vision and direction resulted in him becoming the Executive Vice President, as he decided to challenge Vince McMahons WWF. After WCW turned a profit for the first time under Bischoff, he began competing directly with the WWF which came to be known as The Monday Night Wars. Bischoff also managed to bring in Hulk Hogan, and soon, WCW over took the WWF in the ratings war, led by the New World Order storyline. Under Eric Bischoff, whose official job title by 1997 was the President of WCW, the promotion dominated the ratings war by beating WWF for 84 straight weeks! With a lot of egos on board however, WCW soon relinquished its position to the WWF, which was going through a transition of its own into the Attitude Era. With WCW facing major financial woes in 2000, Bischoff unsuccessfully tried to buy the company, which was later acquired by Vince McMahon. Bischoff is known to be the only person to have pushed Vince McMahon to his limits, but was unsuccessful in recreating the same magic with TNA wrestling. Known for being a controversial personality, Bischoff is considered by some fans as one of the major reasons for WCW going out of business.
Sports journalist, writer, poet, quiz master and an engineer. I have been writing about contact sports for years, and have interviewed UFC fighters such as Miesha Tate, Cung Le and John Hathaway. I had also covered TUF - China finale and UFC Fight Night - Macau.
