Eric Bischoff On Being Better Than McMahon, His Past, Joining TNA, WWE

[Zer0.MediA]

From wrestlinginc.com

Eric Bischoff recently conducted an interview with Alex Marvez of ScrippsNews.com where he talks about his WCW past, his WWE run, what he thinks of Vince McMahon and on joining TNA. Below are some of the highlights of the interview:

On running WCW: "No matter what people have said or written about me, I know what I accomplished changed the business and had a positive impact. I also made a lot of mistakes and have the scar tissue to prove it. I'm going to try and repeat the good stuff and avoid the bad stuff."

On why he joined TNA: "It was the combination of a lot of things. Most of all, I like Dixie. She has a lot of integrity and I like to be in business with people like that. Secondly, I saw an opportunity. The way we have our deal structured is great for Bischoff-Hervey Entertainment. And this provided me with a chance to get back into a business I love. I believe a creative person who has a certain feel for this business can change the fortunes of this company in a good way."

On being better than Vince McMahon: "I have a tremendous respect for Vince and, in a perverse way, like him. But at the end of the day, I think I'm better than him. I'm more creative than him and have a better feel for the business."

On WWE vs. TNA: "Think of WWE as a giant aircraft carrier and TNA as an 18-foot speedboat. There's a lot the aircraft carrier can do, but it's also big and slow. We can bring a more flexible, aggressive and nimble approach. There is an open-mindedness and risk-taking mentality that exists here. That's one thing I really like about this company."

I like the cut of this guys jib.

 

[Justin]

BISCHOFF IS FULL OF SHIT AND AIN'T LEARNED NOTHING.. TNA WILL SUFFER THE SAME FATE AS WCW

 

[SC_408]

I respect bischoff alot but goddamn is he such a hypocrite...I remember seeing him talk shit bout dixie how she doesn't know shit bout the wrestling business and wouldn't ven be able to recognize her from any room...

 

[SMCrazy]

Bischoff's alright but not better then Vince

 

[THEUNGODD666]

Bischoff's alright but not better then Vince

Thats obvious. If that was the case Bischoff would be the owner of a multi million dollar wrestling company....instead of working for TNA :cheeky:

 

[306]

I like Eric as an on air personality but that is about it. I don't think he is better than Vince and I doubt he is better than himself when he ran WCW. He will fail. Again.

 

[StrangeStatic]

Vince is better, Bitchoff sucks

 

[Premo]

Anderson .

 

[Darkshowdown]

I think tna main problem thats gonna be they downfall its they clutter too many storylines and etc in each program. They would be better if they only focus on a few each week. You cant really get into the show bc theres too much going on at once. like for example you will see hall & nash jump someone then less then 5 mins later nasty boys or lashley laying someone out then tyson lays aj out. they got way too many segments that the average fan wont remember after a few days.

 

[SMCrazy]

Thats obvious. If that was the case Bischoff would be the owner of a multi million dollar wrestling company....instead of working for TNA :cheeky:

multi billion dollar company

 

[THEUNGODD666]

multi billion dollar company

wrong.

vince just barely makes it to a billion

 

[Premo]

I think tna main problem thats gonna be they downfall its they clutter too many storylines and etc in each program. They would be better if they only focus on a few each week. You cant really get into the show bc theres too much going on at once. like for example you will see hall & nash jump someone then less then 5 mins later nasty boys or lashley laying someone out then tyson lays aj out. they got way too many segments that the average fan wont remember after a few days.

true . they need another weekly show instead of the tna epics shit theyre doing

 

[THEUNGODD666]

true . they need another weekly show instead of the tna epics shit theyre doing

I dont think TNA has the money or high enough ratings to warrant another weekly show :ermm:

 

[MrDiamondFDC]

wrong.

vince just barely makes it to a billion

Vince alone just makes it to a billion. His company as a whole is worth way more.

 

[THEUNGODD666]

His company as a whole is worth way more.

no its not. :ermm:


where are you getting this information?

 

[SC_408]

no doubt wwe makes probably 500-700 million a year when u count movies, cds, merchandise, etc but i dont think its in the billions..

 

[Darkshowdown]

true . they need another weekly show instead of the tna epics shit theyre doing

exactly they should have all the young stars come up on a different program then move them to impact when they get over and have another world belt(i guess they do with eric youngs belt)

 

[SC_408]

exactly they should have all the young stars come up on a different program then move them to impact when they get over and have another world belt(i guess they do with eric youngs belt)

who gives a fuck u know u aint gonna watch their shit anyways lol

 

[Darkshowdown]

who gives a fuck u know u aint gonna watch their shit anyways lol

lmao

maybe it will make me more interested in watching the full show without switching channels bc now i will turn on impact but flip taht shit to steven segal or some other shit for a minute till something happens.

 

[SC_408]

i keep tellin myself to watch it like i said i would with hogan, but once i flipped on their shit, heard their cheey ass music, cheesy ass impact zone with the same damn 400 people and their wack ass production i said fuck it i aint watchin this lol.....but like i said as much as i hate watchin em i hope they do better in ratings somewhat so wwe can have better raw's. This past raw was wack as fuck.