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In April 2018, Bischoff returned to podcasting with 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff alongside co-host, Conrad Thompson. Bischoff is a longtime fan of Vermont-based jamband Phish and collects live recordings of their concerts.
Bischoff, not expecting Turner to comply, said that the only way would be a prime-time slot on a weekday night, possibly up against the WWF's flagship show Monday Night Raw. Surprisingly for Bischoff, Turner granted him one live hour on TNT [a] every Monday night, which specifically overlapped with Raw. This format expanded to two live hours in ...
However, although Bischoff's offer had been accepted, recently appointed Turner Broadcasting executive Jamie Kellner announced shortly after his arrival that Nitro and all WCW programming was immediately canceled on both TNT and TBS Superstation. Bischoff's group then withdrew their deal, as it was contingent on keeping WCW programming on some ...
After initial success through utilization of established wrestling stars of the 1980s, the company appointed Eric Bischoff to executive producer of television in 1993. Under Bischoff's leadership, the company enjoyed a period of mainstream success characterized by a shift to reality-based storylines, and notable hirings of former WWF talent. [5]
In that same year, Monday Night Raw hit a ratings low of 1.8, as Monday Nitro (Raw 's chief competition), was in the midst of an 83-week winning-streak against Raw head-to-head (see Monday Night War). With World Championship Wrestling (WCW) eclipsing the WWF, WWF chairman Vince McMahon called upon Russo to make changes to the televised product.
Wight allowed his WCW contract to expire on February 8, 1999, when Eric Bischoff denied his request for a pay increase. [107] He signed with the WWF the next day and debuted at St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House as "The Big Show" Paul Wight, Mr. McMahon's enforcer in The Corporation.
With three weeks left in the 2024 NFL regular season, it seems likely that at least a few records will be broken. ... The biggest one that might be in jeopardy is Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson's ...
On the November 24, 1997 episode of Monday Nitro, commentator Larry Zbyszko stormed to the ring following an nWo paid advertisement, only to have propaganda fall from the ceiling showing the nWo's Eric Bischoff posing over him at Halloween Havoc. Bischoff, after repeatedly insulting Zbysko, finally agreed to a match, later scheduled for Starrcade.