Eric Bischoff Discusses His Recently Released WWE Documentary, Working With WWE To Produce It, More

This WrestleZone Radio exclusive features WZ Daily’s Nick Hausman interviewing former WCW President Eric Bischoff.

This interview is in conjunction with the release of Eric’s new WWE Documentary feature and DVD set, Eric Bischoff: Sports Entertainment’s Most Controversial Figure.

You can find some of Eric’s comments from the interview transcribed below.

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On what influence he had on his recently released WWE documentary:

EB: I didn’t have any influence at all. That was one of the, I don’t want to say hesitation, it was one of the things that I was most aware of when I first got the call to do the documentary. I knew I wasn’t going to have any real input. I could probably throw an idea or two out there to the producer, Ken. I knew at the end of the day the WWE was going to produce the product and edit the product how they saw fit and that I wasn’t going to have a lot of input in that. After doing the sit-down interview I did with JBL and the way everybody approached that… I had no concerns about it. I knew the product was going to come across great I just didn’t know how great.

On his time as a karate fighter that is talked about early in the documentary:

EB: I was an amateur. I had a couple fights and later on I got paid. I was an amateur fighter. I was fighting for the love of it. There was no money in it as I said in the DVD. It’s one of the reasons I quit pursuing martial arts. Even at that time, the late 70s or early 80s, in those days before the UFC it was called the PKA (Professional Karate Association). I fought in the PKA. In fact there is a clip from ESPN in a fight that I participated in on the DVD. Even fighters that were far more skilled than I was and world rated really weren’t making very much money. If at all at that time. It’s one of the reasons I transitioned out of martial arts and wound up in wrestling. I loved doing it. It was a passion for me for many years but at the end of the day you’ve got to pick your family.

Some of the topics in this interview include:

Allowing fans to see his home in Cody, WY
His fears about not having any input about his recently released WWE documentary
His time as an amateur karate fighter
His friendship with Sonny Onoo
What he learned from martial arts
The fight between him and Vince McMahon that never happened
The upcoming WWE Draft and what he remembers from the last brand extension
Wrestlers frustrations about not getting enough of a push
What talent from the past 10-15 years can compare to the break out success of John Cena
Roman Reigns’ WWE suspension
Why it’s harder to become a break out pro wrestling star now
His philosophy about wanting to have a spontaneous product
“Mean” Gene Okerlund’s comments about him
What led to him being ousted from WCW the first time
What led to WCW to being so disheveled in the six months after he left
Whether or not he would have brought Vince McMahon in to WCW if things had gone differently and WWE had gone out of business instead of WCW
If he thinks that he was a better on-air performer in WWE than WCW
Whether he has any projects that he hasn’t had a chance to get to yet
Donald Trump’s controversial statements and political strategy leading him to becoming the presumptive GOP nominee
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