The latest episode of former WCW President Eric Bischoff’s podcast Bischoff on Wrestling was released earlier tonight and features WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross as his guest.
During his appearance Jim opened up about about the future of World of Sport and the general UK pro wrestling scene. You can find those quotes transcribed below.
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JR: World of Sport on ITV is a big deal in the UK. It’s like CBS having the NFL Shield. That’s what I told these guys, “You own the Shield! You own the logo. You own the brand. There’s a lot of marketing you can do if you decide to do it.” I think it’s interesting because it reminds me a little bit of TBS in the sense that it’s a television company that is contemplating getting in to the wrestling business. They were asked to produce a television program not to create live events. To the best I know. I don’t think they are going to PPVs. It’s a little bit different deal but you can understand the mindset there. They are a bunch of guys that really love the genre. They are a bunch of guys that are really smart television people. We use nine or fourteen cameras for that studio shoot we did there. It’s an interesting deal. I’m kind of waiting as we record this to hear from them and Barry that we are going to green light it and go forward with it. In the meantime there are other options. Spike TV in the UK is looking at doing some shows. That’s another thing on my radar. That whole area there, you’ve played there, it’s a great area for wrestling fans. It’s a good region and the WWE exposure I’ve got has helped me a lot. People forget that WCW had their TV shows on in the UK as well back in our day.
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A new episode of Bischoff on Wrestling is released every Wednesday night. Next week’s episode features the return of Sean “X-Pac” Waltman to the show. This will be a special two part episode with the first part airing on Waltman’s podcast and the second half airing Bischoff’s next Wednesday.
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This week’s episode of Bischoff on Wrestling starts with Eric talking about his friend Kurt Angle being announced for the 2017 WWE Hall of Fame.
Eric also takes a moment to discuss a couple of the other top news stories of the week in his “Business of Pro Wrestling” segment including:
- The passing of Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka
- The road to the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania
- Vince McMahon reportedly wanting Undertaker to work with a younger star at WrestleMania
- More…
Eric then welcomes his guest for the week WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross! Ross speaks candidly to Eric about:
- Reinventing himself since leaving WWE
- Why he left WCW
- His venture in to BBQ Sauce and Eric’s venture in to the craft beer markets
- Why he enjoys his current schedule
- Getting to do commentary for Wrestle Kingdom 11
- World of Sports future
- Working on his autobiography
- WWE’s global expansion
- Kenny Omega’s NJPW status and whether he thinks he will wind up in WWE
- Who his One Bad Cat is
- Something about him you don’t know
- More…
Eric then closes the show by answering some fan questions from the #BischoffOnWrestling mailbag.
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