The latest episode of former WCW President Eric Bischoff’s podcast Bischoff on Wrestling was released last night and features WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross as his guest.
At the top of the show Eric comments on the announcement that his friend Kurt Angle will be inducted as part of the 2017 WWE Hall of Fame Class. You can find those quotes transcribed below.
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EB: I am excited to hear about that. Kurt’s such an amazing guy. We could dedicate an entire episode just to Kurt Angle. Set aside for the moment what he accomplished. Winning a gold medal in the 1996 Olympics with, “a broken freaking neck,” as he’ll remind us. The way he was able to transition in to sports entertainment at such a high level is amazing in it of itself. But one of the things that I love so much about Kurt Angle is he can be the most dangerous, realistic, threatening character with so much credibility on Monday and by Tuesday he can turn that around and be one of the most comedic, entertaining, funny characters on television. He can spin that on a dime. That takes a tremendous amount of skill. I think Kurt has been through so much and deserves to be in the WWE Hall of Fame. Not only for what he’s accomplished as an amateur wrestler. (Laughs) I have a hard time referring to Olympic wrestlers as amateurs. As an Olympic wrestler and a sports entertainer he’s overcome a lot of challenges and that’s what I admire most about him to be honest with you.
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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.
Related: Eric Bischoff To Sean Waltman, “Why Did I Fire You?”
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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