The latest episode of former WCW President Eric Bischoff’s podcast Bischoff on Wrestling was released earlier tonight and features former WCW & WWE Superstar Lex Luger as his guest.
You can find some of Eric’s comments transcribed below.
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On Seth Rollins re-injuring his right knee:
EB: I feel bad for Seth. I can only imagine, especially in today’s environment, getting that opportunity to step on that main stage. At the biggest show on Earth in this industry and probably others. To lose that opportunity so close to the date has to be emotionally devastating. I never met Seth Rollins but I feel for him. I hope he does the work, keeps his chin up and comes back and proves that third time is a charm.
On the opportunity Seth’s injury creates:
EB: I think the opportunity that it creates as much for other performers in the WWE that are going to have to step in to that slot is the opportunity for the writers to really get their heads together and put as much pressure on themselves as some of talent feels some times to come up with a story and an angle that allows that transition to be as seamless as possible. If I was a fly and could pick my wall that would be the wall I would want to be on. The one where I could watch the writers work their way around that. That’s when injuries bring out the best or the worst on the creative team.
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This week’s episode of Bischoff on Wrestling starts with Eric talking about WWE Superstar Seth Rollins re-inuring his right knee just before WrestleMania.
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:
- Lucha Underground’s new distribution deal with Netflix
- WWE Chief Revenue and Marketing Officer Michelle Wilson says WWE VR is less than five years away
- WWE fans’ criticism that this year’s Royal Rumble didn’t have enough surprises
- Bischoff on Wrestling’s brand new t-shirts
- More…
Eric then welcomes his guest for the week former WWE & WCW Superstar Lex Luger! During his appearance Lex speaks candidly to Eric about:
- His earliest memories of pro wrestling
- His days playing college football
- Being a bouncer and getting kicked out of college
- His time in the Canadian Football League
- Working with Ron Simmons and helping him get in to wrestling
- How he was trained to wrestle
- Immediately being thrown in main event positions with guys like Ric Flair
- The origins of the Lex Luger name and where he was billed from
- A rib nearly leading to Wahoo McDaniel beating him up
- More…
Eric then closes the show answering some fan questions from the #BischoffOnWrestling mailbag.
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