The latest episode of former WCW President Eric Bischoff’s podcast Bischoff on Wrestling was released just now!
You can find a portion of Eric’s comments regarding Anthem purchasing Global Force Wrestling and rebranding the company as GFW transcribed below.
Eric’s full, in-depth comments can be heard in the embedded audio player at the top of the post.
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EB: I have to stop. Can you possibly help me unpack this cluster of nonsense? You would need a GPS and three assistants to even try to stay on the map with this cluster. I’ll go back to the beginning. Here is what has happened in the last year. Anthem Sports acquires TNA, right? They didn’t buy Global Force Wrestling.They bought TNA which had the trademark for Impact Wrestling which is the name of a show. Alright? So now, Global Force owns TNA and Impact Wrestling and somehow acquires… look, I like Jeff and Karen, whatever… what is Global Force Wrestling? What was it? They didn’t tour. They shot a couple television shows in Las Vegas that nobody has ever seen. None of their talent was ever signed to their organization. So, exactly what were their assets other than a logo and Jeff and Karen Jarrett? What was Global Force Wrestling? When you say, “We acquired Global Force Wrestling,” what exactly did you acquire since there were no television rights. There was no revenue. There were no contracts in place. There was no talent exclusively signed to the organization. I know it makes a great press release but what in the hell did they acquire other than a logo?
This week’s episode of Bischoff on Wrestling features Eric and Nick talking about a few of the pro wrestling news headlines from the past week. Including:
- NJPW’s G1 Special from Long Beach, CA
- NJPW’s planned US expansion following the success of those shows
- Anthem acquiring Impact Wrestling and making GFW the new name of the overall brand
- LaMelo Ball dropping the “n word” twice on RAW
- WWE brining back the Punjabi Prison
- John Cena and Rusev’s upcoming flag match
- More…
Midway through the show Eric and Nick host a “Pro Wrestling & Politics Summit” with two wrestlers with political ties from opposite sides of the aisle: FOX News’ Tyrus & “The Progressive Liberal” Daniel Richards. The four discuss the current political climate in America, how pro wrestling has been pulled into the political discussion, how pro wrestling can help and hurt the American political division, more…
Eric also takes some time at the end of the show to answer a slew of fan questions. Some of the topics that Eric addresses in the #BischoffOnWrestling mailbag are:
- Eric’s interactions with the NWA
- Whether or not Larry Zbyzko created the name “New World Order”
- What he misses most about the Monday Night War
- Whether Eric would consider managing a conservative wrestler against The Progressive Liberal
- His memories of working with Hobo Hank
- Who he’d rather start a new promotion with… Jeff Jarrett or Billy Corgan?
- WWE giving the various pro wrestling styles their own shows
- Steve Austin’s WWE return at No Way Out
You can find a special Bischoff on Wrestling Overrun on IRWNetwork.com featuring Eric chatting with Sports Illustrated’s Justin Barrasso about the July 7, 1997 edition of Monday Nitro:
