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id="toc-New_World_Order_(1996–1998)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Downfall_of_WCW_(1998–1999)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Downfall_of_WCW_(1998–1999)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2.3</span> <span>Downfall of WCW (1998–1999)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Downfall_of_WCW_(1998–1999)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Replacement_(1999–2000)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Replacement_(1999–2000)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2.4</span> <span>Replacement (1999–2000)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Replacement_(1999–2000)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Attempted_purchase_of_WCW_(2001)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Attempted_purchase_of_WCW_(2001)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2.5</span> <span>Attempted purchase of WCW (2001)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Attempted_purchase_of_WCW_(2001)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-World_Wrestling_Entertainment_(2002–2007)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#World_Wrestling_Entertainment_(2002–2007)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>World Wrestling Entertainment (2002–2007)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-World_Wrestling_Entertainment_(2002–2007)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-General_Manager_of_Raw_(2002–2005)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#General_Manager_of_Raw_(2002–2005)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.1</span> <span>General Manager of <i>Raw</i> (2002–2005)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-General_Manager_of_Raw_(2002–2005)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> 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data-title="Бишофф, Эрик" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%81_%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%9F%E0%B8%9F%E0%B9%8C" title="เอริก บิสชอฟฟ์ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="เอริก บิสชอฟฟ์" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Bischoff" title="Eric Bischoff – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Eric Bischoff" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a 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Bischoff</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1955-05-27</span>) </span>May 27, 1955<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 69)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a>, Michigan, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style></li></ul> 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career</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ring_name" title="Ring name">Ring name(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Eric Bischoff</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Billed height</th><td class="infobox-data">5 ft 10 in (178 cm)<sup id="cite_ref-WWEprofile_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WWEprofile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Billed weight</th><td class="infobox-data">195 lb (88 kg)<sup id="cite_ref-WWEprofile_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WWEprofile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Billed from</th><td class="infobox-data">Detroit, Michigan<sup id="cite_ref-WWEprofile_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WWEprofile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span 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li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/@83weeks">83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">2018–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling" title="Professional wrestling">Professional wrestling</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Subscribers</th><td class="infobox-data">135 thousand<sup id="cite_ref-YouTubeStats83_Weeks_with_Eric_Bischoff_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-YouTubeStats83_Weeks_with_Eric_Bischoff-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total views</th><td class="infobox-data">22.3 million<sup id="cite_ref-YouTubeStats83_Weeks_with_Eric_Bischoff_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-YouTubeStats83_Weeks_with_Eric_Bischoff-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><table class="ib-youtube-awards mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> <tbody><tr><th colspan="3"><div><a href="/wiki/YouTube_Creator_Awards" title="YouTube Creator Awards">Creator Awards</a></div></th></tr><tr><td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/YouTube_Silver_Play_Button_2.svg/32px-YouTube_Silver_Play_Button_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="32" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/YouTube_Silver_Play_Button_2.svg/48px-YouTube_Silver_Play_Button_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/YouTube_Silver_Play_Button_2.svg/64px-YouTube_Silver_Play_Button_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="358" /></span></span></td><td>100,000 subscribers</td><td>2024</td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below ib-youtube-below"><hr /><i>Last updated:</i> November 23, 2024</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Eric Aaron Bischoff</b> (born May 27, 1955) is an American <a href="/wiki/Television_producer" title="Television producer">television producer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_professional_wrestling_terms#Booker" title="Glossary of professional wrestling terms">professional wrestling booker</a>, promoter, and performer. He is best known for serving as Executive Producer and later Senior Vice President of <a href="/wiki/World_Championship_Wrestling" title="World Championship Wrestling">World Championship Wrestling</a> (WCW) and subsequently, the on-screen <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_authority_figures#Raw_authorities" title="Professional wrestling authority figures">General Manager</a> of <a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Raw_(WWE_brand)" title="Raw (WWE brand)">Raw</a> <a href="/wiki/WWE_Brand_Extension" class="mw-redirect" title="WWE Brand Extension">brand</a>. Bischoff has also worked with <a href="/wiki/Impact_Wrestling" class="mw-redirect" title="Impact Wrestling">Total Nonstop Action Wrestling</a> (TNA) where he served as Executive Producer of <i><a href="/wiki/Impact_Wrestling_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Impact Wrestling (TV series)">TNA iMPACT!</a></i>. He was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame" title="WWE Hall of Fame">WWE Hall of Fame</a> in 2021. </p><p>With an amateur background in <a href="/wiki/Martial_arts" title="Martial arts">martial arts</a>, Bischoff also sporadically performed as an in-ring competitor, becoming a <a href="/wiki/List_of_WCW_Hardcore_Champions" title="List of WCW Hardcore Champions">one-time</a> <a href="/wiki/WCW_Hardcore_Championship" title="WCW Hardcore Championship">WCW Hardcore Champion</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Core_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Core-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and headlining the <a href="/wiki/Road_Wild_(1998)" title="Road Wild (1998)">1998 Road Wild</a> pay-per-view event, teaming with <a href="/wiki/Hulk_Hogan" title="Hulk Hogan">"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan</a> against <a href="/wiki/Diamond_Dallas_Page" title="Diamond Dallas Page">Diamond Dallas Page</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jay_Leno" title="Jay Leno">Jay Leno</a>. He wrote an <a href="/wiki/Autobiography" title="Autobiography">autobiography</a> titled <i><a href="/wiki/Controversy_Creates_Cash" title="Controversy Creates Cash">Controversy Creates Cash</a></i>, which was released in 2006 under <a href="/wiki/WWE_Books" title="WWE Books">WWE Books</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a second book, titled <i>Grateful</i>, which was released in 2022. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Bischoff&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bischoff was born on May 27, 1955, in <a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a>, Michigan, and attended Dort Elementary School in suburban <a href="/wiki/Roseville,_Michigan" title="Roseville, Michigan">Roseville</a>. In 1968, the family moved to <a href="/wiki/Penn_Hills,_Pennsylvania" title="Penn Hills, Pennsylvania">Penn Hills, Pennsylvania</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bischoff is of <a href="/wiki/German_Americans" title="German Americans">German</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Americans" title="Scottish Americans">Scottish descent</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before getting into professional wrestling, Bischoff had a number of occupations. He acted in a training video for bank employees regarding fair lending practices, owned a successful landscape construction company, worked as a <a href="/wiki/Veterinary_medicine" title="Veterinary medicine">veterinary</a> assistant, competed as a <a href="/wiki/Kickboxing" title="Kickboxing">professional kickboxer</a>, and ran a <a href="/wiki/Butcher" title="Butcher">butcher</a> shop, where he sold meat via van delivery. <a href="/wiki/Hulk_Hogan" title="Hulk Hogan">Hulk Hogan</a> would famously refer to this time in his life during his <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_professional_wrestling_terms#P" title="Glossary of professional wrestling terms">heel promo</a> at the end of the 1996 WCW <a href="/wiki/Pay-per-view" title="Pay-per-view">pay-per-view</a> event <a href="/wiki/Bash_at_the_Beach_(1996)" title="Bash at the Beach (1996)">Bash at the Beach</a> in <a href="/wiki/Daytona_Beach,_Florida" title="Daytona Beach, Florida">Daytona Beach, Florida</a>, saying, "If it wasn't for Hulk 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href="/wiki/Early_wrestling_championships" title="Early wrestling championships">Early wrestling championships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gold_Dust_Trio" title="Gold Dust Trio">Gold Dust Trio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980s_professional_wrestling_boom" title="1980s professional wrestling boom">1980s boom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Saturday_(professional_wrestling)" title="Black Saturday (professional wrestling)">Black Saturday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NWA_World_Title_Tournament" title="NWA World Title Tournament">1994 NWA World Title Tournament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_War" title="Monday Night War">Monday Night War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attitude_Era" title="Attitude Era">Attitude Era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_All_Japan_Pro_Wrestling_mass_exodus" title="2000 All Japan Pro Wrestling mass exodus">2000 All Japan Pro Wrestling mass exodus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Invasion_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Invasion (professional wrestling)">The Invasion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wednesday_Night_Wars" title="Wednesday Night Wars">Wednesday Night Wars</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Notable promotions</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All_Elite_Wrestling" title="All Elite Wrestling">All Elite Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Japan_Pro_Wrestling" title="All Japan Pro Wrestling">All Japan Pro Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Japan_Women%27s_Pro-Wrestling" title="All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling">All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Star_Wrestling" title="All Star Wrestling">All Star Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Wrestling_Association" title="American Wrestling Association">American Wrestling Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consejo_Mundial_de_Lucha_Libre" title="Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre">Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extreme_Championship_Wrestling" title="Extreme Championship Wrestling">Extreme Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DDT_Pro-Wrestling" title="DDT Pro-Wrestling">DDT Pro-Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frontier_Martial-Arts_Wrestling" title="Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling">Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorgeous_Ladies_of_Wrestling" title="Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling">Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Crockett_Promotions" title="Jim Crockett Promotions">Jim Crockett Promotions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Promotions" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Promotions">Joint Promotions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucha_Libre_AAA_Worldwide" title="Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide">Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Wrestling" title="Major League Wrestling">Major League Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maple_Leaf_Wrestling" title="Maple Leaf Wrestling">Maple Leaf Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Wrestling_Alliance" title="National Wrestling Alliance">National Wrestling Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Japan_Pro-Wrestling" title="New Japan Pro-Wrestling">New Japan Pro-Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Noah" title="Pro Wrestling Noah">Pro Wrestling Noah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ring_of_Honor" title="Ring of Honor">Ring of Honor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soft_Ground_Wrestling" title="Soft Ground Wrestling">Soft Ground Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stampede_Wrestling" title="Stampede Wrestling">Stampede Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Joshi_Pro-Wrestling" title="Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling">Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Total_Nonstop_Action_Wrestling" title="Total Nonstop Action Wrestling">Total Nonstop Action Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UWF_International" title="UWF International">UWF International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women_of_Wrestling" title="Women of Wrestling">Women of Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Championship_Wrestling" title="World Championship Wrestling">World Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Wonder_Ring_Stardom" title="World Wonder Ring Stardom">World Wonder Ring Stardom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Raw_(WWE_brand)" title="Raw (WWE brand)">Raw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SmackDown_(WWE_brand)" title="SmackDown (WWE brand)">SmackDown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NXT_(WWE_brand)" title="NXT (WWE brand)">NXT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolve_(WWE_brand)" title="Evolve (WWE brand)">Evolve</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_professional_wrestling_promotions" title="List of professional wrestling promotions">Others</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Notable people</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"><small><b>Early 20th Century</b></small> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bert_Assirati" title="Bert Assirati">Bert Assirati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Riley" title="Billy Riley">Billy Riley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Sandow" title="Billy Sandow">Billy Sandow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Lewis_(wrestler)" title="Ed Lewis (wrestler)">Ed Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gotch" title="Frank Gotch">Frank Gotch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Hackenschmidt" title="George Hackenschmidt">George Hackenschmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Gama" title="The Great Gama">The Great Gama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Pfefer" title="Jack Pfefer">Jack Pfefer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Stecher" title="Joe Stecher">Joe Stecher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Londos" title="Jim Londos">Jim Londos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Thesz" title="Lou Thesz">Lou Thesz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salvador_Lutteroth" title="Salvador Lutteroth">Salvador Lutteroth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toots_Mondt" title="Toots Mondt">Toots Mondt</a></li></ul> <p><small><b>Mid 20th Century</b></small> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Demon" title="Blue Demon">Blue Demon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruno_Sammartino" title="Bruno Sammartino">Bruno Sammartino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Santo" title="El Santo">El Santo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Fabulous_Moolah" title="The Fabulous Moolah">The Fabulous Moolah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorgeous_George" title="Gorgeous George">Gorgeous George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Gotch" title="Karl Gotch">Karl Gotch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mildred_Burke" title="Mildred Burke">Mildred Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rikid%C5%8Dzan" title="Rikidōzan">Rikidōzan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Muchnick" title="Sam Muchnick">Sam Muchnick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stu_Hart" title="Stu Hart">Stu Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verne_Gagne" title="Verne Gagne">Verne Gagne</a></li></ul> <p><small><b>1970s and 1980s</b></small> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Akira_Maeda" title="Akira Maeda">Akira Maeda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_the_Giant" title="André the Giant">André the Giant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Inoki" title="Antonio Inoki">Antonio Inoki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Crabtree" title="Shirley Crabtree">Big Daddy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Robinson" title="Billy Robinson">Billy Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Heenan" title="Bobby Heenan">Bobby Heenan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Col%C3%B3n" title="Carlos Colón">Carlos Colón</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dusty_Rhodes" title="Dusty Rhodes">Dusty Rhodes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dynamite_Kid" title="Dynamite Kid">Dynamite Kid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Signo" title="El Signo">El Signo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Texano" title="El Texano">El Texano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Genichiro_Tenryu" title="Genichiro Tenryu">Genichiro Tenryu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giant_Baba" title="Giant Baba">Giant Baba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Solie" title="Gordon Solie">Gordon Solie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harley_Race" title="Harley Race">Harley Race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hulk_Hogan" title="Hulk Hogan">Hulk Hogan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Crockett_Jr." title="Jim Crockett Jr.">Jim Crockett Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mil_M%C3%A1scaras" title="Mil Máscaras">Mil Máscaras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Negro_Navarro" title="Negro Navarro">Negro Navarro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Savage" title="Randy Savage">Randy Savage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satoru_Sayama" title="Satoru Sayama">Satoru "Tiger Mask" Sayama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Hansen" title="Stan Hansen">Stan Hansen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Funk" title="Terry Funk">Terry Funk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_McMahon" title="Vince McMahon">Vince McMahon</a></li></ul> <p><small><b>1990s</b></small> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Akira_Taue" title="Akira Taue">Akira Taue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Pe%C3%B1a" title="Antonio Peña">Antonio Peña</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atsushi_Onita" title="Atsushi Onita">Atsushi Onita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bret_Hart" title="Bret Hart">Bret Hart</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Eric Bischoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keiji_Muto" title="Keiji Muto">Keiji "The Great Muta" Muto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Ross" title="Jim Ross">Jim Ross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jushin_Liger" title="Jushin Liger">Jushin Liger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenta_Kobashi" title="Kenta Kobashi">Kenta Kobashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Nash" title="Kevin Nash">Kevin Nash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manami_Toyota" title="Manami Toyota">Manami Toyota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsuharu_Misawa" title="Mitsuharu Misawa">Mitsuharu Misawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Heyman" title="Paul Heyman">Paul Heyman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Hall" title="Scott Hall">Scott Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Michaels" title="Shawn Michaels">Shawn Michaels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sting_(wrestler)" title="Sting (wrestler)">Sting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Stone Cold Steve Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Turner" title="Ted Turner">Ted Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson" title="Dwayne Johnson">The Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toshiaki_Kawada" title="Toshiaki Kawada">Toshiaki Kawada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Triple H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_Russo" title="Vince Russo">Vince Russo</a></li></ul> <p><small><b>2000s</b></small> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Bautista" title="Dave Bautista">Batista</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brock_Lesnar" title="Brock Lesnar">Brock Lesnar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Guerrero" title="Eddie Guerrero">Eddie Guerrero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshi_Tanahashi" title="Hiroshi Tanahashi">Hiroshi Tanahashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Hardy" title="Jeff Hardy">Jeff Hardy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Jarrett" title="Jeff Jarrett">Jeff Jarrett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Angle" title="Kurt Angle">Kurt Angle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C3%ADstico" title="Místico">Místico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Orton" title="Randy Orton">Randy Orton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rey_Mysterio" title="Rey Mysterio">Rey Mysterio</a></li></ul> <p><small><b>2010s and 2020s</b></small> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Danielson" title="Bryan Danielson">Bryan Danielson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CM_Punk" title="CM Punk">CM Punk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cody_Rhodes" title="Cody Rhodes">Cody Rhodes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazuchika_Okada" title="Kazuchika Okada">Kazuchika Okada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Omega" title="Kenny Omega">Kenny Omega</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Khan" title="Nick Khan">Nick Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roman_Reigns" title="Roman Reigns">Roman Reigns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rossy_Ogawa" title="Rossy Ogawa">Rossy Ogawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Khan" title="Tony Khan">Tony Khan</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">By region</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Australia" title="Professional wrestling in Australia">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fighting_Cholitas" title="Fighting Cholitas">Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Canada" title="Professional wrestling in Canada">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_China" title="Professional wrestling in China">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_France" title="Professional wrestling in France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_India" title="Professional wrestling in India">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Iran" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional wrestling in Iran">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Israel" title="Professional wrestling in Israel">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Japan" title="Professional wrestling in Japan">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucha_libre" title="Lucha libre">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_New_Zealand" title="Professional wrestling in New Zealand">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Puerto_Rico" title="Professional wrestling in Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Russia" title="Professional wrestling in Russia">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional wrestling in Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_the_United_States" title="Professional wrestling in the United States">United States</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Styles</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_wrestling" class="mw-redirect" title="British wrestling">British wrestling</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All-in_professional_wrestling" title="All-in professional wrestling">All-in style</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiral-Lord_Mountevans_rules" title="Admiral-Lord Mountevans rules">Mountevans rules</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cruiserweight_(professional_wrestling)" title="Cruiserweight (professional wrestling)">Cruiserweight</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/X_Division" title="X Division">X Division</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_France" title="Professional wrestling in France">French catch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hardcore_wrestling" title="Hardcore wrestling">Hardcore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intergender_wrestling" title="Intergender wrestling">Intergender</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lucha_libre" title="Lucha libre">Lucha libre</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midget_wrestling" title="Midget wrestling">Midget</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Mini-Estrella" title="Mini-Estrella">Mini-Estrella</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Puroresu" title="Puroresu">Puroresu</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shoot_wrestling" title="Shoot wrestling">Shoot style</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/U-Kei_(martial_arts)" title="U-Kei (martial arts)">U-Kei</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_professional_wrestling" title="Women's professional wrestling">Women's</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Concepts</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li>Attire <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wrestling_mask" title="Wrestling mask">Masks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrestling_singlet" title="Wrestling singlet">Wrestling singlet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrestling_shoe" title="Wrestling shoe">Wrestling shoe</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blading_(professional_wrestling)" title="Blading (professional wrestling)">Blading</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_championship" title="Professional wrestling championship">Championship</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:World_heavyweight_wrestling_championships" title="Category:World heavyweight wrestling championships">World Heavyweight</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dirt_sheet" title="Dirt sheet">Dirt sheet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_professional_wrestling_terms" title="Glossary of professional wrestling terms">Glossary of terms</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kayfabe" title="Kayfabe">Kayfabe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gimmick_(professional_wrestling)" title="Gimmick (professional wrestling)">Gimmick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Face_(professional_wrestling)" title="Face (professional wrestling)">Face</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heel_(professional_wrestling)" title="Heel (professional wrestling)">Heel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shoot_(professional_wrestling)" title="Shoot (professional wrestling)">Shoot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heat_(professional_wrestling)" title="Heat (professional wrestling)">Heat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Job_(professional_wrestling)" title="Job (professional wrestling)">Job</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Push_(professional_wrestling)" title="Push (professional wrestling)">Push</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/House_show" title="House show">House show</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_match_types" title="Professional wrestling match types">Match types</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_in_professional_wrestling" title="Music in professional wrestling">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ring_name" title="Ring name">Ring name</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sports_entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Sports entertainment">Sports entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tag_team" title="Tag team">Tag team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Professional_wrestling_weight_classes" title="Category:Professional wrestling weight classes">Weight classes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrestling_ring" title="Wrestling ring">Wrestling ring</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Culture</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Backyard_wrestling" title="Backyard wrestling">Backyard wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cauliflower_Alley_Club" title="Cauliflower Alley Club">Cauliflower Alley Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cauliflower_ear" title="Cauliflower ear">Cauliflower ear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_wrestling-based_comic_books" title="List of wrestling-based comic books">Comic books</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fantasy_wrestling" title="Fantasy wrestling">Fantasy wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Professional_wrestling_films" title="Category:Professional wrestling films">Films</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Lucha_libre_films" title="Category:Lucha libre films">Luchador films</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_professional_wrestling_magazines" title="List of professional wrestling magazines">Magazines</a></li> <li>Paintings <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Wrestlers_(Courbet)" title="The Wrestlers (Courbet)">Gustave Courbet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrestlers_(Eakins)" title="Wrestlers (Eakins)">Thomas Eakins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Wrestlers_(Etty)" title="The Wrestlers (Etty)">William Etty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Wrestlers_(Luks)" title="The Wrestlers (Luks)">George Luks</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rib_(professional_wrestling)" title="Rib (professional wrestling)">Rib</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ribera_Steakhouse" title="Ribera Steakhouse">Ribera Steakhouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ten-bell_salute" title="Ten-bell salute">Ten-bell salute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_professional_wrestling_video_games" title="List of professional wrestling video games">Video games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_personalities_in_politics" title="Professional wrestling personalities in politics">Wrestling personalities in politics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zubaz" title="Zubaz">Zubaz</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Media outlets</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Botchamania" title="Botchamania">Botchamania</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Box_y_Lucha" title="Box y Lucha">Box y Lucha</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dark_Side_of_the_Ring" title="Dark Side of the Ring">Dark Side of the Ring</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fighting_Spirit_Magazine" title="Fighting Spirit Magazine">Fighting Spirit Magazine</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_Audio_Wrestling" title="Live Audio Wrestling">Live Audio Wrestling</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/OSW_Review" title="OSW Review">OSW Review</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Power_Slam" title="Power Slam">Power Slam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Illustrated" title="Pro Wrestling Illustrated">Pro Wrestling Illustrated</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Solowrestling.com" title="Solowrestling.com">Solowrestling</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/S%C3%BAper_Luchas" title="Súper Luchas">Súper Luchas</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WrestleCrap" title="WrestleCrap">WrestleCrap</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter" title="Wrestling Observer Newsletter">Wrestling Observer Newsletter</a></i></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Controversies</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Animals_in_professional_wrestling" title="Animals in professional wrestling">Animals in professional wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Benoit_double-murder_and_suicide" title="Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide">Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owen_Hart#Death" title="Owen Hart">Death of Owen Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mass_Transit_incident_(professional_wrestling)" title="Mass Transit incident (professional wrestling)">Mass Transit incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montreal_Screwjob" title="Montreal Screwjob">Montreal Screwjob</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruiser_Brody#Death" title="Bruiser Brody">Murder of Bruiser Brody</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murder_of_Rikid%C5%8Dzan" title="Murder of Rikidōzan">Murder of Rikidōzan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_premature_professional_wrestling_deaths" title="List of premature professional wrestling deaths">Premature deaths</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ring_boy_scandal" title="Ring boy scandal">Ring boy scandal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speaking_Out_movement" title="Speaking Out movement">Speaking Out</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/United_States_v._McMahon" title="United States v. 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In 1989, Bischoff would become an on-air interviewer and host of the AWA until the company folded in 1991. Bischoff at first worked in the sales department on the <a href="/wiki/AWA_All-Star_Wrestling" title="AWA All-Star Wrestling">AWA's syndicated programming</a>, and became an on-air personality virtually by accident and at the last minute. Larry Nelson, whom at the time was employed by the AWA as an announcer, was arrested under suspicion of a <a href="/wiki/Driving_under_the_influence" title="Driving under the influence">DUI</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because of Nelson's sudden unavailability, Verne Gagne and his son, <a href="/wiki/Greg_Gagne_(wrestler)" title="Greg Gagne (wrestler)">Greg</a> opted to recruit Bischoff (who initially had no desire to be in front of the camera) to fill-in on the interviews. Bischoff believed they thought he would be a good replacement due to his immediate availability in the television studio, and the fact that he was already wearing a suit and tie. </p><p>During the gradual demise of the AWA, the company was unable to meet payroll, and Bischoff auditioned for an announcer's position with the <a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">World Wrestling Federation</a> (WWF) in 1990 but was not hired. During his audition, Bischoff was asked to do an on-camera interview to a broom, which Bischoff would later consider a huge embarrassment for himself. </p><p>In his autobiography <i><a href="/wiki/Controversy_Creates_Cash" title="Controversy Creates Cash">Controversy Creates Cash</a></i>, Bischoff mentions working in his office during his time in the AWA when he had heard a legitimate fight outside of his door. He said he had looked up just in time to see wrestler <a href="/wiki/The_Sheik_(wrestler)" title="The Sheik (wrestler)">The Sheik</a>'s head come breaking through the wall. He said despite this, the Sheik continued the fight while a stunned Bischoff looked on. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_Championship_Wrestling_(1991–2001)"><span id="World_Championship_Wrestling_.281991.E2.80.932001.29"></span>World Championship Wrestling (1991–2001)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Bischoff&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: World Championship Wrestling (1991–2001)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Arrival_and_ascent_to_power_(1991–1996)"><span id="Arrival_and_ascent_to_power_.281991.E2.80.931996.29"></span>Arrival and ascent to power (1991–1996)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Bischoff&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Arrival and ascent to power (1991–1996)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1991, Bischoff joined <a href="/wiki/World_Championship_Wrestling" title="World Championship Wrestling">World Championship Wrestling</a> (WCW) as a <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_professional_wrestling_terms#C" title="Glossary of professional wrestling terms">C-show</a> announcer, recognized by many as “B-dawg on the C-show”, debuting at <a href="/wiki/The_Great_American_Bash_(1991)" title="The Great American Bash (1991)">The Great American Bash</a>. As an announcer, Bischoff reported to producer <a href="/wiki/Tony_Schiavone" title="Tony Schiavone">Tony Schiavone</a> and WCW's Vice President of Broadcasting, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Ross" title="Jim Ross">Jim Ross</a>. In 1993, after WCW Vice President of Wrestling Operations <a href="/wiki/Bill_Watts" title="Bill Watts">Bill Watts</a> resigned from WCW, Bischoff went to <a href="/wiki/TBS_(U.S._TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="TBS (U.S. TV channel)">TBS</a> executive and WCW President Bill Shaw and WCW Executive Vice President Bob Dhue to apply for the job of Executive Producer. Ross and Schiavone seemed to be the two top candidates, however, Bischoff was hired in Watts' place.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Schiavone remained a producer and commentator until WCW's demise, but Ross was granted his release from WCW and went to work for the WWF.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Initially, Bischoff and Dhue worked together as partners, but frequently clashed over the direction of WCW. </p><p>In 1994, Bischoff was promoted from Executive Producer to Senior Vice President, putting him in charge of everything WCW. Dhue resigned, as did event manager Don Sandefeur and junior vice president <a href="/wiki/Jim_Barnett_(wrestling)" title="Jim Barnett (wrestling)">Jim Barnett</a>. Bischoff convinced Turner executives to better finance WCW in order to compete with the WWF. He moved WCW production to <a href="/wiki/Disney%27s_Hollywood_Studios" title="Disney's Hollywood Studios">Disney-MGM Studios</a> in <a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando, Florida</a>. <a href="/wiki/Hulk_Hogan" title="Hulk Hogan">Hulk Hogan</a>, who was filming a show called <i><a href="/wiki/Thunder_in_Paradise" title="Thunder in Paradise">Thunder in Paradise</a></i> at Disney-MGM Studios, was approached by Bischoff and <a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a> and signed to a contract with WCW. He also invested money in production values and increased the number of WCW <a href="/wiki/Pay-per-view" title="Pay-per-view">pay-per-views</a> (first seven a year, then 10, and then once a month). He also started a weekly live program on <a href="/wiki/TNT_(American_TV_network)" title="TNT (American TV network)">TNT</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/WCW_Monday_Nitro" title="WCW Monday Nitro">WCW Monday Nitro</a></i>, that went directly against WWF's flagship <i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Raw" title="WWE Raw">Monday Night Raw</a></i>. Bischoff remained an announcer on <i>Nitro</i>, regularly spoiling <i>Raw</i> results (as the latter show was not always aired live) to boost ratings. This created what became known amongst fans as the <a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_War" title="Monday Night War">Monday Night War</a>, as both WCW and WWF fought for viewers and in the process kick-started a new level of mainstream popularity for pro wrestling. The changes paid off, and in 1995, WCW turned a profit for the first time in WCW's history. By 1997, Bischoff's official job title was President of World Championship Wrestling. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="New_World_Order_(1996–1998)"><span id="New_World_Order_.281996.E2.80.931998.29"></span>New World Order (1996–1998)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Bischoff&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: New World Order (1996–1998)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/New_World_Order_(professional_wrestling)" title="New World Order (professional wrestling)">New World Order (professional wrestling)</a></div> <p>In 1996, Bischoff signed WWF superstar <a href="/wiki/Scott_Hall_(wrestler)" class="mw-redirect" title="Scott Hall (wrestler)">Scott Hall</a>, better known at the time as "Razor Ramon". Two weeks later on <i>Nitro</i>, Hall was joined by <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Nash" title="Kevin Nash">Kevin Nash</a>, most previously known as "Diesel" in the WWF, to become "<a href="/wiki/The_Outsiders_(professional_wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Outsiders (professional wrestling)">The Outsiders</a>". Bischoff intentionally depicted the duo as WWF rebels who were not under contract to WCW. To avoid legal action by the WWF, Bischoff in a <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_professional_wrestling_terms#W" title="Glossary of professional wrestling terms">worked</a> interview at <a href="/wiki/The_Great_American_Bash_(1996)" title="The Great American Bash (1996)">The Great American Bash</a>, asked point blank if they worked for the WWF, which both Hall and Nash denied. The Outsiders expanded and became the <a href="/wiki/New_World_Order_(professional_wrestling)" title="New World Order (professional wrestling)">New World Order</a> (nWo) when perennial <a href="/wiki/Face_(professional_wrestling)" title="Face (professional wrestling)">fan-favorite</a> Hulk Hogan <a href="/wiki/Heel_(professional_wrestling)" title="Heel (professional wrestling)">aligned</a> himself with the Outsiders in July 1996. </p><p>The nWo was depicted as a rival company engaging in a "hostile takeover" of WCW. Week to week, the angle grew more complex, with a mixture of main-eventers, mid-carders, executives, referees, managers, and announcers involved in various subplots related to the onscreen "WCW vs nWo" power-struggle. Led by the nWo storyline, WCW overtook the WWF as the number one wrestling promotion in America with <i>Nitro</i> defeating <i>Raw</i> in the <a href="/wiki/Nielsen_ratings" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen ratings">ratings</a> by a wide margin for 83 consecutive weeks. During this era, Bischoff moved from his role as commentator and joined the nWo as a <a href="/wiki/Manager_(professional_wrestling)" title="Manager (professional wrestling)">manager</a>. His television character, dubbed "Eazy E" by Hall ("Sleazy E" by the WCW commentators), became a dictator and egomaniac as the nWo boss. In the summer of 1998, Bischoff hosted a <i>Tonight Show</i> like segment on WCW programming with <a href="/wiki/Miss_Elizabeth" title="Miss Elizabeth">Miss Elizabeth</a>. <a href="/wiki/Ted_DiBiase" title="Ted DiBiase">Ted DiBiase</a> has said in shoot interviews that Bischoff originally hired DiBiase to be the spokesperson and financial backer for the nWo, but when the nWo was getting to be a more prominent storyline, Bischoff replaced DiBiase as nWo spokesperson. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Downfall_of_WCW_(1998–1999)"><span id="Downfall_of_WCW_.281998.E2.80.931999.29"></span>Downfall of WCW (1998–1999)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Bischoff&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Downfall of WCW (1998–1999)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When the WWF rebranded their product as "<a href="/wiki/Attitude_Era" title="Attitude Era">WWF Attitude</a>" and began to focus on new superstars such as <a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Stone Cold Steve Austin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mick_Foley" title="Mick Foley">Mick Foley</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dwayne_%22The_Rock%22_Johnson" class="mw-redirect" title="Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson">The Rock</a>, and made owner/longtime announcer <a href="/wiki/Vince_McMahon" title="Vince McMahon">Vince McMahon</a> into a character, this eventually resulted in a ratings turnaround for WWF. On April 13, 1998, WWF ended WCW's year and a half run on top of the ratings war. Despite losing in the ratings to WWF, WCW continued to post strong ratings, attendance, and PPV buyrates throughout 1998. In 1998, WCW built one of its most popular homegrown superstars in <a href="/wiki/Bill_Goldberg" title="Bill Goldberg">Bill Goldberg</a>, and gave him the WCW World Heavyweight Championship on July 6, 1998, at the <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Dome" title="Georgia Dome">Georgia Dome</a> in front of 39,919 people on <i>Nitro</i>. </p><p>In late 1998 he feuded with <a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a>. Bischoff defeated Flair at <a href="/wiki/Starrcade_(1998)" title="Starrcade (1998)">Starrcade (1998)</a> and the next night lost to Flair on Monday Night Nitro. </p><p>In early 1999, Bischoff promoted Kevin Nash to head booker. Despite Goldberg drawing at the box office and doing three shows in December and January that did nearly a $1 million gate, the decision was made to end Goldberg's undefeated streak and put the belt on Nash. On the January 4 <i>Nitro</i>, at the Georgia Dome, Nash dropped the title to Hogan in a match that became known as the <a href="/wiki/Fingerpoke_of_Doom" title="Fingerpoke of Doom">Fingerpoke of Doom</a>, and the nWo was rebranded. By March ratings began dropping, and WCW began experiencing an endless streak of ratings losses. </p><p>Throughout 1999, Bischoff reverted to focusing on aging WCW stars such as Hogan, <a href="/wiki/Diamond_Dallas_Page" title="Diamond Dallas Page">Diamond Dallas Page</a>, <a href="/wiki/Randy_Savage" title="Randy Savage">Randy Savage</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sting_(wrestler)" title="Sting (wrestler)">Sting</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roddy_Piper" title="Roddy Piper">Rowdy Roddy Piper</a>, Nash, <a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sid_Eudy" title="Sid Eudy">Sid Vicious</a>. In an effort to improve ratings, WCW also began to focus heavily on several celebrities such as <a href="/wiki/Master_P." class="mw-redirect" title="Master P.">Master P.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chad_Brock" title="Chad Brock">Chad Brock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Megadeth" title="Megadeth">Megadeth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Dennis Rodman</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kiss_(band)" title="Kiss (band)">Kiss</a>. One of the last deals Bischoff structured was a deal with the members of the rock band Kiss to have their own wrestling character known as <a href="/wiki/Dale_Torborg" title="Dale Torborg">The Kiss Demon</a>. </p><p>By late 1999, WCW began losing around $5 million a month. Attendance, PPV buys and ratings were down significantly. On September 10, 1999, the decision was made to relieve Bischoff of power. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Replacement_(1999–2000)"><span id="Replacement_.281999.E2.80.932000.29"></span>Replacement (1999–2000)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Bischoff&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Replacement (1999–2000)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On September 10, 1999, Bischoff was relieved of his management position with WCW by <a href="/wiki/Turner_Sports" class="mw-redirect" title="Turner Sports">Turner Sports</a> chief <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Schiller" title="Harvey Schiller">Harvey Schiller</a>. The job title "President of WCW" was eliminated. He was replaced with WCW Vice President of Strategic Planning Bill Busch, who was named Senior Vice President (handling the creative side of the company with Brad Siegel handling the day-to-day operations). One of Busch's first acts in charge was the additions of former WWF head writer <a href="/wiki/Vince_Russo" title="Vince Russo">Vince Russo</a> and his colleague <a href="/wiki/Ed_Ferrara" title="Ed Ferrara">Ed Ferrara</a> (both of whom had worked on <i>Raw</i> when the show began to overtake <i>Nitro</i> in the ratings) to head up WCW's creative direction.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2000, Bischoff returned as an on-air character alongside Russo to lead the heel faction <a href="/wiki/The_New_Blood" class="mw-redirect" title="The New Blood">The New Blood</a>; Bischoff also worked on writing the shows with Russo during this time. He defeated <a href="/wiki/Terry_Funk" title="Terry Funk">Terry Funk</a> for the <a href="/wiki/WCW_Hardcore_Championship" title="WCW Hardcore Championship">WCW Hardcore Championship</a> on June 6. Bischoff's last on-camera role in WCW was on the June 12, 2000 <i>Nitro</i>. He would exit the promotion in July 2000 at <a href="/wiki/Bash_at_the_Beach_(2000)" title="Bash at the Beach (2000)">Bash at the Beach</a>, when Russo did a <a href="/wiki/Worked_shoot#Worked_shoots" class="mw-redirect" title="Worked shoot">worked-shoot</a> promo on Hulk Hogan. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Attempted_purchase_of_WCW_(2001)"><span id="Attempted_purchase_of_WCW_.282001.29"></span>Attempted purchase of WCW (2001)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Bischoff&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Attempted purchase of WCW (2001)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On January 11, 2001, with WCW facing major financial woes, Siegel accepted Bischoff's offer to purchase WCW.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bischoff and Fusient briefly withdrew their offer when the WWF made an inquiry on WCW (due to the terms of a settlement, WWF had a right to bid on WCW's properties, should they ever be up for <a href="/wiki/Liquidation" title="Liquidation">liquidation</a>). When then-WWF broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Viacom_(1971%E2%80%932005)" class="mw-redirect" title="Viacom (1971–2005)">Viacom</a> objected (fearing a WWF-owned show on a competing network), the Bischoff-Fusient consortium signed a new letter of intent. </p><p>However, the new head of <a href="/wiki/Turner_Broadcasting_System" title="Turner Broadcasting System">Turner Broadcasting</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Kellner" title="Jamie Kellner">Jamie Kellner</a> then canceled all WCW programming due to losing money for several years from its television networks. WCW lost $60 million in 2000 alone.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kellner believed that wrestling did not fit the demographics of either TBS Superstation or TNT and would not be favorable enough to get the "right" advertisers to buy airtime (even though <i>Thunder</i> was the highest-rated show on TBS Superstation at the time).<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the book <i>NITRO: The Incredible Rise and Inevitable Collapse of Ted Turner's WCW</i> by Guy Evans, it is said that a key condition in WCW's purchase deal with Fusient was that Fusient wanted control over time slots on TNT and TBS networks, regardless of whether these slots would show WCW programming or not. This influenced Kellner's decision to ultimately cancel WCW programming.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With no network on which to air its programming, WCW was of little value to Fusient, whose offer depended on being able to continue to air WCW programming on the Turner networks. Bischoff stated that "it made absolutely no sense for us to do the deal under those circumstances."<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With WCW programming canceled (and Viacom subsequently no longer objecting), WCW's key assets (tape library, trademarks, and selected contracts) were purchased by the WWF in March 2001 for a substantially lower price (approximately US$3.5 million) than what had been offered. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_Wrestling_Entertainment_(2002–2007)"><span id="World_Wrestling_Entertainment_.282002.E2.80.932007.29"></span>World Wrestling Entertainment (2002–2007)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Bischoff&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: World Wrestling Entertainment (2002–2007)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="General_Manager_of_Raw_(2002–2005)"><span id="General_Manager_of_Raw_.282002.E2.80.932005.29"></span>General Manager of <i>Raw</i> (2002–2005)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Bischoff&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: General Manager of Raw (2002–2005)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Eric_Bischoff.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Eric_Bischoff.jpg/220px-Eric_Bischoff.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Eric_Bischoff.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="235" data-file-height="352" /></a><figcaption>Bischoff during his time with <a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2002, Bischoff was hired by <a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">World Wrestling Entertainment</a> (WWE, formerly WWF) to be the <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_authority_figures#Raw_authorities" title="Professional wrestling authority figures">general manager of <i>Raw</i></a>. Although primarily an on-screen role, Bischoff had a wide range of contacts within WWE to whom he could pitch creative ideas.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He debuted as the first <a href="/wiki/Raw_(WWE_brand)" title="Raw (WWE brand)">Raw</a> general manager on the July 15 episode of <i>Raw</i>. He resurrected his characteristic brand of smarminess with the general manager position, again playing the arrogant heel character he had employed as the nWo boss in WCW. During his debut on <i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Raw" title="WWE Raw">Raw</a></i>, he told the audience about how he was president of WCW, creator of the nWo and how he forced <a href="/wiki/Vince_McMahon" title="Vince McMahon">Vince McMahon</a> to change the ways he does business.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bischoff is in second place of the longest reigns as general manager in WWE history, with three years in total. Former rival and former general manager of <a href="/wiki/WWE_SmackDown" title="WWE SmackDown">SmackDown</a> <a href="/wiki/Theodore_Long" title="Theodore Long">Theodore Long</a> surpassed Bischoff's record with a combined number of six years. Bischoff's wrestling innovations in WWE included the "Raw Roulette" and the <a href="/wiki/Elimination_Chamber" title="Elimination Chamber">Elimination Chamber</a>, as well as <a href="/wiki/Feud_(professional_wrestling)" title="Feud (professional wrestling)">feuds</a> with <a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Stone Cold Steve Austin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shane_McMahon" title="Shane McMahon">Shane McMahon</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a>, <a href="/wiki/SmackDown_(WWE_brand)" title="SmackDown (WWE brand)">SmackDown!</a> general manager <a href="/wiki/Stephanie_McMahon" title="Stephanie McMahon">Stephanie McMahon</a>, and former <a href="/wiki/Extreme_Championship_Wrestling" title="Extreme Championship Wrestling">Extreme Championship Wrestling</a> (ECW) owner <a href="/wiki/Paul_Heyman" title="Paul Heyman">Paul Heyman</a>. On June 15 at <a href="/wiki/WWE_Bad_Blood_(2003)" title="WWE Bad Blood (2003)">Bad Blood</a>, Bischoff appeared during a segment along with Stone Cold Steve Austin and Mae Young where she stripped herself in the ring and shared a passionate kiss with Eric Bischoff and performed a bronco buster on Bischoff before being stunned by Austin. At <a href="/wiki/Taboo_Tuesday_(2004)" title="Taboo Tuesday (2004)">Taboo Tuesday</a>, Bischoff had his head shaved after failing to beat his (<a href="/wiki/Kayfabe" title="Kayfabe">kayfabe</a>) nephew <a href="/wiki/Eugene_(wrestler)" title="Eugene (wrestler)">Eugene</a>. Bischoff then began a face turn after his head got shaved. He favored face wrestlers such as <a href="/wiki/Randy_Orton" title="Randy Orton">Randy Orton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Benoit" title="Chris Benoit">Chris Benoit</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a>. Bischoff subsequently took a vacation after allowing Randy Orton's team to become general managers for up to four weeks with every member being the general manager once a week. </p><p>Bischoff began favoring heels again after then-WWE Champion <a href="/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a>, who was drafted to <i>Raw</i> in June 2005, refused to participate in Bischoff's vendetta against an impending <a href="/wiki/Extreme_Championship_Wrestling" title="Extreme Championship Wrestling">ECW</a> <a href="/wiki/ECW_One_Night_Stand_(2005)" title="ECW One Night Stand (2005)">revival</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-May_16,_2005_Raw_Results_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-May_16,_2005_Raw_Results-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result, Bischoff "declared war" on Cena (citing disdain for Cena's rapping and "thug nature") and made wrestlers such as <a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a> and <a href="/wiki/Christian_(wrestler)" class="mw-redirect" title="Christian (wrestler)">Christian</a> try to take away the WWE Championship from Cena. In November, Bischoff aligned himself with <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Angle" title="Kurt Angle">Kurt Angle</a>. Following several months of <i>Raw</i> and <i>SmackDown!</i> invasions, Bischoff lost to SmackDown! general manager Theodore Long at <a href="/wiki/Survivor_Series_(2005)" title="Survivor Series (2005)">Survivor Series</a> after <a href="/wiki/The_Boogeyman_(wrestler)" title="The Boogeyman (wrestler)">The Boogeyman</a> helped Long beat Bischoff. </p><p>On the December 5 episode of <i>Raw</i>, Bischoff was (<a href="/wiki/Kayfabe" title="Kayfabe">kayfabe</a>) "fired" as general manager, when Cena body slammed him and Vince McMahon tossed him into a garbage truck – following a "trial" where his history of unscrupulous actions were listed – and had him driven out of the arena. Bischoff then sat out the remainder of the year and spent the start of 2006 writing a book that would become <i><a href="/wiki/Controversy_Creates_Cash" title="Controversy Creates Cash">Controversy Creates Cash</a></i>. Bischoff was against writing a wrestling book initially, as he believes "most are bitter, self-serving revisionist history at best—and monuments to bullshit at their worst."<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Sporadic_appearances_and_departure_(2006–2007)"><span id="Sporadic_appearances_and_departure_.282006.E2.80.932007.29"></span>Sporadic appearances and departure (2006–2007)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Bischoff&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Sporadic appearances and departure (2006–2007)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On September 25, 2006, Bischoff appeared on WWE television for the first time in close to a year, and after being brought into the ring by <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Coachman" title="Jonathan Coachman">Jonathan Coachman</a>, he proceeded to promote his recently finished book <i><a href="/wiki/Controversy_Creates_Cash" title="Controversy Creates Cash">Controversy Creates Cash</a></i>, giving a <a href="/wiki/Shoot_(professional_wrestling)" title="Shoot (professional wrestling)">worked shoot</a> on McMahon and WWE. During his <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_professional_wrestling_terms#Promo" title="Glossary of professional wrestling terms">segment</a>, Bischoff stated, "Without <i>Monday Nitro</i> there would be no <i>Monday Night Raw</i>...without the <a href="/wiki/New_World_Order_(professional_wrestling)" title="New World Order (professional wrestling)">nWo</a> there would be no <a href="/wiki/D-Generation_X" title="D-Generation X">DX</a>...and without Eric Bischoff there would be no Mr. McMahon". After this statement, Bischoff's microphone was immediately cut off, Jonathan Coachman's music played and he was escorted from the arena by security. </p><p>A few days later <a href="/wiki/John_Layfield" title="John Layfield">John "Bradshaw" Layfield</a> (JBL) conducted a four-part interview with Bischoff, further discussing his book on WWE.com. During the interview, Bischoff discussed various topics, such as his true feelings towards <a href="/wiki/Lex_Luger" title="Lex Luger">Lex Luger</a>, his thoughts on ECW promoter Paul Heyman, his decision of giving <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Nash" title="Kevin Nash">Kevin Nash</a> <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_professional_wrestling_terms#B" title="Glossary of professional wrestling terms">booking power</a>, and his overall reaction to the Monday Night War. The book was released on October 17, 2006, and became a <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Best_Seller_list" title="The New York Times Best Seller list"><i>New York Times</i> best seller</a>. </p><p>Bischoff was chosen as the special guest referee for the <a href="/wiki/D-Generation_X" title="D-Generation X">D-Generation X</a> (DX) versus <a href="/wiki/Rated-RKO" title="Rated-RKO">Rated-RKO</a> match at <a href="/wiki/Cyber_Sunday_(2006)" title="Cyber Sunday (2006)">Cyber Sunday</a> on November 5, with 60% of the vote. He then cheated DX out of the win, leaving Randy Orton and <a href="/wiki/Edge_(wrestler)" title="Edge (wrestler)">Edge</a> the victors. The next night on <i>Raw</i>, Bischoff was reinstated as General Manager for one night only. During his time as the General Manager on <i>Raw</i>, he restarted matches if he did not like the outcome. He also got revenge on <a href="/wiki/Maria_Kanellis" title="Maria Kanellis">Maria</a> for her statement made in his trial the year before by making her face <a href="/wiki/Umaga_(wrestler)" title="Umaga (wrestler)">Umaga</a>, forced John Cena to "take the night off," and banned DX from the building. He restarted the match between <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Hardy" title="Jeff Hardy">Jeff Hardy</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Morrison_(wrestler)" title="John Morrison (wrestler)">Johnny Nitro</a> for the <a href="/wiki/WWE_Intercontinental_Championship" title="WWE Intercontinental Championship">WWE Intercontinental Championship</a> after Hardy won by disqualification. Bischoff restarted that match as a <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_match_types#No_Disqualification_match/No_Holds_Barred_match" title="Professional wrestling match types">No Disqualification match</a>, and Nitro took advantage of that using <a href="/wiki/Melina_Perez" title="Melina Perez">Melina</a> to distract Hardy and striking him with the title belt. At the end of the show, DX interfered in the main event when Bischoff tried to help Edge and Randy Orton win the World Tag Team Championship, and forced him to be humiliated by "Big Dick Johnson" as revenge for costing them their match the night before. </p><p>On March 5, 2007, Bischoff made a brief appearance on <i>Raw</i> in Phoenix, Arizona to give <a href="/wiki/Vince_McMahon" title="Vince McMahon">Vince McMahon</a> his thoughts on the <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_23" title="WrestleMania 23">WrestleMania 23</a> match against <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a>. In August 2007, Bischoff's WWE contract expired.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 10, 2007, Bischoff appeared on <i>Raw</i> for its 15th Anniversary Special, and was confronted by <a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a>, the man whom he fired on <i>Raw</i> on August 22, 2005. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Total_Nonstop_Action_Wrestling_(2010–2014)"><span id="Total_Nonstop_Action_Wrestling_.282010.E2.80.932014.29"></span>Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2010–2014)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Bischoff&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2010–2014)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Immortal_(2010–2012)"><span id="Immortal_.282010.E2.80.932012.29"></span>Immortal (2010–2012)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Bischoff&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Immortal (2010–2012)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Immortal_(professional_wrestling)" title="Immortal (professional wrestling)">Immortal (professional wrestling)</a></div> <p>In October 2009, Bischoff helped negotiate a deal among <a href="/wiki/Impact_Wrestling" class="mw-redirect" title="Impact Wrestling">Total Nonstop Action Wrestling</a> (TNA), <a href="/wiki/Hulk_Hogan" title="Hulk Hogan">Hulk Hogan</a>, and himself.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Bischoff, Hogan gave Bischoff the power to sign contracts on his behalf. He pointed that TNA only wanted Hogan, but Hogan wouldn't go to TNA without Bischoff. Bischoff also said that he went with Hogan to oversee his creative.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He premiered alongside Hogan on the January 4, 2010, episode of <i><a href="/wiki/Impact!_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Impact! (TV series)">Impact!</a></i> as part of an alliance to take over and rebuild the franchise. Behind the scenes, he was also appointed TNA executive producer.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Eric_Bischoff_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Eric_Bischoff_2010.jpg/220px-Eric_Bischoff_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Eric_Bischoff_2010.jpg/330px-Eric_Bischoff_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Eric_Bischoff_2010.jpg/440px-Eric_Bischoff_2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1728" data-file-height="1152" /></a><figcaption>Bischoff at a TNA event in July 2010.</figcaption></figure> <p>Despite being a heel when dealing with the likes of <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Jarrett" title="Jeff Jarrett">Jeff Jarrett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mick_Foley" title="Mick Foley">Mick Foley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Abyss_(wrestler)" title="Abyss (wrestler)">Abyss</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bischoff refereed his first TNA match at <a href="/wiki/Against_All_Odds_(2010)" title="Against All Odds (2010)">Against All Odds</a>, favoring the face challenger <a href="/wiki/Samoa_Joe" title="Samoa Joe">Samoa Joe</a> over the heel champion <a href="/wiki/AJ_Styles" title="AJ Styles">A.J. Styles</a> in a match for the <a href="/wiki/Impact_World_Heavyweight_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="Impact World Heavyweight Championship">TNA World Heavyweight Championship</a>. During the match, as part of the storyline, Bischoff punched out Styles' manager <a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a>, after he interfered in the match, but the distraction led to Styles retaining his belt.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the March 15 episode of <i>Impact!</i>, Bischoff attempted to shave Foley bald as a punishment for trying to help Jarrett in a handicap match the previous week, but was shaved bald himself, when Foley turned the tables on him.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At <a href="/wiki/Lockdown_(2010)" title="Lockdown (2010)">Lockdown</a>, Bischoff turned face by helping Team Hogan defeat Team Flair in the <a href="/wiki/Lethal_Lockdown_match" title="Lethal Lockdown match">Lethal Lockdown match</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The next months Bischoff worked with Hogan, Jeff Jarrett and Samoa Joe against <a href="/wiki/Sting_(wrestler)" title="Sting (wrestler)">Sting</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Nash" title="Kevin Nash">Kevin Nash</a>, who claimed that they knew that Bischoff and Hogan were up to something.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this time, Abyss turned on Hogan and went on a rampage, which included attacking the TNA World Heavyweight Champion <a href="/wiki/Rob_Van_Dam" title="Rob Van Dam">Rob Van Dam</a> to the point that he was forced to vacate the title, all the while claiming that he was controlled by some entity, that was coming to TNA.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After he manhandled TNA president <a href="/wiki/Dixie_Carter_(wrestling)" title="Dixie Carter (wrestling)">Dixie Carter</a> on the October 7 episode of <i>Impact!</i>, Bischoff presented Carter with the paperwork that would have Abyss fired after his match with Van Dam at <a href="/wiki/Bound_for_Glory_(2010)" title="Bound for Glory (2010)">Bound for Glory</a>, which she then proceeded to sign.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At Bound for Glory, Bischoff turned heel with Hogan, as the two of them helped <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Hardy" title="Jeff Hardy">Jeff Hardy</a> win the vacant TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Bischoff, Hogan and Hardy then aligned themselves with Abyss and Jarrett.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the following episode of <i>Impact!</i> it was revealed that Bischoff had tricked Carter and the paperwork she had signed a week earlier, were not to release Abyss, but to turn the company over to him and Hogan. Meanwhile, Bischoff's and Hogan's new stable, now known as <a href="/wiki/Immortal_(professional_wrestling)" title="Immortal (professional wrestling)">Immortal</a>, formed an alliance with Flair's <a href="/wiki/Fortune_(professional_wrestling)" title="Fortune (professional wrestling)">Fortune</a> stable.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the November 4 episode of <i>Impact!</i>, Bischoff took part in his first match in TNA, challenging the concussed <a href="/wiki/Ken_Anderson_(wrestler)" title="Ken Anderson (wrestler)">Mr. Anderson</a> to earn his shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, only for <a href="/wiki/Matt_Morgan_(wrestler)" class="mw-redirect" title="Matt Morgan (wrestler)">Matt Morgan</a> to take his spot and beat Bischoff to become the number one contender.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Carter returned on the November 25 episode of <i><a href="/wiki/TNA_Reaction" title="TNA Reaction">Reaction</a></i>, informing Hogan and Bischoff that a judge had filed an <a href="/wiki/Injunction" title="Injunction">injunction</a> against the two on her behalf over not having signatory authority, indefinitely suspending Hogan from TNA.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 31, 2011, at the tapings of the February 3 episode of <i>Impact!</i>, Fortune turned on Immortal, explaining that they were not going to let TNA suffer the same fate as WCW.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hogan, having won the court battle against Carter, returned to TNA on the March 3 episode of <i>Impact!</i>, declaring himself as the new owner of the promotion.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However, on the May 12 episode of the newly renamed <i>Impact Wrestling</i>, Immortal lost control of the program to Foley, who revealed himself as the Network consultant, and had been causing problems for Immortal ever since Bischoff and Hogan took over the company. However, this angle was aborted just three weeks later, when Foley left the promotion.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also in May, Bischoff declared war on the <a href="/wiki/X_Division" title="X Division">X Division</a>, after the legitimate firing of <a href="/wiki/Jay_Lethal" title="Jay Lethal">Jay Lethal</a>, and on the May 19 episode of <i>Impact Wrestling</i>, wrestled his second TNA match, when he teamed with <a href="/wiki/Matt_Hardy" title="Matt Hardy">Matt Hardy</a> in a tag team match, where they defeated <a href="/wiki/The_Young_Bucks" title="The Young Bucks">Generation Me</a> (Jeremy and Max Buck).<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The storyline concluded on August 11, when the Network gave the division back to the original X Division wrestlers, after the success of <a href="/wiki/Destination_X_(2011)" title="Destination X (2011)">Destination X</a>, which saw Immortal's Abyss lose the <a href="/wiki/Impact_X_Division_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="Impact X Division Championship">X Division Championship</a> to <a href="/wiki/Brian_Kendrick" title="Brian Kendrick">Brian Kendrick</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 6, it was reported that Bischoff had signed a contract extension with TNA.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 16 at <a href="/wiki/Bound_for_Glory_(2011)" title="Bound for Glory (2011)">Bound for Glory</a>, after losing control of TNA back to Carter, Hogan turned on the rest of Immortal by saving Sting from a beatdown at the hands of its members.<sup id="cite_ref-BFG2011_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BFG2011-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sting had won the match when referee Jackson James, who had earlier in the event been revealed as Bischoff's real-life son <a href="/wiki/Garett_Bischoff" title="Garett Bischoff">Garett Bischoff</a>, reluctantly called the ring bell for a submission, which led to Eric hitting his son with a steel chair following the match, starting a rivalry between the two.<sup id="cite_ref-BFG2011_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BFG2011-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 15, 2012, at <a href="/wiki/Lockdown_(2012)" title="Lockdown (2012)">Lockdown</a>, Eric and Garett captained opposing teams in the annual Lethal Lockdown match. Garett won the match for his team by pinning Eric, forcing his father out of TNA in the process.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Backstage_roles,_lawsuit_and_departure_(2012–2014)"><span id="Backstage_roles.2C_lawsuit_and_departure_.282012.E2.80.932014.29"></span>Backstage roles, lawsuit and departure (2012–2014)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Bischoff&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Backstage roles, lawsuit and departure (2012–2014)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After Lockdown, Bischoff did not appear on <i>Impact Wrestling</i> and focused on his backstage roles. In October 2013, Bischoff was sent home by TNA to sit out the remainder of his contract, which expired in early 2014. In May 2015, Bischoff, his son Garett, and his business partner <a href="/wiki/Jason_Hervey" title="Jason Hervey">Jason Hervey</a> sued TNA for unpaid salary.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During an interview in August 2016, when Bischoff was asked what went wrong with TNA he said: "I try to put them both out of my mind so I couldn't tell you. No comment. I'm in the middle of a lawsuit with them so I can't really comment." When asked about positive memories during his time with TNA he stated that he did not have any.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2019, Bischoff said of his TNA run, "For the most part, it is very regrettable" and "looking back, I wished I wouldn't have done it, with one or two exceptions."<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sporadic_WWE_appearances_(2016–present)"><span id="Sporadic_WWE_appearances_.282016.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Sporadic WWE appearances (2016–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Bischoff&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Sporadic WWE appearances (2016–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bischoff inducted <a href="/wiki/Diamond_Dallas_Page" title="Diamond Dallas Page">Diamond Dallas Page</a> into the <a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame" title="WWE Hall of Fame">WWE Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the <a href="/wiki/WWE_Raw_25_Years" title="WWE Raw 25 Years">25th Anniversary of <i>Raw</i></a> on January 22, 2018, Bischoff made a guest appearance on the show, during a segment with other former <i>Raw</i> general managers and on July 22, 2019, on the <i><a href="/wiki/List_of_WWE_Raw_special_episodes" title="List of WWE Raw special episodes">Raw Reunion</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2019, WWE announced that Bischoff would be the executive director of <i>SmackDown</i>, and part of Bischoff's role is to act as an intermediary between WWE and <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a> executives due to his background in the television industry,<sup id="cite_ref-ED2019_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ED2019-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but he was replaced on October 15 by <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Prichard" title="Bruce Prichard">Bruce Prichard</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-SMACKDOWNED_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SMACKDOWNED-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and with immediate effect he had left WWE.<sup id="cite_ref-wij_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wij-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Alvarez" title="Bryan Alvarez">Bryan Alvarez</a> reported that he heard "zero good things" about Bischoff and that Bischoff did not know the product nor the wrestlers.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Fox, Bischoff was released since "[s]ignificant promises were made that we don't feel were upheld".<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2020, Bischoff reflected on his WWE departure, stating "I knew about six weeks in, eight weeks in, it just wasn't going to work out. [...] I knew I wasn't fitting and it wasn't a secret. [...] It just wasn't right. [...] I had to fit in the system and I wasn't able to do it in the timeline it needed to be done".<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2020, Bischoff further reflected on his departure by saying "it was on me" and backs his profession by blaming his failure to adapt to the new job for why his tenure was so short and described the problem as being more of a "chemistry issue" than anything else. Bischoff also pointed out that he had little creative control over SmackDown but was more of an overseer for Vince, who had the most say in WWE's creative direction at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 6, 2021, he was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2021)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2021)">WWE Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also appeared on the December 27 episode of <i>Raw</i>, as the officiator for the renewal of <a href="/wiki/The_Miz" title="The Miz">The Miz</a> and <a href="/wiki/Maryse_Mizanin" title="Maryse Mizanin">Maryse</a>'s vows,<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and on the January 21, 2022 episode of <i>SmackDown</i>, during a backstage segment with <a href="/wiki/Adam_Pearce" title="Adam Pearce">Adam Pearce</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sonya_Deville" title="Sonya Deville">Sonya Deville</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bischoff appeared via a video on the November 26, 2024 episode of NXT to speak to <a href="/wiki/Trick_Williams" title="Trick Williams">Trick Williams</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ridge_Holland" title="Ridge Holland">Ridge Holland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bischoff appeared live in person on the December 4 episode of NXT, praising the brand and its potential and again talking with Trick Williams and Ridge Holland.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="All_Elite_Wrestling_(2020–2021)"><span id="All_Elite_Wrestling_.282020.E2.80.932021.29"></span>All Elite Wrestling (2020–2021)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Bischoff&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: All Elite Wrestling (2020–2021)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On the August 5, 2020 episode of <i><a href="/wiki/AEW_Dynamite" title="AEW Dynamite">Dynamite</a></i>, Bischoff appeared on TNT for the first time since 2000, when he moderated a debate between <a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a> and <a href="/wiki/Orange_Cassidy" title="Orange Cassidy">Orange Cassidy</a>. He referred to his appearance as a cameo and he has not signed with <a href="/wiki/All_Elite_Wrestling" title="All Elite Wrestling">All Elite Wrestling</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, on the October 28 episode, Bischoff would later return to <i>Dynamite</i> to ask Jericho and <a href="/wiki/Maxwell_Jacob_Friedman" title="Maxwell Jacob Friedman">MJF</a> questions during a "<a href="/wiki/Town_hall_meeting" title="Town hall meeting">town hall meeting</a>", provoking the two wrestlers and setting up a match at <a href="/wiki/Full_Gear_(2020)" title="Full Gear (2020)">Full Gear</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-jerichomjf_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jerichomjf-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-stilljerichomjf_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stilljerichomjf-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the March 3, 2021 episode of <i>Dynamite</i>, he appeared as part of an <a href="/wiki/The_Inner_Circle_(professional_wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Inner Circle (professional wrestling)">Inner Circle</a> press conference.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the May 28 episode, Bischoff returned to <i>Dynamite</i> to host a party for the Inner Circle.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bischoffreturnsaew_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bischoffreturnsaew-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the event, members of the Inner Circle were ambushed by MJF and others in <a href="/wiki/The_Pinnacle_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Pinnacle (professional wrestling)">The Pinnacle</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-bischoffreturnsaew_74-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bischoffreturnsaew-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Television_production_career">Television production career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Bischoff&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Television production career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bischoff, with actor Jason Hervey, ran his own production company, <a href="/wiki/Bischoff_Hervey_Entertainment" title="Bischoff Hervey Entertainment">Bischoff Hervey Entertainment</a>, which primarily produced reality TV shows, through 2017. They produced a live <i><a href="/wiki/Girls_Gone_Wild_(franchise)" title="Girls Gone Wild (franchise)">Girls Gone Wild</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Pay-per-view" title="Pay-per-view">pay-per-view</a> event from Florida in 2003 with WWE and another pay-per-view about the <a href="/wiki/Sturgis,_South_Dakota" title="Sturgis, South Dakota">Sturgis, South Dakota</a> <a href="/wiki/Sturgis_Motorcycle_Rally" title="Sturgis Motorcycle Rally">motorcycle rally</a> in 2004. They also executive produced the VH1 reality shows <i><a href="/wiki/Scott_Baio_Is_45...and_Single" title="Scott Baio Is 45...and Single">Scott Baio Is 45...and Single</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Scott_Baio_Is_46...and_Pregnant" title="Scott Baio Is 46...and Pregnant">Scott Baio Is 46...and Pregnant</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/I_Want_To_Be_a_Hilton" title="I Want To Be a Hilton">I Want To Be a Hilton</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Confessions_of_a_Teen_Idol" title="Confessions of a Teen Idol">Confessions of a Teen Idol</a></i>, along with the CMT show <i>Billy Ray Cyrus...Home At Last</i>. Bischoff-Hervey Productions also produced a wrestling reality show called <i><a href="/wiki/Hulk_Hogan%27s_Celebrity_Championship_Wrestling" title="Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling">Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling</a></i> in which ten celebrities were trained to wrestle and one celebrity is voted off weekly. Bischoff also appeared as one of the "judges" on the show. In November 2009, Bischoff helped produce Hulk Hogan's <a href="/wiki/Hulkamania:_Let_The_Battle_Begin" title="Hulkamania: Let The Battle Begin">Hulkamania: Let The Battle Begin</a> tour to Australia. Bischoff, also had a show in development with Food Network called "Food Fight" where pro wrestlers take on celebrity chefs in cooking and then tag-team with them in a wrestling match. In January 2013, Bischoff and Hervey produced the television series <i><a href="/wiki/Hardcore_Pawn:_Chicago" title="Hardcore Pawn: Chicago">Hardcore Pawn: Chicago</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Video_game_production_career">Video game production career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Bischoff&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Video game production career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2013, along with partners <a href="/wiki/Jason_Hervey" title="Jason Hervey">Jason Hervey</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ike_McFadden" title="Ike McFadden">Ike McFadden</a>, Bischoff formed the online gaming company MX Digital.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company develops and distributes online and mobile celebrity-themed games in Europe and North America. Among the company's first released games were <i>Hulk Hogan's Hulkamania</i>, which debuted on SkyVegas in November 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their next game, <i>The Hoff</i>, featuring actor-singer <a href="/wiki/David_Hasselhoff" title="David Hasselhoff">David Hasselhoff</a>, was released widely in Europe in February 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In early 2014, his online-gaming company announced a deal with actor <a href="/wiki/Dan_Aykroyd" title="Dan Aykroyd">Dan Aykroyd</a> to launch a <a href="/wiki/Blues_Brothers" class="mw-redirect" title="Blues Brothers">Blues Brothers</a> online casino game in Europe.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later that year, MX Digital launched their games on <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>, under the moniker "MX Casino". Slot-machine-style games playable upon launch as a Facebook app included "socialized" versions of <i>Hulk Hogan's Hulkamania</i>, as well as a similarly Facebook-friendly version of <i>The Hoff</i>. Also debuting in October of that year were a batch of new celebrity-themed games, this time starring the likes of <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Dennis Rodman</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Dean" title="James Dean">James Dean</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Norris" title="Chuck Norris">Chuck Norris</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Bischoff&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bischoff currently resides in <a href="/wiki/Cody,_Wyoming" title="Cody, Wyoming">Cody, Wyoming</a> with his wife, Loree (married since 1984). Bischoff has previously lived in <a href="/wiki/Scottsdale,_Arizona" title="Scottsdale, Arizona">Scottsdale, Arizona</a>; <a href="/wiki/Stamford,_Connecticut" title="Stamford, Connecticut">Stamford, Connecticut</a>; and <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles, California</a>. He has two children: son <a href="/wiki/Garett_Bischoff" title="Garett Bischoff">Garett</a> (born April 20, 1984); and daughter Montanna (born November 7, 1985).<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Garett, under the ring name Jackson James, made his debut for TNA Wrestling on November 7, 2010, as a referee at <a href="/wiki/Turning_Point_(2010_wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="Turning Point (2010 wrestling)">Turning Point</a>, before later becoming a wrestler under his real name.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 5, 2011, Eric Bischoff announced that he was starting a brewing company in Cody, Wyoming. Their first beverage, called Buffalo Bill Cody Beer, featured the tag line "The Spirit of the Wild West".<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 27, 2016, Bischoff premiered his first podcast show, <i>Bischoff on Wrestling</i>, on <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Wrestling" title="Major League Wrestling">MLW Radio</a>. After October 17, 2017, he quit the show due to being shortchanged on money. In April 2018, Bischoff returned to podcasting with <i>83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff</i> alongside co-host, <a href="/wiki/Conrad_Thompson" title="Conrad Thompson">Conrad Thompson</a>. </p><p>Bischoff is a longtime fan of Vermont-based <a href="/wiki/Jamband" class="mw-redirect" title="Jamband">jamband</a> <a href="/wiki/Phish" title="Phish">Phish</a> and collects live recordings of their concerts.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Bischoff&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bischoff is one of the most polarizing and controversial figures in professional wrestling history. He was instrumental in the creation of the New World Order, which played a major role in WCW's success and peak during the Monday Night War.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mike Johnson of <i><a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Insider" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro Wrestling Insider">Pro Wrestling Insider</a></i> wrote: "His place in history is this and it will always be this - he's the only person to come along and kick Vince McMahon hard enough that he forced WWF's product to evolve and get better. No matter whether he won the ratings for 83 weeks or one week, his legacy is that he made pro wrestling change for the better in the mid-1990s."<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, <a href="/wiki/R.D._Reynolds" class="mw-redirect" title="R.D. Reynolds">R.D. Reynolds</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Alvarez" title="Bryan Alvarez">Bryan Alvarez</a>, the authors of the book titled <i>The Death of WCW</i>, were critical of many of the decisions Bischoff made as head of WCW and believe that he contributed to the decline of WCW.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite their criticisms, Reynolds attributes the death of WCW to have been the result of decisions made by Jamie Kellner.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although critical of the time that they spent working together in WCW and TNA,<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Vince_Russo" title="Vince Russo">Vince Russo</a> said Bischoff has "contributed [to professional wrestling] in a tremendous way ... dating all the way back to his early days at the AWA".<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> AEW promoter <a href="/wiki/Tony_Khan" title="Tony Khan">Tony Khan</a> credits Bischoff with paving the way for his promotion, stating: "I wouldn't be here and there would not be an AEW without [Bischoff] and there would not be wrestling on TNT right now without [him]."<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> WWE describes Bischoff as a "pioneer behind the scenes in sports-entertainment, as well as an incredibly entertaining performer in front of the camera", further stating that he achieved "success everywhere he went in the business".<sup id="cite_ref-WWEprofile_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WWEprofile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Bischoff&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Bischoff&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td><i>Rhodes To The Top</i> </td> <td>Himself </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Who_Killed_WCW%3F" title="Who Killed WCW?">Who Killed WCW?</a></i> </td> <td>Himself </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mr._McMahon_(miniseries)" title="Mr. McMahon (miniseries)">Mr. McMahon</a> </td> <td>Himself </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Championships_and_accomplishments">Championships and accomplishments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Bischoff&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Championships and accomplishments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/George_Tragos/Lou_Thesz_Professional_Wrestling_Hall_of_Fame" title="George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame">George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame</a></b> <ul><li>Jack Brisco Spotlight Award 2025</li></ul></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Illustrated" title="Pro Wrestling Illustrated">Pro Wrestling Illustrated</a></b></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/PWI_Feud_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="PWI Feud of the Year">Feud of the Year</a> (1996) <small>vs. <a href="/wiki/Vince_McMahon" title="Vince McMahon">Vince McMahon</a></small><sup id="cite_ref-PWI_Awards_96-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PWI_Awards-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Feud of the Year (2002) <small>vs. <a href="/wiki/Stephanie_McMahon" title="Stephanie McMahon">Stephanie McMahon</a></small><sup id="cite_ref-PWI_Awards_96-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PWI_Awards-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/World_Championship_Wrestling" title="World Championship Wrestling">World Championship Wrestling</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WCW_Hardcore_Championship" title="WCW Hardcore Championship">WCW Hardcore Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_WCW_Hardcore_Champions" title="List of WCW Hardcore Champions">1 time</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Core_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Core-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter" title="Wrestling Observer Newsletter">Wrestling Observer Newsletter</a></b></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter_awards#Best_Gimmick" title="List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards">Best Gimmick</a> (1996) – nWo</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter_awards#Feud_of_the_Year" title="List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards">Feud of the Year</a> (1996) <small>New World Order vs. World Championship Wrestling</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter_awards#Best_Non-Wrestler" title="List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards">Best Non-Wrestler</a> (2005)<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame" title="WWE Hall of Fame">WWE Hall of Fame</a> (<a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2021)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2021)">Class of 2021</a>)</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Bischoff&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon 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WWE Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-4165-2729-X" title="Special:BookSources/1-4165-2729-X"><bdi>1-4165-2729-X</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Controversy+Creates+Cash&rft.pub=WWE+Books&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=1-4165-2729-X&rft.aulast=Eric&rft.aufirst=Bischoff&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEric+Bischoff" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Bischoff&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-WWEprofile-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-WWEprofile_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WWEprofile_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WWEprofile_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WWEprofile_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wwe.com/superstars/eric-bischoff">"Eric Bischoff"</a>. 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame#Class_of_1993" title="WWE Hall of Fame">1993</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_the_Giant" title="André the Giant">André the Giant</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame#Class_of_1994" title="WWE Hall of Fame">1994</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arnold_Skaaland" title="Arnold Skaaland">Arnold Skaaland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobo_Brazil" title="Bobo Brazil">Bobo Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Rogers_(wrestler)" title="Buddy 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Slaughter">Sgt. Slaughter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tito_Santana" title="Tito Santana">Tito Santana</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Celebrity9" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Pete Rose</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2005)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2005)">2005</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Orton_Jr." title="Bob Orton Jr.">Bob Orton Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hulk_Hogan" title="Hulk Hogan">Hulk Hogan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Iron_Sheik" title="The Iron Sheik">The Iron Sheik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Hart" title="Jimmy Hart">Jimmy Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikolai_Volkoff" title="Nikolai Volkoff">Nikolai Volkoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Orndorff" title="Paul Orndorff">Paul Orndorff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roddy_Piper" title="Roddy Piper">Roddy Piper</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2006)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2006)">2006</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Blackjacks" title="The Blackjacks">The Blackjacks</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blackjack_Mulligan" title="Blackjack Mulligan">Blackjack Mulligan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackjack_Lanza" title="Blackjack Lanza">Blackjack Lanza</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bret_Hart" title="Bret Hart">Bret Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Guerrero" title="Eddie Guerrero">Eddie Guerrero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Okerlund" title="Gene Okerlund">Gene Okerlund</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sherri_Martel" title="Sherri Martel">Sherri Martel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Atlas" title="Tony Atlas">Tony Atlas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verne_Gagne" title="Verne Gagne">Verne Gagne</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Celebrity9" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_Perry_(American_football)" title="William Perry (American football)">William Perry</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2007)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2007)">2007</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dusty_Rhodes" title="Dusty Rhodes">Dusty Rhodes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lawler" title="Jerry Lawler">Jerry Lawler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Ross" title="Jim Ross">Jim Ross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mr._Fuji" title="Mr. Fuji">Mr. Fuji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curt_Hennig" title="Curt Hennig">Curt Hennig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Bockwinkel" title="Nick Bockwinkel">Nick Bockwinkel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Sheik_(wrestler)" title="The Sheik (wrestler)">The Sheik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wild_Samoans" title="Wild Samoans">Wild Samoans</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Afa_Anoa%27i" class="mw-redirect" title="Afa Anoa'i">Afa Anoa'i</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sika_Anoa%27i" class="mw-redirect" title="Sika Anoa'i">Sika Anoa'i</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2008)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2008)">2008</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>The Brisco Brothers <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Brisco" title="Gerald Brisco">Gerald Brisco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Brisco" title="Jack Brisco">Jack Brisco</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Graham" title="Eddie Graham">Eddie Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Solie" title="Gordon Solie">Gordon Solie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mae_Young" title="Mae Young">Mae Young</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Maivia" title="Peter Maivia">Peter Maivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a> <ul><li>See also: 2012</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Johnson" title="Rocky Johnson">Rocky Johnson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2009)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2009)">2009</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Watts" title="Bill Watts">Bill Watts</a></li> <li>The Funk Brothers <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Funk" title="Terry Funk">Terry Funk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dory_Funk_Jr." title="Dory Funk Jr.">Dory Funk Jr.</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Finkel" title="Howard Finkel">Howard Finkel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koko_B._Ware" title="Koko B. Ware">Koko B. Ware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Steamboat" title="Ricky Steamboat">Ricky Steamboat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Stone Cold Steve Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Von_Erich_family" title="Von Erich family">Von Erich family</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Von_Erich" title="Chris Von Erich">Chris Von Erich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Von_Erich" title="David Von Erich">David Von Erich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fritz_Von_Erich" title="Fritz Von Erich">Fritz Von Erich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerry_Von_Erich" title="Kerry Von Erich">Kerry Von Erich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Von_Erich" title="Kevin Von Erich">Kevin Von Erich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Von_Erich" title="Mike Von Erich">Mike Von Erich</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="2010s204" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">2010s</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2010)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2010)">2010</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Inoki" title="Antonio Inoki">Antonio Inoki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorgeous_George" title="Gorgeous George">Gorgeous George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Vachon" title="Maurice Vachon">Maurice Vachon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stu_Hart" title="Stu Hart">Stu Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_DiBiase" title="Ted DiBiase">Ted DiBiase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wendi_Richter" title="Wendi Richter">Wendi Richter</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Celebrity9" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Uecker" title="Bob Uecker">Bob Uecker</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2011)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2011)">2011</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abdullah_the_Butcher" title="Abdullah the Butcher">Abdullah the Butcher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Armstrong" title="Bob Armstrong">Bob Armstrong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Duggan" title="Jim Duggan">Jim Duggan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Road_Warriors" title="Road Warriors">Road Warriors</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Road_Warrior_Hawk" title="Road Warrior Hawk">Road Warrior Hawk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Road_Warrior_Animal" title="Road Warrior Animal">Road Warrior Animal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Ellering" title="Paul Ellering">Paul Ellering</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Michaels" title="Shawn Michaels">Shawn Michaels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tammy_Lynn_Sytch" title="Tammy Lynn Sytch">Sunny</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Celebrity9" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Drew_Carey" title="Drew Carey">Drew Carey</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2012)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2012)">2012</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Edge_(wrestler)" title="Edge (wrestler)">Edge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Four_Horsemen_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Four Horsemen (professional wrestling)">The Four Horsemen</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arn_Anderson" title="Arn Anderson">Arn Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Windham" title="Barry Windham">Barry Windham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._J._Dillon" title="J. J. Dillon">J. J. Dillon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tully_Blanchard" title="Tully Blanchard">Tully Blanchard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mil_M%C3%A1scaras" title="Mil Máscaras">Mil Máscaras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Simmons" title="Ron Simmons">Ron Simmons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokozuna_(wrestler)" title="Yokozuna (wrestler)">Yokozuna</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Celebrity9" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Tyson" title="Mike Tyson">Mike Tyson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2013)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2013)">2013</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Backlund" title="Bob Backlund">Bob Backlund</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Booker_T_(wrestler)" title="Booker T (wrestler)">Booker T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruno_Sammartino" title="Bruno Sammartino">Bruno Sammartino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Foley" title="Mick Foley">Mick Foley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trish_Stratus" title="Trish Stratus">Trish Stratus</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Celebrity9" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2014)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2014)">2014</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Col%C3%B3n" title="Carlos Colón">Carlos Colón</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jake_Roberts" title="Jake Roberts">Jake Roberts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lita_(wrestler)" title="Lita (wrestler)">Lita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Bearer" title="Paul Bearer">Paul Bearer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Hall" title="Scott Hall">Scott Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Ultimate_Warrior" title="The Ultimate Warrior">The Ultimate Warrior</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Celebrity9" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mr._T" title="Mr. T">Mr. T</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2015)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2015)">2015</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Madusa" title="Madusa">Alundra Blayze</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Bushwhackers" title="The Bushwhackers">The Bushwhackers</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bushwhacker_Butch" title="Bushwhacker Butch">Bushwhacker Butch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bushwhacker_Luke" title="Bushwhacker Luke">Bushwhacker Luke</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Nash" title="Kevin Nash">Kevin Nash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Zbyszko" title="Larry Zbyszko">Larry Zbyszko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Savage" title="Randy Savage">Randy Savage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rikishi_(wrestler)" title="Rikishi (wrestler)">Rikishi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tatsumi_Fujinami" title="Tatsumi Fujinami">Tatsumi Fujinami</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger" title="Arnold Schwarzenegger">Arnold Schwarzenegger</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Warrior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Connor_Michalek" title="Connor Michalek">Connor Michalek</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2016)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2016)">2016</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Big_Boss_Man" title="Big Boss Man">Big Boss Man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fabulous_Freebirds" title="Fabulous Freebirds">Fabulous Freebirds</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Hayes_(wrestler)" title="Michael Hayes (wrestler)">Michael Hayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Roberts" title="Buddy Roberts">Buddy Roberts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Garvin" title="Jimmy Garvin">Jimmy Garvin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Gordy" title="Terry Gordy">Terry Gordy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Godfather_(wrestler)" title="The Godfather (wrestler)">The Godfather</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacqueline_Moore" title="Jacqueline Moore">Jacqueline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Hansen" title="Stan Hansen">Stan Hansen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sting_(wrestler)" title="Sting (wrestler)">Sting</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Snoop_Dogg" title="Snoop Dogg">Snoop Dogg</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Warrior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joan_Lunden" title="Joan Lunden">Joan Lunden</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Legacy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Lewis_(wrestler)" title="Ed Lewis (wrestler)">Ed Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gotch" title="Frank Gotch">Frank Gotch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Hackenschmidt" title="George Hackenschmidt">George Hackenschmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Thesz" title="Lou Thesz">Lou Thesz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mildred_Burke" title="Mildred Burke">Mildred Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_O%27Connor_(wrestler)" title="Pat O'Connor (wrestler)">Pat O'Connor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sailor_Art_Thomas" title="Sailor Art Thomas">Sailor Art Thomas</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2017)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2017)">2017</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beth_Phoenix" title="Beth Phoenix">Beth Phoenix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamond_Dallas_Page" title="Diamond Dallas Page">Diamond Dallas Page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Angle" title="Kurt Angle">Kurt Angle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Rude" title="Rick Rude">Rick Rude</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_%27n%27_Roll_Express" title="Rock 'n' Roll Express">Rock 'n' Roll Express</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Morton" title="Ricky Morton">Ricky Morton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Gibson_(wrestler)" title="Robert Gibson (wrestler)">Robert Gibson</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theodore_Long" title="Theodore Long">Theodore Long</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Warrior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eric_LeGrand" title="Eric LeGrand">Eric LeGrand</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Legacy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bearcat_Wright" title="Bearcat Wright">Bearcat Wright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dr._Jerry_Graham" title="Dr. Jerry Graham">Dr. Jerry Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haystacks_Calhoun" title="Haystacks Calhoun">Haystacks Calhoun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judy_Grable" title="Judy Grable">Judy Grable</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_Byers" title="June Byers">June Byers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luther_Lindsay" title="Luther Lindsay">Luther Lindsay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Burns" title="Martin Burns">Martin Burns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rikid%C5%8Dzan" title="Rikidōzan">Rikidōzan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toots_Mondt" title="Toots Mondt">Toots Mondt</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2018)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2018)">2018</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Boyz" title="Dudley Boyz">Dudley Boyz</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bubba_Ray_Dudley" title="Bubba Ray Dudley">Bubba Ray Dudley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D-Von_Dudley" title="D-Von Dudley">D-Von Dudley</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Goldberg" title="Bill Goldberg">Goldberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillbilly_Jim" title="Hillbilly Jim">Hillbilly Jim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivory_(wrestler)" title="Ivory (wrestler)">Ivory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Jarrett" title="Jeff Jarrett">Jeff Jarrett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Henry" title="Mark Henry">Mark Henry</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kid_Rock" title="Kid Rock">Kid Rock</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Warrior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Jarrius "JJ" Robertson</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Legacy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boris_Malenko" title="Boris Malenko">Boris Malenko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cora_Combs" title="Cora Combs">Cora Combs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dara_Singh" title="Dara Singh">Dara Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiro_Matsuda" title="Hiro Matsuda">Hiro Matsuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Londos" title="Jim Londos">Jim Londos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lord_Alfred_Hayes" title="Lord Alfred Hayes">Lord Alfred Hayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rufus_R._Jones" title="Rufus R. Jones">Rufus R. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Santo" title="El Santo">El Santo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sputnik_Monroe" title="Sputnik Monroe">Sputnik Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Stasiak" title="Stan Stasiak">Stan Stasiak</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2019)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2019)">2019</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brutus_Beefcake" title="Brutus Beefcake">Brutus Beefcake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D-Generation_X" title="D-Generation X">D-Generation X</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Michaels" title="Shawn Michaels">Shawn Michaels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Triple H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chyna" title="Chyna">Chyna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Road_Dogg" title="Road Dogg">Road Dogg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Gunn" title="Billy Gunn">Billy Gunn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Waltman" title="Sean Waltman">Sean Waltman</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harlem_Heat" title="Harlem Heat">Harlem Heat</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Booker_T_(wrestler)" title="Booker T (wrestler)">Booker T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stevie_Ray" title="Stevie Ray">Stevie Ray</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hart_Foundation" title="Hart Foundation">Hart Foundation</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bret_Hart" title="Bret Hart">Bret Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Neidhart" title="Jim Neidhart">Jim Neidhart</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Honky_Tonk_Man" title="The Honky Tonk Man">The Honky Tonk Man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torrie_Wilson" title="Torrie Wilson">Torrie Wilson</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Warrior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Sue Aitchison</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Legacy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bruiser_Brody" title="Bruiser Brody">Bruiser Brody</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Rose" title="Buddy Rose">Buddy Rose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hisashi_Shinma" title="Hisashi Shinma">Hisashi Shinma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Barnett_(wrestling)" title="Jim Barnett (wrestling)">Jim Barnett</a></li> <li>Joseph Cohen</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luna_Vachon" title="Luna Vachon">Luna Vachon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Primo_Carnera" title="Primo Carnera">Primo Carnera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professor_Tanaka" title="Professor Tanaka">Professor Tanaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._D._Jones" title="S. D. Jones">S. D. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wahoo_McDaniel" title="Wahoo McDaniel">Wahoo McDaniel</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="2020s204" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">2020s</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2021)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2021)">2020</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Bella_Twins" title="The Bella Twins">The Bella Twins</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nikki_Bella" title="Nikki Bella">Nikki Bella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brie_Bella" title="Brie Bella">Brie Bella</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davey_Boy_Smith" title="Davey Boy Smith">Davey Boy Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Layfield" title="John Layfield">John "Bradshaw" Layfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jushin_Liger" title="Jushin Liger">Jushin Liger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_World_Order_(professional_wrestling)" title="New World Order (professional wrestling)">New World Order</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hulk_Hogan" title="Hulk Hogan">Hulk Hogan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Nash" title="Kevin Nash">Kevin Nash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Hall" title="Scott Hall">Scott Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Waltman" title="Sean Waltman">Sean Waltman</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_Shatner" title="William Shatner">William Shatner</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Warrior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Titus_O%27Neil" title="Titus O'Neil">Titus O'Neil</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Legacy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baron_Michele_Leone" title="Baron Michele Leone">Baron Michele Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brickhouse_Brown" title="Brickhouse Brown">Brickhouse Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Hart_(wrestler)" title="Gary Hart (wrestler)">Gary Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Stevens_(wrestler)" title="Ray Stevens (wrestler)">Ray Stevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Williams_(wrestler)" title="Steve Williams (wrestler)">Steve Williams</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2021)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2021)">2021</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Eric Bischoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Khali" title="The Great Khali">The Great Khali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kane_(wrestler)" title="Kane (wrestler)">Kane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Molly_Holly" title="Molly Holly">Molly Holly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rob_Van_Dam" title="Rob Van Dam">Rob Van Dam</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ozzy_Osbourne" title="Ozzy Osbourne">Ozzy Osbourne</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Warrior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Rich Hering</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Legacy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buzz_Sawyer" title="Buzz Sawyer">Buzz Sawyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_the_Bruiser" title="Dick the Bruiser">Dick the Bruiser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethel_Johnson_(wrestler)" title="Ethel Johnson (wrestler)">Ethel Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Boesch" title="Paul Boesch">Paul Boesch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pez_Whatley" title="Pez Whatley">Pez Whatley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2022)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2022)">2022</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sharmell" title="Sharmell">Sharmell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steiner_Brothers" title="Steiner Brothers">Steiner Brothers</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Steiner" title="Rick Steiner">Rick Steiner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Steiner" title="Scott Steiner">Scott Steiner</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Van_Vader" title="Big Van Vader">Vader</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Warrior7" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Warrior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shad_Gaspard" title="Shad Gaspard">Shad Gaspard</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2023)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2023)">2023</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Keiji_Muto" title="Keiji Muto">The Great Muta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rey_Mysterio" title="Rey Mysterio">Rey Mysterio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stacy_Keibler" title="Stacy Keibler">Stacy Keibler</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Kaufman" title="Andy Kaufman">Andy Kaufman</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Warrior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tim_White_(referee)" title="Tim White (referee)">Tim White</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2024)" title="WWE Hall of Fame 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class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#000000;color:#fff;width:1%">Original stable</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ted_DiBiase" title="Ted DiBiase">Ted DiBiase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Show" title="Big Show">The Giant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Farmer_(wrestler)" title="Jeff Farmer (wrestler)">nWo Sting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Waltman" title="Sean Waltman">Syxx</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgil_(wrestler)" title="Virgil (wrestler)">Vincent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Patrick_(referee)" title="Nick Patrick (referee)">Nick Patrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miss_Elizabeth" title="Miss Elizabeth">Miss Elizabeth</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Eric Bischoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buff_Bagwell" title="Buff Bagwell">Buff Bagwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Rotunda" title="Mike Rotunda">Michael Wallstreet</a></li> <li><a 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title="David Flair">David Flair</a> <small>(nWo Elite)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torrie_Wilson" title="Torrie Wilson">Torrie Wilson</a> <small>(nWo Elite)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Jarrett" title="Jeff Jarrett">Jeff Jarrett</a> <small>(nWo 2000)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Harris_Brothers" class="mw-redirect" title="The Harris Brothers">Ron and Don Harris</a> <small>(nWo 2000)</small></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#000000;color:#fff;width:1%">WWE stable</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Waltman" title="Sean Waltman">X-Pac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Show" title="Big Show">Big Show</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Booker_T_(wrestler)" title="Booker T (wrestler)">Booker T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Michaels" title="Shawn Michaels">Shawn Michaels</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th 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