Eric Bischoff SHOOTS On Sharing Control With Vince Russo!
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- Опубліковано 4 січ 2024
- Eric Bischoff talks exclusively to Inside The Ropes his true opinion of Vince Russo in WCW.
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Is Vince Russo an underrated mind in Pro Wrestling? Let us know in the comments below!
The best Russo booking he ever gave us was Survivor Series 1998.
One good thing about Russo is that everyone has something going on. From the main event era to the jobbers, there’s something for everyone. Not saying they’re good, most of the time the stories are shit, but there’s something for everyone. Other than that, bro seems to have the creative mind of an edgy teenager.
He had two handful of really good ideas/stories. Tried to repeat them multiple timed after the attitude era, failed every time for 14 years
He gets scapegoated and doesn't get credit for his contributions. People only love talking about his bad creative ideas. As if other bookers didn't have alot of horrible ideas.
We couldn't stand Russo in the back
"I get up in the morning and do my morning Russo" - Jim Cornette
Cornette may have some pretty screwy opinions and maybe takes wrestling just a tad bit too seriously, and would be insufferable here and there and only he able to be taken in small doses, but goddamn is he fucking hilarious to listen to
Cornette is a mark
@BOBBYSOX86 so are you and so am I lol
@@jaidee8786I’m not and neither is Bischoff
@the_real_tay_loud2072 if you watch pro wrestling you're a mark. You might be a "smart" mark, but a mark nonetheless
Story doesn't hold water without one "bro" when referring to Russo.
I've spent the past 2 years watching every WCW Nitro episode, and I'm currently in October 1999.
I watched Nitro every now and then back when it originally aired, but was primarily a WWF fan.
One thing that I've taken from watching all these Nitros is that it's genuinely surprising just how quickly the quality of the show took a downturn once they started trying to beat the WWF at its own game.
When they shifted their focus to a more 'Attitude-esque' format, every single aspect of the show suffered in a very substantial way; from storytelling, presentation, character development, direction, and the actual wrestling itself, *everything* from January 1999 onward nosedived to a staggering degree.
Like I said, I'm only in Ocotober 1999, and I know it's going to get much worse...I'm both anxious and eager to see just how awful it gets.
Well that was mostly because Bankrupt Bischoff appointed Kevin Nash as new head booker in december 1998 and then took a several month long vacation while Kevin Sullivan watched the promotion burn. Nash has to rank as one of the all time worst bookers in the history of wrestling and the ludicrous thing is that he had all the momentum in the world when the Finger Poke exploded, leading to big ratings and Superbrawl becoming the third highest selling PPV for WCW but he had no idea how to follow it up and everything just died instantly.
The prime example was that one march Nitro were the first hour didn't even feature a single wrestling match. Instead they showed Konnan's shitty rap video twice and a guy trying to weld WCW into a piece of metal.
Oh and have fun with the next following months, because Russo was 10 times worse.
You're echoing my sentiments exactly. But I'm going to deviate from the usual opinion-driven narrative a bit.
I've done exactly the same as you, including Smackdown and Thunder episodes, and I'm currently at May 2000. Just after the Arquette song and dance.
And the quality of the show from January 2000 to where I'm at, COMPARED to 1999 - in my humble opinion - is like night and day. From the time before Russo with Benoit and co leaving and Sid on top, Jarrett chasing.... Hogan/Flair and Sting/Luger.... How they built up Vampiro, The Wall.... then when Russo and Bischoff took over - they kicked it into high gear. I don't care if people strongly dislike it. It's incredibly compelling to watch again. They put focus more on character progression, high stakes, drama.... So many guys came back from injury, supsension or sitting at home..... It felt fresh and interesting.
I haven't reached Russo fatigue yet, and putting the belt on Arquette was dumb as hell. But I'm really digging the New Blood vs Millionaire's Club and its allies and it brings me back to being a 9 year old watching it at the time.
WWF was still miles better but WCW up to May 2000, is EASILY better than 90% of WCW in 1999.
Sue me
😅
@@ShadowAngel606 I went to nitro many times as a kid growing up near atlanta, I was there when the falcons saved goldberg from the nwo but I was also there when goldberg played a bit role in a van damme movie, so Megadeth played the movies theme live at nitro. It was weird and I have great regrets about my only megadeth exposure was that song until I discovered them as a teen. So I guess good memories and bad. It was a fun time to be a middle schooler in atlanta.
When Vince Russo started "The new blood feud vs millionaire club" it was really bad...and it just got more bad, worse. WCW had that special feeling, now it felt like a Russo show, watered down, trying to be WWF with tits and bad langauge. WCW was epic before and had that larger than life feeling. Vince Russo totally destroyed WCW with all his shoot-angles wrestling, and just plan shit to be honest. David Arquette and Vince Russo both won the WCW title. It was just horrible.
That's an amazing deal getting the full amount of the old contract plus a new one wow!
I think it took Cornette months to realize he couldn’t work with Russo, as well.
cornette cant work with anyone who doesnt book wrestling like its 1975 in memphis . cornette tried and smw crashed and burned
@@bb-gc2tx Weird then that AEW was at its highest when Cornette's ideas were being implemented on Dynamite every week. When even Tony admitted he listened to Cornette and got a ton of ideas from him.
@@bb-gc2tx Wrong. SMW failed because Rick Rubin pulled out since Cornette refused to put his ideas (Aliens and stuff) on the show.
And ask yourself this: How can Cornette be stuck in 1975 when he created The Gangstas, created the Hell in a Cell and came up with most stuff for the attitude era since he was the main booker alongside Prichard in 1996 when it was all started.
Stop being a clueless marks who parrots shit read on r/squaredcircle.
@@ShadowAngel606 ahhhhhh im sorry sweetie does the truth hurt 🤣🤣 its ok that your hero is a social misfit carny who cant function on the real world 🤣🤣
WTF is up with the Interviewer's hair?! He looks like the Slim Jim guy from 1999 😂🤣
Never talk smack to a Scot to his face if you value your balls, face, and life.
In that order.
@@jonharrison9222 I mean if he likes going to jail and paying me for a few years, Ill gladly talk to him about his bad haircut.
Eric’s take is top notch.
He's a well known liar
He's still in a wrestling character working audience
*Cult of Cornette intensifies*
I wonder if court ordered NDA's have expired? I feel like Eric is talking more openly recently, or at least sans Conrad😊
Vince RussBro
Notice how he doesn't give any actual examples of why he couldn't work with Russo. I can relate to Russo's side of the story a lot more. I can totally believe Bisch was a 'Tuesday morning quarterback' or whatever it is they call it in America.
In no interview with Vince Russo did I ever find it appropriate to use the word "charming" to describe the guy. From the way he looks, to the way he talks, to the way he moves, or even his thinking process, nothing ever seemed charming or even pleasant to me, just like some random grunt who tried a little too hard to come off as a cool guy, assuming that just saying "bro" over and over again would be enough for that. Somehow his written articles are even worse though.
In all honesty, when I hear Russo talk (this is going to come off as incredibly mean and insensitive), I hear someone trying to overcome a learning disability they're cognizant they have.
Russo makes Bischoff look like the most competent boss ever.
This dude looking like the slim jim guy. 😂
3:58 So, Jim Cornette is right?
No they both working, its apart of cornette gimmick now
Untold? Whoever titled this video clearly has never listened to the 83 Weeks podcast or Darkside of the Ring.
Cliiiiiickbait
It would be nice to live in a world where pay or play contracts are standardized. I was put in an interesting predicament myself. The company I worked for had a contract as a vendor/service provider with a hospitality company. The contract was terminated by the hospitality company prematurely/breached without due notice. Because there was no other venues where my company had a contract, I was laid off. Frankly the business deal between my company and the hospitality company was very loose at the end of the day, and that is the fault of my company.
Who is the interviewer? Is that the Critical Drinker?
And you're not that way Eric!? Everyone is something somewhat some time of day
Everybody sh*tting on Russo but here's my take - you're all wrong.
I've watched all Nitros since 1997 and Thunder episodes from late 1999, and I'm currently at May 2000. Just after the Arquette song and dance.
And the quality of the show from January 2000 to where I'm at, COMPARED to 1999 - in my humble opinion - is like night and day. From the time before Russo with Benoit and co leaving and Sid on top, Jarrett chasing.... Hogan/Flair and Sting/Luger.... How they built up Vampiro, The Wall.... it was not bad. Not great, but better than 1999. Then when Russo and Bischoff did take over - they kicked it into high gear. I don't care if people strongly dislike it. It's incredibly compelling to watch again. They put focus more on character progression, high stakes, drama.... So many guys came back from injury, suspension or sitting at home..... It felt fresh and interesting.
I haven't reached Russo fatigue yet, and putting the belt on Arquette was dumb as hell. But I'm really digging the New Blood vs Millionaire's Club and its allies and it brings me back to being a 9 year old watching it at the time.
WWF was still miles better but WCW up to May 2000, is EASILY better than 90% of WCW in 1999.
Sue me
😅
I agree with you, 2000 and Oct-November 1999 (the initial Russo Nitros) are better than 1999 as a whole. However, they still aren't passable enough to genuinely exist for very long. There would be so many times that a headlining-esque match (ex. Sting vs. Kevin Nash) would randomly occur in the last quarter hour of hour 2. Russo had no idea how to legitimately put together a wrestling show, and I truly mean that on a basic nuts+bolts level. That being said, I'm still somewhat happy his crazy vision got to exist for a few months in late 1999... there was definitely a little lightning in that bottle.
Vince Russo killed WCW which in turn almost killed wrestling because it was no competition for WWE to make both brands better by competing having a monopoly isn’t always a good thing wrestling went from averaging 4 million viewers to barely over 1 million viewers because the quality of wrestling got lazy for years
False. He wasn't booking long in WCW. He had 3 months in the first go, and longer the second with Bischoff. WCW had several other booking committees that did not include Russo or Bischoff for that matter. Fun fact, ratings went UP when Russo booked.
The AOL Time Warner merger killed WCW. That's a fact.
@@xsonicsparkx whoever thought it was a good idea to put the belt on Vince Russo and the guy from scream killed WCW i wonder who that was😂
@@nehemiahbrumfield896 The ratings went up after Arquette won the title. They went down both times after Russo left.
WCW was done before he ever got there.
@@nehemiahbrumfield896 Jamie Kellner killed WCW. Russo had nothing to do with it.
A fool talking about another fool
HHH only worked with main eventers he never was one
that’s a cool story to tell yourself.
Eric washing his hands of it all. He was just as bad
HHH was never great? Such bullshit.He was already getting over as a top guy before daring Stephanie. Was he the TOP guy? Of course not but he was near the top and was steadily gaining momentum doing his own thing away from Sean.
Whatever you say bro
This is proof that Eric is grimey an only cares about money ..cudos to Eric exposing himself in every interview
Russo helped murder wcw
If you have 2 quarterbacks you have none, simple as that.
Bischoff is a professional bullshitter. Hes overrated. He had 1.5 years where he was constructive and 35 years talking about that one year.
He cant say that hes had a hall of fame/successful "career".
@RobSwiggs I know I hear ya. But at some point I'd like to see him evolve? He got hired back and it wasn't a fit w/ WWE.
It's miraculous that he still wants to discuss it!
Actually Bankrupt Bischoff nevver was constructive.. In all the years he pitched exactly 1 good idea, which he had taken from Japan. That's it. His other ideas? Blood Runs Cold needs no comment. Neither does Road Wild or Battlebowl (which did such a horrendous buyrate it nearly got him fired) or wasting 6 digits on the Terminator CGI opening for Saturday Night or hiring Kiss or hiring Megadeth or Jay Leno. Those were his ideas and none of them worked at all.
Meanwhile the success came mostly due to Kevin Sullivan booking everything and Hall, Nash and Hogan pitching in ideas for the nWo.
Ask yourself why Bankrupt Bischoff never had any success anywhere. Neither as a business man (within 10 years he bankrupted Bischoff Hervey Productions, MX Digital and Bischoff Family Brewing) nor as a private person (Had to decleare bankruptcy in 1992 and 2017 and even was stupid enough to end up in court over his cuckolding)
Bischoff is the most undeserving person in the business. Marks think he is a god because they got no clue and just see the 83 weeks as this monumental success, when in reality Bankrupt Bischoff stumbled into a position of power, had no idea what to do, blew record amounts of money (over 9 million lost in 1995 and again in 1999 and 64 million lost in 2000, despite WCW getting some good deals that year, like EA paying 10 million for the video game rights) and tanked a promotion that was untankable, since they had everything: Prime Time TV, Hogan, nWo, everything.
His legacy isn't one of success but of failure and total incompetence - and i didn't even mention his catastrophic run in 2010 with TNA when his "creative ideas" completely sank the promotion, when in a matter of months he brought the rating down from 1.5 to 0.5 with his good buddies Russo and Hogan.
@@ShadowAngel606Russo was the one writing when the ratings were 1.5 before hogan and Bischoff even got there 🙄 So, your last sentence makes absolutely no sense at all lol
"With his good buddies hogan and Russo" lmao 😂
When Russo was there way before they were.
@@seancampbell8585 Wrong. The 1.5 Rating was Hogan's debut and the first show TNA went against Raw.
Before that and no matter who was writing, the rating was between 0.8 and 1.2, usually itwas better during the time Scott D'Amore, Dutch Mantell and Dusty Rhodes booked than the times Russo had the book but the difference was miniscule.
But i guess Russo now claims, bro, that he was the reason, bro, the rating was 1.5, bro, the same reason, bro, he makes marks belive, bro, that he raised WCW's Nitro rating in 1999, bro, when the opposite was true, bro, since the 13 weeks he booked saw a decline by 0.2, compared to the previous 13 weeks, bro and that included the episode that was held con an national holiday, bro, which is the sole reason, bro, why Russo pukes out the "I raised the ratings, bro", lie, bro.
And marks like you stil lbelieve this shit. Which is sad.
Bro.
@@ShadowAngel606Russo is not his buddy lol Russo was at TNA from the very beginning. He didn’t want Hogan and Bischoff there. Hogan and Bischoff wanted WCW 2.0 and Russo didn’t. But the TNA story is a long one lol
But Russo and Bischoff we’re never buddies lol
Russo > Bischoff.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
russo > aew 💥✨🎉🎉❇ #EOMREACTS ☪🎉🎉✨💥