Eric Bischoff was interviewed this past week at Montreal Comic Con by Ryan Rider of Main Event Radio. It was a newsworthy chat, with Bischoff revealing that he’s currently in the midst of a lawsuit with TNA and giving his thoughts on former TNA stars AJ Styles, Samoa Joe and Bobby Roode currently in WWE/NXT.

Here are some highlights of what he said about:

What went wrong with TNA:

“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.”

Any positive memories from his time in TNA?

“I don’t have any.”

AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, and Bobby Roode now in WWE:

“You name three guys who are probably the one bright spot of my time in that other organization. There are all 3 some of the most quality people as human beings and as professionals. I’m thrilled to death for AJ Styles as I am for Samoa Joe. I think Bobby Roode is probably one of the most under-estimated, highest potential talents that WWE could get their hands on so I’m thrilled to death for him. I won’t say that Samoa Joe is underrated because most people recognize what a special athlete he is, but if you get to know him on a personal level you cannot find a better person so I’m thrilled to death.”

His son Garrett: 

“He’s doing great. He’s not still wrestling. He transitioned out of wrestling when I did. He has a great career now, lives down in Florida, he’s married, and he’s doing well.”

If he would ever return to WWE, even for a one-time appearance:

“Highly doubtful. Because I haven’t gotten a call. And I’m a little busy; I’ve got stuff going on. Not to be coy or cute, I think that time has passed. I had a great time, I worked there for 5 years and it was one of the highlights of my career. Times change, people change. I think a character like mine I’d come back for a week or two or three but then after that people would get tired and say this is the ‘same old, same old’ kind of thing.”

Is he finished with the pro wrestling business?

“Never say never. If the right opportunity and by that I mean something that was exciting and felt fresh. Something that I believed that the fans would really appreciate and that I would have fun doing. I’d love to be back. Because I love the business and a lot of the people in it. I’ve spent a lot of time in the business, I’ve done a lot of things. It would take something pretty unique to get me excited. It’s really gratifying to see after all these years, and I’ve been in the business for 30 years, and after all of these years to see fans wearing nWo shirts and fans of WCW who still remember make me feel good.”

Head over to MainEventRadio.com to hear the full interview.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DJaK2uHFj0

Former WCW President Eric Bischoff feels his ideas from Monday Nitro still influence what we see on WWE television today.

In an interview with Sports Illustrated this week, Bischoff talked about the impact of what he did on some of WWE’s current ideas. He says WWE only embraced more of a “realty-based” approach to wrestling years after he did it. Bischoff says even though WWE may have done it better, he knows where it came from. Bischoff also took credit for RAW still airing live on Mondays.

“The fact there is a live show on Monday is a direct result of what I established and what I did to overcome them in the ratings,” Bischoff said. “They reluctantly brought in the cruiserweights they brought in the Rey Mysterios, the Chris Jerichos, the Dean Malenkos–that had that style of wrestling even though they didn’t brand them the way I did.”

Bischoff expanded on his point about the cruiserweights, explaining that he hired them to kick off the second hour of Nitro with some excitement. He also noted that he was the first one in wrestling to call them “cruiserweights,” because he thought it sounded cooler than “junior heavyweights” or “light heavyweights.”

“At that time, I had a three hour show from 8pm-11pm. It was easy to kick off the show hot, because we weren’t against the competition at that time, but to sustain a three hour show without a lot of diversity in our presentation was a real challenge. That’s why I wanted my cruiserweights to be live on television at exactly nine o’clock. We formatted our shows so that, at nine o’clock, we were in the heat of hard-hitting, fast-paced cruiserweight action, and it was so different from the WWE that it worked.”

You can read Bischoff’s entire interview here.

– In a correction from earlier, Monday’s WWE US Title Match on the 7/4 RAW will feature Rusev defending against Titus O’Neil, not Cesaro.

– Ric Flair and Eric Bischoff will host a panel on WCW at the Montreal Comic-Con 7/9. Details are below:

Montreal Comiccon is happy to bring wrestling fans Face Off: Bischoff vs Flair and the fall of WCW. For the first time on stage Eric Bischoff and Ric Flair discuss the rise and Fall of WCW. How they brought the fight to WWE? Why did they lose the Monday Night War? What happened between them? What do they think about Vince Russo jumping ship? Be there as the two time hall-of-famer Nature Boy Ric Flair face off with his former boss, the man who brought to life the NWO and most controversial man in wrestling Eric Bischoff. It will be as explosive as WCW Monday Nitro! An event not to be missed, on Saturday, July 9 at 7:00 p.m.!

– Below is behind-the-scenes video from The Bella Twins’ new Latina magazine shoot:

Here's a behind-the-scenes look at the @BellaTwins' August 2016 cover: https://t.co/POAaVybCGy #BellaTwinsOnLatinahttps://t.co/5OSDMJ6J9K

— Latina Magazine (@Latina) June 29, 2016

– Dolph Ziggler, who has an agent working on possible projects, recently told FOX 8 in Greensboro, NC that he’s hoping to be present for the Republican and Democratic National Conventions later this year, on behalf of WWE. Ziggler is a noted follower of politics and also said he hopes to do more work related to politics in the next few years.

– Below is the intro for WWE’s “Eric Bischoff: Sports Entertainment’s Most Controversial Figure” DVD/Bluray set that comes out on June 7:

https://vid.me/9PCn

WWE’s new DVD set about Eric Bischoff titled Sports Entertainment’s Most Controversial Figure will hit shelves on June 7th in the U.S. and June 13th in the U.K. The first disc in the set is the documentary, the second disc features interview clips, and disc #3 features some of Bischoff’s most memorable TV segments. The Blu-Ray version of the set contains some additional features.

Below is the complete content listing for the DVD set, courtesy of Wrestling DVD Network.

DISC 1

MAIN FEATURE (DOCUMENTARY):

The Controversies

Cody

Detroit Bad Boy

Mentor

Tenacious, Relentless

The Model

AWA

Beer Branding

WCW

Executive Producer

Renegade

The Monday Night War

Answering the Hard Questions

The Downfall

Return

WWE

BHE

Memories

DISC 2

STORIES:

— Pop Bottles

— Hunting

— Grandma

— School Times

— Believability

— New Suits

— Travel Tickets

— The Television Character

— Entrepreneurial Spirit

— No Ticky, No Laundry

— Creative Control

— Flavor Profile

— Great-Grandfather Brewer

— Horseback Riding

— Spider Web of Life

SHOWS:

Legends with JBL: Guest Eric Bischoff (Part 1)

September 21, 2015

Legends with JBL: Guest Eric Bischoff (Part 2)

September 23, 2015

Eric Bischoff’s Top Ten Most Controversial Moments

September 23, 2015

DISC 3

Ninja Suit Man

AWA Superstars • April 26, 1987

Eric Bischoff and Greg Gagne Discuss Billy Robinson

AWA All Star Wrestling • January 1991

Eric goes into the Women’s Locker Room

Great American Bash • July 14, 1991

A Gift for Muhammad Ali

Halloween Havoc • October 23, 1994

Jackknife Bischoff

Great American Bash • June 16, 1996

Blind PowerBomb

nWo Bischoff

WCW Monday Nitro • November 25, 1996

Easy E

WCW Monday Nitro • January 20, 1997

Eric Fires Randy Anderson

WCW Monday Nitro • January 27, 1997

Randy Anderson Pleads For His Job

WCW Monday Nitro • February 10, 1997

Eric Bischoff Playing Eric Bischoff

For Control of Monday Nitro

Eric Bischoff vs. Larry Zbyzsko

WCW Starrcade • December 28, 1997

Eric Challenges Vince McMahon to a Fight

WCW Monday Nitro • May 11, 1998

It’s Good to Be King

WCW Monday Nitro • May 18, 1998

Late Night Imposter

nWo Nightcap

WCW Monday Nitro • July 20, 1998

Keeping a Secret

Eric Bischoff is Named General Manager of RAW

RAW • July 15, 2002

Billy and Chuck’s Wedding

SmackDown • September 12, 2002

Most Fun Ever

In the Skybox with Stone Cold

Judgment Day • May 18, 2003

No Script

Y2J’s Highlight Reel with Eric Bischoff and Stone Cold Steve Austin

Insurrextion • June 7, 2003

The Trial of Eric Bischoff

RAW • December 5, 2005

BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVES

Eric Interviews Sgt. Slaughter & Baron Von Raschke

ESPN Championship Wrestling • October 1, 1989

Eric Interviews Larry Zbyszko & Colonel DeBeers

AWA All-Star Wrestling • February 18, 1990

Eric Interviews The Steiner Brothers

WCW WorldWide • December 7, 1991

Eric Interviews Vader, Harley Race, & The Taylor Made Man

WCW WorldWide • February 1, 1992

Eric Interviews Vinnie Vegas & Harley Race

WCW WorldWide • February 22, 1992

Eric Interviews “Stunning” Steve Austin & Madusa

WCW WorldWide • April 13, 1992

Eric Gets a Tour of The Fabulous Freebirds Enterprises

WCW Power Hour • May 30, 1992

“Colonel” Eric Interviews Sid Vicious & Robert Parker

WCW Halloween Havoc • October 24, 1993

Eric Bischoff’s “Candid Camera” Gets the Dirt on DDP

WCW Pro Wrestling • March 6, 1995

Will the Real Sting Please Stand Up?

WCW Monday Nitro • May 12, 1997

Eric Bischoff vs. Vince McMahon

WCW Slamboree • May 17, 1998

Miss Elizabeth Tells the World Who the Real “Macho Man” Is

WCW Thunder • June 11, 1998

Eric Meets “The Great One”

SmackDown • July 18, 2002

Dueling GM’s Via Satellite

SmackDown • September 19, 2002

“You Will Bear Witness to the Elimination Chamber”

RAW • October 21, 2002

Stone Cold “Stuns” Eric Bischoff

(Non-Televised Footage) RAW • April 28, 2003

Eric Bischoff vs. Vince McMahon

Special Guest Referee: Stone Cold Steve Austin

RAW • February 23, 2004

Loser Gets Their Head Shaved

Eric Bischoff vs. Eugene

Taboo Tuesday • October 19, 2004

The Coach Brings His Mentor Home

RAW • September 25, 2006

Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan is in court this week testifying in his civil trial against Gawker Media. The WWE Hall of Famer is seeking $100 million in damages after Gawker published clips of a sex tape involving him and Heather Clem, ex-wife of Bubba The Love Sponge.

• Live Blog Of Hulk Hogan’s First Day Of Testimony

Hogan’s longtime friend Eric Bischoff issued a statement in Hulk’s defense, urging fans to support Hogan in his quest for justice.

Former WCW President Eric Bischoff held a Q&A session on Twitter this weekend. Here are some of the highlights of what he said about:

Shane McMahon’s Return:

“And he’s an intense performer and a great guy.”

If There Was A Big Sports Star He Wishes WCW Would Have Signed:

“Not really. Had the pleasure to work many and enjoyed it.”

The Days Of WWE Having True Competition: 

“Gone. Forever. Embrace the @WWENetwork and enjoy!”

The New Day:

“Ok..I know sports entertainment is a buffet of tastes and styles, but New Day? This is a stretch for me. A big stretch.”

AJ Styles & Chris Jericho Teaming Together:

“@AJStylesOrg and @IAmJericho ? Just set down the remote and cracked a cold one!”

The Undertaker:

“Undertaker has successfully maintained his mystique. Impressive as hell.”

Working For WWE Again:

“Not expecting an invite anytime soon, but as I’ve said many x’s I enjoyed my time there and would be happy to.”

– We’re coming up on a very eventful few weeks on NXT TV. Next week, NXT Champion Finn Balor will face Neville. The storyline heading into this match is that Balor is approaching Neville’s record-setting NXT title reign. Also next week, Austin Aries will make his NXT in-ring debut.

NXT General Manager William Regal has announced that in two weeks, Samoa Joe and Sami Zayn will square off in a 2 out of 3 falls match. The winner will face Finn Balor for the NXT Championship at Takeover: Dallas.

– Eric Bischoff is a fan of WWE booking Shane McMahon vs. Undertaker inside Hell in a Cell at WrestleMania.

https://twitter.com/EBischoff/status/702586901249654784

https://twitter.com/EBischoff/status/702587736016826368

WWE will be releasing Eric Bischoff – Sports Entertainment’s Most Controversial Figure on DVD & Blu-Ray on June 7th in the U.S. and June 13th in the U.K. The new DVD set follows Bischoff filming over two hours of separate content for the WWE Network in 2015.

Here’s the synopsis for the documentary:

Arguably the most controversial figure to ever step foot in the industry, Eric Bischoff is responsible for some of the most revolutionary moments in sports-entertainment history.

From creating the nWo to battling WWE as the figurehead of WCW during The Monday Night War to being one of the most-hated personalities in both WCW and WWE, Eric Bischoff knew how to get under his rival’s skin while creating his own in your face brand of controversy.

Relive all of Eric Bischoff’s greatest moments and hear stories from the man himself and see why he was appropriately named “The King of Controversy”.

There’s no word on what matches, if any, will be included.

https://youtu.be/ifIAj9YN0fI

WWE announcer and host of his own new WWE Network show took exception to comments made about the program, called “Legends With JBL,” from former WWE, WCW and TNA writer Vince Russo.

JBL wrote a lengthy explanation in response to comments made by Russo about JBL’s past shows with the man who helped WCW finally overtake WWE as the biggest national wrestling company, Eric Bischoff.

Featured above are the original comments made on video by Vince Russo, which were released back in September, and below is JBL’s response, which he posted on his Facebook page on Saturday.

“I saw the comments Vince Russo made about the interview I did with Eric Bischoff. I want to address a couple of points. Mr Russo said that Eric decided to appear on WWE programming-this is true, but at my request ,this was NOT Eric’s idea, it was mine. Eric is a friend and I knew he would be a great interview. To take WCW from losing $10 million to making $40+ million in five years is one of greatest stories in history. I wanted to capture this…and we did.

I am very proud of this interview. I understand Mr Russo is not happy with the content of some of Eric’s comments. I felt Eric was honest, I have known Eric for some time-I have a ton of respect for him. However, there is two sides to every story. What Eric did is incredible, I wanted this on record. For the record-I believe Eric.

It is no secret that Mr Russo and I don’t like each other, but that being said-I have no problem asking him on a show and letting him say whatever he wants. Mr Russo and I have both gotten older and hopefully wiser-would love him on a future show. I have zero animosity to Mr Russo—I am getting old:)

The other point is that Eric made money on the interview-I know his pay and it was done for history and not for money. Same as I did some other great interviews that are ‘in the can’, I want to preserve history and show honor and respect to legends with this format, it’s not about money…trust me:) It’s some of the highest watched shows on the Network.

I asked for this format to record history and honor legends-Eric fits both. Proud of my friend, Eric, for what he has done, I thought I was fair with the interview. Would be honored to have Vince Russo on the show as well-and would treat him with respect as well.

BTW, I am not asking for Mr Russo to come on the show-I am not, happy if he did, but not seeking him to come on show. He seems to be doing fine doing what he is doing, and I am happy working with at risk kids in Bermuda on my days off and certainly not asking for more work as every day I do a network show takes away from work with kids who really need my help!”

• VIDEO: Top UFC Stars Explain Why They’re Starting To Worry About CM Punk’s UFC Future

https://youtu.be/Ek_BHOl96G4

Kurt Angle recently spoke with the folks at WrestleTalk TV about the impact Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff had on TNA — both negative and positive — when they had their run in the promotion. Below are some of the highlights from the interview, which you can watch above.

On Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff costing TNA money:

“I love Hogan, I love Bischoff. Never had problems with either of them. Terry, we’ve always been close. I believe they did good for the company, TNA. I believe it was very expensive. They probably came up with the idea of TNA traveling town to town every week. It’s a great idea, but where are you going to get the money?”

On TNA going on the road nearly causing the company to go out of business:

“I think it really put the company in a position where it almost went under again. I know it went under at the very beginning, but it looked like it was about to go under again. TNA is a great company, but it’s not a WWE. We don’t have the extra funds to take chances, to waste a few million today and tomorrow will be fine. Every penny counts.”

On Hogan and Bischoff ultimately being good for TNA despite making decisions that cost the company a lot of money:

“Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan were very good for our company. Did they spend a lot of money? Yes. I’m sure it cost a lot of money to get them in there, and I’m sure they had ideas that cost us a lot of money. It was a good thing and somewhat of a bad thing, but I love the guys.”

• Rousey-Holm II CANCELED?, McGregor’s UFC 194 Pay + CM Punk’s UFC Opponent!

WWE is planning on releasing a new Brock Lesnar DVD and Blu-ray set in 2016, according to a new report from WrestlingDVDNetwork.com. The last Lesnar DVD, “Here Comes The Pain,” came out in 2003 and was re-released as a Collector’s Edition in 2012.

The new Lesnar DVD and Blu-ray fills one of the last two slots on WWE’s 2016 “Home Video” schedule. The set appears to be a compilation of matches and moments, with all-new documentary footage of Lesnar’s life and career.

As previously reported, WWE is also planning on releasing documentary sets on Eric Bischoff, Scott Hall, The Dudley Boyz and possibly Shane McMahon in 2016.

• WWE Looking To Book Ronda Rousey For Future Stone Cold Podcast! Full Story Here!

– After missing the most recent set of NXT television tapings due to Total Divas filming in Paris, Eva Marie will return to action at the NXT tapings at Full Sail University on Thursday night.

– WWE is considering Eric Bischoff for a future episode of WWE Hall Of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin’s “Stone Cold Podcast” on the WWE Network.

– CM Punk and AJ Lee were in attendance at the Chicago Cubs game in Chicago on Tuesday evening. Below is a photo of AJ Lee in the crowd at the game.

Ran into this beauty @Cubs game … @AJBrooks ???????? #ChicagoGirls pic.twitter.com/DCGrG9jg2N

— Aimee Garcia (@Aimee_Garcia) October 21, 2015

• Brock Lesnar Explains How Close He Came To Leaving WWE For UfC This Year

(Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

– Diamond Dallas Page is the special guest on the latest edition of the “Steve Austin Show” podcast. You can download the show right now at PodcastOne.com.

– Chris Jericho reviews Sunday’s WWE Night Of Champions pay-per-view, which he was a part of, and interviews the Insane Clown Possee (I.C.P.) on the latest edition of his “Talk Is Jericho” podcast, which is also available at PodcastOne.com.

– Finally, part two of WWE Hall Of Famer Ric Flair’s interview with former WCW executive producer Eric Bischoff is now available on the latest edition of Flair’s “Wooo Nation” podcast. You can download that one at Play.it.

• UFC President Dana White Gets In A Little Dig At VINCE MCMAHON! What Did He Say?? Find Out!

– JBL’s new WWE Network show “Legends with JBL” premieres this coming Monday immediately after RAW goes off the air. His first guest will be Eric Bischoff. The synopsis reads,

“JBL shoots straight with the controversial Eric Bischoff in this first of a hard-hitting two-part interview with the former WCW President!”

– Here’s the music video for WWE Diva Cameron’s new anti-bullying song Wrong #:

https://youtu.be/rJ5d9Tp1rJE

– WWE talent, including those who are from previous eras and are no longer wrestling but are still affiliated with company through Legends deals or other ways, were told to not have any contact with Hulk Hogan.

There are those who have talked about the situation as a double standard, as WWE has immortalized Ultimate Warrior now, cleaned up his past, given him a statue, all the while the feeling is he said things as bad, if not worse and was public with his comments as opposed to private.

– Former WCW president Eric Bischoff is the guest on the latest edition of Ric Flair’s “Woo Nation” podcast. As Bischoff and Flair have been involved in lawsuits and heated battles over the years, part one of Flair’s two-part conversation with Bischoff should be a fun episode for fans. You can download the show at Play.it.

(Partial Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley recently updated his official Facebook page, blogging about an incident he had with a fan during a recent Q&A session.

“The Hardcore Legend” wrote the following:

NAME YOUR TOP 5 ANNOUNCERS OF ALL-TIME

Last night, the Q&A session at the “#FiftyYearsOfFoley” show threatened to get ugly, when a lad, with the help of a few too many pints took great exception to my oft-stated stance that #WWEHOF announcer Jim Ross is the best wrestling announcer of all time. The lad was a little tough to understand…sometimes a few extra pints will do that to a guy. But in the end with great concentration I grasped the point he seemed to be so desperately trying to make: my belief that JR is the greatest Wrestling commentator of all time was downright offensive to him and his earnest belief that the duo of Bobby “The Brain” Heenan and Gorilla Monsoon were the greatest announcers of all time.

I broke the tense standoff the only way I knew how. “Dude”, I said. “These are OPINIONS. They’re not facts. You are entitled to your opinion – and I’m entitled to mine, right?”

Thankfully, the guy calmed down, apologized for creating a disturbance. I shook his hand and headed back to the stage. I heard him call out to me.

“Mick?”

“Yeah?”

“Do you think Eric Bischoff was underrated as an announcer?”

I had him thrown out of the building immediately.

From there, Foley asked fans to engage, telling them to vote on who they feel the top-five best pro wrestling announcers of all-time are. You can post your top five on Foley’s page by clicking here.

• Well-Known UFC Star BADLY Breaks Hand, Posts GRAPHIC Post-Surgery Photos!

– WWE originally planned for Nikki Bella to drop the WWE Divas Championship back in July, so the fact that her current angle is centered around the fact that she is approaching AJ Lee’s record as the longest reigning Divas Champion in history was a change in plans.

– Eric Bischoff, who recently shot footage for WWE for the new WWE Network pieces and DVDs on The Monday Night War, is under consideration to be a guest on a future “Stone Cold Podcast” with Steve Austin on the WWE Network.

– WWE posted the following tweet to promote their latest “5 Things” video, which takes a look at five WWE Superstars who shockingly defeated The Rock.

Even #TheGreatOne has some bad days…
These 5 Superstars SHOCKINGLY defeated @TheRock! http://t.co/cpkVMtwR5a #5Things @TomPhillipsWWE

— WWE (@WWE) September 9, 2015

• UFC’s Dana White Talks About Behind-The-Scenes BATTLES With VINCE MCMAHON~!!

(Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

Over the weekend, WrestlingDVDNetwork.com released a preview clip for an upcoming WWE DVD featuring Eric Bischoff calling “B.S.” on several things Vince Russo has said about their time working together in WCW.

Vince Russo has since responded to those claims, saying that Bischoff is the one who is full of it. Specifically, he gives his side of the story regarding his infamous shoot on Hulk Hogan at Bash at the Beach 2000. Russo says, “Eric Bischoff has obviously forgotten what the truth is.”

https://youtu.be/ifIAj9YN0fI

– On Tuesday, WWE will release their “Monday Night War: Vol. 2: Know Your Role” DVD and Blu-ray set, which as noted, will feature a new interview with Eric Bischoff. Below is a clip from the special that features Bischoff calling “B.S.” on comments made by both Paul Heyman and Vince Russo during the “Monday Night War” series on the WWE Network.

– Fred Oliveira, a video director of Grey Wolf Visuals, is currently filming some kind of project that involves Eva Marie and her husband Jonathan Coyle. Oliveira tweeted the following teaser on Saturday.

https://twitter.com/fredthedirector/status/640303255281471488

• Update: CM Punk’s UFC Debut Delayed? Find Out Why Here!

– Bo Dallas teased a slight character change following his attack on R-Truth at WWE SmackDown this week. For those who didn’t see the show, Dallas is no longer using the “Bo-Dog” finisher, as he’s now using a variation of the whiplash neckbreaker.

– A 30-minute “sneak peek” of the new WWE “Monday Night War Volume 2: Know Your Role” DVD and Blu-ray will air on the WWE Network immediately following Monday’s edition of WWE RAW. The description for the show reads:
“A First Look at the latest WWE Home Video release, The Monday Night War: Volume 2, featuring an exclusive new interview with Eric Bischoff!”

– In addition to working on his hip-hop projects, WWE Superstar R-Truth is apparently looking to enter the Hollywood scene as well. Truth posted the following on Twitter:

Hollywood! Coming soon to a theater near you! T.V too! #RonKillings #Hollywood pic.twitter.com/5CnmoQ2Z4e

— Ron Killings (@RonKillings) September 4, 2015

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– WWE Network officials have been aware of some buffering issues with their streaming service after complaints by fans in recent weeks. The crew is reportedly working to make sure there will be no issues this weekend, as WWE has two big live events with NXT Takeover: Brooklyn and SummerSlam, back-to-back.

– New footage of Eric Bischoff will be featured on the new WWE DVD and Blu-ray, “The Monday Night War Vol. 2: Know Your Role,” which is scheduled to be released on September 8th. The following is the official synopsis for the new project, where WWE is promoting the fact that Bischoff is involved:

“For the first time in eight years, ERIC BISCHOFF returns to WWE home video and gives his candid and unscripted commentary on the final ten episodes of The Monday Night War in a post-episode analysis.”

– Stephanie McMahon, Renee Young, Eva Marie, Sheamus and Kofi Kingston held an anti-bullying rally at the Boys & Girls Club of New York City on Thursday. Below is a photo of the group at the event:

#BeAStar @BGCA_Clubs @zekestokes @Naomi_NYC @EmVach @TrueKofi @natalieevamarie @WWESheamus @ReneeYoungWWE pic.twitter.com/OdqFXM4Ym6

— Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) August 20, 2015

• BROCK LESNAR Says Vince McMahon Is BETTER Than Dana White, Explains Why …

Former WCW character Glacier recently appeared as a guest on The Two Man Power Trip Of Wrestling podcast. Below are some of the highlights from the interview.

On who made the initial introduction to Eric Bischoff: “Dallas (Page) and I had become good friends. We would work out together at Main Event which was a gym that everybody was working out at then. I had mentioned that I was going to start using martial arts in ring and he mentioned that (Eric) was into all of that stuff. So we scheduled a meeting and in January I had literally a three hour meeting with him and he grilled me up and down. At the end of that conversation he said I want to sign you to a contract and he asked if I was wrestling on the Independent scene and I had been wrestling there a lot. I remember him saying to cancel all my bookings on the Independent scene and totally disappear and I remember saying I can do that and just totally disappear.”

On the work that went into creating the gimmick and the characters: “I got to know (Chris) Kanyon, Bryan Clark and I were already friends and I got to know Ernest (Miller) and we quickly all kind of gelled together as a unit. Chris and I became very good friends all the way up until he passed away. For Chris and I this was it, we may only get this one shot so we didn’t take it lightly at all and Page was assigned to oversee it all. We were at the Power Plant everyday, all day and then we would all meet up and watch the videos of the day and then be back at the Power Plant the next day and did that for months before we ever went on TV. We put a lot of hard work into that, just figuring out who the gimmicks were. Eric’s whole thing was it’s like a video game come to life but said I want you guys to play it very serious. At the end of the day did it become exactly what I thought it could be, no. But it was an unbelievable opportunity to break new ground in wrestling, the Glacier entrance broke new ground in wrestling, I was the first guy to wrestle with a colored contact and I was definitely the first guy to have arena snow when I came out.”

On the money spent by WCW to bring Glacier to life: “I tell people all the time, that armor all together weighs over twenty pounds. For an entrance it’s no big deal but for a three hour appearance it’s a big deal to wear it. I actually became friends with the head of AFX Studios, he was a young and upcoming artist and really creative, I introduced him to Eric and they decided to go with him for the persona’s of all four of the gimmicks and they spent a lot of money. I can confirm that I saw all the invoices he submitted to WCW and it was around $35,000 for the creation of the Glacier “look”. Keith Mitchell has looked me right in the eye and said that my entrance was close to $400,000 and almost $10,000 every time I came on TV. I’m glad I didn’t know all of that back then.”

On the impact made by Glacier and how has the WWE Network helped his legacy: “The costume, when I do appearances was built to be durable. Almost twenty years later I still have the full costume and when WCW folded they never asked for it back. I have one of the original masks that I got back then, one of the three I had originally got. Thank GOD I still look somewhat like I did on TV back in the day and am not the three-hundred pound Glacier. With the WWE Network and them replaying some of our stuff it’s a huge thrill for me now to be able to go out and make appearances and still be Glacier because a lot of wrestlers never get that opportunity, there gimmick comes and goes and is forgotten. I am so fortunate that people remembered it and still appreciate it.”

Check out the complete interview at Podomatic.com.

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Hulk Hogan’s longtime business associate Eric Bischoff recently spoke to the folks at Under The Mat Radio about the controversy surrounding “The Hulkster” over the past week.

“Well, first of all, I think WWE handled it the only way they could,” Bischoff said. “In the entertainment business, especially when you’re a publicly held company, you have to be sensitive not only to your audience, but you have to be sensitive to your advertisers. You have to be sensitive to your business partners.”

Bischoff continued, “You have to be sensitive and respectful of so many different people within the business of the entertainment business that you have to be responsible and you have to take responsible action, and I think that’s exactly what WWE did. I don’t see how they possibly could have kept Hulk in the position that Hulk was in as a quote-unquote ambassador of their company with the kind of horrible publicity that is surrounding him now and will like surround him for quite awhile given everything that is going on.”

Check out the complete interview by clicking here.

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– On the crawler that was displayed during Monday’s WWE Battleground “go-home” edition of WWE RAW, it was noted that the WWE Network will soon be adding 50 hours of ECW programming.

– Eric Bischoff will be the interview subject for WWE’s “The Monday Night War Volume 2: Know Your Role” DVD and Blu-ray, which is currently set for a September release. Bischoff will likely talk to Renee Young under the same format that Triple H and Sting did, which is where an episode of the WWE Network “Monday Night War” series will air, and then Young will ask Bischoff questions related to the theme of the episode.

– WWE.com has a new article up regarding Stardust and The Miz feuding with “Arrow” actor Stephen Amell.

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