The latest episode of former WCW President Eric Bischoff’s podcast Bischoff on Wrestling was released yesterday!
You can find a portion of Eric’s comments regarding rumors that Austin Aries’ bad backstage attitude led to his release transcribed below.
Eric’s full, in-depth comments can be heard in the embedded audio player at the top of the post.
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EB: I like Austin as a person. I loved working with him. He’s different. He’s a different cat. He’s very independent and will tell you exactly what he thinks. He doesn’t sugar coat anything. He’s not rude or crude or abusive but he’s also not a political animal either. He’s got a very strong vision for himself and a lot of confidence in himself. All of that being said, as much as I like and respect Austin, yes I can see it all. I’ve seen glimpses of it and in some cases more than glimpses. Austin and I have always gotten along. Even when we had differences of opinion creatively it was really, really constructive. There was a give and take. I have also seen Austin in situations where there wasn’t as much give and take. He doesn’t back down. He just doesn’t. I can see it.
This week’s episode of Bischoff on Wrestling features Eric and Nick talking about a few of the pro wrestling news headlines from the past week. Including:
- Dixie Carter’s WWE debut as part of the WWE:24 special about Kurt Angle
- Whether Eric thinks Dixie Carter should be used as an on-screen WWE character
- Brock Lesnar defeating Samoa Joe and Joe’s position in WWE
- AJ Styles United States Championship win over Kevin Owens at the WWE Live event at Madison Square Garden
- Austin Aries’s WWE release
- Whether Aries was difficult to work with in TNA
- The Wall Street Journal report about WWE’s revenue and TV rights renewels
- The leak of 3 million WWE Universe users private information
- Alberto Del Rio’s GFW suspension in the wake of his domestic abuse investigations
Eric also takes some time at the end of the show to answer a slew of fan questions. Some of the topics that Eric addresses in the #BischoffOnWrestling mailbag are:
- Eric’s favorite concert live
- How to get ahold of Buffalo Bill Cody beer
- Whether Nitro’s success helped The Shawshank Redemption find it’s cult fanbase
- How Bret Hart and Eric compare as podcast hosts
- His match with Larry Zbyszko at the 1997 Starrcade for control of Nitro
- What Sonny Onoo did with all those disposable camera photos
- Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels feud
- More…
You can find a special Bischoff on Wrestling Overrun on IRWNetwork.com featuring Eric chatting with former ECW World Champion Shane Douglas embedded below:
