Eric Bischoff was the mastermind behind WCW during Monday Night Wars. He quickly worked his way to the top of the company, aligned himself with powerful forces and became an integral part of the success and downfall of WCW.
Eric Bischoff was utterly disliked by the competition and some of his peers for his actions. The world was shocked when Vince McMahon hired him and made him the General Manager of RAW in 2002. In a recent edition of 83 Weeks, Bischoff discussed how hostile the core was towards him at ECW One Night Stand 05:
The crowd, although hostile, didn’t attack Eric Bischoff and the event was a success, for which most of the credit goes to the hardcore ECW fans in attendance.
Eric Bischoff talks about the ECW fanbase
In the late 90’s, ECW was a great product for the fans who enjoyed blood and thumbtacks over traditional wrestling matches. Fans of the product were loyal and as hardcore as their product.
During the WCW vs WWF war, ECW stood out on its own and created their own stars such as TAZ, Raven, Tommy Dreamer, The Dudleyz and more who weren’t participating in the Monday Night Wars. In the same episode, Eric Biscoff spoke about the ECW fanbase:
It would have been interesting to see what the outcome of the war would’ve been if ECW was involved in a larger capacity.
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