‘A Pathological Liar… My Wife Would Make Him Cry’: Eric Bischoff Goes on an Unhinged Rant Against WWE Legend, Who Got Specially Hired by Linda McMahon

Even the greatest minds have their limits. WCW understood this the hard way when they hired the legendary writer from WWE who revolutionized wrestling television. The senior executive, Eric Bischoff, might have felt great hiring the person in question at the time. However, given his recent comments about the booker, it was the worst decision in his WCW career.

But that wasn’t all. Bischoff just revealed some major highlights of working with this legendary writer, which does not portray him in a good light. In contrast, these secrets from his career at WCW show how feeble the booker actually was.

Legendary wrestling personality catches strays from Eric Bischoff after working with him in WCW

In his podcast, 83 Weeks, Eric Bischoff analyzed the fallout from the recent WWE PLE, SummerSlam. But before he could begin with the show, he talked about the infamous incident at Bash at the Beach 2000. Involving the head writer Vince Russo, Bischoff went off as soon as he started explaining the behind-the-scenes event.

Recalling his experience working with him, Bischoff said, “He is a pathological liar that’s got some serious issues… My wife would back him down and make him cry, I’ve seen it. I’ve seen it face-to-face. I’ve watched him fall apart and the minute you put a guy like Vince Russo under any kind of pressure and question him.”

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Hired by Linda McMahon, Russo was a revolutionary writer in the wrestling business. The genius behind the best Attitude Era feuds was also the reason that WWE won over WCW after losing for 83 weeks in the ratings. But when he switched sides, it led to one of the lowest points in WCW’s run, something that even AEW’s Tony Khan agrees with.

But what exactly was the controversial segment during the PLE in 2000?

The controversial Bash at the Beach 2000 segment

It all started when Russo didn’t have any major plans for the World champion, Hulk Hogan, and asked the Hulkster to lose the title at the PPV. The Hulkster refused and his opponent, Jeff Jarrett, lied down for him in the middle of the ring.

But this infuriated Russo, so after Hogan left, he appeared on TV and fired Hogan from the company. This resulted in Hogan suing Russo, but he later dropped it. In both of their autobiographies, Bischoff and Hogan claimed that Russo’s firing was a shoot and not a program that was discussed backstage.

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