Eric Bischoff in WWE

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How were the seeds planted for the arrival of Eric Bischoff in WWE? Bischoff details the step-by-step process of how he joined the enemy.

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Eric Bischoff is one of the most controversial figures the pro wrestling industry has ever seen.

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His innovative approach to storytelling helped catapult World Championship Wrestling to the professional wrestling world’s apex in the late ’90s.

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A man who had seemingly burned all of his bridges by the time Vince McMahon purchased WCW, Bischoff very much believed his time in pro wrestling was finished.

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ERIC BISCHOFF: "Jim Ross called. Up to that point, Ross hated my guts. He blamed me for every bad thing that had ever happened to him. I could tell he wasn’t excited about talking to me.

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Vince or someone must have put him up to it. ‘We don’t really know if it’ll work,’ said Jim. ‘It’s a short-term deal. Come in; we’ll try it. If it works, great. If not, hey, part friends.’

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ERIC BISCHOFF: "[When I arrived backstage], Stephanie McMahon walked me in, and either by design or accident, made a wrong turn."

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ERIC BISCHOFF: Instead of walking me into the Gorilla Position, she swung me through an area backstage where 20 or 25 wrestlers were watching the show around a monitor.

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ERIC BISCHOFF: "The looks on their faces were priceless. There was shock. There was fear. There was disbelief. There was anger. There was laughter."

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