Eric Bischoff's Close Encounter with a Crucial WWE Figure!

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Eric Bischoff is the second most successful wrestling promoter in history. Learn more

The only individual who came close to putting Vince McMahon and WWE out of business is often credited to be Eric Bischoff, also known as Easy-E.

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Bischoff guided WCW to become the most dominant brand in sports entertainment. For 83 consecutive weeks, Nitro, under Bischoff’s creative leadership, triumphed over Raw in the ratings.

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It was an incredible feat and something that will likely never happen again.

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During this stretch, Eric Bischoff got really close to signing a certain someone to WCW during the Monday Night Wars

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If this person had left WWE, we would perhaps be tuning into Nitro every Monday night instead of WWE’s flagship show, Monday Night Raw!

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