Eric Bischoff

On March 22, 2004, the second WWE Draft was held at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff and SmackDown General Manager Paul Heyman stood at opposite ends of the stage, and took turns receiving their random draft picks. About half-way through the evening, Heyman lucked out as Triple H was drafted to SmackDown. Bischoff did an immediate double-take as the The Game left his show, but luckily for Raw fans, the change wasn't meant to be. Before The King of Kings could even make his first appearance on SmackDown, he was traded back to Raw, where he is the ... Read Full Story

"WWE is now a publicly traded company. It is responsible to its shareholders, and therefore must react to market conditions and influences much differently than when it was a privately held company. While the Chairman can stack the deck with a Board of Directors and executive management team that looks more like a friends and family reunion than anything else, should the IRS determine that WWE’s contracted talent are employees and not independent contractors, there is the potential for significant fines, expenses and cost of doing business on a go-forward basis that could have a serious negative impact on WWE stock." "On one hand, ... Read Full Story

Matt Hardy has responded to Eric Bischoff referring to him as a "friggin' goof" in his current myspace blog. Bischoff made the statement in reaction to Hardy's previous blog in which he reviewed The Wrestler and noted that today's professional wrestlers are "smarter and more responsible.": "I find it funny that my 'suggestions make him sick,' yet he cares enough about me and my blog to read it and actually comment on it," Hardy wrote. "Because I certainly didn't even know he had a blog or gave a damn about it until someone made me aware of it. So I'm gonna give this individual ... Read Full Story

"Prior to receiving the letter, I got a call from Brian Knobs who informed me that Vince’s surrogate Johnny Ace called Brian, who hasn’t worked for WWE in a decade, and threatened him not to go near any WWE talent or events as no one who is associated with CCW will ever work for WWE again. Then I found out that Jimmy Hart, one of the hardest working and loyal people I have ever met, was told he was no longer going to be used for WWE promotions because of his association with CCW, even though he asked for and received permission to do ... Read Full Story

"...Your recent recap of your “lifestyle” frames you as a candidate to the Jake Roberts Hall of Fame. Your suggestion that you and your generation are “smarter and more responsible” than previous generations of wrestlers makes me sick. You are a mid-card talent that should be grateful to even get a check every other week. Enjoy it while it lasts. And rather than looking down your nose at previous generations of professional wrestlers, donate a portion of your check to one of them and ask them to point out all the parallels between your current career path/lifestyle and theirs. It would be the smartest ... Read Full Story