Eric Bischoff vs Vince McMahon 1998

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In einer Aktion die der WCW null half, Geld kostete (es gab Trainingspromos von Bischoff) und wahrscheinlich auch Zuschauerverluste verursachte, challengte Eric Bischoff 1998 Vince McMahon zu einem Match bei Slamboree 1998. Als dann Vince natuerlich nicht auftauchte gewann Bischoff durch Countout.

Im Vorfeld gab WWE folgendes ueber ihren Anwalt bekannt:

“Mr. McMahon will not be appearing at WCW's pay-per-view. You have no authority to even suggest he will do so. Mr. McMahon is one of Titan's leading television personalities and is responsible for its highest ratings ever."

Eric Bischoff lass das uebrigens dann vor, und sagte dann:

”Boy, I bet the rest of the guys in the WWF are happy to hear that.”

Vince McMahon sagte im uebrigen in dem WWE Statement:

”I consider Bischoff's 'challenge' a cheap and desperate tactic to increase WCW pay-per-view buys. I will not do anything to help WCW increase their PPV buys. Therefore, I will not appear at Turner's next PPV as invited. However, if Mr. Bischoff is hell bent on fighting me, then such a fight can be arranged at any time, in any parking lot in the country, void of television cameras, photographers, and public announcement.”

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Das sagte nun Eric Bischoff ueber seine Einschaetzung von damals:

I didn’t have a fight plan. I wasn’t working out anticipating it. I almost hate to get in to this conversation but it is what it is. This was twenty years ago when I was 40. While I certainly wasn’t in the best of shape and I couldn’t have stepped in to an MMA ring I was still in decent shape. I could still kick. My hands were still pretty good. My left hand in particular. To this day I’ve got a very good left hand. My approach probably would have been, and I did think about it a little, that Vince is not a trained fighter. He’s a big, strong, powerful, aggressive guy that I would have bet anything would have probably just come straight at me ala Mike Tyson. Wanting to get his hands on me so that his weight and strength would have been to his advantage. I would have done everything I could to avoid that. Especially when I was 40 and much faster. I spent as much time on my feet between wrestling and kickboxing. I was used to moving around the ring and being able to control the ring and the distance between me and my opponent pretty well and effectively. I don’t think Vince would have had that skill set. I would have relied heavily on my hands and my ability to move and stay away from Vince until I could have landed the shot of shots that I felt I needed to. My kicking skills had deteriorated. I was still able to do a lot of strong kicks to the mid section. I wouldn’t have been able to use the kind kicking techniques that I used when I was much younger. I wouldn’t have attempted it. I would have tried to survive.