Ep 59: Flair's Recovery Promo, RAW On Christmas, JBL's SD Live Departure, Reigns' As The "Gray Area Guy", Big Show's Legacy, More




83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff show

Summary: On this week's Bischoff on Wrestling Eric and Nick start off by discussing some of the past week's top pro wrestling news stories. Including: - Ric Flair's first post-health scare recovery promo - WWE's decision to hold a live RAW on Christmas Day and New Year's Day - JBL's departure from the Smackdown commentary table - Corey Graves doing commentary for both RAW and Smackdown - WWE board members allegedly upset with Vince for not firing JBL - Sexy Star vacating the Triple A Reina de Reinas Championhip - Roman Reigns' "Gray Area Guy" moniker - WWE launching a new recap series in on Fox Sports Mexico - Big Show's amazing match with Braun Strowman on RAW - Enzo mentioning Eric's book on RAW This episode also features the latest "This Week In Bischoff History" segment. In it Eric takes a look back at the September 1, 1999 Nitro segment where the NWO parodied the Four Horsemen. Nick wraps up the show by asking Eric a variety of questions from the #BischoffOnWrestling mailbag. Some of the topics discussed include: - Rules about wrestlers doing other wrestler's finishing moves in WCW - Why WWE doesn't allow wrestlers to have sponsors - Hulk Hogan's back surgery almost halting his TNA heel turn - NXT's affect on the independent pro wrestling scene - What his last meal would be if he was on death row - If WWE should do Lesnar vs Jones - If Eric underestimated Mick Foley's popularity - The benefits of working with musical artists for PPV theme music