83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, Eric and Conrad do a deep dive on the circumstances and the stories behind Eric getting sent home from WCW in September 1999. What preceded it, what plans had to be left on the table due to it, who sent Eric home, who did Eric call after, and what were his plans for both the short term and long term once this happened? Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, Eric and Conrad discuss the life and career of the legendary "Enforcer" Arn Anderson! Hear all about Eric's first memories of Arn, beginning to work with him in WCW, Arn's relationship and matches with Ric Flair, Flair/Anderson vs. Steve Austin and Brian Pillman, his matches against Hulk Hogan, the unfortunate situation that occured with Sid Vicious in 1993, his contributions backstage, working through injuries and his retirement and speech in 1996, working with the Four Horsemen including Flair, Benoit, McMichael, Roma, Hennig, wrestling the Renegade for the WCW TV Title, and so much more! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, Eric and Conrad discuss the final WCW Clash Of The Champions, Clash Of The Champions 35! This show aired live on TBS in the midst of the heated WCW vs. NWO, and Hulk Hogan vs. Sting angles, and featured Scott Hall & Randy Savage main eventing against DDP & Lex Luger, as well as a post match angle with Sting that is remembered for all the wrong reasons! Plus the newly signed Curt Hennig teamed up with Ric Flair to take on Konnan and Syxx, and Raven made his WCW in ring debut as that character, against former tag team partner and lackey Stevie Richards! Also in action and discussed are Steve McMichael, Jeff Jarrett, Ultimo Dragon, Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero, Juventud Guerrera, Psychosis and more! Plus, hear all about what Eric has been up to since his big move east to Connecticut! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, Eric and Conrad discuss WCW Road Wild '99, the final PPV before Eric went home that year Feat. Kevin Nash vs. a newly returned babyface Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage vs. Dennis Rodman and so much more! Plus, hear all about what Eric has been up to since his big move east to Connecticut! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, Eric and Conrad Watch-A-Long during a special 100th episode of WCW Monday Nitro! It was a special three hour edition on August 4, 1997, which featured a huge WCW World Heavyweight Championship match between Hollywood Hogan and Lex Luger! Also on the card, DDP vs. Ric Flair, Konnan vs. Psychosis, Chris Benoit vs. Syxx, and The Giant in a handicap match! Plus, hear all about what Eric has been up to since his big move east to Connecticut! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, it's a "Best Of" show, featuring special co-host Tony Schiavone taking us through some of the most infamous arguments, hilarious segments, and controversial moments in show history! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, the guys cover former WCW World Heavyweight, United States, World Television and World Tag Team Champion, the Big Bad Booty Daddy himself, "Big Poppa Pump," Scott Steiner! The show includes a history of one of the greatest tag teams of all time, Scott and his brother Rick, The Steiner Bros., and their matches with teams like The Road Warriors, Doom, and The Outsiders! Eric talks how the Steiners finally returned to WCW during the midst of the Monday Night Wars after a few years away, The Steiners feuding with the NWO and being managed by Ted DiBiase, and course, Scott's heel turn and total transformation into Big Poppa Pump! Eric and Conrad also cover Scott's place in the NWO, teaming and feuding with Buff Bagwell, issues with DDP and Ric Flair, Scott vs. Goldberg, and his run as WCW World Champion! All this, plus so much more! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, the guys cover July 2001's WWE Invasion PPV! It was finally here, an "interpromotional" PPV featuring the WWE, WCW, and ECW stars, competing against each other! Interest was super high, and the star power was off the charts! Now on today's 83 Weeks, Eric Bischoff watches Invasion for the very first time. Hear Eric's ongoing thoughts in a Watch-A-Long format, plus how his negotations to join WWE went back in the early summer of 2001, and stories about his encounters and history with guys like Steve Austin, Undertaker, Kurt Angle, Brock Lesnar, Rhyno, and many more! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, the guys cover WCW Bash At The Beach '99! What were Eric's thoughts on Sid Vicious' WCW return, Kevin Nash as WCW World Champion, Randy Savage and Team Madness, the Buff Bagwell vs. Roddy Piper boxing match with Mills Lane as referee, Master P and The No Limit Soldiers' WCW run, and of course the JUNKYARD INVITATIONAL MATCH! All this plus talk about Konnan, Rey Mysterio Jr., The Sandman/Hak, the Jersey Triad of DDP/Bigelow/Kanyon, the Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn tag team, David Flair vs. Dean Malenko, Disco Inferno vs. The Cat, and so much more! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, while over on Something To Wrestle With Bruce Prichard the 7-6-98 Nitro is the topic, on 83 Weeks the guys are going to discuss what was going on in WWE and on the USA Network for that week's Monday Night Raw! Join the watch-a-long and hear Eric's thoughts on the WWE product and talent at the time, as the Monday Night Wars were at one of their most critical points! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, the guys talk about the infamous WCW Bash At The Beach '98, which featured a huge pop culture cross over main event, between Hulk Hogan/Dennis Rodman and Diamond Dallas Page/Karl Malone! Eric discusses what it was like to work with Karl, some difficulties with Dennis, and his reaction to how the match turned out. Also on the card, new World Heavyweight Champion Goldberg defends his title against Curt Hennig, TV Champion Booker T vs. Bret Hart, plus NFL star Kevin Greene vs. The Giant! Other talents discussed include Raven, Perry Saturn, Chris Jericho, Rey Mysterio Jr., Terry Funk, Konnan, Disco Inferno, Juventud Guerrera, and more! AND...Eric discusses the HUGE announcement from earlier this week, about his return to WWE, and his involvement with Smackdown! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, WCW Clash Of The Champions XVII is the topic! What was WCW like at this time in 1994, with Hulk Hogan's contract freshly signed and his first appearance looming? How did WCW's top talent at the time receive the idea of Hogan coming into the company? Plus. Sting vs. Ric Flair to unify the WCW and International Heavyweight titles, Steve Austin vs. Johnny B. Badd, Lord Steven Regal vs. Lazzy Zbyszko, Cactus Jack, The Nasty Boys, talk about Rick Rude's demeanor at the time, and so much more! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, WCW Great American Bash '99 is the topic! Hear all about how Master P and the No Limit Soldiers became apart of WCW! Plus, Kevin Nash as WCW World Heavyweight Champion, feuding with the Macho Man Randy Savage! The Jersey Triad of DDP, Bam Bam Bigelow and Kanyon were the WCW World Tag Team Champions, and were defending against Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn! Plus the infamous match berween Sting and Rick Steiner that ended in "Sting" being attacked by rottweillers, Ric Flair vs. Roddy Piper, Hak vs. Brian Knobbs, Chastity's "film career," Hak smoking on Nitro, Buff vs. Disco, and so much more! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, the June 10, 1996 WCW Monday Nitro is the topic! Watch-A-Long as Eric and Conrad discuss the famous night where the second "Outsider" debuted, as Kevin Nash was Scott Hall's big surprise, fresh off a run as the WWF Champion! Also on this episode of Nitro, Lex Luger & Sting main evented the show against Ric Flair & Arn Anderson, The Public Enemy took on The Nasty Boys, The Giant defended the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Scott Norton, plus Lord Steven Regal, Billy Kidman, Jim Duggan, Meng, Diamond Dallas Page, Scott Steiner, Booker T, and so much more! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, YOU RUN THE SHOW, as social media was scoured for the best listener questions, and now Eric and Conrad are answering them and leaving no stone unturned! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, it's a tough time for WCW, as they aired the PPV, Slamboree '99! Struggling for direction and getting hammered in the ratings, Diamond Dallas Page has been World Champion for only a month, as he comes up against Kevin Nash. Sting and Goldberg compete in a dream match, as do Ric Flair and Roddy Piper. Former running buddies in the NWO, Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell collide afrer some heated promos between the two. Plus, "Macho Man" Randy Savage is back on the scene with a new look, as he accompanies his new valet Gorgeous George to the ring, for a match against long time WCW and WWE referee, "Little Naitch" Charles Robinson. Also on the card, Rick Steiner, Bam Bam Bigelow, Brian Knobbs, Booker T, Konnan, Stevie Ray, and a fantastic Triangle Match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship, between Raven/Perry Saturn, Kidman/Rey Mysterio Jr., and Benoit/Malenko. Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, WCW Slamboree '97 is on the menu! Hear all about the six man tag main event, featuring the WolfPac (Hall, Nash, Syxx) vs. Ric Flair, Roddy Piper, and NFL Star Kevin Greene, plus the rumored tensions beforehand! Plus all time NFL great Reggie White stepped into a WCW ring vs. Steve "Mongo" McMichael, The Steiner Bros. faced Konnan & Hugh Morrus, Meng wrestled Chris Benoit, and so much more! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff & Conrad Thompson, April 1995's Collision in Korea from Pyongyank, North Korea is the subject! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, WCW Spring Stampede '94 is the topic of discussion! Hear all about the Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat WCW World Heavyweight Championship main event, Hulk Hogan's WCW appearances on the horizon, Vader vs. "The Boss" Ray Traylor and the story on that gimmick, Sting vs. Rick Rude and discussion about Rude's career ending injury, the craziness that was The Nasty Boys vs. Cactus Jack and Maxx Payne, plus Lord Steve Regal, Brian Pillman, Johnny B. Badd, Diamond Dallas Page, Danny Bonaduce vs. Christopher Knight, and so much more! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, they look back on the "reset" edition of WCW Monday Nitro from 4-10-2000, and the birth of the New Blood vs. Millionaire's Club storyline! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff & Conrad Thompson, the topic is WCW Spring Stampede '97! The red hot Diamond Dallas Page main evented for the first time, against "Macho Man" Randy Savage! There was a four corners match between Lex Luger, The Giant, and the recent WWE HOF inductees, Harlem Heat! Hear Eric's thoughts on Booker T's infamous botchtastic promo! Plus Nash vs. Rick Steiner, Benoit vs. Malenko, and so much more! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Check out WWE Supercard here!https://bit.ly/2UP9Shc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, they delve deep into WCW Uncensored '99! Topics include the Barbed Wire Steel Cage main event between Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair, and the double turn between both men, Booker T vs. Scott Steiner, Chris Jericho vs. Perry Saturn in a Dog Collar Match, Benoit/Malenko vs. Hennig/windham in a Lumberjack Match, Hak (Sandman) vs. Raven vs. Bam Bam Bigelow, plus talk about Kevin Nash, Rey Mysterio Jr. and the loss of his mask, Ernest "The Cat Miller and Sonny Onoo, Jerry Flynn, Stevie Ray vs. Vincent (Virgil,) Billy Kidman vs. the debuting Mikey Whipwreck, Mikey's injury status, Ralphus, David Flair, Arn Anderson, Torrie Wilson and so much more! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Check out WWE Supercard here!https://bit.ly/2UP9Shc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Eric, Conrad, and Tony Schiavone at "What Happened In 83 Weeks" live in Chicago on March 22nd! Check out showclix.com/event/whw83 for tickets and more information! See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Check out WWE Supercard here!https://bit.ly/2UP9Shc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff & Conrad Thompson, it is finally time to discuss WCW Uncensored '96, and The Doomsday Cage! What happened with Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage main evented against The Alliance To End Hulkamania! Plus, The Giant vs. Loch Ness, Sting & Booker T vs. The Road Warriors, and Konnan vs. Eddie Guerrero! Also, The Booty Man & The Booty Babe, Lord Steven Regal and Fit Finlay in a bloody brawl, The Steiners, Dick Slater, and what was Brian Pillman's involvement supposed to be, if any? All this plus so much more! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Eric, Conrad, and Tony Schiavone at "What Happened In 83 Weeks" live in Chicago on March 22nd! Check out showclix.com/event/whw83 for tickets and more information! See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, the guys step into the time machine and go back 24 years to the inaugural WCW Uncensored from 1995! Check out their discussion about a main event featuring Hulk Hogan and Vader! Plus they cover the return of Ric Flair, The Nasty Boys, Harlem Heat, Sting, Big Bubba Rogers, Randy Savage, Avalanche, New Japan Pro Wrestling, Johnny B. Badd, Arn Anderson, the "King Of The Road" match between Dustin Rhodes and Blacktop Bully, and so much more! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Eric, Conrad, and Tony Schiavone at "What Happened In 83 Weeks" live in Chicago on March 22nd! Check out showclix.com/event/whw83 for tickets and more information! See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this weeks 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, thanks to a fan vote on social media, they are covering WCW Uncensored '97! Hear all about the three team main event between the NWO, Team Piper, and Team WCW, Piper's infamous skit on Nitro where he did tryouts his his team, as well as the involvement of Dennis Rodman on the card! All this plus a detailed conversation about the lawsuit between WWE and WCW at the time, and stories about Randy Savage, Lex Luger, The Steiner Bros., The Giant, The Four Horsemen, Glacier vs. Mortis, Buff vs. Scotty Riggs, Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Prince Iaukea, Harlem Heat, Public Enemy, Malenko vs. Guerrero and so much more! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Eric, Conrad, and Tony Schiavone at "What Happened In 83 Weeks" live in Chiago on March 22nd! Check out showclix.com/event/whw83 for tickets and more information! See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, the guys pay homage to "Nature Boy" Ric Flair on his 70th birthday! Hear all sorts of stories from throughout Naitch's career, as well as Eric and Conrad's memories of "The Man!" Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, NO TOPICS ARE OFF LIMITS and the listeners are asking the questions! Listen in for some unique, insightful, and funny questions and answers, as it's time to ASK ERIC ANYTHING! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, the guys discuss early 1993 WCW, and SuperBrawl III! Discussions include all the matches on the card, as well as Bill Watts and his exit from WCW, and the story behind Smoky Mountain Wrestling and Jim Cornette's invasion with The Heavenly Bodies! Plus talk about Sting, Big Van Vader, Cactus Jack, The Rock N Roll Express, Dustin Rhodes, The Great Muta, Chris Benoit, Davey Boy Smith, Paul Orndorff, and more! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff, Eric and Conrad dive into SuperBrawl VI and it's stacked card featuring Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Macho Man and The Giant! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, SuperBrawl VI is the topic! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, the topic is WCW Souled Out '98 from the Hare Arena! Hear all about Bret Hart vs. Ric Flair, how the two worked together, their Nitro promos, and why it wasn't the "main event." The dream match between Kevin Nash and The Giant included a horrific injury. What happened after, what was the fallout, and how injured was Giant? All this plus talk on Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Lex Luger, Chris Jericho, Raven, Chris Benpoit, Scott Hall, Rick Rude, Louis Spicolli, Debra McMichael, Booker T, Rick Martel and more! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, the NWO PPV Souled Out '97 is the topic of discussion! How did the idea come about? Who came up with the look for the show? Why garbage trucks? The Ms. NWO contest! Plus all news and rumors from the time period are discussed, and each match on the card is analyzed, including matches featuring Hulk Hogan, The Giant, The Outsiders, The Steiner Bros., Chris Jericho, Masa Chono, Eddie Guerrero and more! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, the life, career, and legacy of Mean Gene Okerlund is discussed. Everything from Eric's earliest memories of Gene, to bringing him to WCW, the WCW Hotline, The Mean Gene Burger, his relationship with Hulk Hogan, and so much more! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, Starrcade '95 and WCW vs. NJPW and The World Cup Of Wrestling is on the menu! Hear all about the WCW and New Japan relationship, how this card was set up, how much politics were involved in the match results, and what did Eric hope to accomplish? Hear all about Eric's thoughts on Jushin Liger and his match with Chris Benoit, Lex Luger vs. Masahiro Chono, and the Triangle Match between Ric Flair, Sting, and Randy Savage for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Also, where was Hulk Hogan? All this plus talk about DDP, The American Males, the Blue Bloods, Alex Wright, Johnny B. Badd, Masa Saito, Sonny Onoo, Eddy Guerrero, Tenzan, Kensuke Sasaki, One Man Gang, how Eric felt about Monday Nitro at this point in its existence, and so much more!Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, they delve deep in late 1994 WCW, and that year's Starrcade, featuring a WCW World Heavyweight Championship Main Event between Hulk Hogan and... Ed "Brutus Beefcake/The Butcher" Leslie! Conrad's been waiting to take Eric to task for this match for a long time, and that time is now! Also features talk about Eric's various WCW duties, firing The Honky Tonk Man, Bret Hart possibly jumping to WCW, a young Triple H wrestling as Jean-Paul Levesque, Vader vs. Jim Duggan, The Nasty Boys, Mr. T in WCW, Sting vs. Avalanche and so much more! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, they follow last week's controversial episode by talking about a show that may have had an even MORE controversial ending! Hear all about the ending of Goldberg's streak by Kevin Nash, why and how that came about, why Nash was chosen for the spot, where Hogan fit in and more! Plus talk about Bischoff's match against Ric Flair, the heart attack angle that preceded it, and Eric kissing Ric's then wife! Also, talk about Billy Kidman and the WCW Cruiserweight Division, Perry Saturn, Konnan vs. Chris Jericho, DDP vs. The Giant, contracts expiring around that time in WCW, The Sandman joining the company, and Scott Steiner and Scott Hall's vehicular incidents! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, they cover one of the most successful and controversial events in WCW history, Starrcade '97! Enjoy this sometimes heated discussion, and hear the stories surrounding this event, including addressing and squashing the rumors behind the Hulk Hogan-Sting finish, what Nick Patrick was told to do, and what Bret Hart's involvement was intended to be. Also, why did Kevin Nash and Konnan miss the show, and why was Raven replaced in the ring by Perry Saturn? What was the story behind Dean Malenko nearly missing the show as well? All this, plus talk about Bischoff's match with Larry Zbyszko, Randy Savage's surprise appearance, DDP- Curt Hennig, Goidberg-Mongo, Bagwell-Luger, "NWO Nitro," and so much more! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Eric and Conrad this week as they delve deep into the subject of WCW Starrcade '96! What was the story behind the Hollywood Hogan-Roddy Piper main event, and why did it wind up being non-title? What did Eric think of Lex Luger's performance in the semi-main against The Giant? At this point in late 1996, what were his thoughts on his pal Diamond Dallas Page's career, and what about Eddie Guerrero, who'd been with the company for over a year? How did The Outsiders vs. The Faces Of Fear come about? Who on this card did Eric think had the worst wrestling gear he's ever seen? All this, plus talk about Mysterio-Liger, working with Sonny Onoo, burying Vince McMahon in interviews, a Muhammad Ali story, and so much more! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, Eric delves deep into his entrance into the pro wrestling business, with Verne Gagne's AWA! Eric talks about his earliest introduction to the Gagne family and the AWA, the investment and promotional opportunity that led him to calling Verne on the phone, the day he was caught by surprise and asked to act as the backstage interviewer, promoting AWA shows, working with AWA talents like Greg Gagne, The Midnight Rockers, Curt Hennig, Larry Zbyszko, Scott Hall, and more, plus the guys cover the newest WWE Network Hidden Gem sensation, The AWA Team Challenge Series pilot! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, they discuss Eric's first year with the WWE, as Raw General Manager! Topics discussed include working with Vince McMahon, Sterphanie, Triple H, John Cena, Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, The Undertaker, Randy Orton, The Big Show, and more! Plus what were Eric's thoughts on "HLA," and the Billy and Chuck Wedding, which featured his very memorable surprise cameo! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, they discuss Eric's surprise debut on WWE Monday Night Raw, in July 2002! Hear about what Eric was up to in between the close of WCW and his WWE run, including TV projects, and even some MatRats talk! How did Eric wind up in WWE, who contacted him, why wasn't he involved in the Invasion angle, how did the concept of his debut take shape, what were some of the reactions he saw around him, and how did he feel his first appearance went? All this and so much more! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, Eric and Conrad hit up the listener mailbag! Check out Easy E's answers on a variety of topics, including dream booking committees, what is a "dingleberry," did he really watch ECW, an answer to Vince Russo, how was it kissing Linda McMahon, and so much more! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff, Eric and Conrad are ready for Halloween, as they travel back in time to Halloween Havoc '95....and the Yeti! How in the heck did a 7 foot tall man dressed as a Mummy but named after the Abominable Snowman make air in the main event of a WCW PPV? Whose idea was it to push The Giant off the top of a building? We answer those questions, plus we hear all about how Nitro was performing, Sting/Ric Flair vs. Arn Anderson/Brian Pillman, The Four Horsemen, Lex Luger, Meng, The Powers Of Pain in WCW, Sabu in WCW, Kurasawa vs. Hawk, Randy Savage, Johnny B. Badd vs. DDP, Dean Malenko teaming with Chris Benoit, and so much more from this wild time period in WCW history! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Catch us in Baltimore on 11/3 - EricAndConrad.com Join us on Nashville on 11/4 - 83WeeksLive.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff, Eric and Conrad discuss the WCW run of 3 time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, VADER! Hear all about Eric's early experiences with Vader, how their working relationship evolved, the name "Big Van Vader" and New Japan Pro Wrestling. and Eric's memories of Vader working with Cactus Jack, Harley Race, Ric Flair, Davey Boy Smith, Sting, Hulk Hogan, Ole Anderson, Ricky Steamboat, and more, PLUS Eric's take on Vader's infamous exit from WCW and his legacy in the wrestling business! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Catch us in Baltimore on 11/3 - EricAndConrad.com Join us on Nashville on 11/4 - 83WeeksLive.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff, Eric and Conrad discuss the WCW run of "The Giant" Paul Wight, also known as "The Big Show" in WWE. Hear about Paul's early days in wrestling, how he was discovered by Hulk Hogan, the WCW Power Plant, The Dungeon Of Doom, the infamous Cobo Hall angle, becoming WCW Champion, working with Hogan both in the ring and out, joining the NWO in 1996, his unfocused babyface and heel turns, smoking on the way to the ring, teaming with Lex Luger and Scott Hall, his troubles with Kevin Nash both in and out of the ring, working with Ric Flair, Diamond Dallas Page, The Steiner Bros., Sting, and finally, leaving for the WWF/WWE in early 1999. All this plus all the ins and outs of The Giant in WCW! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Catch us in Baltimore on 11/3 - EricAndConrad.com Join us on Nashville on 11/4 - 83WeeksLive.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eric and Conrad travel back twenty years to WCW Halloween Havoc '98! From the opening match between Chris Jericho and Raven, to the WCW World Title main event between Goldberg and Diamond Dallas Page, they leave no stone unturned! What did Eric think of the beginning of Raven's "spoiled rich kid" angle? Disco Inferno in TWO matches on the card?! Who did Lodi replace in his match with Perry Saturn? What was with the Steiner Bros. calamity? And what about the infamous Hogan-Warrior rematch? Is it still just as bad after all this time? Plus, DDP-Goldberg getting cut short, and how much money Eric thinks that cost WCW. All this plus talk about Hall vs. Nash, Sting vs. Bret Hart, Fit Finlay, Billy Kidman, Buff Bagwell, Wrath, Juventud Guerrera, and so much more! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Catch us in Baltimore on 11/3 - EricAndConrad.com Join us on Nashville on 11/4 - 83WeeksLive.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Get your first shipment of Blue Chew FREE, just pay $5 shipping when you use promo code 83 Weeks at bluechew.com Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did WWE Icon "Rowdy" Roddy Piper wind up working for the competition? Was there any difficulty setting up the matches against long time rival Hulk Hogan? What is the true story behind the locker room argument and incident between Roddy and Kevin Nash? What were the dynamics like between Roddy and his close friend Ric Flair? What was the story behing the boxing match with Buff Bagwell? All this and more as Eric and Conrad go over WWE Hall Of Famer Roddy Piper's WCW run! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com Catch us in Baltimore on 11/3 - EricAndConrad.com Join us on Nashville on 11/4 - 83WeeksLive.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Get your first shipment of Blue Chew FREE, just pay $5 shipping when you use promo code 83 Weeks at bluechew.com The book Eric put over so hard on this episode is WCWNitroBook.com Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices