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Eric Aaron Bischoff (born May 27, 1955) is an American entrepreneur, professional wrestling booker and on-screen personality who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. He is best known for serving as Executive Producer and later President of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later, the General Manager of World Wrestling Entertainment's Raw brand.
With an amateur background in Tae Kwon Do, Bischoff also sporadically performed as an in-ring competitor, and is a former WCW Hardcore Champion. He wrote an autobiography, titled Controversy Creates Cash, that was released in 2006 under WWE Books.
Bischoff started in wrestling working for the American Wrestling Association under owner Verne Gagne and would eventually become an on-air interviewer and host until the AWA folded in 1991. Bischoff at first worked in the sales department on the AWA's syndicated programming, and became an on-air personality virtually by accident and at the last minute. Larry Nelson, whom at the time was employed by the AWA as an announcer, was arrested under suspicion of a DUI. Because of Nelson's sudden unavailability, Verne Gagne and his son, Greg, opted to recruit Bischoff (who initially had no desire to be in front of the camera) to fill-in on the interviews. Bischoff believed that the Gagnes thought that he would be a good replacement due to his immediate availability in the television studio, and the fact that he was already wearing a suit and tie.
Richard Morgan Fliehr (born February 25, 1949) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ric Flair. Also known as "The Nature Boy", Flair is considered to be one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time with a professional career that spans 40 years. He is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), and is noted for his lengthy and highly decorated tenures with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (now known as WWE). Flair is officially recognized by WWE, TNA and PWI as a 16-time World Heavyweight Champion (seven-time NWA Champion, seven-time WCW Champion and two-time WWF Champion) although his actual tally of World Championship reigns varies by source—Flair considers himself a 21-time world champion.
In World Championship Wrestling (WCW), he also had two stints as a booker—in 1989–1990 and 1994. Flair also became the first and only man to have won the WWF Championship in a Royal Rumble match, when he accomplished this in the 1992 edition of the event. In 2012, Flair became the first ever double inductee in the WWE Hall of Fame, first inducted in 2008 for his individual career, and for a second time in 2012 as a member of the Four Horsemen. He is also an NWA Hall of Famer (class of 2008). Flair's hair styles and mannerisms are based on those of Buddy Rogers, who previously and famously used the "Nature Boy" gimmick in the 1950s and '60s. Coincidentally, Flair also followed Rogers in becoming the second man to win both the WWF and the NWA World Heavyweight Championships.
Actors: Rick Steiner (actor), Marcus Bagwell (actor), Eric Bischoff (actor), Eric Bischoff (producer), Bill DeMott (actor), Ted DiBiase (actor), Paul Wight (actor), Eddie Guerrero (actor), Scott Hall (actor), Jimmy Hart (actor), Hulk Hogan (actor), Jeff Jarrett (actor), Chris Jericho (actor), Sean Waltman (actor), Kevin Nash (actor),
Genres: Sport,Actors: Dallas Page (actor), Perry Saturn (actor), Marcus Bagwell (actor), Chris Benoit (actor), Eric Bischoff (actor), Larry Pfohl (actor), Steve Borden (actor), Bret Hart (actor), Curt Hennig (actor), Hulk Hogan (actor), Mike Jones (actor), Dean Malenko (actor), Bill Goldberg (actor), Eddie Guerrero (actor), Randy Savage (actor),
Genres: Sport,Actors: Tonga Fifita (actor), Bobby Heenan (actor), Charles Ashenoff (actor), Steve Borden (actor), Ted DiBiase (actor), Chris Benoit (actor), Marcus Bagwell (actor), Eric Bischoff (actor), Juventud Guerrera (actor), Eddie Guerrero (actor), Oscar Gutiérrez (actor), Scott Hall (actor), Jimmy Hart (actor), Mike Durham (actor), Hulk Hogan (actor),
Plot: SuperBrawl is usually one of WCW's biggest PPV's of the year. This year, SuperBrawl takes place at the legendary Cow Palace in San Francisco, California. Hollywood Hogan and the new World order are running rampant through World Championship Wrestling. However, this is a night WCW Superstars are fighting back against the renegade faction. The WCW Executive Board has named "Rowdy" Roddy Piper the number one contender for Hollywood Hogan's World Heavyweight Championship. Can Piper beat Hogan one more time, only this time for the most coveted title in professional wrestling? The Giant and Lex Luger battle the nWo's Outsiders for the WCW Tag Team Championship. The catch is that WCW President Eric Bischoff has refused to allow Luger to participate in the match due to him not having a medical release in time. Bischoff is forcing The Giant to take on both Outsiders by himself for the WCW Tag Team Championship. Can The Giant pull through for World Championship Wrestling and all of its fans? The other headline match on the card is a San Francisco Death Match between Kevin Sullivan and Chris Benoit. Not only will it be a Death Match, but Woman and Jacqueline will be strapped together at ringside bound by a leather strap. Don't miss WCW SuperBrawl VII!
Genres: Sport,Actors: Arn Anderson (actor), Hulk Hogan (actor), Eric Bischoff (actor), Charles Ashenoff (actor), Chris Benoit (actor), Dionicio Castellanos (actor), Jim Duggan (actor), Mike Durham (actor), Ric Flair (actor), Steve Borden (actor), Michael Buffer (actor), Oscar Gutiérrez (actor), Scott Hall (actor), Bobby Heenan (actor), Dean Malenko (actor),
Plot: The Outsiders & Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage, Sting & Lex Luger, WCW U.S. Title: Konnan vs. Ric Flair, WCW Cruiserweight Title: Dean Malenko vs. Disco Inferno, The Giant & Kevin Sullivan vs. Arn Anderson & Chris Benoit, Dog Collar Match: The Nasty Boys vs. Public Enemy, Taped Fist Match: Diamond Dallas Page vs. Jim Duggan, Carson City Dollar Match: John Tenta vs. Big Bubba, Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Psichosis, Steve McMichael vs. Joe Gomez
Keywords: beach, wcw, wrestlingActors: Hulk Hogan (actor), Charles Ashenoff (actor), Arn Anderson (actor), Bobby Heenan (actor), Steve Borden (actor), Ted DiBiase (actor), Chris Benoit (actor), Ric Flair (actor), Eric Bischoff (actor), Juventud Guerrera (actor), Sal Guerrero (actor), Oscar Gutiérrez (actor), Scott Hall (actor), Jimmy Hart (actor), Booker Huffman (actor),
Genres: Action, Sport,Actors: Dallas Page (actor), Darren Matthews (actor), Steve Borden (actor), Gene Okerlund (actor), Arn Anderson (actor), Jim Duggan (actor), Bobby Eaton (actor), Tonga Fifita (actor), Ric Flair (actor), Eric Bischoff (actor), Jimmy Hart (actor), Bobby Heenan (actor), Booker Huffman (actor), Lash Huffman (actor), Nick Patrick (actor),
Genres: Action, Sport,Actors: Ed Leslie (actor), Bobby Eaton (actor), Lash Huffman (actor), Hulk Hogan (actor), Booker Huffman (actor), Jim Duggan (actor), Steve Borden (actor), Tonga Fifita (actor), Ric Flair (actor), Arn Anderson (actor), Eric Bischoff (actor), Jimmy Hart (actor), Bobby Heenan (actor), Mike Hegstrand (actor), Darren Matthews (actor),
Genres: Sport,Actors: Marc Mero (actor), Gene Okerlund (actor), Ed Leslie (actor), Terry Brunk (actor), Eric Bischoff (actor), Jerry Lynn (actor), Steve Borden (actor), Arn Anderson (actor), Tonga Fifita (actor), Ric Flair (actor), Jimmy Hart (actor), Bobby Heenan (actor), Mike Hegstrand (actor), Hulk Hogan (actor), Dallas Page (actor),
Plot: WCW Title: Hulk Hogan vs. The Giant, WCW Television Title: Dallas Page vs. Johnny B. Badd, Monster Truck Challenge: Hulk Hogan vs. The Giant, Randy Savage vs. Lex Luger, Sting & Ric Flair vs. Brian Pillman & Arn Anderson, Lex Luger vs. Meng, Randy Savage vs. The Zodiac, Sabu vs. Mr. JL, Kurasawa vs. Hawk
Keywords: african-american, betrayal, bodyguard, detroit-michigan, doom, dungeon, east-indian, face-paint, falling-off-a-roof, fireActors: Dennis Knight (actor), Ric Flair (actor), Eric Bischoff (actor), Steve Borden (actor), Bobby Eaton (actor), Tonga Fifita (actor), Arn Anderson (actor), Terry Funk (actor), Jimmy Hart (actor), Bobby Heenan (actor), Mike Hegstrand (actor), Hulk Hogan (actor), Booker Huffman (actor), Lash Huffman (actor), Ed Leslie (actor),
Genres: Sport,Actors: Paul Orndorff (actor), Steve Borden (actor), Gene Okerlund (actor), Tonga Fifita (actor), Barry Darsow (actor), Jim Duggan (actor), Eric Bischoff (actor), Ric Flair (actor), Ed Leslie (actor), Jimmy Hart (actor), Bobby Heenan (actor), Hulk Hogan (actor), Booker Huffman (actor), Lash Huffman (actor), Dustin Runnels (actor),
Genres: Action, Sport,