Kayfabe Commentaries Timeline Series: 1994 WCW as told by Eric
Bischoff
Released July 13th, 2015. Interview was conducted by Sean Oliver
Includes the following
Missy Hyatt was fired on
February 8th (1994). Oliver asks Bischoff what happened. Bischoff
said there were numerous issues as one of them took place at MGM Studios when
she pitched a fit over the fact the company signed Sherri Martel. Bischoff said
he had enough of her and she was not a star like Hogan, Piper, or Savage and
past her prime then jokes about the whole getting a chance to see her star when
she claimed to be leaving for New York to enroll in the Screen Actors
Guild…….
Tom Zenk was released on
May 16th (1994). Others that also got cut were Erik Watts, Terry
Taylor, Awesome Kong, Thunder & Lightning, and Kent & Keith Cole.
Bischoff said that Zenk was fired due to a combination of cost-cutting and the
fact he never thought much of him, saying that he was a “dick” and not worth
the hassle due to being a mediocre talent.….
Bischoff is asked about Ricky
Steamboat’s claim that he was fired by Federal Express after injury. He
said that everyone was fired by Federal Express at the time but that they also
deserved a conversation. He tried to call Steamboat but only got his wife, who
Bischoff joked acted like his agent. Bischoff said there was no long-term plans
for him as his contract expired at the end of the year….
Now we get to the Honky
Tonk Man getting fired. Bischoff said that Honky refused to do the finish
and that he loves Honky but once he said that he fired him on the spot as
Bischoff called that one of the happiest days in his life. He said that he
brought Honky in against his will and not once did they argue about money…..
On September 17th, Jesse
Ventura was sent home with five months remaining on his contract. Bischoff
said he made up his mind at a Disney taping when Ventura held up an entire
production crew, soundstage, and talent he was paying to shoot a show when he
went to the wrong stage that was not in use and was found by Bischoff taking a
nap in the fetal position, looking like he death. Bischoff notes
that Ventura was not a drinker or known for doing drugs but said what he did
was disrespectful by making everyone wait he couldn’t take it and had to send
him home. Bischoff said that he sent Ventura out to do finish the tapings and
after that he was done. Oliver asks if that had anything to do regarding Hogan
as Bischoff said they had heat as Ventura kept pissing and moaning about Hogan
in the company but it was not Ventura’s time or place to undermine the decision
to bring Hogan into WCW…..
Catcus Jack left WCW as
Bischoff said he did about frustration as Jack wanted to be more “extreme” but
WCW and himself did not want that into the company.
He talks about Ole
Anderson being fired. Bischoff said he was narrow-minded and
focused to work with but likes him as a person and would like to have a beer
with him, despite knowing that will never happen. Bischoff said Ole kept
wanting to do things like it was “1975” and it got to the point where it
couldn’t take it anymore. Bischoff said they had a fun relationship at the
beginning and would wrestle playfully in the control room then puts him over
for being a great trainer and would see the passion when he was doing that so
decided to make him a trainer at the Power Plant. He tells another story about
Blackjack Mulligan, who Bischoff said was very loyal, knock out Ole at the
Power Plant after Ole was talking shit about Bischoff.
