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| Eric Bischoff | |||||||
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 Bischoff in 2011 | |||||||
| Birth name | Eric Aaron Bischoff | ||||||
| Born | May 27, 1955[1] Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||
| Spouse(s) | Kimberly Bowman
(m. 1979; div. 1982)Loree Bischoff (m. 1984) | ||||||
| Children | 2; including Garett Bischoff | ||||||
| Professional wrestling career | |||||||
| Ring name(s) | Eric Bischoff | ||||||
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[2] | ||||||
| Billed weight | 195 lb (88 kg)[2] | ||||||
| Billed from | Detroit, Michigan[2] | ||||||
| Debut | 1986 | ||||||
YouTube information | |||||||
| Channel | |||||||
| Years active | 2018–present | ||||||
| Genre | Professional wrestling | ||||||
| Subscribers | 128 thousand[3] | ||||||
| Total views | 18.42 million[3] | ||||||
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Last updated: June 18, 2024 | |||||||
Eric Aaron Bischoff (born May 27, 1955) is an American television producer, professional wrestling booker, promoter, and performer. He is best known for serving as Executive Producer and later Senior Vice President of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and subsequently, the on-screen General Manager of WWE's Raw brand. Bischoff has also worked with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) where he served as Executive Producer of Impact Wrestling. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2021.
With an amateur background in martial arts, Bischoff also sporadically performed as an in-ring competitor, becoming a one-time WCW Hardcore Champion,[4] and headlining the 1998 Road Wild pay-per-view event, teaming with "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan against Diamond Dallas Page and Jay Leno. He wrote an autobiography titled Controversy Creates Cash, which was released in 2006 under WWE Books,[5] and a second book, titled Grateful, which was released in 2022.
- ^ "Eric Bischoff". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on May 20, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
WWEprofilewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "About 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff". YouTube.
- ^ Oliver, Earl. "WCW - World Championship Wrestling WCW Hardcore Title History". Solie. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
- ^ "Eric Bischoff reveals his favourite nWo memory". Wrestling World. February 9, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2020.