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Post by horsemen4ever on Apr 21, 2009 19:40:00 GMT -5
You think they would let Eric Bischoff in the WWE Hall Of Fame for his work as a executive? You can't deny his impact on the industry.
If they can let Bret Hart in, they should let Bischoff in.
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Post by Evilution E5150 on Apr 21, 2009 19:42:52 GMT -5
if they let in verne gagne in why not bischoff
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Post by The Tank on Apr 21, 2009 19:46:13 GMT -5
Perhaps one day.
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Post by Kevin's Thorn on Apr 21, 2009 19:52:06 GMT -5
I support this, and his support of HLA.
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Post by Jam on Apr 21, 2009 19:54:02 GMT -5
Hell yeah he deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. Like him or not, he truely did revolutionize the business of sports entertainment.
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Post by destrucity on Apr 21, 2009 19:58:11 GMT -5
The only way he makes it in is when they have a need for something from him. Now that he holds all the Hogan trademarks, he has potentially become a very valuable man to the WWE.
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Post by Jason Todd Grisham on Apr 21, 2009 20:03:43 GMT -5
[quote author=destrucity board=WWE thread=198926 post=4545586 time=1240361891Now that he holds all the Hogan trademarks[/quote]
When did that happen?
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Post by randomranter on Apr 21, 2009 20:09:06 GMT -5
If I recall correctly, he sold the rights to Bischoff so Linda couldn't get a hold of them, or the money generated.
Or something like that.
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Post by destrucity on Apr 21, 2009 20:11:46 GMT -5
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Post by MasonK565 on Apr 21, 2009 22:05:31 GMT -5
Even if he never was exec he would still be at possibility cuz the WWE want put in people who changed or was an impact to wrestling as a whole or a certain major impact. He will be inducted and so will Sting even though was never with WWE. Both will be inducted several years from now but Bischoff will be first.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Apr 21, 2009 22:18:16 GMT -5
There is a lot I don't like about him, but he developed into a good performer and you can't discredit him for becoming 'The Golden Boy Who Saved Wrestling' and everything that that slogan means. We know the story of Nitro and the nWo. I personally would rather see Ted Turner inducted, but I don't ever expect it.
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Post by VeggieOverlord on Apr 21, 2009 22:30:10 GMT -5
Hell yeah he deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. Like him or not, he truely did revolutionize the business of sports entertainment. How did he do that exactly? He stole an idea from Japan, ran it into the ground, and killed a company. |
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Post by "The Rated XXX Superstar" Jed on Apr 21, 2009 22:32:35 GMT -5
Yes!!!
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Post by James McCloud IS John Godot on Apr 21, 2009 22:34:04 GMT -5
Yes, most certainly. Even solely as a WWE performer, he contributed more than Koko B. Ware ever did. Not that I have an issue with Koko getting in either.
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Apr 21, 2009 22:34:58 GMT -5
If they can let Bret Hart in, they should let Bischoff in. Bret Hart means so much more to the WWF/E than Bischoff. This is a redundant comparison. |
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Apr 21, 2009 22:42:55 GMT -5
He was smart enough to see a concept work in Japan and use the same idea in WCW and secured the right talent to make the angle work in a huge way. The execution of the concept led to wrestling becoming popular again. I am with you that he ended up running it into the ground. He did make WCW competitive with WWE and briefly it surpassed it in ratings and popularity. I don't think highly of Bischoff, but I'll give him credit for bringing WCW to its zenith, helping to make wrestling popular again, and becoming a good performer. He would not be undeserving, but I don't know if WWE feels the need to rush to induct him.
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Post by h on Apr 21, 2009 22:49:01 GMT -5
Did something that had already been done. Didn't come up with a second idea, so he ran the first into the ground. People stopped caring, so the company died.
Borrowing a one-trick pony doesn't seem Hall of Fame worthy to me.
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Post by horsemen4ever on Apr 21, 2009 22:58:25 GMT -5
Well he is not getting in the HOF for his announcing. Recently watched some early Nitros, he was awful. Amasing he stayed in the business long enough to become an executive.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Apr 21, 2009 23:01:56 GMT -5
Did something that had already been done. Didn't come up with a second idea, so he ran the first into the ground. People stopped caring, so the company died. Borrowing a one-trick pony doesn't seem Hall of Fame worthy to me. I honestly don't see what's wrong about "stealing" or "borrowing" a successful idea from another wrestling company, especially from a foreign wrestling company that 99% of the audience is oblivious to. The whole idea is to have a successful company. What promoter hasn't reused ideas that have worked in the past or for other organizations? There isn't one. I am not a Bischoff fan, but he deserves credit for realizing that an invasion-like storyline could be very successful for WCW. |
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Apr 21, 2009 23:03:37 GMT -5
Well he is not getting in the HOF for his announcing. Recently watched some early Nitros, he was awful. Amasing he stayed in the business long enough to become an executive. Yeah, he was not a great announcer/host. He was much better at playing a character than being a straight-guy host/announcer. I have always sort of seen him as a confidence man going back to his days getting into AWA. |
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