anyone else miss Uncle Eric as Raw GM?

[Medicinal Thunder Liger]

say what you want about the guy, but he was an AWESOME heel GM for Raw, the co-GM stuff with Austin, when he first came in and was trying to take down Stephanie on SD, just everything about it worked well. he was freaking hilarious, too. what do you guys think?

[RAW IS GWAR]

He was perfect in that role

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By far the best Raw General Manager. Maybe it was the way he was booked, but when Eric was in charge you actually felt like he ran the show and knew what he was doing.

The problem with the General Manager's today, on both shows, is that they maybe appear once or twice during a show and usually only book the main event. Bischoff was different because he seemed to involve himself in nearly every angle going on during the show, even in the women's stuff. I also like how he kayfabe came up with the Eimination Chamber, Raw Roulette and the Beat the Clock challenge.

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Yes!

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

Eric Bischoff is one of the greatest non-wrestling TV characters of all time. He just oozes douchebag, always gets reactions, and if he's not the one in charge he will do basically anyhting he's booked to do. I LOVED him as Raw GM. I even started a thread here once before saying Eric was the WCW talent that was used by WWE the best.

I also loved the character's motivations basically being his anti-McMahon competitiveness and his wanting to get good ratings. That's so much better than the usual takeover/belt heel motivations. He just wants to make shitloads of money.

[The Trashman]

He legit should have been involved in Aces and Eights. Would have been better than D-Von, D-Lo and the random jobbers they filled the group out with. Great as GM and like Heyman can really add a lot to a company as a character.

[woowoowoox]

Yes, yes, and yes. I haven't liked a GM since he left, apart from AJ.

[Lila]

The original GMs of Raw and Smackdown have yet to be surpassed by anyone else in my book.

[Hawk Hart]

Eric Bischoff was the best non-Mr. McMahon heel authority figure they ever had. That was when he really came into his own as a performer, not as the WCW commentator, not as the nWo Authority Figure, Uncle Eric and his evil plots were fantastic and the only role I've ever enjoyed Bischoff in. I may not like him as a person (Garrett either but there's a personal reason for that one) or as a businessman but he was a hell of a performer when he was the heel Raw GM.

[wisdomwizard]

As much as I think I'm going to love having Crazy Heel Vince back and HHH as a heel COO, Bischoff is still the greatest heel authority figure of all time the WWE has had. John Laurinitis being second.

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I'll always be jealous that he got to make out with Stephanie.

[Banjo Is Broken]

What about Uncle Elmer as RAW GM?

[mizerable]

Absolutely.

It's hard to explain, but Bischoff had a presence that no one else has been able to replicate since then. No one has done more in the role than he did.