6. Eric Bischoff Defends His Decision of Doing Hollywood Hogan vs. Goldberg on Nitro Instead of PPV
During a recent edition of Bischoff on Wrestling podcast, Eric Bischoff defended his decision of doing Hollywood Hogan vs. Goldberg for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship on Nitro instead of PPV.
Below is what he said:
I defend that decision. Let me be clear, the decision to put that match in the ring was my decision. Hulk called me and was passionate about the idea. I could tell he was really excited about it. I looked at it from a completely different point of view. I looked at that idea, your idea Hulk, and your reasons for wanting to do it. Which I agreed with. We did need to put that belt on a babyface. It was really over. That wasn’t the only reason I got excited about it.
The reason I got excited about it is because it fit in to the formula that made Nitro so successful from the very beginning. It put some of your hottest stuff on television. At that time things were so competitive and we were starting to lose a little bit of ground. The minute you (Hulk) painted that picture and your psychology behind it. Which I thoroughly agreed with and do to this day. If the situation was exactly the same today I would make the same decision right now.
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