(So this is mainly going off his WCW and WWE days ie. the past. I dunno how his character is in TNA hence why I didn't put this in General Wrestling.)
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Eric Bischoff...The Bisch...Eazy-E...what can you say about the man?
Well the IWC is fond of taking shots at his business decisions but that's overdone and boring. What hasn't been done too much that I've seen is discussion of his personality and competence as a heel.
And so this topic is to see what people here thought of him as a performer and bad guy.
Much has been said about the character of "Mr. McMahon." People say he was a magnificent villain and largely responsible for pushing Austin to his superstardom.
All true of course. What is a hero without a villain?
And yet...I've always liked Eric more. Part of it is that Vince simply wore out his character over the years. It came to a point when he should have gotten a Snidely Whiplash mustache since he was hamming it up to ridiculous levels. The debacle with the "Higher Power" also wears out any affection I have for his character.
The thing about Heel Bischoff for me is that, while he didn't wear a suit and physically epitomize the "Evil Corporate Character", he had a very natural aura of douche-ness. The video above is a good testament to what I'm saying. Everything from his hair to that masterful smirk of his just makes you want to reach through the screen and punch him. The blowing kisses thing that he did was a delicious touch that I still love to this day.
Eric was playing the part of a corporate monster playing the part of a rockstar and I thought he was damn good at it. If there is one thing I wil give him over McMahon as a villain it's that Bischoff was so much more naturally sleazy. Vince did some scummy stuff with Trish but I thought Easy-E literally sweated sleaze during his time as a heel.
So those are my thoughts. I have loved my fellow former denizen of Detroit for years now and very doubtful that will ever change.
But how about you all? What isy your verdict on Bischoff as a character?
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Eric Bischoff...The Bisch...Eazy-E...what can you say about the man?
Well the IWC is fond of taking shots at his business decisions but that's overdone and boring. What hasn't been done too much that I've seen is discussion of his personality and competence as a heel.
And so this topic is to see what people here thought of him as a performer and bad guy.
Much has been said about the character of "Mr. McMahon." People say he was a magnificent villain and largely responsible for pushing Austin to his superstardom.
All true of course. What is a hero without a villain?
And yet...I've always liked Eric more. Part of it is that Vince simply wore out his character over the years. It came to a point when he should have gotten a Snidely Whiplash mustache since he was hamming it up to ridiculous levels. The debacle with the "Higher Power" also wears out any affection I have for his character.
The thing about Heel Bischoff for me is that, while he didn't wear a suit and physically epitomize the "Evil Corporate Character", he had a very natural aura of douche-ness. The video above is a good testament to what I'm saying. Everything from his hair to that masterful smirk of his just makes you want to reach through the screen and punch him. The blowing kisses thing that he did was a delicious touch that I still love to this day.
Eric was playing the part of a corporate monster playing the part of a rockstar and I thought he was damn good at it. If there is one thing I wil give him over McMahon as a villain it's that Bischoff was so much more naturally sleazy. Vince did some scummy stuff with Trish but I thought Easy-E literally sweated sleaze during his time as a heel.
So those are my thoughts. I have loved my fellow former denizen of Detroit for years now and very doubtful that will ever change.
But how about you all? What isy your verdict on Bischoff as a character?
