83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff

On this episode of 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, the guys talk about a PPV and a time of major change in WCW, Spring Stampede 2000! FOURTEEN matches on the card, featuring tournament matches to decide a new WCW World Champion, as well as a new US, and Tag Team Champions, as the titles were vacated by the returning tandem of Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff the previous Monday on Ni...

On this episode of 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, the guys get into the time machine and go back nearly ten years to Eric's time with TNA/Impact Wrestling, and their big PPV event, Lockdown 2010! Hear all about what led up to this showcase card, including Eric joining and debuting with TNA back in January, the relationship between Hulk Hogan and Dixie Carter, working with Vince R...

On this episode of 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, the guys discuss the grand daddy of them all WrestleMania 36! After a historic weekend of firsts, Eric and Conrad give their thoughts about each match, the storyline development, the use of talent, Eric being involved in the Firefly Funhouse match and everything in-between. Did you know you could be enjoying 83 Weeks days, even a...

On this episode of 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, Eric and Conrad discuss the year that the Icon himself, Sting had in WCW in 1997! Hear all about Sting's Crow character which had debuted the previous fall, putting him up in the rafters, slow burning the angle between himself, the NWO, and Hulk Hogan, keeping it fresh, who he associated with, thoughts on the character backstage a...

On this episode of 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, Eric and Conrad discuss WCW Uncensored 2000! Eric was on his way back to WCW at this time, but hadn't quite returned yet, and on this episode he discusses his WCW status at that time and his working relationships with some of the office, plus the card itself, including the main event of Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair in the famous and i...

On this episode of 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, Eric and Conrad discuss the career of one of the greatest pro wrestlers of all time, WWE Hall Of Famer "Stone Cold" Steve Austin! From the early days in WCW, Lady Blossom, Austin as TV Champ, working with Brian Pillman, and the Dangerous Alliance, to his termination from the company, to discussions about his brief time in ECW, joi...

On this episode of 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, Eric and Conrad Watch-A-Long with the March 8. 1999 edition of WCW Monday Nitro! It's one of the more infamous and interesting Nitros at the time, as the first hour of a three hour show featured no wrestling or in ring promos at all! Instead, the audience saw clips from Thunder featuring Ric Flair and Arn Anderson, plus skits feat...

On this episode of 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, Eric and Conrad Watch-A-Long with the March 6, 2000 edition of WCW Monday Nitro! WCW was in a state of flux at this point, in between Vince Russo's original run, and the attempt to team Russo and Bischoff together the following month. Talent on the show included Sid, Vampiro, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Curt Hennig, Jeff Jarrett, The W...

On this episode of 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, the subject is WCW SuperBrawl 2000! Eric was on his "vacation" from WCW at the time, but upon looking up at a TV while on a dinner date with his wife, he saw the Radicalz appear on WWE Monday Night Raw, and he knew a call from Brad Siegel was imminent...which it was. Eric would begin discussions to return shortly thereafter, but i...

On this episode of 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, the subject is 1995's WCW SuperBrawl V! Featuring a long awaited main event of WCW Champion Hulk Hogan defending against long time top WCW monster, Big Van Vader! What were Hogan's thoughts and/or concerns about working with the notoriously hard hitting Vader? Plus Randy Savage was at the beginning of his WCW run, wrestling a tag...

On this episode of 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, it's time to ASK ERIC ANYTHING! Some great questions from the audience for Eric to tackle, with subjects including hunting, Klondike Bill, The Ultimate Warrior, details of his last WWE run, Paul Heyman, Dave Meltzer, Bill Watts, the NWO, the possibility of Eric working for AEW, favorite beer, tattoos, and so much more! You can enj...

Eric takes us on the Jericho cruise for a very special interview with long time friend and former WCW World Heavyweight Champion Diamond Dallas Page. The two discuss the highs and lows of WCW plus life after the company shut its doors. But the party isn't over Conrad joins the fun and gives us some of the very best moments of 83 Weeks that will have you laughing out loud. You can enjoy this episod...

On this episode of 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, the subject is WCW Clash Of The Champions XXX! Main evented by Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage (with a bizarre sequence featuring the Macho Man's Flying Elbow Drop) vs. Kevin Sullivan and The Butcher (Brutus Beefcake, it also featured Sting vs. Avalanche (Earthquake), Harlem Heat vs. Bagwell & The Patriot, Alex Wright vs. Bobby Eaton,...

On this episode of 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, the subject is the January 15, 2015 episode of WWE Monday Night Raw, featuring the debut of the icon STING!! Eric and Conrad sit down for the first time and watch this historic episode and discuss the impact Sting's arrival in a company he'd avoided for decades had on the wrestling world. You can enjoy this episode and other clips...

On this episode of 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, the subject is the fallout PPV after Starrcade '98. and the Finger Poke Of Doom, SOULED OUT '99! Headlined by a ladder match between Goldberg and Scott Hall, it also featured father and son teaming up, as Rc Flair and David Flair wrestled the nWo associated tag team of Curt Hennig and Barry Windham, with some very memorable after...

On this episode of 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, the subject is a crucial time period for WCW, and that is post Starrcade '97, into January 1998, and the first episode of their second major prime time TV show, WCW Thunder on TBS. Sting vs. the NWO and Hollywood Hogan was the main storyline at the time, and Thunder was the spot where some of the major plot points from the angle w...

On this episode of 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, the subject is Starrcade '93! Eric and Conrad discuss one of the greatest PPV main events in WCW history, as the WCW Champion Big Van Vader defends the championship against Ric Flair, with Flair putting his career on the line...but what happened to the original plan of Vader vs. Sid, and when was the decision made to place Flair i...

On this episode of 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, the subject is the December 15th 1997 WCW debut of Bret "The Hitman" Hart! After a few false starts throughout the years, and red hot off the Montreal Screwjob, Bret arrives on Nitro amidst a long time run of Nitro ratings victories over RAW, and just ahead of the biggest event in their history, Starrcade '97! Bret comes out as a...

On this episode of 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, the subject is one of the most controversial moments in the history of the Monday Night Wars between WCW Nitro and WWE RAW....the moment Madusa appeared live on WCW TV with the WWE Women's Championship, and threw it in a trash can! Hear all about how that moment came to pass, how Eric convinced her to do so, what he thought the WW...

On this episode of 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, the subject is perhaps the greatest high flying wrestler of all time, Rey Mysterio Jr.! Hear all about Rey's entrance into WCW, what Eric initially thought of him, how the locker room reacted to him, his matches and feuds through the years with Dean Malenko, Jushin Liger, Chris Jericho, Prince Iaukea, Psychosis and many more! Plus...

On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, Eric takes some more questions from the audience! A plethora of topics are discussed, including all sorts of WWE talk, WCW, AEW, ECW and more PLUS a never before told story about Conrad, Starrcast, and who he wanted to replace Undertaker and Kurt Angle with...you won't BELIEVE this one! Support us on Patreon for even more content from...

On this episode of 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, the fellas discuss WCW World War 3 from November 1997, from one of the hottest time periods in company history, and the last PPV before Starrcade's Sting vs. Hulk Hogan main event! This show is packed with news, views, and memories from that time period, including why Scott Hall was the choice to win the main event battle royal, C...

On this episode of 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, the fellas discuss the inaugural WCW World War 3 event, which include the first of its kind, 3 Ring, 60 Wrestler Battle Royal! Hear all about that match, the participants, and the initial plans, PLUS Hulk Hogan BURNS The Wrestling Observer live on PPV! Also, Sting vs. Flair, Savage vs. Luger, Chris Benoit, Big Bubba, Jim Duggan, D...

On this episode of 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, AUSTIN VS. DUGGAN....54 seconds! AUSTIN VS. DUGGAN...54 seconds! Relive the infamous Clash Of The Champions from November 1994, in Jacksonville, Florida, that included Dave Sullivan and Brutus The F'n Barber Beefcake in the main event, a pivotal loss in Steve Austin's career, The Honky Tonk Man, and more, in this first Clash of th...

On this episode of 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, the fellas go back in time to 1994 and the AAA/WCW co-promoted "When Worlds Collide" PPV! This was the first pro wrestling PPV to air that was not from a US based promotion. How did it come about, what were Eric's feelings on Lucha Libre at the time, how did he settle on a commentary team and more! Plus, thoughts on matches involv...