Eric Bischoff Discusses How Upset Rick Rude Was After The Montreal Screwjob & Rude’s Jump To WCW



The latest episode of former WCW President Eric Bischoff’s podcast Bischoff on Wrestling was released Wednesday and features soon to be WWE Hall of Famer and fellow former WWE GM, Teddy Long!

A brand new episode will be released next Wednesday and as announced at the end of this week’s show his guest will be WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels!

You can find some of Eric’s comments from the top of the latest episode transcribed below.

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On whether Rick Rude infamously jumped from WWF to WCW during the Monday Night War because of how he felt about The Montreal Screwjob incident:

EB: I was at home. I wasn’t watching the PPV. The Montreal PPV. I had no idea what was really going on. One of the first phone calls that I got, I remember specifically being on my couch in Atlanta with my kids watching television, the phone rang and I picked it up and it was Rick Rude. Rick Rude, from what I remember, don’t quote me verbatim, but Rick basically was in the room when he saw the incident go down with Bret. He described to me how Bret knocked out Vince McMahon. Rick was so pissed off over the whole Montreal Screwjob incident that he picked up the phone and basically said, “I’ll be there tomorrow morning if you want to use me.” That’s how upset he was. Yeah, it was clearly motivated by what Rick saw go down in Montreal.

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This week’s episode of Bischoff on Wrestling starts with Eric giving his take on a couple of stories from around the business of pro wrestling from this past week including:

  • Rick Rude being announced as the latest member of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2017
  • The full story behind Rick’s infamous jump from WWF to WCW during the Monday Night War
  • Goldberg as the new WWE Universal Champion
  • The reaction from hardcore wrestling fans about his win
  • The Undertaker’s return and pairing with Roman Reigns for WrestleMania
  • The Hardy Boys’ recent ROH Tag Team Title win
  • More…

Eric then welcomes his guest for this week soon to be WWE Hall of Famer and fellow former WWE GM, Teddy Long! During his appearance the two discuss:

  • Teddy starting out as a referee
  • Eric’s nerve-wracking experience as a ref in WWE
  • Dusty Rhodes relationship with Teddy
  • How Teddy got in to being a pro wrestling manager
  • Teddy sitting in on production meetings with Dusty Rhodes
  • Why Dusty Rhodes trusted Teddy
  • Teddy getting fired from WCW
  • Working with Eric as a broadcaster for international shows in WCW
  • Jim Ross hiring Teddy in 1998 as a referee
  • How Vince McMahon made a man out of Teddy Long
  • Who at WWE Teddy really enjoyed working with
  • Teddy getting kidnapped by The Undertaker
  • Their feud as rival GMs and their match together
  • Teddy’s reaction to going in to the WWE Hall of Fame
  • Who Teddy’s One Bad Cat is
  • A funny story about Road Warrior Hawk
  • Something we don’t know about Teddy
  • More…

Today’s show then wraps up with the latest #BischoffOnWrestling mail bag segment

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