Why Bischoff Didn't Capitalize Off of His Heat with Flair?

[The Intergalactic Koala]

So this pop up in my feed, and it made me realize that this feud should have been the answer to Vince/Austin. Imagine this feud going beyond the NWO shyt. I'm talking heated decisions, the main focus of where WCW is going through the eyes of the wrestler or the eyes of the booker. Sad that we only got just a swept up mini feud and a lot of NWO dikk riding in the midst of a potential storyline that could stand the test of time.

 

[jeh]

You answered your own question, Easy E mostly cared about Hogan and the nwo everything else he didn't care about ​

 

[Tres Leches]

it didnt work for hogan brother

 

[Reality Check]

this feud should have been the answer to Vince/McMahon.

That heated Vince vs. McMahon feud

Rumor is that is what T.I. used for inspiration for his T.I. vs. T.I.P. album

 

[DaylitoJames]

That heated Vince vs. McMahon feud

Rumor is that is what T.I. used for inspiration for his T.I. vs. T.I.P. album

That explains why he was giving epic monologues to himself in the mirror that one time

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

That heated Vince vs. McMahon feud

Rumor is that is what T.I. used for inspiration for his T.I. vs. T.I.P. album

On the real, a Vince Vs Mr McMahon feud would have been something.

 

[NYChase718]

They blew this and the Nash hogan Goldberg thing all in a week

 

[patscorpio]

You answered your own question, Easy E mostly cared about Hogan and the nwo everything else he didn't care about ​

well he cared about the cruisers...low key that might be the best thing hes ever done in wrestling

 

[KFBF]

Because despite how he carries himself now Bischoff is an idiot and was more lucky than good. Also, if it didn't involve Hogan he didn't care.

 

[Fanservice]

Obligatory

 

[Damnshow]

Because Eric bytchoff is a guy who had two three successful years in his 20 year career.

 

[Golayitdown]

On the real, a Vince Vs Mr McMahon feud would have been something.

@ Vince coming out and announcing half the show in the Raw race car jacket then putting on his blazer to get in the ring to catch a stunner, all to be back at the table like nothing happened for the next match

 

[TrueEpic08]

Why didn't they work together to the degree that Austin and McMahon did? Because they legitimately hated one another and WCW was obsessed with killing Flair's heat once Hogan came into the company.

Bischoff sued Flair for breach of contract because he missed a Nitro to go see his son win a wrestling tournament, despite Flair having given them advance notice that he was missing the show for that exact reason. It's why Flair was off of TV for half of 1998. And besides, they DID actually try to capitalize on it: they had a match at Starrcade 1998 that built off their real life issues (Bischoff won after Curt Hennig interference, then Flair won the rematch on the following Nitro to become President of WCW). It just wasn't actually that good and was overshadowed by the Fingerpoke of Doom, so nobody really remembers it.

By the way, this entire situation is the reason why this promo happened (skip to 10:30 or so):

 

[KFBF]

Why didn't they work together to the degree that Austin and McMahon did? Because they legitimately hated one another and WCW was obsessed with killing Flair's heat once Hogan came into the company.

Bischoff sued Flair for breach of contract because he missed a Nitro to go see his son win a wrestling tournament, despite Flair having given them advance notice that he was missing the show for that exact reason. It's why Flair was off of TV for half of 1998. And besides, they DID actually try to capitalize on it: they had a match at Starrcade 1998 that built off their real life issues (Bischoff won after Curt Hennig interference, then Flair won the rematch on the following Nitro to become President of WCW). It just wasn't actually that good and was overshadowed by the Fingerpoke of Doom, so nobody really remembers it.

By the way, this entire situation is the reason why this promo happened (skip to 10:30 or so):

So bizarre that so much of Flair’s tenure in WCW was the fans absolutely loving him but Biachoff trying to bury him and Jim Hurd trying to bury him.

 

[Hey_zeus]

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Bischoff best work right here. Legendary gif