Eric Bischoff
| Eric Bischoff | |
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Eric Bischoff in 2011.
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| Birth name | Eric Aaron Bischoff |
| Born |
May 27, 1955 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Residence |
Cody, Wyoming Scottsdale, Arizona Los Angeles, California |
| Spouse(s) |
Kimberly Bowman (m. 1977; div. 1980) Loree Bischoff (m. 1984) |
| Children | 2; including Garett Bischoff |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Eric Bischoff |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Billed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Billed from | Detroit, Michigan |
| Debut | 1981 |
Eric Aaron Bischoff (born May 27, 1955) is an American entrepreneur, television producer, professional wrestling booker, on-screen personality, occasional wrestler and retired amateur wrestler. He is best known for serving as Executive Producer and later President of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and subsequently, the General Manager of World Wrestling Entertainment's Raw brand. Bischoff has also worked with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) where he served as Executive Producer of Impact Wrestling. With an amateur background in taekwondo, Bischoff also sporadically performed as an in-ring competitor, and is a former WCW Hardcore Champion. He wrote an autobiography, titled Controversy Creates Cash, which was released in 2006 under WWE Books.
Bischoff started in wrestling working for the American Wrestling Association under owner Verne Gagne and would eventually become an on-air interviewer and host until the AWA folded in 1991. Bischoff at first worked in the sales department on the AWA's syndicated programming, and became an on-air personality virtually by accident and at the last minute. Larry Nelson, whom at the time was employed by the AWA as an announcer, was arrested under suspicion of a DUI. Because of Nelson's sudden unavailability, Verne Gagne and his son, Greg, opted to recruit Bischoff (who initially had no desire to be in front of the camera) to fill-in on the interviews. Bischoff believed that the Gagnes thought that he would be a good replacement due to his immediate availability in the television studio, and the fact that he was already wearing a suit and tie.
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