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Eric Bischoff: WWE “Wouldn’t Exist” Without Ted Turner’s Decision on WCW Nitro
Former WCW president Eric Bischoff says the modern WWE as fans know it owes its existence to Ted Turner’s decision to greenlight WCW Monday Nitro in 1995. Bischoff argues that Turner’s move created the Monday Night Wars, forcing innovation and competition that reshaped the pro wrestling landscape and ultimately influenced WWE’s evolution.
Bischoff credits Turner with taking a risk that changed the industry’s trajectory, stating that without Nitro’s national platform WWE might never have developed into the company it is today. Originally reported by Wrestling Inc.: https://www.wrestlinginc.com/2186574/eric-bischoff-wwe-wouldnt-exist-ted-turner/.
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