Eric Bischoff Says His Opinion of Wrestling Sites Has Evolved

– Eric Bischoff debuted the first episode of his new weekly podcast Bischoff on Wrestling. You can check out audio below, as well as some highlights of Bischoff discussing how is opinions on wrestling news sites has changed:

On his opinion of dirt sheets changing: “My feelings have evolved a lot over the years. That’s part and parcel because the internet sites for the most part… there are still some that are kind of throwbacks… a lot of them have really evolved over the years. I find them to be much more credible than they used to be. Guys like Wade Keller used to spend a lot of time editorializing. Convincing his readers that he was some kind of an expert when in fact he had never spent thirty seconds producing one frame of video or running a wrestling business. While he certainly had a valid opinion or perspective as a fan once you start positioning yourself as an expert, or even worse having inside information that really amounted to having third or fourth hand type conversations. I always had a problem with that but I don’t see as much of that anymore.”

On wrestling sites changing over time: “I read because there is very little editorializing now and just more actual coverage of the news. It seems more and more that the internet sites now are making an effort to confirm sources and stories so we aren’t getting just the ridiculous stuff that permeated back before the internet in the dirt sheets. Early on with the internet sites. There was just so much garbage out there. With respect to the Wrestling Observer in particular I don’t think there’s anybody in that industry that has more direct credible contacts within the industry than Dave Meltzer. As much as I dislike the negative impact that guys like Dave Meltzer have had on the industry over the last couple of decades I can’t deny that fact that more often than not he’s pretty accurate.”