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Eric Bischoff Defends Giving Goldberg the WCW Title on Nitro

November 16, 2016 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas

– Eric Bischoff has defended his decision to put the WCW World Heavyweight Title on Goldberg on WCW Nitro in 1998 instead of at the Bash at the Beach PPV the weekend after. Bischoff discussed the decision with Hulk Hogan on his latest Bischoff on Wrestling Podcast and said that he stands behind the move to have Goldberg beat Hogan for the title at the Georgia Dome on July 6th, 1998.

“I defend that decision,” Bischoff said. “Let me be clear, the decision to put that match in the ring was my decision. Hulk called me and was passionate about the idea. I could tell he was really excited about it. I looked at it from a completely different point of view. I looked at that idea, your idea Hulk, and your reasons for wanting to do it. Which I agreed with. We did need to put that belt on a babyface. It was really over. That wasn’t the only reason I got excited about it. The reason I got excited about it is because it fit in to the formula that made Nitro so successful from the very beginning. It put some of your hottest stuff on television. At that time things were so competitive and we were starting to lose a little bit of ground. The minute you (Hulk) painted that picture and your psychology behind it. Which I thoroughly agreed with and do to this day. If the situation was exactly the same today I would make the same decision right now.”