Controversy Creates Cash

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Simon and Schuster, 2006 - Biography & Autobiography - 389 pages
Under Eric Bishoff's watch as president of WCW, the company went head to head with Vince McMahon's WWE and beat them at their own game before WCW itself spectacularly imploded. But by then, Bishoff had made an indelible mark on televised wrestling, producing shows that had appeared more dangerous, more sexy, and more edgy than anything that had come before. He did this to such an extent that in 2002, McMahon seized the chance to bring in his former nemesis as General Manager of RAW; since then, true to form, Bishoff regularly surprises fans with matches that would once have been unthinkable for television. In this revelatory look at his life and career, Bishoff frankly discusses the things he did, both right and wrong, as he helped shape the sports entertainment industry into today's billion dollar business.
 

Contents

Prologue Give Me a Big Hug
1
Throwing Rocks
9
Ken Doll
37
The Early Days
59
Running the Show
81
Hulk Hogan
115
Prime Time
145
The Revolution Takes Hold
207
Too Much
261
Unraveling
297
Return to Hell
329
The Art of the NonDeal
351
Meet the Devil
359
Epilogue Never Say Never
385
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