WWE Hall of Famer “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase recently appeared on an episode of his “Everybody’s Got a Pod” podcast, where he discussed a number of topics including the backstage environment in WCW and how he believes they lacked leadership under Eric Bischoff.
DiBiase said, “Well, here’s the thing. The WWF, everybody knew who the boss was. It’s Vince, and he’s got the last word. And whoever his booker is, wherever — the orders are coming from headquarters. The problem with the WCW and that whole thing with [Eric] Bischoff — I mean, Bischoff put himself into the thing. And I mean, you got a guy running the show who doesn’t really know squat, but not wrestling. Eric, you know, like I don’t have anything personally against Eric. Personally, he’s a nice guy, but it wasn’t — it was this way. Too many chiefs and not enough Indians.”
On seeing potential in Booker T:
“It kind of grew on me. It’s kind of like, I saw Booker and I saw him blossom. By the time he got the big break, I said, ‘Well, nobody, nobody deserves it better, more than he does.’”
You can check out the complete podcast below.
(H/T to 411Mania.com for transcribing the above quotes)
