Eric Bischoff discusses moments from his time as WCW president that he would like to see adapted into a movie, similar to A24's "Saturday Night."
For those who are unfamiliar, the movie is based on a semi-fictional adaptation of the first episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live. It includes some key moments from the early history of Saturday Night Live. During a recent episode of the 83 Weeks podcast, Bischoff was asked which moments from his time running World Championship Wrestling he'd like to see made into a movie.
Bischoff says he could envision a film about the start of WCW Nitro that reflects on all the industry changes that happened after the show debuted in September 1995.
"I would go with the launch of Nitro. From the minute I sat down at Ted's office to the minute we went live in Minneapolis, that movie would be about that night, and how important of a night that was," he said. "I know people are like, 'Man, are you tired of putting yourself over, Eric? Do you ever get sick of cramming your bullshit down our throat because you want us to believe what you believe?' This is not that.
"I've talked about this, and this is a great example I've said before, how I personally, not necessarily for my ego, but for my kind of objective awareness of things, I know I am a large part of the success to this day of WWE. Not necessarily, directly, obviously, but indirectly. I forced Vince McMahon into a format change and a strategic business change because of what I created at Nitro."
A24 has produced professional wrestling movies. They released "The Iron Claw" in 2023, a film about the Von Erich wrestling dynasty. Learn more about that film here.
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