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Eric Bischoff Says He Was Embarrassed By A&E’s Randy Savage Documentary

Eric Bischoff Says He Was Embarrassed By A&E’s Randy Savage Documentary
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The A&E Network is currently running a series of documentaries on legendary WWE wrestlers, and among them is Randy Savage. His episode aired earlier this month and drew a lot of criticism from fans who considered it a hatchet job. While other featured wrestler’s documentaries overlooked many of their subject’s flaws and scandals, Savage’s seemed to be at the forefront.

It was portrayed that Savage skipped out on WWE at the time, and the first Vince McMahon knew was when he saw Savage on WCW television. However, Savage didn’t debut for WCW until December, and the previous month Vince McMahon announced that Savage had left WWE. It felt like this was done to paint Savage in a negative light.

Among those interviewed in the documentary was Eric Bischoff, who was the man that brought Savage to WCW in 1994. Subsequently, speaking on his 83 Weeks podcast, Bischoff has stated that he was embarrassed to have been part of it. Explicitly mentioning the inclusion of Bubba The Love Sponge. The shock jock had taunted Savage on air during his later years and even brought up Savage soiling himself on the documentary.

I’m embarrassed that I was a part of that as well. Just so people understand and know, both Mrs. B and I shot those segments while I was still working with WWE, and both of us still living in Stamford a year and a half ago. I thought because I’ve been involved with so many WWE projects, and I hope to continue to be involved, maybe or maybe not because I’m pretty vocal about my opinions sometimes.

I like to think my criticism is constructive, and I don’t like to pick on individuals, but had I known what this biography was going to be, neither my wife or I would have participated. Had I known they were going to put Bubba the f***ing Love Sponge in this thing, I would have said thank you, but no thank you.Eric Bischoff

The most unexpected claims made during the documentary were by his ex-girlfriend Stephanie Bellars, who managed him under the name Gorgeous George in WCW. She alleged that Savage had cameras hidden installed in her house and that he was a big-time drug user, especially with ecstasy, and appeared on Nitro while high.

Claims like this will no doubt tarnish Savage’s legacy, and it’s unlikely WWE would have included them if made against another former talent. For those curious, the entire episode is available to watch online for those in the US or with a VPN internationally at this link. Just note that it contains factual inaccuracies, and the second half is more similar to a Dark Side of the Ring episode than something usually made in association with WWE.

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