Conrad Thompson on: the reason for his biggest fight with Eric Bischoff

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[@rdtbrik1161]

Eric loves to take credit for WCW coming up but refuses to accept the blame for any of the bad things they did.

[@ishmael802]

He was pretty much gone when it took a dip

[@JarodJoseph]

Not really. He only argues initial intention

[@fizzyfuzz5878]

@@ishmael802 No. He was all there when they really rose and fell. He let Hogan and Nash manipulate him. He was there at Starrcade '97, '98 and the finger poke of doom. Those main events being three of the biggest reasons WWF overtook them for good, and many WCW fans jumped ship too.

[@joshuacraig6447]

He has taken a lot of responsibility during his podcast of 83 Weeks.

[@johnnyaugustrossvegas9014]

He’s the worst kind of white man

[@matthewpenrose142]

Conrad looks like a young Santa Claus.

[@adam-thesportsguy6147]

Matthew Penrose it’s the Southern fried comfort food...anyone living in the South knows the food I’m talking about.

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

Santa isn't real... only kidding, he is and he loves us all.

[@matthewpenrose142]

@@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL Santa is a serial home invader.

[@JoseFlores-xc7wu]

He looks like Tim Allen's Santa Claus

[@davidpriolo434]

That's fucking gold

[@222ukie]

Conrad deserves all the credit for making wrestling podcasts more interesting

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

and he is a legit nice guy, he takes the time for his fans.

[@CtheDead209-zt8tj]

Bullshit his opinions are whatever in the observer he’s a mark just like Dave. Has no insider knowledge at all no one in Wwe likes Dave so he only using guess work funny that this podcast is saying anything about someone bieng talent I mean you employ disco who in himself was a mark and never anything other than a fool dry snitching.

[@cgulbronsen]

Disagree. He ended up with the right connections to be part of a couple of podcasts that people wanted to hear. Anyone could cohost with Bruce or Eric and put out good shows because those 2 are the talent with a lot of knowledge that people want to hear discussed.

[@kingslowbrafas292]

UOPC, my thoughts exactly. Its not hard nor does it take much talent to end every question with "or was that in-your-end-goes" or argue your opinion with the people who were alive and actually there doing it. I hear some of his opinions and think to myself, did you actually see that in 1988 or did you just read or hear about it on the nerwork because thats not how I remember it.

[@spittarese]

You guys shitting on Conrad realize that his father in law is Ric Flair right? You realize that Bruce Prichard got back in Vince's good graces to be able to get a job again in wwe Because of the podcast that Conrad convinced Bruce to do? You realize he's the one doing all the research for the shows, coming up with the questions, pushes the envelope, etc.....Bischoff had a podcast previously and it was dogshit, nobody listened, nobody cared then he teamed with Conrad and he's a top wrestling podcast. How about we give Conrad the credit he deserves Not to mention he's in someway involved with AEW

[@INRHYTHMCOLTONGEE]

Great convo! I've been crushing the backlogs of WHW and STWW and love Conrad's work and level of dedication

[@kayandaeddings4803]

Desert Tiger Ent I love his work also. I can’t wait until he does his next podcast which he will be doing a podcast with none other than the enforcer arn Anderson. I am a huge fan of the enforcer believe it or not.

[@TheSweetestScience]

I think that everyone has that love/hate relationship with Connie. Don't get me wrong I love the shows, but there are days where I shut the show/clips off early because I can't with the guy... especially that Something to Wrestle With show with Bruce, that one has gotten God Awful for me. It's sad because when it first came out I thought it was the best thing since sliced bread... but then other shows came out like Bischoff's 83 Weeks and Grilling JR to compare to and Bruce's show is the worst... it only got worse since being hired by WWE cause it seems like he does the show on his time off which he probably doesn't get much time off and he sounds cranky cause he wants to rest but has to do the show for his fans and friend Conrad so he does it.. that's the kind if vibe I get from him now. He doesn't enjoy himself when he does the podcast anymore. Even Eric's podcast kinda sucks too cause he's so thick headed... JR is the best podcast out there, though. I could listen to that show for hours and hours one day on shuffle, and I do by the way.. it's the one podcast for me that never gets old.

[@88smjls]

Conrad calls out Bischoff and it’s hilarious!!

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

that's what makes Conrad so good to listen to: he knows what he's talking about so he know instantly when someone is talking crap

[@M.S.Fitness]

Speak for yourself, hes just another mark who doesn't know his place. I think he sucks

[@FJNLLC]

@@M.S.Fitness says the keyboard Mark.

[@M.S.Fitness]

Did I say I wasnt a mark? No u dumb shit, I said HE is a mark. Why TF should I take what he says seriously? Answer that you dumb sack of shit

[@Lobothemainman23]

Conrad comes off as an unlikable dick, but he really does do a good job and asks what needs to be asked.

[@ec5018]

was hoping for conrad to say " meltzer would write......"

[@mansion1719]

Bro, I may be high and all right now but that's hilarious.

[@mansion1719]

@@dannygonzales3623 or "AD FREE SHOWS". Can the dude plug that enough?

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

I can't understand OR stand when he does that

[@MrRasnowman]

@@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL I always think it’s like a marker or something for that time in history idk

[@iamalpha5134]

Miss WCW days of 1995 to 1998!!!!

[@84slaughter]

92, 93, And 94 Were Some Great WCW Years Too!

[@iamalpha5134]

@@84slaughter you so right well FUCK it WCW was great from beginning to End it did bring a LOT of WCW wrestlers to WWE 💯💯💯💰💰💰 so WCW has been immortalized👏💯🇺🇸!!!!!!

[@kingslowbrafas292]

The japan supershow years were my favorite. Superbrawl 2, Pillman vs Liger (who must have forgot his boots since he wore those stinky NJPW dojo 80s sweat sock sneakers)

[@adamslemp9398]

I miss WCW before Hogan came. I grew up loving the NWA/Mid Atlantic territory. I never understood the WWF

[@Artist_For_The_Fans]

I miss wcw plain & simple

[@LoganSewell83]

Conrad sounded like he was posessed by Alex Jones when he snapped on Eric Bischoff.

[@georgewilliams4258]

Just saw a photo of Conrad at a convention guy is a walking heart attack.

[@Fausto_4841]

The guy is kind of a douchebag. Being a wrestling mega fan isn't a redeeming quality.

[@MichaelAngst]

Hot take right here. 😂

[@PhillyCYOSports]

Konnan is a genuinely skilled interviews

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

Konnan's brain and Disco's rants... goldmine.

[@userjim83]

robertmon3 listening to their content seems a bit of an odd choice then.

[@userjim83]

robertmon3 you should stop coming back and putting money in their pockets then...

[@userjim83]

robertmon3 course you care... you care enough to comment in the first place and keep coming back even tho there “garbage”.

[@userjim83]

robertmon3 oooh touchy touchy 🤣 If using your brain and arguing with logic fails just throw some abuse out ay You’re a funny guy aren’t you 👍🏻

[@johnfalcetta5431]

I still love that Disco Inferno told Bischoff "that doesn't work for me brother "

[@sullyb23511]

No, that was Hogan.

[@taylor8821]

Konnan :"We have a good relationship now...but let me tell you why people didn't respect Eric"

[@drexlspivey5828]

Friends aren't immune to criticism

[@MCLogikILL]

@@drexlspivey5828 right! Especially when that friend was deciding whether I get to put food on the table

[@jessieb9384]

@@MCLogikILL Most of them had guaranteed deals they got paid no matter what that's why people were leaving the best company on the planet to go to wcw

[@wrobinson1702]

I still think there is information we haven't heard about the Starrcade 97 event. Maybe something about Sting that Eric won't share, because he's really a stand up guy who won't reveal something embarrassing about one of WCW's most loyal employees.

[@ryankeefe2102]

Watching it back I think Sting might've shown up messed up on pills not as bad as jeff hardy and I'm not trying to say anything bad about sting he was in the throws of addiction at the time by his own admission

[@user-py6sy4zm1v]

@@ryankeefe2102 watch the nwo a&e doc they finally admitted it hogan just didnt wanna do the job

[@ryankeefe2102]

@@user-py6sy4zm1v did they

[@acedeuce92]

"Ol Foo man chu" lmao 😂

[@TuMalditaMadre]

I can't believe it took me 10 seconds to get who he referred to even though he ended it with Brother lol

[@jessewahwah]

Tugboat cut his hair.

[@robbymarton74]

You mean THE SHOCKMASTER!!!

[@williammarcus2073]

You mean Uncle Fred!

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

don't be silly... that's Akeem.

[@nostalgiaman6816]

"Bruce, did you call those bastards Toxic Turtles???"

[@bryanfahey3144]

I think Conrad, you answered your own question. Nick Patrick wasn't fired because he did exactly what Hulk Hogan wanted him to do, and he was the one running the show. Stupid yes, but makes sense in this context.

[@ec5018]

like bischoff says in 83 weeks " context is king "

[@lemmymororhead1733]

Without a doubt, Hogan was running wcw at the time...

[@thenorsenut380]

Conrad's right about the Starcade finish.

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

and the fact that Bischoff won't talk about what the original planned finish was makes it very strange

[@painfan476]

Keepin' It 100 OFFICIAL coving someone’s ass (Hogan)

[@Basirra1]

@@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL Bishoff doesn't remember half the stuff that happened because it wasn't important to him & he was never a real fan.

[@razielcisneros8091]

Eric clearly said during that fight there were things that he would not speak on regarding Sting. It wasn't "it doesn't work for me brother" or about a tan. I respect Eric for not putting Stings business out there like that

[@jaust9077]

Nick patrick admitted Hollywood hogan changed the finish

[@kschumac]

He's later said that Sting showed the arena pilled up/high out of his mind and out of shape.

[@beavis8167]

Probably because Eric got tired of all the thousands of ads on a podcast

[@Basirra1]

You know you can just skip ahead right??

[@chrisratcliff7466]

As much as I love Eric, it seems that the 83 Weeks podcast has really exposed how inept he was at the position he was in. He can't tell you why he did ANYTHING. Like , listen to Heyman explain one of his storylines. An hour later you have been through every emotional aspect of why he believes what he decided to do was the Right thing to do. Sounds like Bischoff just really got lucky. Shame. I like EB. Kinda wonder if Conrad and Flair set him up on this.

[@philwalsh8975]

Conrad get these guys at weak points of their life, then he holds it over their heads

[@lewmann8098]

@Randy Savage I could absolutely be wrong but on a totally unrelated matter I love your name sir

[@randylynch4330]

Heyman is full of shit tho. Dude tried to say that Disney was gonna buy and produce ECW......fuck right off lmao. You could see his wheels spinning and making that up on the spot. Heyman is just amazing on the fly, which is why he is such a great promo guy but also a liar beyond comprehension

[@chrisratcliff7466]

@@randylynch4330 it is a wonder why he feels necessary to lie

[@randylynch4330]

@@chrisratcliff7466 cause he wants every story to be as entertaining as possible and he also wants to gaslight people into thinking ECW was better than it was

[@brycemcneil4404]

0:52 He's absolutely right about sports radio. I once saw Tony Schiavone talk about producing a sports radio segment where they were having a slow news day. The host randomly dropped in that he didn't think Michael Jordan was the greatest NBA player of all time. The co-host goes nuts, the phone lines light up, they fill the hour. After the show, Tony asked the host if he *really* didn't think Jordan was the greatest, and he said "Of course he is, but we filled the hour, didn't we?"

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

that's what Disco Inferno does to. I don't know if you follow him on Twitter or not, but every Sunday he will Tweet controversial stuff to rile people up, so that he has show content for another week.

[@tommymclaughlin3203]

I dig his insight and his passion. Konnan as well is very real.

[@lloyd9710]

i think what annoyed Eric the most is Conrad just quotes Meltzer

[@chrismorgan8330]

Hogan is Bischoff's boss, hero, leader, and DADDY

[@Robin-kp1nv]

Conrad is like Dave Meltzer. An outsider who thinks his opinion matters more and that he knows just as much as the wrestlers and guys behind the scene.

[@JoeyT1]

Meltzer is a true wrestling journalist. Keep listening to Pritchard and Bischoff

[@whtevr84]

So wrestlers and the guys "behind the scenes" don't lie or embellish the truth to create a favorable narrative? Do you really believe that a guy like Eric Bischoff or even Bruce Prichard wouldn't make shit up? If Conrad calls them on what appears to him as bullshit, good for him, it's what he should do, the wrestling industry is notorious for the number of con men and bullshitters working in it PROVE THEM WRONG

[@petervanna6602]

You sound stupid

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

he's a podcaster actually

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

Meltzer lies and has been proven as a liar thousands of times

[@lunibinjim]

Is it just me, or does Conrad sound a little similar to J. R.?

[@CtheDead209-zt8tj]

Sort of except Conrad’s fatter

[@pizzahighfive2612]

They're both southern

[@Batony]

Yes.

[@richardgibbs1089]

Can you imagine being Eric back on those days traveling with the hottest show on television and being the boss of all those incredible athletes. Wow what a time in history

[@NoelComiX]

Great discussion.

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

did you hear the whole thing on the show?

[@ChaosTheory9]

This was everything I wanted to say to Bischoff through Conrad. Loved it!

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

that's what's so great about Conrad, he speaks for us all. Mostly.

[@stevenmacaulay8807]

I love wrestling but I wouldn't listen to Bruce ,Eric or ric without Conrad. Because he is a fan , we get answers to questions that have been dodged for years.

[@guyincognito5706]

Steven Macaulay Part of me agrees, but it is hard for me to listen to Prichard. I don't listen to 83 Weeks. I just accept that these guys just aren't going to give honest answers to some questions, or most. It's like X-Pac said, I didn't ask because I didn't want to be lied to.

[@ghjfd2449]

Dumb fuck mark listening to a dumb fuck fat hick who fucks his idols daughter for his idols approval

[@randyhammer2175]

Why the hell am I listening to Cheech of Cheech & Chong interviewing Huckleberry Hound?!

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

because of DISCO INFERNO

[@userman44]

Based on Sting's account of that night, here's what probably happened: An hour before the PPV started, Hogan told Nick Patrick about changes to the match. Nick Patrick looked for Eric to make sure Eric had approved the changes. But Eric was nowhere to be found. So Nick went ahead and did what Hogan told him. This is basically what happened to Sting that night, so I'd imagine the same thing happened to Nick Patrick.

[@dumpsterfire7916]

I remember watching Starcade 97 as a kid and they made Sting look like a total jabroni. All year he was hyped up to destroy Hogan but yet the match was booked for Hogan (brother) to put the boots to Sting. The match was brutal. The finish was even worse.

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

it wasn't great but the rematches, which also drew, were much better.

[@justinburch21]

@@KeepinIt100OFFICIALthe rematch later was pretty much pointless by that point. Sting should have kicked Hulkkk Hogan’s ass at Starrcade. All that build up for nothing.

[@kenaustin3472]

I think Bischoff has poor and selective memory

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

which one is it

[@painfan476]

I think he’s covering his friend (Hogan’s) ass.

[@Tony-fq5bn]

@@painfan476 May even be legal implications to it, I imagine McMahon don't love this shit either

[@sese6227]

@@painfan476 he's covering for his own ass lol. It was his job to have a good ending for this match, & ensure Everyone was onboard. He didn't even tell Patrick what the plan was, he told the wrestlers to figure it out on their own, they both told the referee something different & when Patrick went to talk to Bischoff, he avoided him all night.

[@LongIslandNow]

If Conrad was the D.A for O.J, O.J woulda been found guilty. Conrad's questions make judges shake.

[@liamstewart4472]

I used to LOVE 83 Weeks but it's just because Bischoff rambling with 29 minute long answers to questions.

[@louis3141]

Everytime I see Conrad all I picture is Art Donovan saying, " How much does this guy weigh?"

[@frankf684]

Truth Hurts it’s more like “How much money did he make?”

[@louis3141]

@VictoryRoad04 EXACTLY!! He's a fan at the end of the day like all of us. Has a dream job & isn't even grateful for it. If he wasn't banging Flair's other daughter no one would know who he is. As far as the Podcasts go I stopped listening to them because he has become so full of himself & is a hypocrite when it comes to people asking him questions. If you want to see how a real interview about Wrestling should go watch Chris Van Vliet

[@nevekkree84]

@VictoryRoad04 he married megan fliehr, ric's other daughter. And he has been in the mortgage industry for some time. Made a bunch of money. But yeah when your related to the man. Your in

[@LALakersNornIron]

He is the king of the Wrestling Podcast scene is Mr Thompson. I also think he could potentially be a good booker or writer

[@bb-gc2tx]

or a crazy stalker lol

[@Super1866]

It may just be that Bischoff took Conrad's cheeseburger.

[@raddderz]

That last statement is just straight up hilarious

[@DarkLordofTheSith69]

Conrad has the nastiest farts in the game..he's been known to clear waiting rooms after crop dusting people into evacuation

[@indiasupportstrumpwwg1wga927]

did you smell it? God I just want to go to the Conraddisson's bathroom and take it all in! 😊

[@gator9339]

Covid-19 is actually just Conrad's ass gas

[@FrankC71]

No one ever questions how Eric Bischoff has worked in many Promotions that folded AWA, WCW & TNA, AEW maybe next

[@matthewgabbard6415]

By that rationale hasn’t Hogan as well? And others? Post hoc ergo……..

[@FrankC71]

@@matthewgabbard6415 Of course, Eric was a Hogan Diaper Rider, TNA was gaining steam with Hispanic Audiences, who were fans of the 6 sided ring, soon as Hogan got there, he wanted it gone, and it was.

[@GavinJones19982]

What did Eric have to do with AWA and AEW’s failures 😂

[@FrankC71]

@@GavinJones19982 Meant to add He would take job with AEW to ruin it too, as far as AWA, If you don't know by now with all the videos on it, nothing I can say will teach you

[@GavinJones19982]

@@FrankC71 Eric had nothing to do with AWA going under and Tony is doing a good enough job to make sure AEW dies they don’t need Eric to do that

[@Shoreline71]

Ol Con’s head has doubled in size since the days of Flair’s podcast, naw mean?

[@Ryno87]

Wesley Broers agree with you fully. Since the success of his podcast with Bruce Pritchard guy acts like an asshole. He’s not a wrestling star he’s a smart mark that got lucky.

[@warriorofwrestlingv3]

It seems like the majority of people are big fans of Conrad but I can't understand why, I am a big fan of Bischoff and Schiavone and would love to hear what they have to say, but hearing Conrad constantly try to get himself over and push his dick pills is so frustrating I usually just opt for Talk is Jericho or Mooneys, which I think is very underrated, and far less obnoxious than your average Conrad podcast

[@rogregg29445]

Rob I mean you can't knock him too much for the ads man youd do the same damn thing it's what makes the money

[@Ryno87]

Rob very true. I used to listen to something to wrestle with a lot in the early days to hear the behind the scenes stuff from Pritchard. Now all you hear is Conrad and what he thinks would make a good tee shirt. Turned me off it, nobody cares what he has got to say.

[@indiasupportstrumpwwg1wga927]

@@warriorofwrestlingv3 I know.. but I think with JR's new podcast, he will be more respectable, and back to the old Conrad.

[@ryanboman8211]

Conrad has been brilliant with his business model. He's not only a great host, but a smart worker, in terms of seeing the big picture.

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

he's living the podcast dream

[@cgulbronsen]

The HHH model of marrying into the business?

[@kingslowbrafas292]

Ryan, checks in the mail.

[@userjim83]

The podcasts are pretty vanilla and almost mundane nowadays, it’s a shame as the first couple of years with Bruce where awesome.

[@FingerBreakerWu]

About time someone called Bischoff out as the revisionist he is. He always wants to make it sound like he never did anything wrong and when his plans went to shit it was always someone else’s fault.

[@thinkingkind8675]

Are you listening to the same shows I have? Bischoff quite frequently owns up to things being bad because of him or him making a bad decision, but also presents his reasons for doing what he did or sometimes owns the fact that he didn't know what was going on but it was ultimately his fault because he should have.

[@rogregg29445]

Thinking Kind for real like I've gained a ton of respect for Eric because he knows he made some real shit decisions but at the same time. Wcw was screwed by corporate Turner broadcasting

[@kingslowbrafas292]

Because you were there backstage everynite and know the real story better than EB, like every other smark millenial being The Elite fan.

[@FingerBreakerWu]

@@kingslowbrafas292 And you take his word as gospel? Even Ric Flair said he was backstage for the killing of Bruiser Brody and Kevin Nash said he was there when Orndorff punked Vader. I tend to aggregate the stories of the people who were there and form my own opinion rather than take the account of one person and try to pass it off as fact.

[@elvisrosado2134]

@@rogregg29445 listen more carefully. He"ll admit, but not really. It's like it was 2% his fault and 98 someone else. I've noticed that too, that he would "fess up" but inadvertently relieves most of the blame off himself

[@nunyabidness7463]

Bischoff is either lying all the time or he "doesn't recall"

[@Grassyknolldallas]

Selective memory

[@markmullins132]

Bischoff for President

[@TheLokiBiz]

"Crow" Sting having a tan doesn't suit his gimmick at _all._ He was supposed to be all dark and gothy - it makes far more sense for him to be pale, ala 90s Undertaker (i also always thought it was weird that Taker was always super tanned after he returned to the dead man gimmick - Back in the 90s he always was ghostly white, and it was glorious haha)

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

I just wish that they would really explain what they're saying.

[@burntvirtue]

Guys 2 ad breaks in a sub 12 min video?

[@jamaaldavis3222]

Say what you want bicshoff kicked the wwfs ass and went against all odds you have to give him credit nobody's perfect but wcw set trends in the 90s

[@sammyb.randall6312]

Your ritebro , eric bischoff did kick WWF ' s ass in the early 90 s .

[@kingslowbrafas292]

If you count 97 as early 90s. WWF didnt beat wcw, wcw just got so bad without EB that Mankind winning the belt looked genius compared to what wcw was doing. When WWF and WCW were firing on all cylinders at the same time, WCW handed vince jr his ass.

[@kingslowbrafas292]

@Tom Cat 100% RA was an absolute terrible time for fans who started watching during the Superstars or MNW era. Vince probably got off booking The "Invasion".

[@kingslowbrafas292]

@Ry G Vince didnt create anyone. Hulkamania existed before the WWF, As early as 81 Hogan was using that. Everybody Vince "created" was poached from other companies. Or had came up with their own characters and performances. The "wrestlers" Vince has actually created were and are dogpoop.

[@kingslowbrafas292]

@@sammyb.randall6312 WCWs early (pre nitro) stuff as a whole stunk, but their good stuff from that era...Vader vs Jack/Sting, Steiners and their NJPW connection was better than WWFs best at the time.

[@bdr113080]

Eric is pretty open about his mistakes, sometimes guys like Conrad and Brian Last do show their “ internet fan” moments. I’m not saying all the time but sometimes the stories that we have heard on line in the late 90s and early 2000‘s were bullshit. Wrestlers like Shane Douglas were malcontents everywhere they worked So if you believe every word they say then you are going to come out believing that the people that ran those companies were evil comic book villain to just sat there and rub their hands together thinking of ways to screw him over. I don’t think Shane ever really wanted to be looked at as just an ECW guy because if you go back and look at his career he left ECW three times. He never worked anywhere else longer than a year. If things didn’t work out his way , he took his ball and went home and ECW would pretty much take anybody so he would have his longest runs would be there but is soon as he could get out he was gone. And every time he came back to ECW we had another WWF or WCW horror story and if it wasn’t for corporate he would’ve been the biggest wrestler ever. That’s why Internet fans always point to the Kliq On why he didn’t have a good run there but it seems like the stories about guys like the undertaker and yokozuna giving him shit about not carrying his own weight get pushed under the rug because then that doesn’t make the Internet story look good.

[@Keranu]

Yeah that Starrcade 97 arguement made Conrad come off like such a fanboy to me, clinging onto mythos popular among wrestling geeks online. Conrad mentions in this video that he thinks the botched finished was Hogan's call; funny he didn't mention that to Eric. I think he's scared or something to constantly point blame on Hogan when he's talking to Eric because it's the fanboy go to excuse and he's used it enough on Eric. He may not always be right but when he is, Eric really shuts Conrad the fuck up when it comes to these fan conspiracies.

[@userjim83]

Keranu I think you should go back and listen again He clearly calls out hogan multiple times tbh

[@enochwalters8135]

why are you even bringing up Shane Douglas to this extent ??? you've got a grudge and agenda against the Franchise obviously

[@tonydrennan4948]

@@enochwalters8135 it is weird, all the Shane bashing. I always thought Shane was a great wrestler, I think part of anything in wrestling is timing, also he certainly wasn't good or even wanted to be good at the back stage politics. There are plenty of people who hated the kliq and rightfully so....maybe hall and Nash will never admit it, but Shawn came clean about being a complete idiot and crappy person for a while. Obviously starcade was screwed up in a major way....most people most likely know why.

[@jacobegleston9806]

Conrad would make a hell of a politician and I dont mean that as an insult

[@Jason-si8iu]

Just one of those WCW contracts would've been enough for the braves to win another world series

[@fanofthebusiness2666]

He sounds a lot like Dave Ramsey to me.

[@luvdady]

Lol well I'm sure you want to buy some magic color envelopes and stuff

[@fanofthebusiness2666]

@@luvdady I don't know what you mean.

[@luvdady]

@@fanofthebusiness2666 dave scans peeps into buying "colors of envelopes " for like 20 $ to sort out Bill's. Just kinda goes against the idea he preaches of not being stupid

[@fanofthebusiness2666]

@@luvdady oh. I've never made it that far into his shows.

[@babaganoosh105]

Seems like Conrad would have gotten Gastric Bypass Surgery by this point.

[@ioannisfugazi6952]

Yeah, always loved his way of interviewing and the guy shows commitment to his craft. Awesome dude.

[@realone6886]

Eric Bischoff rules!!! WCW 95-98

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

95?!

[@anthonycampos8057]

He ran that company right into the ground.

[@sleazyfellow]

Lol you include 97 which overall was great. Starrcade main event was a shit show though.

[@stevenmacaulay8807]

Note to self, check out Kdawg and discos podcast. Imo konnan is one of the best talkers the wrestling business has ever seen.

[@blake7871]

One of as in a top 100 talker? Maybe.

[@stephenwethington662]

Wonder why Conrad got mad at Eric awhile back for "taking Vince's talent" when Vince did that years earlier with the territories???

[@ricsims]

Because he's a mark, just like me and you

[@userjim83]

Conrad is a sensitive soul who can give it out but can’t take it.

[@kerwinjeudy4225]

Conrad is Charlotte's brother in-law.

[@GregLionProductions]

I like Conrad best when I can't hear him

[@headsofaruptheassandlovini3048]

Because Bischoff took his 200th hot wing without asking.

[@quintonspicer]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@the1ali]

Eric was in on it. He cosigned what happened. That's why Patrick wasn't fired. It was the deathblow right there. Took about a year to bleed out afterwards.

[@Tony-fq5bn]

People HATE Conrad, he's kinda like the Bobby Heenan of Podcast co-hosts. He's simply there to play the heel, and antagonize these wrestlers/commentators, but in reality this is not a lwayer and they don't have to answer. Vince must LUUUUV all these pods

[@sullyb23511]

I've never heard Conrad argue with JR.

[@bjbou5217]

The ending of Starrcade 1997 ended WCW. No excuses.

[@jaust9077]

Eric bischoff didnt fire nick Patrick because he knew that Hollywood hogan changed the finish lol

[@78bcat]

Why the fuck can't Conrad speak as fast as he does here on his own podcasts?

[@hellohell77]

That Starrcade 97 finish is the wrestling equivalent of the Sopranos series finale ending. I know it happened 10 years earlier but its something you'll just never get the answer as to why it ended up so stupid. I think nick Patrick got conflicting information that day and didn't know what to do. What's interesting is you never hear stings side of this. Maybe he didn't care. Maybe he really wasn't prepared to lead the company. I don't know. I'll just never understand why they couldn't do that finish clean and then do a clean finish 2 months later. Ugh. Crow sting was their biggest missed opportunity, character wise, imo. He was super over, but this could've pushed it next level, crossover. Like Austin and Goldberg were later on in 98. Sting had so many potential cool feuds. It didn't have to stop with hogan. Instead, he loses the belt, becomes a lobster and joins the wolfpac, and wrestles for the prestigious us title with bret in a meaningless feud.

[@RightCenterBack321]

Sting actually did have a lot to say about Starrcade '97. I've advanced the video to the part where they start talking about it. He's pretty candid here, but, after this interview, he never goes into great detail in subsequent interviews about what happened. It's pretty revealing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/opOvZ4WEd6-ZqZY BTW, I disagree that they did a clean finish at SuperBrawl. Sting had to fight off nWo interference (fine), but Macho clocked Hogan over the head with a can of spray paint just as Hogan was getting up. So, once again, Sting needed outside help to ultimately win the match.

[@bpw9379]

The Sopranos ending was genius.

[@vikinghammer87]

@@bpw9379 it was. I agree

[@aceharris1463]

He likes calling people out, until people call Meltzer out. Then fat boy gets real defensive.

[@ghjfd2449]

But hey yall keep subscribing yall and next week we will talk about WHHHEENNNN how conrad has a criminal record for beating up his ex gf.

[@aceharris1463]

Ghj Fd Does he really? I knew there was something wrong about that walking heart attack. No wonder he jumps to Meltzer’s defence at a moments notice. He has an an affinity with frauds.

[@ghjfd2449]

Honestly type on google conrad Thompson mugshot you get him and his charge of 3rd degree domestic violence and a mylife.com site about him

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

when?

[@aceharris1463]

Keepin' It 100 OFFICIAL Every fucking episode of his podcast.

[@Cupcakecookiedog]

Eric Bishoff has a really really bad memory.

[@ronmower]

He doesn't recall.....

[@guyincognito5706]

andrew seed Selective amnesia.

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

well to be fair, it was a long time ago

[@Keranu]

When Eric's right though he really shuts Conrad the fuck up. Conrad's just a fanboy that clings onto fanboy gossip and mythos.

[@MohamedAli-xu3uw]

Fight? Over what, control or arguments?

[@Grassyknolldallas]

If I was EB I wound be annoyed by Conrad constantly quoting Meltzer. I mean wasn’t there other “sources” back then

[@jordand5616]

Conrad is the BIGGEST Mark for Meltzer & if he hasn’t smartened up to the fact that DM’s journalism is a lot of guessing & common sense on where the business is headed at that particular time then he’s clueless....

[@JHinsonMusic]

I agree, Conrad is a shit stirrer tho, trying to get more listeners at all times.

[@ghjfd2449]

Don't say that yall schpeltzer knows everything yall,

[@mrwhopee]

There's a reason why Bischoff never bothered renewing his old show with Hausman and wanted Conrad. He said he wanted Conrad because he would challenge him (like the Starrcade 97 episode) and ask questions other hosts would avoid. I don't understand why internet marks are such haters when there could be ZERO content or maybe just odd guest appearances on other podcasts like the old days. Some episodes like watch-alongs with Tony are lazily thrown together, and I hate any episodes with Casio or where they play newer music to show how "uncool" and old Tony is but I'm grateful to listen to otherwise excellent shows at my desk at work that wouldn't exist without Conrad.

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

Conrad speaks from the fans POV, it always works

[@SNOCHILT]

Conrad eats a lot of food, you can tell by his round belly and sausage fingers.

[@jokerzwild00]

I like when JR starts saying stuff like "us big guys" or "you know how it is Conrad, guys like us like to eat!" Conrad just kinda stays silent, you can tell that it bothers him when people mention his fatness. I bet he was bullied for being fat as a kid.

[@bb-gc2tx]

9:39 yeah conrad dusty was describing your drunk father in law when he used the term flim flam man in his rf shoot video

[@j.3o21]

Starrcade 97 was the biggest fight.

[@jamesmckeon9139]

Bossman is dead though how is that straight laced

[@MohamedAli-xu3uw]

Too bad you can't do stuff in the 90s in wrestling anymore. It's boring nowadays and vince mcmahon makes bischoff look a revelation.

[@acewillingham]

That because the younger generation is too young to appreciate it

[@scurbag]

Wrestling has sucked since WCW n ECW went under in 2001

[@Super-J10]

You know what I’m saying

[@djray369]

Did you ever notice that Sting got his right shoulder up at Starrcade? I don’t know how much he got it up, but he definitely at least attempted to get his shoulder up.

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

yeah

[@Vicsongwriter]

Ya that kind of saved it in a way, but Bret didn’t call it like that

[@Swoll826]

As much fun Conrad has ragging on Jerry Jarrett, it sure sounds like he says "you know" as often as him

[@ghjfd2449]

Jerry jarrett is 10x funnier than dumb fuck

[@Stevenirons]

The part I never get is Conrad's criticism of the WM 7 main event build.

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

explain

[@Stevenirons]

@@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL he trashes it constantly. Do you know how many ppvs that event sold? It was a patriotic storyline, who can't get behind that? It was definitely better than the possible Tugboat vs Hogan storyline they almost went with. It was probably a mistake thinking you could sell out the L. A coliseum but the storyline isn't the dumpster fire Conrad makes it out to be.

[@greghood1552]

What about Bischoff's defense of the finger poke?

[@neilyringworm]

It had heat

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

if you check out Hughezy Entertainment (or the Ki100 Community Tab) you'll see a clip of Bischoff talking about what the Fingerpoke Of Doom was supposed to lead to

[@stephentot5011]

Conrad looking like Pavarotti

[@ChannelEleven59]

To be fair you dont tan in the rafters.

[@shane-irish]

When was this

[@djdarq6311]

They are both a bit insufferable

[@solidbanjobanjo9367]

Bischoff was awesome

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

was is?

[@johnasbury3856]

The reason was Eric took the last piece of fried chicken.

[@JSchaffer214]

As someone from North Alabama and a big Alabama Crimson Tide fan just like Conrad, I know he's talking about the Paul Finebaum Show. Particularly when it was just a radio show on Jox radio. Finebaum really knew how to stir the pot back in the day.

[@andrewjones-ex5xo]

conrad looks like chaz bono

[@zenoftupac9096]

It’s bad enough that Disco Inferno sounds just like Kermit The Frog. I don’t know why he’d decide it a good idea to pick up the “BRO” tic from his buddy Vince Russo.

[@thathighguy4208]

Hearing this makes me wonder about the ref in the WM 35 main event.... influenced or honest mistake???

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

Mania 35 was a botched finish

[@gern7535]

Eric Bischoff =I can't recall. I don't remember.

[@TheGodinme88]

Conrad Thompson= The voice of the true fans!

[@KinGoftheWesT04]

Who is Conrad Thompson how did he came up anyone?

[@cumexolaf3276]

by approaching Ric Flair on some indie show and kissing his butt very hard and very constantly

[@KinGoftheWesT04]

@@cumexolaf3276 ok thx

[@redflamered]

Hey Conrad- I ALWAYS THOUGHT THE END OF WCW was when over-rated ATM Bischoff paid 3 million guaranteed dollars for Bret Hart and then shockingly didn't know what to do with his new high priced talent who was absolutely red hot due to The Screw Job. Time Warner, who didn't want WCW to begin with, probably said that's it, enough of ATM, and probably began plans to end or sell WCW. What about that?

[@StuUngar]

Ive always argued against the “Bret Hart was the hottest thing in wrestling” narrative. First off, Bret was never that over in the first place. Maybe in Germany, maybe in Canada, but he was a B level world champion in terms of drawing ability. Second, he was a MASSIVE heel. The internet was a still a luxury item in 1997. Very few people knew what was going on with Bret behind the scenes. Because he had dogged the shit out of Americans for the better part of the year, why would they get outraged when he was screwed. Hell, watch Wrestling With Shadows and listen to the American fans before Summerslam 97. We’ve been led to believe that all of those fans were pissed when Bret was screwed. If anything, they would’ve cheered Bret getting screwed. Third, look at his debut. He gets an ok response. But it wasn’t Chris Jericho’s debut. It wasn’t DDP taking off his mask. It was very ho-hum. If Bret was “red hot” like Bret has been proclaiming forever, why weren’t the fans going apeshit? If he was red hot, the response from his debut would’ve looked like Rock’s WWE return. The sad part is, for parts of his initial WCW entrance, the crowd is dead silent. Fourth, I was in school and had a ton of friends who were wrestling fans. Literally no one cared that Bret was screwed. They didn’t even really know what had happened, nor did they care. All they knew was Bret was in WCW now, which...again, wasn’t a big deal. What all wrestling fans were talking about at the time was Sting vs Hogan and Stone Cold Steve Austin. In summation, I think Bischoff’s biggest mistake was signing Bret to a large contract. Vince claims he “couldn’t afford it.” Yet he offered Ultimate Warrior a multimillion dollar contract in December of 97. He offered an even bigger contract to Hulk Hogan in January of 98. Then he paid 6 million to Tyson. Vince simply recognized that he entered into a bad deal with Bret and that Bret wasn’t worth 1.5 million a year. Vince wanted out, and Vince realized that Bret going to WCW wasn’t going to have much impact on the WWF.

[@StuUngar]

To your other point. AOL Time Warner wanted nothing to do with WCW period. Ted Turner loved his wrestling and he loved the Atlanta Braves. Once Turner lost control of Turner, they sold all interest in Turner’s sports teams. But they especially wanted nothing to do with wrestling. Pro wrestling is more mainstream than it was back then. People would literally make fun of you for watching it. Happened to me several times as a kid before it got really popular. You think a bunch of uppity tv and internet people that want to walk red carpets wanted anything to do with wrestling? Which was seen as lowbrow hillbilly carny entertainment for idiots. If WCW was making money hand over first during the AOL merger, they probably would’ve survived longer. But TNT would’ve canceled them at the first sign of trouble.

[@paulioscorchio]

StuUngar I too was in school then and Austin aside, the screw job was talked about as much as anything until Starrcade 1997. Bret was the hottest heel in the business, without question, he should have walked right into WCW after Starrcade and challenged Sting. That would’ve been huge. Instead he was stuck in tags with Hogan, mid-card matches with Flair and then Sting when it was too late. Not to mention that he was still a phenomenal worker and 1997 was arguably his best year ever. On the mic he was great as a heel and when he first came in he should’ve been allowed to cut promos of the length that Hogan would ramble on for.

[@StuUngar]

Paul Fletcher Then your friends mustve been diehards who read dirtsheets, internet news, etc. Most people at my school were casual fans because wrestling was cool at the time. None of whom gave a shit about the backstage going ons.

[@cb3648]

@@StuUngar Wasn't just backstage though, remember that Hitman Hart Wrestling with Shadows documentary came out and it was pretty big at the time.