JBL, Eric Bischoff, & Bruce Prichard- Kissing Stephanie, Signing JBL, Jeff Ross, etc- Sam Roberts

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Sam Roberts talks to JBL, Bruce Prichard, and Eric Bischoff, on Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast, and Jim Norton and Sam Roberts, about the Monday Night Wars, Eric wanting to sign JBL, trying to get Pat Patterson, kissing Stephanie McMahon, and more.
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[@CUEBALL424]

It was great till Jeff Ross showed up...

[@beenrue5672]

I love Jeff Ross , it was just a wrestling podcast pretty much

[@Robocoppat]

Jeff isn't funny ANYMORE!

[@511CyYoung]

Dying at Bruce's Vince impression for Bischoff kissing Stephanie

[@KitanaiharE]

36:50 the Stephanie question 38:30 Vince directing, lmao Lmao, Vince in the background coaching Bischoff, 😂😂😂 but creepy

[@JustRonaldD]

Thank you.

[@ishmael802]

Lmao gold!!!!!

[@Dman4901]

Given the fact when he brought it up nobody like laughed was a big indicatior that dudes was probably looking at Vince like..... Dude really your daughter 😂 😂 😂 😂....

[@indylloyd]

Thanks for this... i like to come back once in a while and hear “get in there pal”

[@78bcat]

The worker Vince is: JBL bought the "WCW is trying to kill us" in a way Crockett, Gagne, Watts, Ole, Fritz, etc could NEVER convince their talent to buy when it was Vince being the aggressive predator. Amazing....

[@draconian45]

Great show until Jeff Ross killed the mood.

[@jaweiss34]

draconian45 yeah let’s come in and crap on a guy who was just talking about his charity work. Pretty lousy joke too

[@archangelgrel]

I thought the same.

[@mew9985]

Completely agree. Especially after the joke about JBL's wrestling career was made and he completely interrupts to bring the attention back to him. Awful.

[@FRECHKN]

100%

[@farlonmuentes6004]

38:33 bruce Pritchard working wwe for so long, he could channel vince mcmahon on fly

[@Blood0cean]

33:54 thank you sam for keeping patrice o'neal name alive with relevant new story details.

[@aceofpittsburgh]

RIP Patrice. A damn shame that he's gone. One of the funniest comedians, and definitely one of my favorites.

[@vtoon64]

This was a good show right up to where Jeff Ross walked in.

[@klanzadumas2962]

You spelled Jim wrong .

[@drillerkiller5199]

Bischoff looks like he wants to sell me a panflute music CD.

[@keepthatsameenergypodcast]

😂😂😂

[@matthewmartn6815]

All these podcast tell me one thing they need to throw the scripts away in WWE let these guys just be themselves it'll get you so much further

[@matthewlangdale]

Bischoff is awesome. Without him there is no war.. no NWO, no DX, no Attitude era.

[@TheAlexlucca]

Matthew Langdale so true

[@kentaintevenhere]

He did change the game for sure

[@keepthatsameenergypodcast]

Facts

[@dannysolitaire6904]

He stole that idea from New japan... the nwo idea

[@aaronruddy6166]

Changed the game forsure. I think DX would definitely still have happened.

[@elp3035]

Bruce looks like he works at Papa John's lol

[@secondpower993]

eli pinilla Hahahaha!!!!!!!!

[@whidoineedthis]

Bruce would make better commercials than manning for sure

[@hurricaneparro2464]

eli pinilla Poppa Smurf you mean

[@markabbazia2339]

And smokes American spirits

[@everettgarrett4858]

He probably wasn't too far from working somewhere like that before Conrad Thompson found him. Help Papa John's probably hiring now for CEO heck he's a lot more over than the last guy was

[@CptWhit3y]

JBL: "Will you stop with the hall of fame, like your Bruce Lee or something." Lolol. This was great.

[@splitimage9621]

Jeff Ross ruined interview kinda still was great but it took it from a wrestling interview then hot kind of awkward once Ross came in especially when he started the roast jokes. Anyways overall was cool seeing everyone on one podcast.

[@austinshouse2720]

Split Image agree lol 😂

[@fthomason93]

Eric looked so uncomfortable when jbl was singing his praises lol

[@johnathanharper1076]

Jeff ross kinda prickish to jbl here. Not even a goodbye to him at the end.

[@joekori6998]

JBL tryna no sell the Vince impression while Bischoff awkwardly tries to acknowledge it minimally while moving things along tells me that this is exactly what happened lol

[@kekeedordu8422]

U CANT TAKE AWAY THE GENIUS OF BISCHOFF . the attitude era was already in full swing in the independents 1994 - 1995 . bischoff made it work in the mainstream .. thats the real genius of this . shame it ended the way it did but wrestling was taken to such a high place even when its declined its became a billion dollar industry .now its all about njpw though

[@101frustrations]

This was a great interview until Jeff Ross ruined it. You could feel the atmosphere sour the second he opened his mouth.

[@deadaccount7520]

This day and age its good to see. Just about everyone involved realize its best for everyone to at least appear to get along. Though not old enough to see the matches live i do remember people trying to get ali and Frasier on the same platform to talk abour the rivalry from both sides. It just wasn't going to happen. I think Frasier had been so hurt by the racial insults. You literally couldn't pay him enough to get in the same room. Luckly we get to hear the both sides of the same story.

[@matthewmartn6815]

This is the first time that I've liked JBL he's pretty f****** funny he seems like a pretty cool dude actually

[@stevefeld2820]

There should be an "I'm a Bischoff Guy" T-Shirt

[@accountemail9712]

Dude, I'd so buy that

[@jpal1486]

Love this podcast but, Greg Giraldo is the ultimate roast master period. Jeff Ross is awesome but Greg and good writing buddy were better by at least 45%.

[@WillBurleyWineShop]

I really enjoyed this interview…

[@dee_lulu]

39:50 "Now what are you gonna say no to?" Breast implants. Vince will say no to breast implants. Ask Dustin.

[@shadycnetwork]

Jeff Ross is just not funny. He's never been funny. he is like the scab on the bottom of the foot of comedy. He's like that piece of food that gets stuck in the middle of your teeth and no matter how much you try you can't get rid of it

[@johnnygavin3654]

I will always remember when WCW came into Providence, RI. This was like another team playing in the Bronx that isn't the Yankees. The show started with Bischoff hidden in the rafters when the lights went down and he was revving up a motorcycle suspended by chains in air. Great stuff.

[@dannysantell]

Well said

[@thefantasyicon]

In uncertain times...i.e. liberal speak for not liking Trump. Jeff, times are only uncertain when the economy sucks and people are unemployed. When times are good i.e. NOW people are employed and have money to spend on your "comedy" and comedians who are actually funny

[@adxess]

Jeff Ross might be good at roasting on stage but definitely not good in cracking a joke like the other three pros do. Moreover, his style that he stole from Russell Peters is getting very very old.

[@kingmonnn]

Why did you mention Jeff Ross?

[@cortezmauricio702]

Busty Stephanie McMahon in 2003 lucky Erick bischoff lol

[@hurricaneparro2464]

mauricio_cortez702 that will be me soon(me kissing Stephanie McMahon idgaf)........y'all stay tune for that(that's a promise) #realtalk

[@twf2000]

I jerked off to that scene more than once.

[@Gravydog316]

lol

[@Gravydog316]

oh gosh

[@hurricaneparro2464]

Gravydog316 are you laughing at me👀👀👀👀you look beautiful by the way

[@MrVova79]

LOL I always prefer heels no matter how bad they are.

[@adamhicks304]

23:54 the look on jbl's face when bischoff says Patterson's a great finish guy...know that I think about it maybe he meant "Finnish guy"

[@canadianbeeph]

this interview is fantastic. Bruce is so entertaining. Its a shame he isn't utilized on television. Imagine Bruce as the voice of WWE. that would be amazing.

[@jaweiss34]

Possessed Furby he’s done commentary before and said he didn’t like it. Doubt he’ll be used on commentary

[@SmokeSkreenVisuals]

U must not know Bruce like we know Bruce … 😂

[@AbrasionUK]

Sam is a really good interviewer. Passionate and knowledgeable on the subject and funny enough to keep them all relaxed and having fun. Kudos.

[@juansdf1]

I love JBL talking finances

[@sinciti9354]

"can you imagine an upstart football league coming an putting the nfl out of buisness? of course not its unheard of" ya hear that vince?

[@Canadianbugman]

Omfg it was NOT a Tank it was a Jeep with a little gun. Loved the video tho

[@tito5428]

I'm 34... was a massive wrestling fan until 2005---then I was introduced to the UFC/Pride. I saw Macho Man and Sensational Sherry at YVR (vancouver) in 1987. I'm still a mark for these old stories

[@drevm7991]

mylifeintheknifetrade Everything In WWE is over managed and over-written now because they have to be family friendly now since they’re a public company. The promos are almost completely written ahead of time for the wrestlers now and it’s done by a team of ridiculous people from comedians to Hollywood writers and actors and some don’t even know wrestling beforehand. It’s all completely over managed but there’s 0 competition now. You always hear about in the Attitude Era wrestlers would go out and not do jobs to protect their own character and making their own choices in the ring despite what the owners of whatever company wanted, that legitimately never happens in WWE now because the company for most guys is wrestling itself in the USA. I wonder if it’ll ever be like that again with the way society is now, everything is managed and watered down.

[@Rollyboy141]

I could imagine what is like to have JBL's brain. 📖📈😰

[@DDmunson]

Temi Adebayo fuck you

[@Rollyboy141]

Superfly Snuka Quit hating fella

[@jackkitchen737]

I'm still a mark for this stuff lol.

[@logankerr8090]

It's JOHN O'CLOCK EVERYBODY!

[@brianmcclay9497]

logan kerr xqzxxx

[@daniloveljkovic8889]

I love it, Maggle!

[@nrood3821]

they said theres no animosity between the boys of wcw and wwf at the time of the dx invasion. then why do so many of these guys claim that in 2002 bringing in the nwo was gon na hurt business and they hated them and that they killed wcw? pick a side guys and stick with it. either hate all of em or none

[@miguelmp2212]

Had a good time hearing this podcast

[@kevinfrancisco8409]

yall seen Sway walkin in the background behind bischoff?? hahahha

[@victorysaber1608]

Pritchard looks like a head coach in college football. Bischoff always seems well spoken n thoughtful, I can see him being a cool guy to be around outside of work.

[@tito5428]

JBL is a brilliant financial mind. good ole boy

[@shawnbaker3245]

SEND.

[@bull864]

Tito He's a smart guy, but a dickhead.

[@ZiggyGamma]

Anyone have the Kissing Steph Time Stamp?

[@allhailmegatron8043]

37:00

[@joeriveracomedy]

38:30 I laughed my balls off driving through Tracy, Ca on 205 West

[@barbarahausmann3208]

Jbl is the man he really does know his shit about business

[@101frustrations]

He definitely does. He's incredibly intelligent and has made himself a lot of money. I always pay attention when he talks business.

[@bellytorelli]

JBL looks like Dan Aykroyd in Trading Places

[@koreysmith8246]

Sam, at about 18/19 minutes someone starts breathing into the mic.

[@rated-r-goatstar4060]

shit athens texas jbl thats awesome both my aunt and uncle at different times were major there so cool my family owned the bowling ally there as well. never knew you were from there

[@kimosavage7478]

I dont think there would be any problem with heel characters doing skits that might offend the fans, its because todays wrestling is PG

[@scottp.548]

Kimo Savage it's more kiddy G than PG imo.

[@anthony10antoniou]

Ye it's pc not pg smackdown 2000 was pg.

[@DIESEL0759]

There's a bigger problem with people thinking that "doing skits" is mandatory. Sometimes, it works, but it shouldn't be mandatory to have all your wrestlers pretending to be actors in stupid backstage skits designed to do nothing but fill up time.

[@NecroericYoutube]

@38:30 i started losing it. Bruce is too funny.

[@izaccy]

Its funny how they were struggling, meanwhile the outside world the middle east, europe, africa there was so many people who just wanted to catch a glimpse of wrestling, it was like a holy grail once you found it on some obsecure network

[@Mrkevi123]

This is awesome

[@youngma4205]

3 legends in the room

[@frod79]

i agree. that dude in the background on his phone the whole time is a gem!

[@c.l.freeman7654]

Everyone says Vince beat Bischoff but Eazy E made out with his wife and Daughter. Doubt Vince ever got Eric’s wife. Yet from stories DDP did but then Eric got Kimberly. That’s a win in my book

[@666mathew]

JBL is ageless.

[@jackkitchen737]

This is awesome. And I always liked JBL so him crashing the party was a nice addition.

[@Riphagen1902]

jbl is one of the best heels of all time for me love that basterd

[@CLuvTravels]

I love old wrestling stories, the behind the scenes of my childhood

[@EdeDizon]

JBL seems so different from the beginning of his Acolytes days.

[@SantansDisciple]

Who the fuck keeps wheezing into the mic?

[@williamfullerton3455]

Eric Bischoff the movie make it WWE Studios

[@WatchtowerDM]

5:56 Could’ve sworn that was Sway in the background

[@darylchase7595]

It was. Same station as shade 45

[@TheShaund]

Eric bischoff deserves to be in the Hall of Fame!

[@cosman3248]

He now is.

[@shawnclapper6581]

Hbk its good he got it together but ive missed his "bag guy" skills ."I can remember the old DX thinking to myself what they gonna do next monday night. Good times

[@josephsmith5184]

question, after listening to all these wonderful stories from back in the day from all these wonderful talents. will there ever be movie based on them? No pun intended to Rourke. but a real wrestling movie.

[@whidoineedthis]

Put a hat on Bruce an he'll look jus like JR

[@russelltaysom145]

Oh good, Sam's telling jokes.

[@franklincovey2326]

Wow that was great. I like Sam's conversational style.

[@rigsby1454]

This was obviously before Vince relaunched the XFL as JBL pretty much sums up why it's ridiculous 20 mins in

[@bigjakepowers6649]

I would have killed to be there to see this.

[@LimaKiloRomeo]

Ken Shamrock & Haku... Wow

[@themeg1145]

L-Kyidar Yah'Nun Haku for the win. As Shamrocks restrained by rules and Haku is nuts

[@themeg1145]

It would be a case of who gets lucky and gets the upper hand first

[@darrenowens7713]

Haku would of decimated Shamrock. The legend Haku/king Tonga.

[@ValREcO]

Murder squad.

[@omnidimensional]

Is that Michael J. Fox?!

[@moon8983]

Ask him to draw a scatter plot

[@csw3287]

Brother Love, EazyE, and Bradshaw

[@darrenowens7713]

I know Pritchard and John Bradshaw. Wasn't Eazy-E the rapper from N.W.A that passed away in the early 1990's?

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

@@darrenowens7713 That was the nickname of Eric Bischoff.

[@GuestYouTubeUser]

40:18 I didn’t know JBL was a real finance guy?! WTF?! I thought it was just a character! Lol

[@pocketspore]

Art imitating life

[@davidsinghaus6793]

Works for Fox Business

[@a.graham7979]

By the time that was his character they were working their real lives and personalities into the storylines. That's part of why that era was cool.

[@prizm2807]

They started big leaguing flashing their wealth on The Roastmaster general after his kinda cold slow roast lol. he warmed up them quick after that.

[@d_ruggs]

I dont think eric gets enough credit for creating the modern style of wrestling. well, not creating it, but having enough understanding of the business and where it was going and doing an incredible job scouting talent from ECW and Japan and create high flying wrestling that every wrestler has had to learn at least some of to be competitive in the modern environment. If eric didnt showcase eddie, jericho, mysterio, beniot, malenko, and others, WCW would not have lasted even half as long, they were the backbone of that show because they made every match on the card incredible. And its those guys who really made the aggression era on smackdown compete with attitude

[@bkohler89]

My GOSH JBL is a BIG fuckin dude!

[@splitimage9621]

Sick podcast its cool you got all 3 to do same show!

[@dariusdougherty2232]

Yall peepsway in the morning walking by @5:55 lol

[@ryanjames6480]

Can u imagine them doing a catching illegals bit now lmao

[@archangelgrel]

Jeff ross is awkward. I stopped watching as soon as JBL and Bruce walked out.

[@dfw3603]

Kudos to you, Sam. You're one of the few who still toots Patrice's horn and gives him due credit. Last I saw, O compared him in a video to some jovial cornball Benihana chef, and A totally downplayed his brilliance saying "there are other comedians giving their thoughts on world events", when the subject of what Patrice would think of current events was broached. Shameful!

[@cloonkey59]

Brother love mesmerized me as a young guy lol

[@warshipsatin8764]

"bruce looks like the 3 ball" lmao

[@SamSmithOnYT]

At first, that woman sitting behind Prichard looked like Gail Kim to me. LOL

[@clayp7284]

Eric was the J.R. Ewing of Wrestling

[@handsomegorgeous5072]

A lot of mentions with Pat Paterson RIP sir

[@nemdiesel4]

Bischoff is a legend don't think he will ever get enough credit for what he's done for wrestling..

[@kylesantos8190]

Holy shit! That's Jeff Ross!!!

[@dacechasinghawk3910]

The boys. LOL. I love the boys.

[@charlescampbell6845]

Bischoff screwed up WCW what a bone head stunt to move to Monday when all the other time slots on TV that you could watch ended

[@DrDaveWrestling]

I feel like JBL and Jeff Ross have heat

[@cccCCCccc123ccc]

I wish Eric would back away from the Mic with his annoying nose whistle.

[@Bob-zc4bm]

sway @5:55

[@bladestormviking]

where's his inexplicable head wrap?

[@mikeperry7335]

bladestormviking he doesn't have it anymore been yrs

[@c.l.harris8561]

Yea, he hasnt had dreads in damn near 10 years

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

Soy Sauce Good eye!

[@johnnieriot13]

Does JBL know that Vince just announced the return of XFL? Probably shouldn’t have said no one will over take the NFL

[@rashanstorms6007]

john Carlos he’s right lol he doesn’t need to kiss Vince’s ass because of that.

[@the57student]

Geoff Ross chased off the real guests

[@mjolden]

I'd love to see an Eric Bischoff mini-series. That would make for good TV.

[@Venom8419]

Say what you want the Kane and Undertaker storyline changed the dynamic from WCW to WWF/WWE.