83 Weeks #259: WCW NITRO 3/2/1998

83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff

This week on 83 weeks, Eric & Conrad watch a 3-HOUR NITRO. Eric also goes off on Dave Meltzer/

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00:00 83 Weeks #259

00:05 START

00:38 COUNTDOWN

01:40 SHOW START

01:49 RECAP from last week

02:43 Schiavone Intro

03:35 WCW’s doing RECORD BUSINESS in Philadelphia

07:31 Scotty Riggs got BLOCKED

08:05 This was the COUNTER to Mike Tyson

09:51 6mm households

12:12 Macho Man in Harvard

17:04 Hogan’s promo

21:52 AEW ratings

23:44 unmasking Juventud

25:41 Fans are here for the STARS

28:23 Psychosis

29:13 Conrad vs Prince Iakua

29:39 Spicoli’s drug tests

32:01 WCW’s RECORD Business in 1998

34:50 HOW Turner RUINED WCW

37:23 DID Prince Iakua have a ceiling?

39:55 BREAK SaveWithConrad.com

40:25 RAVEN and the Public Enemy in Philadelphia

43:10 pyro heading into the 2nd hour

45:36 The Public Enemy in Philadelphia

46:37 Bringing back Erik Watts

48:04 Table BOTCH

48:39 BACK TO Erik Watts

49:21 Was the Macho Man feeling a “squeeze” roster wise?

51:48 Macho Man promo

52:19 STING breaks his silence

54:50 BREAK AG1

01:00:38 Did Eric Bischoff DROP THE BALL on Sting?

01:02:48 WCW’s lack of Discipline

01:07:25 “Stuck Mojo” music video

01:10:48 VKM claiming to have “Kicked Ted Turner’s ass”

01:13:35 DDP in 1998

01:18:06 BREAK AdFreeShows.com

01:20:23 2023 Observer Awards

01:25:43 Eric GOES OFF on Dave Meltzer

01:30:53 Is Meltzer PROJECTING about covering Cody Rhodes/Sami Zayn?

01:36:42 Ric Flair promo

01:41:31 Ric Flair’s Birthday!!!

01:42:07 Davy Boy Smith

01:43:04 Rick Steiner

01:43:35 WHAT was the Pyro budget?

01:44:02 Super Calo

01:45:32 WCW talent BANNED from Promo Azteca

01:49:10 Scott Steiner changing his look

01:51:39 The Steiner Recliner

01:52:17 BREAK MINDBLOOM

01:56:31 Stacy Kiebler's TV debut

01:58:31 Jericho and Guerrero

02:02:02 A&E doc on the nWo

02:06:58 The nWo Melee

02:12:55 Bret Hart vs Brian Adams

02:17:45 Is the Bret Hart/Goldberg thing a rib?

02:18:56 The Woman who designed the nWo logo

02:22:07 Want to have Bobby Heenan sympathize with the nWo

02:23:31 Would the narrative about Eric Bischoff be different had he not been an on screen character?

02:26:59 Do you regret having Sting and Savage walk out together?

02:30:03 Does today’s wrestling need to be more formatted like Nitro 1998?

02:31:05 Ed Leslie

02:32:35 OUTRO

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