Episode 31: Eric In The AWA
83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff
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4.6 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 26 November 2018
⏱️ 120 minutes
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Summary
On this week's 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson, Eric delves deep into his entrance into the pro wrestling business, with Verne Gagne's AWA! Eric talks about his earliest introduction to the Gagne family and the AWA, the investment and promotional opportunity that led him to calling Verne on the phone, the day he was caught by surprise and asked to act as the backstage interviewer, promoting AWA shows, working with AWA talents like Greg Gagne, The Midnight Rockers, Curt Hennig, Larry Zbyszko, Scott Hall, and more, plus the guys cover the newest WWE Network Hidden Gem sensation, The AWA Team Challenge Series pilot! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com  Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's Conrad Thompson and you're listening to 83 weeks with Eric Bischoff, Eric. |
| 0:04.8 | What's going on, man? |
| 0:05.7 | How are you? |
| 0:07.2 | Enjoying the Thanksgiving week and weekend and enjoying some great weather. |
| 0:12.7 | Feeling good. |
| 0:13.5 | My friend feeling good. |
| 0:15.2 | I hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving. |
| 0:17.0 | We are excited to be back with you on a beautiful Monday morning. |
| 0:20.4 | I think they call this cyber Monday. |
| 0:23.4 | Anything big on the shopping list for you this year, Eric. |
| 0:26.8 | Not a damn thing. |
| 0:28.5 | You know, I got, Laurie and I both, you know, once the kids got older and moved out, |
| 0:34.8 | we all kind of got over the gift giving phase. |
| 0:38.4 | You know, we so share gifts a little bit over the holidays and that. |
| 0:42.6 | But for the most part, it's all about just getting together and eating tons of food. |
| 0:48.4 | Well, roll title net. |
| 0:49.7 | Today we're going to get together and let you chew on the AWA a little bit. |
| 0:54.8 | All of a sudden, this is something people want to hear about. |
| 0:57.8 | And I've got to think that the WWE Network throwing up a hidden gem of maybe the most |
| 1:04.7 | psychedelic wrestling that ever happened back in 1999 was produced. |
| 1:10.0 | You and I were talking a little bit off air. |
| 1:12.7 | Tell me what you, what's your thought watching that back? |
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