Episode 408: Nitro Caused The Wrestling Boom
83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff
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4.6 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 9 January 2026
⏱️ 131 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of 83 Weeks, Easy E is officially in the hot seat for a no-holds-barred Ask Eric Anything! Eric Bischoff fields your questions on everything from professional wrestling to real life, diving into fascinating "what if" scenarios like what if WCW Monday Nitro never happened? He also reveals who Hulk Hogan wanted to face in his final match and weighs in on where Chris Jericho's next chapter might lead.
And that's just the beginning. Raj Giri from Wrestling News Update joins the show to break down all the biggest headlines and breaking stories from this week in wrestling. It's opinionated, unpredictable, and packed with insight — a must-listen edition of 83 Weeks you don't want to miss.
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| 0:00.0 | Coming up January 30th, join us for a fantastic wrestling experience in Atlanta with ad-freeshows.com. |
| 0:08.9 | Friday night, it's promo class with Tony Chivani and David Crockett, where you can cut a promo in front of the JCP set from Rick Flair's last match, filmed professionally just for you. |
| 0:19.8 | Saturday morning, it's time for the power plan with Sergeant Buddy Lee Parker and a special |
| 0:24.6 | guest. |
| 0:25.6 | Your chance to experience what it's like to get inside a real wrestling ring. |
| 0:28.6 | Saturday afternoon, W.W.E. Hall of Famer JBL will join us as we gather for the |
| 0:34.6 | Royal Rumble Watch Along and the $10,000 game event with Ephron, |
| 0:41.3 | where one top guy in attendance will have a chance to win $10,000. |
| 0:46.8 | And Sunday, it's time for a WCW Tour of Atlanta, |
| 0:51.1 | guided by the one and only Eric Bischoff. |
| 0:54.0 | Then we'll hit up the DDPY Performance Center. |
| 0:57.0 | Bray! |
| 0:58.0 | And finish the night with a ringside seat for a 1FW TV tape pick. |
| 1:03.0 | All this and a whole lot more. |
| 1:05.0 | The first of three planned events this year. |
| 1:08.0 | Make sure to join us as a top guy with an annual membership at ad-free shows.com. |
| 1:13.5 | You don't want to miss Eric Fischoff's power plant weekend this January 30th. Hey, hey, it's Oh, Hey, hey, it's Conrad, the mortgage guy, and you're listening to 83 weeks with Eric Fish Off. |
| 1:50.7 | Eric, what's going on, man? How are you? I am great. I am in a beautiful South Florida, |
| 1:57.2 | Fort Lauderdale area. Ramping up being for R.A.F. 05. |
| 2:02.7 | I can't believe it. There's already time for another real American freestyle. |
| 2:06.7 | Of course, it's happening tomorrow night from Sunrise, Florida. |
| 2:11.0 | And what a loaded card. |
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