{"id":115345,"date":"2021-03-18T08:47:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T13:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=115345"},"modified":"2021-03-18T08:47:30","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T13:47:30","slug":"eric-bischoff-announced-as-2021-wwe-hall-of-fame-inductee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/03\/18\/eric-bischoff-announced-as-2021-wwe-hall-of-fame-inductee\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Bischoff announced as 2021 WWE Hall of Fame inductee"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-462175939\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>He&#8217;s back.<\/p>\n<p>This morning on the WWE After The Bell podcast, Corey Graves announced that Eric Bischoff is the newest inductee to the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2021. Bischoff was a guest on the show and was visibly emotional after the announcement was made.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: As first announced on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AfterTheBellWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AfterTheBellWWE<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EBischoff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EBischoff<\/a> is the latest inductee in the WWE Hall of Fame\u2019s Class of 2021! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWEHOF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWEHOF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DTT5JiSBQ2\">https:\/\/t.co\/DTT5JiSBQ2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1372521122659500033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Truly an honor. Congrats <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EBischoff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EBischoff<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Get <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AfterTheBellWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AfterTheBellWWE<\/a> wherever you get your podcasts, NOW!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AfterTheBell?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AfterTheBell<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VicJosephWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VicJosephWWE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2S3Pbx09fl\">pic.twitter.com\/2S3Pbx09fl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Corey Graves (@WWEGraves) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEGraves\/status\/1372531446087364608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Bischoff was the President of WCW during the Monday night wrestling wars with the WWF in late 90s. He started his career in the wrestling business with the AWA. After Vince McMahon and the WWF purchased WCW in 2001, Bischoff appeared as a character authority figure for Monday Night Raw in 2002. Recently, Bischoff has made one off appearances for AEW and has a podcast with Conrad Thompson called 83 Weeks.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/03\/17\/wwe-fastlane-match-likely-pulled-from-the-show\/\">WWE Fastlane match likely pulled from the show<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1539346167\"><div id=\"pwtor-3439001737\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>He&#8217;s back. 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