{"id":22079,"date":"2016-06-07T14:33:03","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T19:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=22079"},"modified":"2016-06-07T15:04:18","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T20:04:18","slug":"eric-bischoff-named-authority-figure-independent-promotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/06\/07\/eric-bischoff-named-authority-figure-independent-promotion\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Bischoff named authority figure for independent promotion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-219427428\" 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><figure id=\"attachment_22080\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22080\" style=\"width: 194px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freedomprowrestling.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22080 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/06\/DM-2016-flyer-194x300.png\" alt=\"Freedom Pro Wrestling show - July 2, 2016 - Nashville (Eric Bischoff - president)\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/06\/DM-2016-flyer-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/06\/DM-2016-flyer.png 311w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freedom Pro Wrestling show &#8211; July 2, 2016 &#8211; Nashville (Eric Bischoff &#8211; president)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Former WCW president Eric Bischoff has taken a new authority figure role with an independent promotion.<\/p>\n<p>Bischoff, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/27\/eric-bischoff-now-taking-bookings-wrestling-appearances\/\">who was made available for independent bookings last month<\/a>, is the new &#8220;president&#8221; of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freedomprowrestling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Freedom Pro Wrestling<\/a>, which debuted May 21 in Nashville, Tenn.<\/p>\n<p>Bischoff will be part of the next Freedom show on July 2 at the Nashville Fairgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>Bischoff&#8217;s first act as authority figure is booking James Storm against Freedom Hvt. champion C.J. 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