I wouldn’t be surprised if that actually occurs in the near future… A fun factoid of how Goldberg was used as an extra in a ‘Nitro’ vignette before ever showing up on TV. It’s the kind of thing that if Eric Bischoff were to hear about the other accounts included in NITRO, he’d just dismiss the entire project as bullshit before trashing it wholesale on his 83 Weeks podcast.
Bischoff gets the last word on this particular matter in the book, but the story is sandwiched in-between tales of paranoia regarding Turner spies and a blow-up where he promises in front of the WCW locker room to sue, bankrupt and “starve” Ric Flair. In the case of the firing of Sean Waltman, Bischoff gets a chance to “set the record straight” with his truth by responding to older claims made by Scott Hall and Kevin Nash regarding Bischoff’s famously short-fuse. Funnily with several of the early chapters of the book being driven by newer statements from Eric Bischoff directly, sometimes there’s a juxtaposition that occurs whenever the larger context is revealed through the voices of others around him. The voice that moves you along presents everything as a matter-of-fact and bolsters the narrative with direct quotes from those in-the-know along with numerous clippings from various on-the-record depositions. Keep in mind though that NITRO is a lengthy trek that also jumps head-first into the deep waters of the business side of WCW and Turner. Diamond Dallas Page on how WCW considered giving Scott Hall and Kevin Nash names similar to their WWF personas.
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First-hand stories of dealing with an Eric Bischoff consumed by his own ego and even musings of how Ted Turner really felt about professional wrestling directly from those who worked aside him these are the tremendous highlights that made NITRO such an enjoyable read. The detail that comes through from these accounts is something I’ve never read before in any WCW tell-all. Getting various WCW wrestlers and personalities to retell their tale of backstage debauchery is always entertaining, but the most interesting parts of NITRO is whenever former Turner Broadcasting Systems employees (and even an ex-TBS Network President) get their turn to speak. Evans managed to get numerous people on record to discuss World Championship Wrestling, ones that go past the usual list of suspects for these kind of pieces. That’s exactly what happened here with Guy Evans and his NITRO: The Incredible Rise and Inevitable Collapse of Ted Turner’s WCW.
To be able to stand out, you would have to be completely devoted and driven into creating something that was more than a retread of available material on WCW but also goes beyond the pale of what anybody else could potentially come up with. Not only have numerous shoot interviews and other published works covered the same grounds you’d be looking to tackle, but the current reign of insider tell-all WEEKLY podcasts could also beat you to the punch with any of the untold gold you could potentially uncover in your research. The idea of writing a book about World Championship Wrestling nowadays must be incredibly daunting. ‘NITRO: The Incredible Rise and Inevitable Collapse of Ted Turner’s WCW’ by Guy Evans | Release Date July 11th, 2018