Posted on 5/06/126 by Colin Vassallo
Former WCW President Eric Bischoff said that Ted Turner
changed his life and the lives of his children while
appearing on The Ariel Helwani Show today following the news
of Turner’s passing.
He said thousands of people who just like him, got to work
at Turner Broadcasting, got opportunities, got to grow, and
got to pursue their careers because of the entrepreneurial,
groundbreaking vision that Ted Turner had.
“When Ted said to me, ‘Eric, go compete,’ I had no idea how
to do it. I literally sat down and made a list of all the
things that they do, I’m going to do as many of them as
differently as I can,” Bischoff said. “Had Nitro not come
along, had I not gone weekly, had I not shifted the focus
and changed the creative to address the 18-49 year old demo,
Vince would have been stuck in the mud doing what he’d
always done, and he wouldn’t be in business today.”
Ric Flair also reacted to the news, having spent several
years of his career working for Turner in WCW.
“So sorry to hear about the passing of the great Ted Turner!
The man that created cable before cable was cool,” Flair
wrote on X. “On top of all of that, he created so many
opportunities for so many wrestlers because of his love for
wrestling. Rest in peace my friend! Thank you for the
memorable personal times that we spent together.”