On a recent edition of his “My World” podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett discussed the rumors of Eric Bischoff buying WCW in late 2000, a memorable match with Booker T, and more.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On working a San Francisco 49ers match (Four boxes hang in each corner of the ring with weapons) with Booker T for the WCW World Title: “Well, there’s a couple of things in that. I’ve never been in a four-quarters box match with a blow-up doll. I didn’t really get the Scott Hall picture. I still don’t really, like to a wrestling fan, I don’t — and I remember having these conversations. And I was like, ‘Whatever, this is, I go work. I go do this.’ Book and I always had really good chemistry. I mean, we did some kickoff shows together a couple of years ago, and we always have good banter. When we see each other in the locker room, or whatever. We always have good chemistry. And I think Booker is one of those guys, you better pack a lunch as they say.
“But I think with both of our efforts, we like to go out and work. I think that’s our game-face mentality that both of us had. But put in these circumstances, not always easy. But again, show biz, we get it. Sports entertainment. Let’s go do the very best we can. I don’t know if you’ve ever seen Scott Steiner laugh, Conrad. Have you ever seen Scott kind of lose it in laughing? It’s few and far between. So our man Beetle, Super Beetle was supposed to just hit me once below the belt. He decided to kind of just let her roll… there were multiple shots. He — I’ll just say this Beetle got his stuff in. But, man. He was working a couple of stiff shots. He hit me, I don’t know, three or four or five times. It’s like Scott said. He said he was like, he really got a kick out of this high spot leading to the finish. But ol’ Beetle hit up under that — and you forget about these things like, I wonder who was up under there with him to give him the signal to go, or did I give him the signal?”
On rumors of Eric Bischoff buying WCW in October 2001: “Oh no [Vince McMahon possibly buying it]. I suppose Eric was at the very top of the list because we needed change, and Eric had a track record. But again I’m going back to, I didn’t really think anybody was going to get it. I didn’t think, I did not see a day that network executives would say, ‘Hey, let’s take two of our top 10-rated programs off the air completely.’ Because they owned it, right? Okay, cut costs, don’t kill the program. Just could not fathom it [WCW being sold].”
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In a recent episode of his “My World” podcast, Jeff Jarrett, WWE Hall of Famer, discussed various topics including the rumors of Eric Bischoff buying WCW in late 2000 and a memorable match with Booker T. Let’s dive into some of the highlights from the podcast.
One of the topics discussed was a match between Jeff Jarrett and Booker T for the WCW World Title. This match took place in San Francisco and had a unique concept called the “four-quarters box match.” In each corner of the ring, there were boxes hanging with weapons inside. Jarrett mentioned that he had never been in a match like this before, especially with a blow-up doll involved. He also didn’t quite understand the significance of Scott Hall’s picture in the match. Despite these unusual elements, Jarrett and Booker T had great chemistry and always enjoyed working together. They brought their game-face mentality to the match and did their best to entertain the audience. However, there was a funny incident during the match when a wrestler named Beetle hit Jarrett multiple times below the belt instead of just once as planned. This unexpected turn of events led to some laughter among the wrestlers involved.
Another topic discussed was the rumors of Eric Bischoff buying WCW in October 2001. Jarrett mentioned that he didn’t think anyone would actually acquire WCW at that time. He didn’t believe that network executives would take two of their top-rated programs off the air completely. However, Bischoff was considered a potential buyer due to his track record and the need for change in WCW.
The podcast episode also included a link to a video titled “My World #130: Halloween Havoc 2000.” This video provides further insights into the topics discussed during the podcast.
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Overall, the podcast episode featuring Jeff Jarrett provided fans with interesting behind-the-scenes stories and shed light on some of the rumors and events surrounding WCW during that time.