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> [This isn't a competitive sport. Wrestling is not the NFL or the NHL. It's not really sports. It's entertainment. And in order to be entertaining, you have to create emotion. And you can't create emotion by simply having a wrestling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bischoff/this-isn-t-a-competitive-sport-wrestling-is-not-the-nfl-or-the-nhl-it/)

[Eric Bischoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bischoff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4dd/eric-bischoff-8425_create_this-isn-t-a-competitive-sport-wrestling_2113694.jpg)

## More by Eric Bischoff

> [Take the main event of WrestleMania and put it in front of 75 people, and it will dramatically affect the way everyone watching feels…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bischoff/take-the-main-event-of-wrestlemania-and-put-it-in-front-of-75-people/)

[Eric Bischoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bischoff/)

> [Anybody who comes along and wants to sell a wrestling show, guess who you are not gonna sell it to? You are not going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bischoff/anybody-who-comes-along-and-wants-to-sell-a-wrestling-show-guess-who/)

[Eric Bischoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bischoff/)

> [I don't reflect back too much on moments in my career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bischoff/i-don-t-reflect-back-too-much-on-moments-in-my-career/)

[Eric Bischoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bischoff/)

> [One of the reasons The Bullet Club is what it is, while it may be kind of a wink and a nod to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bischoff/one-of-the-reasons-the-bullet-club-is-what-it-is-while-it-may-be-kind/)

[Eric Bischoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bischoff/)

> [People are finally figuring it out that, at the end of the day, that WCW created some of the best talent in the history…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bischoff/people-are-finally-figuring-it-out-that-at-the-end-of-the-day-that/)

[Eric Bischoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bischoff/)

> [A lot of respect for Ric Flair; he's just a great guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bischoff/a-lot-of-respect-for-ric-flair-he-s-just-a-great-guy/)

[Eric Bischoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bischoff/)

> [You could cure every disease known to man, and still, someone's going to hate you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bischoff/you-could-cure-every-disease-known-to-man-and-still-someone-s-going/)

[Eric Bischoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bischoff/)

> [Mr. McMahon the character is a very effective heel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bischoff/mr-mcmahon-the-character-is-a-very-effective-heel/)

[Eric Bischoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bischoff/)

> [I think most people, most rational people, most people that I would feel comfortable sitting in a room with, understand that wrestling is scripted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bischoff/i-think-most-people-most-rational-people-most-people-that-i-would/)

[Eric Bischoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bischoff/)

> [I drink a lot of beer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bischoff/i-drink-a-lot-of-beer/)

[Eric Bischoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bischoff/)

> [You have to make a choice, and you have to commit to a character. You're either a babyface or a character that the fans…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bischoff/you-have-to-make-a-choice-and-you-have-to-commit-to-a-character-you/)

[Eric Bischoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bischoff/)

> [Sports entertainment in general, it's a very competitive business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bischoff/sports-entertainment-in-general-it-s-a-very-competitive-business/)

[Eric Bischoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bischoff/)

> [When WCW first really began to enjoy the success that we enjoyed, it was because of the story lines that we were putting out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bischoff/when-wcw-first-really-began-to-enjoy-the-success-that-we-enjoyed-it/)

[Eric Bischoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bischoff/)

> [I had zero exposure to creative in WCW up until 1993, 1994. Even then, I was at a distance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bischoff/i-had-zero-exposure-to-creative-in-wcw-up-until-1993-1994-even-then-i/)

[Eric Bischoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bischoff/)

> [Bumps often require giving yourself completely to the talent you're in the ring with, and that's what makes wrestling such a performance art that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bischoff/bumps-often-require-giving-yourself-completely-to-the-talent-you-re/)

[Eric Bischoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bischoff/)

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