11 Wrestling Stars We Never Thought Vince McMahon Would Make Up With 

#6. Eric Bischoff

Hardly anyone expected WWE to offer Eric Bischoff a job.

Eric Bischoff was the face of WCW management throughout the Monday Night War era. Not only was he the lead player from a business perspective and a key figure creatively for WCW, but he put himself in the spotlight by going so far as to spoil pre-taped episodes of Monday Night Raw on his show and at one point challenge Vince McMahon to a fight.

When WWE ultimately acquired WCW, it was perfectly reasonable to think Bischoff would never be seen in nationally televised wrestling again. However, as Bischoff has recounted in numerous interviews, McMahon ultimately reached out to him to explain that, had the War gone the other way, he’d like to think WCW might have offered him a job, and he wanted to return the favour.

Whether McMahon’s motivations were as altruistic as Bischoff volunteered, or McMahon simply saw an opportunity to cash in on an easy to hate heel authority figure who might appeal to WCW’s loyal fans, Bischoff found himself presiding over Monday Night Raw for a period of years. Moreover, he has worked with WWE on a number of documentary projects since.