Eric Bischoff Blows Up Over Claims nWo Was Inspired By Japanese Wrestling Storyline

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Eric Bischoff became angry during his 83 Weeks podcast when Pro Wrestling Torch contributor Todd Martin compared the nWo storyline to Ricky Choshu's promotion jumping in 1980s Japanese wrestling. Bischoff rejected the comparison and blamed Dave Meltzer for spreading the narrative that Japanese wrestling angles inspired the nWo concept. He argued that the nWo's success came from timing and realism in 1996, when fans genuinely believed Scott Hall could still be connected to WWF due to the lack of social media and backstage information at the time.