Eric Bischoff is still frequently talked about in high regard in the wrestling world and thanks to his controversial decisions during the Monday Night Wars - he likely will remain a strong talking point.
The former WCW General Manager is now however a much more toned-down figure as he enters his sixties but one man that is more notorious than ever for his strong comments has caught his attention.
Conor McGregor, in the build up to his UFC 202 rematch against Nate Diaz, had a lot to say towards a number of WWE performers and Bischoff has a front-seat for all of the backstage action.
McGregor doing what a fighter should do
While the UFC man may have won his highly anticipated fight last week his comments still seem to be circulating around social media and are likely to follow him for the near future at least.
Bischoff while doing a question and answer session revealed something very telling that happened just a week before his hate filled comments and may be able to shed-light on the entire situation.
He said "I was sitting at a restaurant with Ric Flair and his wife and suddenly he got a text from McGregor."
The 61-year-old never disclosed what the message said but said that his dinner partner Flair said it was a "positive" one as he was actually deciding whether or not to go to the fight at this point.
On the character of the fighter himself, Bischoff said that McGregor was "creating a character to get people talking, which is something that fighters should do."
Next week after hearing the comments from the Irishman become headline news the former RAW GM said he knew "something" was up and after putting on his "wrestling glasses" he could smell "bull-s**t."
On The Final Deletion
While the controversy of Bischoff may be winding down to a minimal, wrestling and the rest of the world has filled his footsteps very well.
In today's product, one narrative seems to be head and shoulders above the rest as it has completely taken on a life of its own.
The Final Deletion earned some horrific reviews but was genuinely well received by the wrestling community and Bischoff gave his piece on the battle between Brother Nero (Jeff Hardy) and Broken Matt Hardy.
He said "I have not seen it, I do not watch it (TNA) so for me to comment would be stupid."
While the veteran had not actually viewed the video he was still impressed by how well it has done as he said "It has been pretty successful considered people continue to ask about it."
He continued "It resonated with the audience and got people talking so it must have been good."