Earlier tonight, WWE Network Tweeted out a video clip from the Monday Night Wars series which is currently available on the Network.
In the clip, Bret Hart claims Eric Bischoff rejected the idea of working with Mike Tyson in wCw before WWE ended up using him in a now-famous segment with Steve Austin:
Did @MikeTyson call @EBischoff first during The #MondayNightWar? #WWENetwork pic.twitter.com/rrpejvcJis— WWE Network (@WWENetwork) August 3, 2017
Hart said, “Word had just come out that Mike Tyson was doing something with Vince [McMahon]. I remember Eric Bischoff telling me, Mike Tyson had called him first. And he kind of blew him off and he said, ‘We don’t need Mike Tyson.’
“And I remember listening to that thinking: Steve Austin and Vince. Oh, and Mike Tyson. These guys are going to kick the hell out of wCw.”
Bischoff, who the WWE Network tagged in the tweet, called Hart’s claim ‘nonsense.’
This is absolute nonsense. Bret Hart is full of s–t.
— Eric Bischoff (@EBischoff) August 3, 2017
Bischoff then said Hart needs a dementia check in response to a fan.
Like perhaps @BretHart needs a dementia check.
— Eric Bischoff (@EBischoff) August 3, 2017
Tyson’s involvement with WWE led to an appearance at WrestleMania XIV, where he served as the special enforcer in the showdown between WWE Champion Shawn Michaels and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin.
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