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Eric Bischoff wants to see the Insane Clown Posse in the WWE Hall of Fame.
The popular 1990s rap group became professional wrestlers, working in every major company in the United States. They wrestled for WWE, WCW and ECW during the Attitude Era. This was before forming their own promotion (Juggalo Championship Wrestling) to great success.
Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope worked for Eric Bischoff when he was the head of WCW. He was asked about their Hall of Fame potential on a Wise Choices episode of his 83 Weeks podcast. Bischoff said he is starting an early petition to get the ICP honored for their work in wrestling.
“We want Insane Clown Posse in the WWE Hall of Fame. 83weeks.com, we’re going to start that right now because it’s going to take a while. I run into them out in the convention circuit too, and they are super great guys. I really, really enjoy being around them—amazingly talented, I love their energy. Bat shit crazy, and that’s the part I love the most.
“Any memorable stories? Other than just hiring them and obviously being a part of it, although I didn’t direct them, I didn’t produce them. Kevin Sullivan and his team did. I didn’t have any working physical relationships in terms of television with them, but I enjoyed being around them and I appreciated what they contributed. They brought an edge to our product. It was something wacky, cool, and different at the time, and that’s what Nitro was all about. They added a lot of that identity and helped brand us because they jumped on board and did their crazy wacky shit. It was fun.”
In a previous Q&A session on AdFreeShows.com, Eric Bischoff was asked about his previous interactions with the Insane Clown Posse in WCW.
The former WCW boss revealed that he didn’t deal with Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J too often. However, he said they were no problem backstage, calling the pair “the real deal”.
“I didn’t deal with them a lot. I didn’t have a lot of conversations with them. The one conversations I did have were for the most part social, very little business so I never really got to know them well.”
“I had no problem with them, I mean they were whack, they were different, but it’s the wrestling business, at least back then! It’s a little more civilized now than it used to be, but yeah, they lived their characters. They were the real deal so they brought a lot of that backstage with them but I stayed as clear from it as I possibly could.”
