“When I created the Cruiserweight division in WCW, nobody called them cruiserweights in the industry at that point. That was a boxing term, not a wrestling term, but I did not want to call them junior heavyweights, light heavyweights, or anything that made them sound diminutive. I wanted it to sound special and cool.”

American television producer and wrestling promoter, active in WCW and WWE

Eric Bischoff is an American television producer, wrestling booker, promoter, and performer. He is known for his work in World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment, and for serving as chief media officer for Real American Freestyle. Bischoff became widely known as Executive Producer, then Senior Vice President, of WCW, and later as the on-screen General Manager of WWE’s Raw brand. He also worked with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as Executive Producer of TNA iMPACT!, and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2021.