Pro wrestling legend Eric Bischoff makes MLW debut and makes major impact

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NEW YORK – Major League Wrestling (MLW) founder Court Bauer told Fox News Digital at the beginning of the year he believed the company was in for a "huge year."

It hardly gets bigger than Eric Bischoff.

The former World Championship Wrestling (WCW) executive who launched the "Monday Night Wars" against WWE in the mid-1990s with the formation of the New World Order faction received "one shot" to put his creative mind at work on Thursday night.

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Eric Bischoff made his MLW debut on Thursday. (MLW)

Much to the delight of the crowd at Melrose Ballroom in Queens, New York, he made an impact almost immediately.

Matt Riddle and "Filthy" Tom Lawlor came out to welcome Bischoff to MLW and poked the bear. Bischoff booked Riddle to go against Donovan Dijak in a match, putting Riddle’s title shot on the line. If Riddle lost, Dijak would receive the MLW World Heavyweight Championship shot at the company’s first premium live event of 2025, "Kings of Colosseum," against Satoshi Kojima.

Bischoff was far from finished. He put Paul Walter Hauser into a tag-team match with Matthew Justice against the Rogue Horsemen members Brock and CW Anderson. The match also turned into a New York City street fight.

The biggest shocker of the night came when Alex Kane had a few choice words for Bischoff. Kane took a few pot shots at Bischoff’s career and the way he left WCW.

Paul Walter Hauser brings the fight. (MLW)

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Bischoff is hardly one to forget. Kane defeated Bobby Fish in a UWFI Rules match. As he celebrated the