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Episode 480: Going Back To JCP
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Sale of JCP to Turner
I fought the sale [to Turner]. Rick Flair and I, Rick didn't want to go. I said, 'Damn it, I'm going to take it. I'll go Chapter 11.' But my mother at the time said, 'David, you're going to do this.' So I did it.
WCW backstage politics
Who was pushing Eric in that direction? Was it Craig Leathers? He wanted Eric's job. He wanted to take over the company.
Magnum TA's career
Magnum TA... he would have been the world champion and he would have been a fantastic champion.
Eric Bischoff's start in WCW
Bill Shaw stepped forward and said, 'I will take this company and make it better.' And he did. He told me about Eric [Bischoff] and he said, 'You've got to help him. You've got to protect him.'
Backstage politics in WCW
Eric came to me and said, 'David, you've got to fire Keith Mitchell.' I said, 'No, he's not [causing problems].' He said, 'Yes, he is. Do it now.' That totally destroyed my relationship with Keith.
Jim Crockett Promotions production
When the people from Turner came up to buy us, they said, 'This is a sausage factory. You guys just crank and crank product out.' We said, 'Yeah.'
Starrcade 1987
We shouldn't have gone to Chicago [for Starrcade 87]. I think the Chicago was just because of the name. The building was totally wrong. It was a nightmare trying to move in and set up.
AEW vs WWE production
I look at the two shows and I can tell you right now that AEW production-wise is far superior to WWE. There's not a question who's going to win here.
David Crockett's wrestling career
I lasted for about a year, year and a half [as a wrestler] and I could count the light bulbs in the arenas because I spent all my time on my back.
Post-sale JCP operations
I was asked to stay after five years [at Turner]. Valerie and I talked about it, and my kids were in high school. I said, 'It's unfair to move you guys to Atlanta.'
