Last Monday, PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed former WCW President Eric Bischoff an exclusive multi-hour "Torch Talk" interview covering a variety of controversial subjects from the Monday Night War period, his days on WWE TV, his 2006 autobiography, and the "Rise & Fall of WCW" DVD.

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We present today's seventh question and answer. Tune in Tuesday at noon Torch Time for the eighth question and answer.

Wade Keller: I think it is fascinating that we're sitting here in 2009 talking about this. Imagine in 1998 or around that time being able to say without the details of the circumstances that you and Vince would work together and in ten years we would talk about, and that you would get a chance to get to know him not as a competitor, not as someone who drove you to imagine you could drive him out of business, but as actually a colleague on the air as characters. It's fascinating that we can sit here in 2009 how crazy that would have sounded ten, twelve years ago.

Eric Bischoff: It's been done to death, and I've probably been more guilty of it than anybody, but a perfect example of why you never say never in the wrestling business. He's a competitor, an entrepreneur, he's a very, very intelligent man. I question his creative capacity, to be honest with you, but aside from that when it comes to business, I don't think anybody in their right mind could argue that Vince is probably one of the more brilliant minds in entertainment across the board. I mean, he's done a phenomenal job building a solid organization with great people in it. And I'm talking about people you've never heard of and I don't know who are behind the scenes within his infrastructure. We're more familiar with the TV product. That's a great team. It takes a lot to build that. But that being said, it was a great experience. I'm glad I did it. It is a little odd. I wish he was in my shoes. I wish he was working for me.

Keller: I don't think there's any doubt you were the top rival he ever had, the most successful rival he ever had. That goes without question. I'm sure it had to bother you a little bit that he continued to frame it as him against Ted Turner as opposed to him against you, because obviously on a week to week basis the things that he did to compete with WCW were the things that you were doing to compete with the WWF, and Ted Turner was far removed. Did you ever think that was a smart strategy on his part even if he knew in his heart it wasn't true? Or did it eat at you a little bit?...

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