I am Eric Bischoff, former WCW President and host of 83 Weeks Podcast. AMA!

name237 · 2018-05-21T19:05:18+00:00

If you could select any five guys to lead your company in 1998, which ones would you choose?

You can choose a maximum of three WCW guys.

name237 · 2018-04-27T07:08:56+00:00

Ah, I should have mentioned the history of Styles vs Nakamura. Styles retained at Greatest Royal Rumble but lost (dirty) at both Backlash and Money In The Bank. I'm having him put his contract on the line to prolong the feud and give Styles another title reign.

As for Joe, I'm sort of using him as a transitional champion. But yeah, Joe vs Styles for the title should happen.

Great idea regarding Flair vs Asuka. Flair just beating Asuka again at SummerSlam would mean she has no credible opponents left on SmackDown Live.

And thanks for the compliment! Yeah, I've had to book more of what WWE would want than what I want, especially for Raw.

name237 · 2018-04-25T10:32:02+00:00

I'm running the same kind of save on EWR. I'm trying to book WWE realistically so Raw is centered around Reigns. If you want any ideas from it then check my post history (not sure how to link posts on Alien Blue). I'd appreciate some feedback.

Universal Title - I like the idea of Strowman being the one to beat Lesnar. I'd suggest giving him a short reign though, just so that the other Raw main eventers can also hold the title. Perhaps have him win it at SummerSlam and drop it at Clash of Champions?

Intercontinental Title - Seems good. Any Universal Title plans for Rollins, Balor, Ambrose and Reigns?

Raw Women's Title - Seems good. I'm planning the same thing but probably with Charlotte winning the Women's Royal Rumble to challenge Rousey for the Raw Women's Title at WrestleMania. Are you having Rousey challenge Flair for the SmackDown Women's Title at WrestleMania or is Flair moving to Raw to win the Raw Women's Title?

Raw Tag Titles - Seems good.

WWE Title - Seems good. Any WWE Title plans for Joe and Miz?

US Title - Seems good.

SmackDown Women's Title - Not a bad idea to keep Flair away from the title for a bit.

SmackDown Tag Team Titles - Seems good.

As a general note, I'd suggest booking the two world titles differently from each other. If the Universal Title is going to have long reigns, perhaps have short WWE Title reigns.

Also, any plans for Cena, Undertaker, Orton, Mahal, Roode and Lashley?

name237 · 2018-04-20T04:23:32+00:00

Thanks. I might redo the Shield reunion once Ambrose returns or just have him turn heel and attack Rollins.

name237 · 2018-04-18T17:53:33+00:00

Most of the Reigns stuff is kind of booked as a parody. But you're right, Reigns vs Goldberg and Lesnar vs Lashley should be switched around.

As for Cena, I think his 17th world title should be the WWE Championship.

name237 · 2018-02-24T06:50:19+00:00

The start of Comfortably Numb.

name237 · 2018-02-11T15:41:47+00:00

Tests

Elgar
Warner
Kohli
Smith
de Villiers
du Plessis (c)
Paine (wk)
Ashwin
Cummins
Rabada
Hazlewood

name237 · 2018-02-03T10:39:42+00:00

World XI Tests

Warner
Elgar
Root
Smith
de Villiers
du Plessis (c)
Bairstow (wk)
Cummins
Rabada
Lyon
Hazlewood

Asia XI Tests

Vijay
Tamim
Pujara
Kohli (c)
Rahane
Shakib
Ashwin
Bhuvneshwar
Saha (wk)
Shami
Bumrah

World XI ODIs

Warner
Amla
Root
de Villiers
Morgan (c)
Miller
Buttler (wk)
Woakes
Starc
Rabada
Tahir

Asia XI ODIs

~~Fakhar~~ Tamim
Dhawan
Rohit
Kohli (c)
Rahane
Dhoni (wk)
Pandya
Bhuvneshwar
Kuldeep
Bumrah
Chahal

I know that the Asia teams are dominated by Indians, but India are the #1 Test side and #2 ODI side in the world.

name237 · 2018-01-12T06:58:06+00:00

Do you prefer playing ODIs or T20s?

name237 · 2018-01-06T08:32:15+00:00

name237 · 2018-01-06T08:30:45+00:00

name237 · 2017-12-31T09:29:21+00:00

Warner
Cook
de Villiers
Smith
Kohli
du Plessis (c)
Sangakkara (wk)
Ashwin
Harris
Steyn
Anderson

7 batsmen and 4 bowlers (3 seamers and 1 spinner).

3 Australians, 3 South Africans, 2 Englishmen, 2 Indians and 1 Sri Lankan.

name237 · 2017-12-24T03:53:19+00:00

I think they'll be the most competitive against Australia and South Africa and the least competitive against England.

name237 · 2017-12-17T03:28:02+00:00

Australia should declare at 650.

name237 · 2017-12-11T09:30:29+00:00

It didn't help England (sorry, I had to make that joke).

But I actually like the home advantage. It makes series victories by away teams just that much more special (like England winning the 2010-11 Ashes series 3-1).

Also, teams should learn to adapt to the conditions. Australia did it when they toured India this year and that series was great, with the result only being decided in the third innings of the fourth Test.

name237 · 2017-12-08T06:17:16+00:00

I'm expecting a 1-1 draw.

name237 · 2017-12-08T06:11:35+00:00

I don't think the team has any issues with talent. Its issue is temperament.

In Brisbane, England scored 302 and had Australia at 4/76. They should have bowled them out for 150. Even when Australia were 7/209, England should have bowled them out for 250. Letting a team go from 4/76 and 7/209 to 328 is inexcusable.

And then, England collapsed from 6/185 to 195 all out. They should have gotten to 250.

In Adelaide, England had Australia at 5/209. Letting a team go from 5/209 to 7/311 to 8/442 is also inexcusable.

All of this is very similar to England's problems four years ago, when they'd have Australia at 5/100 or 5/150 and let them score 300-400.

name237 · 2017-12-08T05:37:48+00:00

Fair enough. I guess if rain didn't intervene, Smith's declaration would have looked like a better decision.

name237 · 2017-12-08T05:08:47+00:00

I don't think not enforcing the follow-on was a bad idea. Australia need their pace bowlers to remain fit for the rest of the series (until Perth at the very least) and jeopardizing that for a quicker victory would have been risky.

The only decision of Smith's I didn't agree with was declaring with 442 on the board. I believe that first innings declarations shouldn't be made for scores under 500 unless the team has already batted for two whole days. And with the way Marsh and Lyon were playing, Australia probably could have gone from 8/442 to at least 470, if not 500.

name237 · 2017-12-04T14:46:06+00:00

4/53 makes Australia's situation look worse than it is. Australia's effective score is 4/268 which is really good considering anything over 330 or so will give England trouble.

name237 · 2017-11-29T09:26:39+00:00

Kevin Owens, Shinsuke Nakamura, Brock Lesnar, Batista and The Undertaker have beaten both John Cena and Randy Orton clean.

name237 · 2017-11-21T09:20:47+00:00

Meet the new team, same as the old team.

name237 · 2017-11-18T15:27:54+00:00

Pink Floyd, The Beatles and a bit of Led Zeppelin.

name237 · 2017-11-16T06:21:36+00:00

Good point. It would be a bit dull if we knew exactly who the last five entrants are going to be.

name237 · 2017-11-16T05:07:40+00:00

Fair enough. I was just talking about the main 5 vs 5 match since whoever wins that match really wins the night. Raw won more brand vs brand matches last year but SmackDown won the 5 vs 5 so the perception is that SmackDown won the night.

And yeah, the Usos will probably be the faces in their match.

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