4 Things I Learned from Eric Bischoff's New Podcast With Conrad Thompson

#4: Scott Hall and Kevin Nash did not have the first guaranteed contracts of WCW.

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Critics of WCW often like to point out that the company was careless with its spending when it came to hiring new talent. Oftentimes, that logic also ties into blaming Eric Bischoff for providing minimally-used WCW talent with guaranteed contracts.

That subject may also lead into discussion about how WCW changed its business model to accommodate Hall and Nash, giving them the first guaranteed WCW contracts.

Bischoff disputed this on all ends. He explained how he himself, as a low-level WCW broadcaster, had a guaranteed contract. He told an anecdote about Larry Zbyszko having a guaranteed contract in that same era.

Thompson added that The Midnight Express, outside of WCW, had guaranteed contracts. The bottom line is that Hall and Nash were not the first WCW-signed wrestlers to be promised money even if not working dates.

This led to further discussion about Most Favored Nations -- or "MFN" -- clauses, and how that often played into signing top talent. Furthermore, how particular wrestlers used agents for their contract negotiations, which influenced what other performers might get.

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