His character and booking of matches that the fans disliked led to mainly heel reactions, though he played face at times such as during Survivor Series, where he helped SmackDown! general manager Theodore Long defeat Raw general manager Eric Bischoff.
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So, they decided to bring back former WCW president Eric Bischoff and former head of creativity Vince Russo, putting them together to run WCW with the thought that they could keep each other's failures in check.
The original Misfits stable was originally started on the April 17, 2000 episode of WCW Monday Nitro when Eric Bischoff berated a crew of wrestlers including Hugh Morrus, Lash LeRoux, Chavo Guerrero, Jr., and Booker T. along with Bam Bam Bigelow "who remained heel" and Jerry Flynn "on his last appearance on WCW TV" for not helping the New Blood dispatch their enemies known as the Millionaires Club.
So, they decided to bring back former WCW president Eric Bischoff and former WWF head of creative Vince Russo, putting them together to run WCW.
During the September 12 episode of SmackDown! Three Minute Warning and Eric Bischoff crashed the "commitment ceremony" being held for the Billy and Chuck tag team.