Pro wrestling and Lucha Libre legend Konnan recently spoke with Wrestling Observer Radio on a variety of topics such as how former WCW President Eric Bischoff never respected him because he didn't really follow Lucha Libre as well as how the only reason Konnan was in WCW is Kevin Sullivan talked Bischoff into bringing him in.
Konnan said:
“We get along, but [Bischoff] never gave me that respect because he didn’t follow lucha libre. He was basically talked into bringing me in by Kevin Sullivan. They originally wanted me to wrestle Hogan and we were going to have one match in the United States and one match in Mexico.”
Konnan also spoke about how he was even given the US Championship by WCW when he beat One Man Gang, a wrestler who was very difficult to work with because he didn’t want to do the job.
Konnan said:
“They actually gave me the US Championship really quick against One Man Gang, who was very difficult to work with because he didn’t want to do the job. But I was a big problem because they assumed that I knew American wrestling… I had to deprogram myself to learn the American style and I think they gave up on me instead of pushing me to the moon really quick.”
You can check out Konnan's comments at this link. H/T to Wrestling Inc. for transcribing the above quotes.
