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Those saying TNA needs Eric Bischoff on the booking team clearly don't understand the behind the scenes workings of WCW. Bischoff never was the booker. He was executive VP and then president. He was in charge of WCW operations. The actual booking was handled by the likes of Flair, Rhodes, Sullivan and Nash, with Eric having final say. The top guys pretty much booked themselves too.
Eric was more of an 'ideas' guy. If he contributes some of those ideas (from the same pool that cruiserweights, nWo, and Monday night head-to-head showdowns came from) then he could be an asset to TNA. As a booker, he is untested.
Also, whoever it was who said "Bookers > Wrestlers" is talking shit. Bookers don't draw merchandise sales, PPV buys and TV ratings. Maybe their creative minds lead to that, but no sensible promoter would choose their (non-wrestler) booker over a star performer. Maybe when Vince Russo vs Bryan Gerwertz posts a monster buy rate that will change. Maybe when casual wrestling fans tune in on a Friday night specifically to find out what Michael Hayes has dreamed up this week, things will be different. Until then, it's Wrestler > Booker.
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