Pillmanized

I got a couple of questions that I don't think his DVD really goes into
it.
1.) I know Pillman created the "Loose Cannon" persona to basically
trick Eric Bischoff into firing him, but what exactly was Bischoff's
reason/plan for trying to work the wrestlers/employees in WCW with
this? Was he hoping that Pillman would work out this character in ECW,
then bring him back as anti-authority figure/rebel like Stone Cold
Steve Austin, maybe to battle the NWO? Was this supposed to be knock at
the WWE/Vince McMahon, since Pillman used to be Austin's tag team
partner? Even if that was the plan, I still don't see the reason to try
to work his employees.
2.) I know ECW was the rebel "anything can happen" organization, but
surely they must have been hoping they would have gotten alot more out
of Pillman besides a few promos/skits. Like maybe an actual wrestling
match?  Did they have any plans for him, even short-term ones?

The question of what exactly anyone, Pillman included, was hoping to get out of the Loose Cannon deal is a tough one.  I know Pillman was planning to go back to WCW after his “fake” firing, but the accident left him in a really bad bargaining position and he pretty much had to take the guaranteed WWF money instead.  By the time he was in ECW he was so deep into the work that lots of people commented on how he was losing track of the whole reason why he was doing it.  So no, ECW had no plans for him aside from screwing with the big two, and I don’t even think Bischoff had plans for him if he was to return.