Former WCW President Eric Bischoff harshly criticized AEW’s creative direction and future during an appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show. Bischoff, known for his blunt opinions, stated he has “given up” on the company, condemning its storytelling approach and leadership.
“They’re horrible. I’ve given up,” Bischoff said. “I used to get frustrated because I hate seeing people screw up good opportunities… but now, it’s just like, yeah, whatever. It is what it is. There’s no hope for them.”
Bischoff attributed AEW’s struggles to a lack of understanding about compelling wrestling narratives. “There’s no light bulb gonna go off. They have no idea what they’re doing and they’re too stubborn to learn.” He criticized the company for failing to grasp basic storytelling: “Boy meets girl, boy gets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back—that’s a story. But they can’t even manage that.”
He also targeted wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer, claiming Meltzer’s defense of AEW’s storytelling—suggesting there are too many stories for fans to follow—is “laughable”.
Bischoff expanded his critique to AEW’s fanbase and Tony Khan’s vision: “Tony’s vision… is to provide content for that percentage of the audience that only cares about high-risk, high-altitude, fast-paced action and not about story or characters. If that’s what you like, more power to you. But it’s not viable for the masses.”
He ended by questioning Khan’s decision to refer to AEW fans as “sickos”. “Why would you want to call your fans sickos? The majority of them prefer not to be called that. Just a hint,” Bischoff remarked.
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