Eric is doing an act and I respect it. But let’s be serious. Eric used to be a wrestling company executive, and now he is a commentator. And as a commentator, he’s trying to stir up controversy. But I think it would be pretty naive of anybody and not examine that the person talking is Eric Bischoff, who is the most outspoken wrestling executive of all time, and somebody who got a lot of heat.
But also somebody that, look, the things that I’m trying to do in terms of balancing the great stars we have like a CM Punk, Chris Jericho, Bryan Danielson and people who have come in with years of experience. They’ve got lots of time on television as a big TV wrestling star.
Then we have the people who have emerged here and become big TV wrestling stars in AEW, like Kenny Omega, Hangman [Adam] Page and the Young Bucks. And to also have a whole crew of people that are the young stars, a lot of them are becoming young, established stars on TV too. Whether it’s MJF, Britt Baker, Sammy Guevara, Jungle Boy and so many others, Darby Allin in particular.
These are the stars that I’m committed to keeping in AEW, not losing and building around. When Eric says ‘focus on the wrestling’, I am focused on the wrestling, and pushing these people and not running out of the company.
Chris Jericho couldn’t get out of WCW fast enough. Eddie Guerrero was put in his place and the wrestlers were told by their boss ‘there’s only three guys in the company.’ When Eric said that Hogan, Savage and Piper were the only three guys that ever drew money, of course a slap in the face to a few other people in the room, but also what does that say to the morale of the young wrestlers who are busting their a$$ every week? It just doesn’t make sense.
So I am happy and grateful to not go off like that every week. Really only when there’s a call for it, when there’s competition for us on our door step and we have to respond. I’m just really grateful for the fans, for their support and I think there’s nothing to talk about now, because I think we did what we had to do last weekend. And now we can enjoy it and also look forward to a great card this weekend.”
Bischoff will now respond to Khan on the next episode of his 83 Weeks podcast. Here’s what he tweeted:
“Truth can be painful. And this pain is going to be ugly.”
Truth can be painful. And this pain is going to be ugly. https://t.co/C0dSehJXQN
— Eric Bischoff (@EBischoff) October 21, 2021
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