On the latest episode of 83 Weeks, Eric Bischoff talked about the state of AEW and why their interest has dropped. You can check out some highlights below:
On AEW and the wrestling business being cyclical: “If it’s cyclical, it’s affecting both companies. I’ve been through that bulls**t excuse before. I endorsed that position before. ‘Oh, it must be that. It’s not us, not the fact that we can’t come up with a good idea. It’s not that we don’t have the greatest talents. It’s not us, the wrestling business is cyclical.’ If business is down for everybody in the sector, I’ll entertain the conversation.
“That’s not the case for AEW. They’re down because the audience is not buying the product. It doesn’t matter if it’s professional wrestling or Jiffy Pop popcorn. People are either buying it or they’re not. And less and less people buy the product every week. What do they have, like 2800 people …