Eric Bischoff Comments On The Absence Of Proper Storytelling In AEW

Speaking on the most recent edition of his “83 Weeks” podcast, Eric Bischoff shared why he does not want to work with AEW, attributing it to the absence of cohesive and coherent storytelling in the company. He also shared insights on what constitutes a story in wrestling and attributed the poor ratings currently plaguing AEW to this very factor.

You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:

On why he does not want to work with AEW: “I’ve been talking you through it for the last year and a half. And every time I do, it’s like, ‘Oh, he’s the old man screaming at the clouds. He’s just f**king jealous because Tony won’t hire him.’ First of all, I wouldn’t take a job right now — well, I won’t say for any amount of money because, look, we all know I’m a whore. But realistically, I wouldn’t want to be anywhere near that clown car. And the reason for that is because there is a failure to recognize what’s wrong. It’s simple, its story, and its legitimate story.”

On what constitutes a story in wrestling: “Not what a wrestling fan thinks is a story, or unfortunately what a lot of the talent in the ring referred to as a story. Just because you’ve wrestled in the past and have quote-unquote history does not mean you have a story. A story is a well-defined arc with plot points that happen along the way in a very precise manner so that they peak at certain points within that arc, and they dovetail into other stories within the context of wrestling that are going on. That’s what WWE is doing. The schematic is right in front of you. It’s the inability to recognize it that is what’s causing this issue. I’ve been saying it for a year and a half. When I first started saying it is — I think it was in November, October or November, almost two years ago now.”

On how AEW ratings have dropped due to inconsistent storytelling: “There has to be a story, that has to be the focus. It can’t be dream matches, hardcore, just bleed all over the f**king place. Random matches were thrown together. There needs to be character development and evolution. There needs to be great story. And I said a year and a half, almost two years ago, if they continue to ignore that, AEW ratings are going to become flat and then deteriorate. It was almost two years ago. What are the ratings doing now? They’re flat, and they’re deteriorating.”

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