WWE Hall of Famer and former WCW President Eric Bischoff recently appeared on an episode of his podcast, “83 Weeks.” In this episode, he discussed various topics, including concerns that WWE might be absorbing other promotions.
Bischoff said, “WWE is a global freaking juggernaut. There is going to be more opportunity for more wrestlers to be gainfully employed long-term because of WWE — the acquisition or association, whatever the case may be. TNA is not an acquisition; it’s an association. I don’t know what the details are of AAA. Let’s just assume, for the sake of this conversation, it is a form of an acquisition.”
On how promotions are benefitting from their association with WWE:
“They still have to put great talent out there. And if you’re a great talent, and you don’t do stupid shit and say stupid s**t that buries you with decision-makers — the opportunity for you to come back in any way, shape, or form, in any number of opportunities, is only enhanced by WWE and the strength of it. Because AAA is a stronger company because of its association with WWE than it is without. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be f**king doing it. Same with TNA. TNA is in a much better position due to its association with WWE than it would be without. So I get the desire to create the ‘monopoly’ storyline and narrative: ‘Oh, these poor wrestlers are never going to have the chance because big, bad WWE is gobbling up all these wrestling companies.’ It’s the exact opposite. It just depends on how you choose to look at it as an individual.”
You can check out the complete podcast in the video below.
(H/T to 411Mania.com for transcribing the above quotes)
