WWE Hall of Famer Eric Bischoff recently spoke on his podcast, โ83 Weeks,โ about a variety of professional wrestling topics including the 2023 AEW All In PPV event:
โWhen you donโt have story, you put on a spectacle, and this was a spectacle. You had 81,000-plus fans, it was a beautiful venue. There were some great production shots, not as many as I thought Iโd see. I didnโt think they put the event over quite as much as I think they could have or shouldโve, but thatโs probably being slightly over-critical. The lack of individual matches and the drama that usually comes with it because thereโs story, thereโs psychology in a match โ even if there isnโt a backstory leading into the match, the match itself can have story, which is fine.โ
โI was pretty supportive of Tony and AEW going into not having a lot of build-up into the event, and I still am. But I think the takeaway would have been better had there been more singles matches that had great psychology in the ring. We didnโt see that. What we saw was a lot of gimmick matches. Everything but the main event was a gimmick match, I think. Just too much. Too, too, too indie. Itโs too indie-riffic. Even though it was in front of 80,000 people, it was too indie-riffic for me.โ
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