Eric Bischoff Declares He Would Pass on AEW Job Offer

WWE Hall of Famer Eric Bischoff, widely respected for his invaluable insights into the pro wrestling industry, has regularly been criticizing AEW for a lot of things and he has made it clear he has no intention of working in AEW.

If it wasn’t clear already, Eric Bischoff isn’t the biggest fan of AEW. He doesn’t even believe AEW is contributing anything to the world of professional wrestling, unlike what WWE does.

On a recent episode of the 83 Weeks podcast, Eric Bischoff was asked if he would consider being the General Manager of AEW if he had the chance to compete with WWE again. Bischoff responded that he would not take on that role. He expressed hope that AEW can improve and find its direction, but acknowledged the ongoing backstage drama in the company.

Bischoff noted that if he were younger, he might have jumped at the opportunity, especially given the money being discussed backstage. However, he feels that at his current stage in life, he wouldn’t want to be involved. Bischoff emphasized that if he were to step into AEW, he would be blamed for its problems, and he wouldn’t even want to appear on camera. He mentioned that even if he had a good relationship with Tony Khan, he still wouldn’t want to be part of the show because it’s not as enjoyable for him as it once was. He indicated that if AEW were in a better environment and had more momentum, he might consider it, but right now, it just isn’t fun for him.

 “No. I hope AEW pulls a nose up, figures out a way, and has vision, but we all know it’s pretty public, the kind of drama going on backstage. If I was in my 20s and 30s, hell yeah. Why not, especially with the kind of bags that are being thrown around backstage there. Hell yeah, I’d do it. Even in my 40s, I would have done it, but at this stage of my life, I wouldn’t go near it.”

First of all, the first time I step foot in AEW, everything that’s wrong with that place would be wrong because of me. I ain’t going near it. I wouldn’t even want to show up on camera anymore. If everything was fine, and you know, Tony and I weren’t going back and forth, and I didn’t call his last All In show hot garbage this morning, even if none of that was happening and we were buddies, I wouldn’t even really want to be on the show. At this stage of my life, why? It’s not as much fun for me anymore as it would have been when I was in my 40s. If it was a better environment, if the show was great, if it had some momentum and it was fun, sure I would, if it was fun, but it’s not fun.”

Bischoff also accused Tony Khan of running AEW like hobby and even called out Khan for claiming AEW is under constant attack. Regardless, Bischoff wants nothing to do with AEW and that’s unlikely to change anytime soon.

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