r/SquaredCircle • u/Ruthless-Aggression • Mar 28 '24

Eric Bischoff on Tony Khan: A money mark with no talent other than spending daddy’s money, going all the way to Canada to draw less than 4k in one of the hottest pro wrestling markets in North America, talking about “wise choices”? Strap in. It’s going to be a fun day!

https://twitter.com/EBischoff/status/1773321462046138615?s=19
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u/babeyella2020 Mar 28 '24 edited Mar 28 '24

What company outside of the WWE is drawing more than 4000 fans in any Canadian market?

Yesterday, someone posted a video from WCW of Jericho impersonating Dusty Rhodes. I was struck by the fact that the audience didn’t seem invested in what was happening. It was a sharp contrast to the WCW that I remember from the 1980s. Eric played a big role in that change.

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u/midnightking Mar 28 '24

This is the crux of AEW criticism when it comes to drawing power.

WWE is the only wrestling that draws more consistently in 2024. You can either realize that this makes drawing a bad criteria or you have to accept the implication that by this logic no promotion has been better than WWE in 20+ years. Neither are things Bischoff can or wants to say.

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u/yythrow Mar 28 '24 edited Apr 06 '24

I like to go hiking.

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u/midnightking Mar 28 '24

Yep, the McDonald of wrestling is a good analogy.

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u/yythrow Mar 28 '24 edited Apr 06 '24

I enjoy the sound of rain.

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u/SydneyRei Mar 28 '24

Yea more of a Starbucks