On a recent edition of his “83 Weeks” podcast, Eric Bischoff discussed WWE NXT surpassing AEW Dynamite in the ratings at the 2300 Arena, Vince McMahon holding a breakfast meeting with TKO President Mark Shapiro, and other topics.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On Vince McMahon having a breakfast meeting with Mark Shapiro: “Vince isn’t going to sell. We know that. You know, are we surprised that Vince put on a happy face and was completely professional in in the words of Shapiro? That doesn’t surprise me at all. That’s Vince, he’s a pro’s pro. And he’s not going to sell. He may have wanted to rip Shapiro’s throat out, but the only person that’ll know that would be Vince. He wouldn’t sell it.
“So no, and look — take it to face value. There’s no reason not to take it at face value. And I hope all of that is true. I hope Vince is chilling. Not that he’s kicking back, but I hope that he’s starting to relax a little bit and is able to focus on the things that are important. And clearly getting rid of this litigation is going to be at the top of his list. And maybe then we’ll see what Vince is all about and where he’s going. But good for him, I guess. As good as it could be under the circumstances.”
On WWE NXT at the ECW Arena beating AEW Dynamite in the ratings: “No, I’m not surprised when I read the ratings at all. NXT is a hotter brand, it’s that simple. So I wasn’t surprised at the outcome in terms of the ratings. I didn’t know much about it creatively going in, and I wasn’t able to see it because I was actually traveling here to Los Angeles on Wednesday. So I did not get a chance to see it, but heard a lot about it, read a lot about it. Congratulations to NXT.”
