AEW has many vocal critics and a lot of them are pro wrestling legends. Jim Cornette, Kevin Nash, and former WCW boss Eric Bischoff have been particularly vocal, with the latter rarely holding back when it comes to evaluating Tony Khan's decisions.
After WCW was purchased by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, Bischoff spent years working behind and in front of the camera in WWE and has even appeared on AEW TV. With that in mind, his opinion holds some weight no matter what you think of his work inside and outside of the ring.
During a recent edition of his Strictly Business podcast, Bischoff was asked to elaborate on what are often perceived as overly harsh views about Khan and his promotion.
"There's nothing that I can say that I haven't been saying for two years," he said. "It's the same issues over and over and over and over again. I can't talk about storytelling any more than I already have for the last two years."
He'd go on to dismiss claims that his negative opinions about AEW have anything to do with not being offered a job in the company and made it clear that, after his last stint with WWE, he has zero interest in being part of the wrestling business again.
However, he's confident that his WCW experiences can provide Khan with some much-needed insights into succeeding.
"This is going to be considered to be negative, but it's not meant to be - it's just honest," Bischoff added. "Tony Khan [is in] such a unique situation - he has his own money."
"He's got more money than he can spend in his next three lifetimes, and he's a massive wrestling fan, so he has this unique opportunity to launch this company called AEW with his own money, which means he's not accountable to anybody except for the network."
AEW ratings are on the decline and even the company's biggest fans have started to complain about Khan's creative output. Shows like Dynamite and Collision have begun feeling increasingly messy and the days of them nipping at the heels of shows like RAW and SmackDown - and even NXT - appear to have ended.
They're not heading the way of TNA/IMPACT Wrestling quite yet, but it's become clear Khan needs to do more than just enlist ex-WWE talent if AEW hopes to be here for the long haul.
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