Former WCW President Eric Bischoff recently discussed All Elite Wrestling and how he feels Tony Khan is catering to dirt sheets instead of trying to get more mainstream.
Speaking on the MackMania Podcast, Easy E said that Khan is too ingrained in the world of dirt sheets and that he needs to widen his net.
“On a personal level, I think Tony has got his head plugged into the dirt sheet wrestling community far too much” Bischoff began.
Eric Bischoff on Tony Khan and AEW
“When you produce a show, especially like wrestling, you need to know who your audience is, and you need to know who you want to be your audience” the former WCW President added.
“You have to grow your business, you can’t just keep serving the same hardcore, dirt sheet wrestling fan psychology, and mentality, and expect to grow your business” he noted.
“You want to get up to 1.5 and be really competitive with RAW, or SmackDown? Guess what, you’re going to have to take that million, give or take, viewers that you have every week, and grow that by 50%, or 75%, or 100% in order to be truly competitive.
“I don’t see that happening, because I think Tony is dirt sheet booker of the year, two years in a row” Eric Bischoff concluded.
Is that a fair assessment from the former WCW President? It’s probably a bit harsh.
