ERIC BISCHOFF *LIVE* | WWE SATURDAY NIGHT'S MAIN EVENT REACTION

[@stevebragg4256]

Jesse is rooting for the heels, he always has. Some people that commented don't know their history or probably aren't old enough to remember. Many probably weren't born yet.

[@jonathanmays8203]

Reading comments tonight I feel like it's mainly that most of them weren't born yet

[@CampItClub]

I would have liked a couple “locker room interviews” just before the wrestlers went out to the ring, but I loved it!

[@ExplisitHipHop]

Why? Thats not traditional SNME.

[@thomasludlow8680]

​@ExplisitHipHop Yes it is actually.

[@CampItClub]

@ It absolutely was. Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Ultimate Warrior, Mr Perfect and The Brain, in a locker room talking to Mean Gene just before they went to the ring. Happened all the time.

[@stevebragg4256]

They would have had to shorten or had less matches. But I see your point.

[@thomasludlow8680]

@ExplisitHipHop Ok smart guy. I've been a fan for 5 decades.I should know what I'm talking about and I realize they didn't do everything exactly the same.And I agree about the music but the original comment was about the interviews..

[@phale-fi2fo]

Im 60 days sober. Learning to watch and enjoy wrestling sober. This one was easy to watch

[@HabsMike25]

Congrats to you👍👍👍👍

[@markedly1013]

Congrats.

[@backwoods_trev_865]

Congrats sobriety is an amazing thing im almost 3 years sober

[@phale-fi2fo]

@backwoods_trev_865 Thank you.

[@phale-fi2fo]

@markedly1013 I appreciate that

[@cubsfan007]

My biggest complaint was the amount of commercials... jeez

[@michiganjack1337]

For real! I was watching on Peacock and thought there might be something wrong with the stream

[@MissterX]

I didn't see any commercials.

[@Technics_Trader]

They hit a Home run on this one the nostalgia was off the scale. Hearing Jessie’s voice and that old music again took me back to the 80s. Absolutely loved it and hope they keep it the same on the next ones

[@AceLopez1]

Two hours is good enough especially on network television. If anyone thinks that’s too long, go watch a five hour AEW event. That’ll change your mind.

[@adriancano5403]

Just one hour of AEW is garbage at the bottom end of the scow !!!

[@ts9332]

I can't watch 5 minutes of AEW.

[@georgen5882]

People are weird. They weee complaining three hour raw was too long. Now a two hour special event is too long. A one hour wrestling show doesn’t make sense. The last time I remember them doing that was the Saturday morning shows when I was a kid, but those were also taped and likely condensed anyway. Two hours for an event like this is perfect. My only issue is it felt rushed. Cut it to four matches and allow extra time for an interview or one match to be a little longer. Or both. I do like the no BS approach and just moving forward, but it was a bit much. Also way too many commercials. If they do PiP again I just can’t sit through it.

[@ajpal9618]

Jesse is a heel commentator. Did you hear him put over Dominic Mysterio? That’s why he was against Cody. He’s a heel commentator.

[@azulral]

If you look back at Cody matches, especially against Roman, he will be the first one to break the rules or quickly break them after the heel does it. Jesse was just the only one to call it out on live TV.

[@ediblethings3940]

Cody Rhodes with the winged eagle belt was awesome!

[@RobertHustwick]

Eric Bischoff is such a cool guy

[@zhougongjin2704]

No he isn't. He agreed with Punk getting fired from AEW. Over some friken fights or insults (which have always happened in wrestlinf).. Bischoff has no respect for the legends, and isn't business-first. He's feelings first

[@HULK-HOGAN1]

Eric I have a lot of respect for what you did with WCW and your panel interview on Legends of Wrestling around 2005 took huge balls. If you say this episode was worth it, then I'm tuning in

[@graemejones825]

Jesse slipped back into his heel persona as if he never left. His voice hasn't changed one damn bit!

[@FloridaManRacer]

For such a large venue, it had a similar effect to ECW One Night Stand for me. It's like seeing your favorite Rock band in an acoustic session at a smaller venue. It just has a more intimate feel to it. Seeing the same entry way from the late 80's / early 90's depicted on the LED boards around the curtain was a huge flashback to the house shows I went to in Utica NY. The turnbuckles, ropes, refs wearing the blue shirts, Jesse coming back. It all just had the right feel. I wish they'd keep this theming for all the SNME events. I really really do.

[@gregoryedwards8781]

100% agree. Loved the retro stuff

[@tgan71]

Jesse is an EPIC entertainer. He's kept me laughing since the 70s after he was grinding it out in the AWA in the East-West Connection

[@chico1680]

McAfee looking like Vinnie Vegas

[@steves2241]

Liked the show, but they had way too many commercials. They started the main event with Cody and Kevin and went right to a commercial, it was ridiculous. The picture in picture and all the commercials almost ruined it for me.

[@PIP-zf9yb]

Announce team was so bad. Show itself was cookie cutter wwe stuff. Not for me disappointing overall

[@stevebragg4256]

They can''t control what NBC wants.

[@silenceisonfire2099]

@@PIP-zf9ybshows his bias more and more everyday lol this show was on a house show I actually see why he likes it it’s almost felt like a nitro he would book

[@PIP-zf9yb]

@silenceisonfire2099 haha yea I figured he would schill for the show ND he did. He's becoming to predictable. Pod is going downhill he's so obsessed with aew it's kinda sad

[@alin81-82]

At least the main event should be commercial free.

[@davidsobilo9622]

Never watch anything since 2000 and I loved it.

[@georgen5882]

The two hour comment confuses me. People say a three hour raw is too long, but now a special event on a Saturday at two hours is also too long? I agree with Eric and one hour you just can’t do anything. You would chain from one match to another and that’s it. You can’t have any filler or side content at all. I really don’t understand why two hours is now too long. The show flew by and it still felt a little condensed at times, but I like that there was no wasted space.

[@EnvyDelusions]

Sounds like Conrad dunked his mic in ranch before he pressed record today. Shit has the gnarliest echo😂

[@thefakerking51]

The Michael Cole audio i think is actually very cool. It didn't break Kay fabe really and honestly Cole came off very competent and professional.

[@duffyy1]

It was amazing. So well done.

[@robertoi5016]

❤ Thank you guys

[@Meng4Now]

Great show! Now we just need some live WCW Nitro retro specials.

[@ericjackson7632]

I'd settle for just bringing back the WCW ring.

[@bmbxiii2045]

I though Cody shoulda lost here tonight. Would have been talked about for years Also Jesse did surprisingly well. When he was on Cody for not pinning and then using the chair Jesse was like the Jesse of old on a few calls. He’s still sharp as a tack. Just not well practiced. Finally Chelsea deserved her big win. She’s so underrated

[@TheNinthHeart]

It wouldn’t have been talked about for two days, nevermind years

[@brandongentry30]

It wasnt the same winged title. Side plates are to spaced, front plate was bigger, original leather was worn and broke in and that replica was stiff as the belts they sell on the website.

[@Laurn-w8i]

Eric and Jesse. Host Saturday Night Main Event Every weekend 🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@stang93ful]

God seeing and hearing Jesse The Body was sooo amazing!!! The ULTIMATE HEEL commentator. He’s just the best. All the old school touches too were really great. A lot of fun tonight fellas.

[@HabsMike25]

I was hoping he would have called Tito Santana, Chico Santana

[@stang93ful]

@HabsMike25 Haha that would of been great too.

[@FlyByNick]

I don't watch this show very often but I see Conrad still hasn't stopped rocking back and forth the entire time. WTF...

[@HabsMike25]

Its enough to make you dizzy & nauseous.

[@paulbeaver3596]

Bring back the body back for good

[@todd0864]

I didn’t notice the bleed through audio during the Picture in Picture because I muted the commercial breaks. 🤣

[@remmost9688]

Stop rocking back and forth Conrad … you gotta pee or something!?!?

[@wah666]

his chair is fighting for its life

[@georgen5882]

He’s just trying to tease the massive load he has to come out. He’s probably constipated 24/7.

[@Theclap94]

I was impressed by Gunther saving that powerbomb onto the steps ! I popped , then because that powerbomb when 3 seconds too long , he rushed into the ring , big boot . POWABOMB ! THATS DOMINATION. INTENSITY. RELIABILITY !

[@Myrridan19]

Yeah that was a great moment. Gunther never broke character and was determined to respond as though it were real. I love that about him. I still wish he would bulk up some though.

[@georgen5882]

What that reminded me of in the moment was the power bomb Nash did to the giant in WcW that was bad. Dropped him right on his neck. I don’t think it was the fault of Nash on that one, but I was like “oh shit, he’s gonna drop him on his head”

[@williamharvey124]

I thought Jesse got better as the match went on. It was almost like he went from his 1st year commentating to his last year, all in 1 match.

[@joeyschible7314]

Winged eagle was introduced at The Big Event!! Not WM 4

[@ericjackson7632]

The Main Event, but correct.

[@WalkingEpi]

Which wireless headphones are you using? 😊 Thank You

[@Jeff-r2p]

Can't wait for the next Saturday night's main event nbc January

[@RickKoch-u1w]

Don’t change a thing! I noticed the wrestlers did not like some of the audience touching them as they walked by and shifted sideways really noticed it with KO

[@RyanD2558]

Of course a heel is going to intentionally look annoyed at fans touching them.

[@jamesreding6336]

I just finished watching the rerun on peacock I like it

[@tyson1fan487]

As someone who became a wrestling fan because of Saturday Nights Main Event!! My stepdad watched wrestling and I remember a Hillbilly Jim family wedding and Jesse the Body!! I think either the same night or the new Event had MR.T and Hogan getting ready for the very first Mania. I was hooked and have been a wrestler fan ever since. I loved this news Event.

[@steves2241]

Not enough Jesse, they should have had Jesse do commentary with Joe for the entire show. Pat is ok, but not as good as Jesse. It would have been a much better show with Jesse and Joe only on the commentary. When they finally put Jesse on to do commentary on the main event he was great, and Pat seemed out of place, like he did not know what to say or when to jump in. They sort of ruined it for me by not using Jesse for commentary on every match, when they said he was doing the show, that is what I thought we would get, not Pat and Joe.

[@villagerecruitment-x4n]

I thought it was a great show and produced amazingly well. As an old school fan, it ticked all the boxes … more of this for me please 👍

[@Ericotheriault]

Wasn’t bad! The nostalgic feel was great!

[@alin81-82]

All in all, SNME was great. I'd like to see it be more retro, like what NWA did w POWERRR in 2019. Great to see Jesse Ventura back, showing modern heel commentators how it's done.

[@stephenultradever6017]

On to late for me in Ireland 1am kick off so Will watch it soon . Fire on cuppa coffee…. Happy out

[@Cinque.Stelle.General]

Classic. One of the very rare times that WWE used licensed music “Obsession” that identified the 80’s nostalgia. Wtf is a Mideon? Is Mr. Bischoff making a special appearance on Raw’s Netflix debut? It would be cool to see Joe Hendry or a wrestler from a competing company “invade” SNM.

[@johnconway7484]

Did I miss the green screen locker room promos?

[@williamsanders9017]

First saturday nights main event on broadcast tv in forever. But no cm punk or rollins or roman or bloodline at all. Left alot of your huge starpower off the first show.

[@NY_State_Of_Mind_BK]

The "You deserve it" chant's were not directed to Cody they were directed to Kevin Owens when Triple H confronted him.

[@Dimultica]

As someone who has not consistently watched the product in 20+ years (so very much a casual viewer) my observations would be: 2hrs is better than 3 for my attention span, and it was better that the matches were kept short (I would have liked even more of a lean into nostalgia though, such as the method of having 'You know somethin' Mean Gene' twoshots). Formatting of commercials was awkward. I liked Jesse doing the heel commentator schtick. I just felt that there was no hook to drag me towards their main shows (doing their 'aftershow' heat on social media is senseless in that regard). Some botches with the ring work and a couple of guys did not look like they belonged in their segments (Balor, for example, obviously booked for the job as the small/bland guy working with two old-school big guys).

[@robTCGZ]

I really liked the show. Drew won, Chelsea won, and Gunther looked like an absolute badass with that win. No complaints from me.

[@itscarlyj]

It was kind of cool how close the fans were. I can't remember who it was, but I feel it was one of the women who used her elbows to keep people away.. I feel like it was Chelsea or Io. . I liked how Jesse was a heel commentator. We've missed that. Not since the King.

[@bretdunhoff2281]

Jesse is still the best heel color guy period....loved in the past how he would poke McMahon....he still has great timing and knows exactly how much to say. Hey Hunter...maybe see if we can get more Jesse for special occasions 🎉

[@McRotten]

They should've went all out and used the old cameras too. Grainy = good!

[@ROSTAFA]

Predictable outcomes, however, entertaining presentation. Loved what KO & HHH did after the show went off the air.

[@adriancano5403]

Love these two guys: E and the podfather !!!

[@adriancano5403]

Mrs. B rules !!!..the former first lady of WCW !!!

[@Jeff-r2p]

Wwe did a good job 1980s and 1990s saturday night's main event nbc vibes

[@awakenedsoul]

How many in video commerical ads are there? 10? 20? 30?

[@GulfCoastSportsLLC]

No shit, right?! I was yelling at my TV the whole fucking time screaming WHY DO WE NEED COMMERCIALS ON A PREMIUM STREAMING SERVICE?! 🤯

[@cowboy9275]

2 hours is perfect

[@ricksanchez2425]

Love Kevin Owens drew McIntyre and Gunther matches all three of those guys stole the show man

[@ivah5353]

It felt long cos there were so many dang ads/commercials!

[@paulbeaver3596]

#eaglewent backforgood# I love it hulk hogan should of been in it

[@ts9332]

Hulk was at the UFC show in Florida. He walked out with Colby Covington.

[@MainStreetBusinessStrategies]

Did you catch the Zach Rider reference in commentary? :)

[@marparmill]

Also with all of KOs spots in his car eventually he needs to pay it off and either show up at someone’s house or hospital bed, or “marry” Stephanie at a 24hr chapel - that would be a great setup to a one off match at wrestlemania or Bad Blood lol

[@richardwmgauthier]

I liked the show. For the next one, I’d cut a match or two and add some interviews. Also, the main event lost me. They have Cole and Jesse telling the story of the ankle injury. Cody was selling it early in the match and then stopped so they could get their shit in. I would have preferred seeing Owens work the ankle and tell the story of Cody fighting through the injury. I didn’t need to see Cody cutters and disaster kicks. They didn’t make sense in the context of the match.

[@ts9332]

That was terrible. What was the point of having Gable injure Cody's ankle if Owens wasn't going to work on it during the match?

[@richardwmgauthier]

@ yeah exactly. I feel like everyone else delivered on this and then the two performers decided that they would rather do some cool moves instead.

[@ts9332]

@@richardwmgauthier Yeah, it was featured in the lead-up package and the announcers made sure to make a big deal about. Unfortunately, the two guys in the match didn't care.

[@toniquintana6965]

What is doing in SLC Eric? Aren’t the lights beautiful?

[@scottmcginn2169]

I have one answer for the "Predictable" argument I keep seeing. Is it predictable because it's logical? Is it predictable because you are getting what you want from the results? Predictable is not bad, all good stories deliver a desired result. The journey needs to be interesting, which WWE are getting right at the moment.

[@batmansavage9121]

WWE without triple H in production even the Rocks knows it's bad for business

[@tomhood7343]

I enjoyed it but I haven't been watching wrestling for a while now and I noticed that the wrestlers don't get the pops from the fans like they used to. There wasn't alot of cheers from the fans except for the a few cheers when the wrestlers did some leaps from the ring onto the floor but it was a far cry from the 80s and 90s crowd involvement

[@bigbens33]

The audio wasn't a big deal. I worked with CBS broadcast crews when I worked at Army's Athletic Department and the broadcast crew always talk about stories, notes of the game, and other talking points. It's not like Cole gave away any finishes or things of value. It's normal operation for sports to talk a out this stuff.

[@HabsMike25]

Thought SNME was a very solid show. Loved the retro feel & the old theme Obsession. When I hear the theme, I think of SNME. All the matches delivered . I thought Liv would have gotten help from Dom. I know I can't be the only one that partially thought when Piper had Chelsea on her shoulder that Piper was going to drop her ala Batista dropping Orton in 2004. 2 hours is the perfect length for SNME. 1 Hour would not have worked. Glad we saw Winged Eagle Title. Wish it was permanent

[@JonathanHassingerChannel]

Winged Eagle is Bret’s belt in my head. He wore it best. Pretty cool to finally meet Mrs. B! Eric out-kicked his coverage!

[@thomasludlow8680]

Kevin "Owen"😂

[@zokuish]

I see everyone talking about the commercials on twitter , and was shocked to see Commicals on peacock 😂. it’s on broadcast tv, nbc I don’t know what these people watching was expecting 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@dm95422]

No Hogan footage. Interesting.

[@thomasludlow8680]

Probably because Jesse was there. That might be part of his deal to come back.

[@fuzzydunlop_1]

​@@thomasludlow8680Hogan was at the UFC in Tampa

[@DarkLordofTheSith69]

They showed Hogan loads of times in the video packages..Hogan always gets brought back for stuff, and it would have overshadowed Jesse plus Hogan was at the UFC walking Colby out

[@rogerhurtt2870]

They not once showed Hogan!

[@thomasludlow8680]

@rogerhurtt2870 Yeah I just watched the opening again and there's no Hogan whatsoever.More than likely it's because of Jesse which is a shame..

[@brianbradford4023]

wtf is that audio squeak?

[@stevebragg4256]

I never heard that unintended audio. And I could barely hear on here. Maybe if I get the earbuds.

[@jimmyallenmichaelsears9558]

Wish WCW was still around

[@ExplisitHipHop]

They did respect WCW over WWE at War Games. They ignored WWE history and let WCW War Games take over WWE that night.

[@bmoore8615]

AEW is WCW

[@darrenmorgan8089]

Get the sound right. I can barely hear Eric, and Conrad's voice is blasting. It's happening more frequently.

[@Theclap94]

14:30 , sorry to say but im sure alot of fans now adays dont remember TONS OF PEOPLE. I myself am 30 , . I started watching while john cena was us champ. I was probably 12

[@Dredsed]

You're a Cena kid. You don't matter. Wrestling is for our generation not yours. We built the damn thing and yes we remember.

[@OverBenthousand]

Wait.. people thought this show was too long? What the actual hell? lol

[@shannonstewart7952]

cody is not becoming a heel. He was pushed into the referee. As far as the chair goes, Kevin introduced the chair and it backfired on him.

[@Laurn-w8i]

Eric You need too Return. Help keep Saturday Night Main Event 🎇💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥 just Smackdown Stupid. Please Bring down Smackdown 🫗🥃🥃🥃🫗🥃🫗🥃🫗🥃🫗🥃🫗🥃🫗🥃🫗🥃🫗

[@robvansam4786]

Liked all the old school/retro stuff. The show itself seemed a little "flat" as I thought they were looking to make this SNME a big deal and would provide a little bit of a shock value;perhaps Cody losing the title.

[@SimonCowie86]

The reason we won’t see Kevin Owens v Triple H at Wrestlemania is cause Triple H won’t pass the medical to wrestle cause of his heart. I think that was for the fans that eas there to make them think a match could happen but it won’t.

[@johnnyutah1983]

I liked last night but not sure why they didn’t bring out some of their bigger acts tonight..two women’s matches was too much

[@GregoryMolla]

I love Jessie but I don’t see it working very long

[@billybadass3056]

of course I always have to point out the elephant in the room, I didn't watch not one second of the show.... Why is that??? because they scrubbed Hogan out the beginning intro to a series he literally built... idgaf about how ppl feel about Terry since i'm not too hot on him myself but he IS SNME and he WAS the WWF and was the focal point of its ascension to its glory... so to scrub him out because of his obvious political leanings which is something not even that dbag vince would have done but to have Jessie there was a clear message and one I seen outright.... WWE is a JOKE Officially now and I get why I can't watch its modern interpretation of it....

[@matthewmorgan5108]

owens vs the authority just a thought >.>

[@IsaacArellano-w8c]

When I listen to this podcast I feel like I'm cheating on Jim cornette lmao.

[@VladSokolov-i5z]

I liked the clean finish but felt like aew show with only matches

[@mattm7798]

Show was good and because the matches had to be shorter, they didn't do the 50 false finishes they always do in PLE matches. The finishers tended to win the match after only 1, which was a nice change of pace. I liked the more narrow entrance. It did add more energy to the entrance. Jesse is THE best color comentator in the history of wrestling bar non, so he is always awesome. The only match that fell flat was the US title match. Chelsea is a super star. Piper had really found her character and is awesome. And Michin was...there. Kind of a sloppy match but the finish was awesome. Chelsea is THE best women's wrestler overall on planet earth right now. Ripley is a better total package since she's a better worker, but Green is a phenom on the mic and charisma, and she's solid in the ring.

[@MetalScholar_007]

IMO: WWE’s production and graphics were great, as always. But also as always: too much non-selling, too much gymnastics, and too many false finishes to make any of the matches feel logical or like legitimate contests. Alas, such is the state of modern wrestling. Still leagues better than AEW (however, this is a very, very low bar).

[@Myrridan19]

You nailed it. I was hoping Triple H would start to change how matches are worked but nope. Bring in Bret and Arn and have them re-train the talent. They do have some wrestlers with charisma now, some that can talk too and look good, but too much gymnastics and lack of psychology in matches. I do think Gunther is an exception.

[@MetalScholar_007]

@@Myrridan19Agreed!

[@adamcarroll3683]

The old school look was the only good thing about this show other than the main event every match was 5 mins long come on conrad I know Eric won't say anything bad about WWE but you too

[@jamesreding6336]

I liked it 2 hours

[@MissterX]

I was underwhelmed by the show, 6.5

[@jasonhowe1697]

even if they made 3 hours assuming they don't fuck it up they can't tell a story in nxt, smack down or raw

[@silgarf]

It shocks me ric flaires daughter is not a wrestling fan lol

[@frod79]

I'm not shocked. Life on the road doesn't leave every wrestler's kid in awe of their old man or the sport that kept him away from home.

[@KevinTroop-dx6xf]

It was boring best part was when they went off the air