Eric Bischoff on: how CM Punk has HUMILIATED Tony Khan

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[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

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[@anthonywarren9885]

You three are the only idiots that like Vince Russo. the other 99.99% of the people on this planet think Russo is a bum and him leaving WWE to go to WCW and WWE still thriving proves that point

[@gary9655]

Disco or connan! Let me help and explain how to fix wwe and aews issues! I'd like to have a conversation with you guys about this, I'm sure you guys will agree with me, or at least explain why it will or won't work, I've loved your channel, Jim cornettes, and Eric's 83 weeks shows, I've got some serious help for wrestling and the business! Please have me on the show, the companies and the fans need to hear this.

[@ogre_enterprises9398]

Billi Bahdi said The MJF thing was a work. Also, Tony needs to strip The Elite of their EVP roles because they didn't fight Punk as wrestlers, they are basically his supervisors. The Elite instigated the fight by walking into his locker room. Firing Punk would be the worst idea, he has grounds for a lawsuit. They agitated Punks injury in that "fraccus". The Bucks and Omega should've went to Kahn and have him handle the situation.

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

@@gary9655 *Konnan

[@VMR514]

What punk did was way out of bounds and wrong but I think punk was in ROH then WWF When WCW was around

[@gimmiebackmybike1831]

i think it's such a shame that Eric Bischoff has to come onto to K100 to speak his mind about AEW considering that he has he own show, yet Conrad Thompson cuts his off incase he hurts Tony Khan's weak feelings

[@spacemankad2108]

Exactly, eric must find a diff partner for his show. Conrad can't say or allow eric to say a bad word about aew or tony. Its ridiculous.

[@TomE.V.]

That's because the fat ass(Scott Steiner voice) is on Tony Cucks secret payroll....

[@crteuber3771]

what? Eric can't talk about this in HIS OWN SHOW?

[@ashleyburns6752]

K100 is a great podcast, Conrad’s shows have ads every 5 mins (literally) now and they are basically promotional platforms for other things they are doing and are full of disingenuous praise for other shows, performers etc.

[@gimmiebackmybike1831]

@@crteuber3771 you don't listen to 83 Weeks? Conrad shuts down any AEW criticism within seconds.

[@liamstewart4472]

This isn't the first time, CM Punk has always been rolling his eyes at Tony Khan since the first media scrum.

[@tossedarcb2738]

Well why wouldn't he? He has basically children as EVP's. AEW's top lawyer for the company is married to the young bucks. Why would he take any of that seriously especially when the owner thinks he's one of the boys.

[@segagenesis7708]

@@tossedarcb2738 No, Megha Parekh is not married to one of the Young Bucks. FFS.........................

[@kingofhuecomundo9394]

@@tossedarcb2738 I was surprised that Tony Khan snapped out that situation he placed himself inn!!! He fired everyone and now stopped drinking,drug usage, and his partying down Khan knows SHIT hit the fan

[@Myrridan19]

@@tossedarcb2738 Phil is just as much of a child, in terms of attitude, as the Bucks. Phil has always been a fake tough guy and a self-mark. And strangely he never learned humility despite his BJJ training and subsequent embarrassments in MMA. I suspect that's why Phil was so manhandled too. With BJJ, you have to check your ego at the door if you want to learn. Phil clearly never did that.

[@n0m4nic]

@@Myrridan19 Fake enough to knock a Buck out.

[@nagilumsnangilima]

If an impartial observer watched the scrum without any context or any knowledge that Punk is a wrestler and Tony Khan was the owner, they would think that Tony is Punk's assistant or his caddy--- not an actual authority figure.

[@neilsun2521]

Khan appeared to be Punk's Harvey Wippleman type wimpy little manager.

[@Sam1c9797]

And he isn't. He's a little weird fan boy with money

[@randylynch4330]

Who would have thought that giving wrestlers basically full control of the show would eventually blow up in your face

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

that's why Vince McMahon was smart. He was the boss and the show was his show. Wrestlers being able to choose their own show is a bad idea.

[@rikmichaels9233]

Who would have thought giving wrestlers/friends evp roles would cause issues

[@briguy9922]

@@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL yeah it kinda like he didn’t learn his lesson from hogan, Shawn even Brock lol

[@robertrodriguez787]

Yeah like it was any better when you had control over them . Obviously someone is suffering from amnesia if he don't remember Bret and Shawn fight ,Jericho and Goldberg fight , Brock and Curt Fight , Dan Spivey and Adrian Adonis fight

[@robertrodriguez787]

@@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL what are you another Stupid person like your friend there that Doesn't remember Wrestlers getting in fights when Vince was in Charge

[@imnez12]

I really enjoy when Eric is a guest.... you all say how you feel and it's authentic

[@MrRjh63]

May favorite is he gets away from Konrad and he doesnt get a leash put on him when talking about certain things so you get Eric unfiltered and uncensored.

[@BlayzeFightClub]

14:15 "No one's booking my baby!!!" That was the quote from Tony Khan to Jim Cornette when Khan was starting AEW.

[@FatMenace]

every generation for thousands of years says this

[@stephenjones1488]

Yeah Tiny Khan isn't too bright.

[@jaime667]

“I don’t trust people who don’t swear.” In Konnan & Bischoff we trust!

[@juangraciaofficial]

Damn I trust Cornette with my life then xD

[@GeeCoach35]

Asking Jericho for help on building a program for another wrestler would be a huge mistake. The ideas for himself has been awful.

[@Bale4Bond]

@@seanleary7711 you are being willfully thick. That was not his statement at all. Jericho has exposed himself as someone who tries to leach off of everyone who's either somewhat over or trendy in order to drag them down (Kingston and MJF being two expamples).

[@deelux5519]

I agree. I actually think Jericho has been trolling Tony Khan in his own company. He's probably texting with Vince after every stupid thing he does.

[@MrRjh63]

Yeah i found Eric's choice for pushing DG pretty poor since he is with Jericho atm and Jericho so far is burying him more that elevating him.

[@rayblack3198]

Younger people have no idea. What it was like to watch it live back then. You don't get the same feeling watching replays on the network. Back then we wasn't just tuning it to watch the top guy. We tuned in for everything and everyone I remember when I couldn't wait for Norman Smiley to come on.

[@babysealclub11]

No lie I was a big Disco inferno guy. Dude always made me laugh during his matches and I thought he was underated

[@rayblack3198]

@@seanleary7711 now he was is 7 star talent. He made jericho

[@Predators--cz2fb]

Very true my friend. Watching it on the Network is just retrospective. Watching the Monday Night Wars between WWF and WCW at the time was a once in a lifetime experience. Comparing AEW to WWE like it’s the same thing is not just stupid but it’s mind boggling to me. It’s like comparing Ice cream to horse shit. There is no comparison in any form or fashion be it merchandise sales, Ad revenue, ratings, star power, ticket sales, any way you want to measure it.

[@donnahacker618]

I still watch wrestling to enjoy the entire show, not just the top guy. We taught my son to do that also. When I watch replays on Peacock it's to reflect on those old times. Lots of good memories because we also went to a lot of those shows.

[@SteelSunday]

especially now that they alter the audio, glad I have the real stuff on VHS

[@joshx022]

More shows with bischoff as guest, please. I yearn his common sense and the mojo between him and konnan and disco with the history I was thankful enough to live through and follow closer than my personal life back then lol

[@joshx022]

@@seanleary7711 bischoffs business sense in the conversation is far more relevant than most give it credit for.

[@MrBargill]

@azart61 Right! Monday Night Nitro!!

[@robertrodriguez787]

Yeah he had so much Common Sense the Promotion he was in Charge of went under

[@robertrodriguez787]

@@joshx022 Yeah that's why the company he was in Charge of went under Because his Business Sense was so damn good . That's why Vince fired him as his Writer for his PG company

[@joshx022]

@@robertrodriguez787 lol....who hurt you, bud?

[@j.rivera6402]

Eric Bischoff is literally the ONLY guy not named Vince McMahon who drew a real audience and made huge money and news in pro wrestling. WCW was a powerhouse and it was great TV, until it wasn’t. Read the book Nitro….there were a ton of reasons behind the scenes as to why WCW ended. Eric wasn’t the 100% responsible for putting it into the ground.

[@Uglybrotherbonez]

The mental gymnastics to post that..... dive puto dive

[@vrixmorr]

NO. not even close. Jim Crockett was selling out arenas before WrestleMania was a thing. Don't spew your limited knowledge as a fact

[@j.rivera6402]

@@vrixmorr hahahaha….When did Jim Crockett draw a 6.0 rating? I’ll wait. Selling out local bingo halls isn’t selling out the fuckin Georgia Dome.

[@vrixmorr]

@@j.rivera6402 Bingo Halls? The GAB of 86 had 27000 people in ALM stadium

[@stephenjones1488]

@@vrixmorr also Jerry Jarrett, Eddie Graham, Verne Gagne, Fritz Von Erich, Jim Barnette. Ignorant statement for sure..but I'm gonna assume he means modern era.. like post 90's. Also Dory Funk..Nick Gulas..Roy Welch.

[@aragon5534]

I still don’t get why they put Daniel Garcia and Yuta wheeler in the main event of AEW

[@PhinneusPrune]

Tony Kahn is one of those fans that watched WWE and WCW and rather than just say, "This fued isn't working". He said, "I could book this better". He is booking his show like he books his shows in Universe mode in the WWE video game.

[@robertrodriguez787]

Kinda the Same way you pick your ass right . Except him and his Family have a NFL football team unlike you and Vince whose Football League The XFL went under Twice

[@hoodedthoughts9523]

I wish Eric would do this show more regularly, they all have really good chemistry together.

[@ithinkaboutthings9052]

EB is much better than anything that falls out of Billi’s mouth.

[@deelux5519]

They do, the three of them could join forces and it would be one of the most popular podcasts overnight.

[@swishbenoit4489]

I’ve always said Eric has the “intellectual “ wrestling podcast his takes are so insightful.

[@nathanieltovar5171]

Yea, he really explains a lot of the mindset behind the booking. Some decisions he made that I didn't like, he explained and convinced me it was the right thing

[@russellcampbell3500]

There ain't no school like the old school and the kids think this means living in the past and it doesn't. It means respecting the ones that paved the way and listening to what they have to say on the subject they thrived at their craft, instead of bashing and disregarding all criticism and advice that comes their way.

[@TopShelfAnarchy]

Hey guys. Val Venis(Sean Morley) here. Loving the content y'all are putting out. Keep on grinding homies!

[@MetlKen87]

I'm gonna have to say the disrespect towards the older generation is a new generation thing. I'm a machinist by trade and when I got into it in the 2000's there were still a bunch of old school guys that were making bad ass parts by hand before computer machines were around. I learned very early not to disrespect those guys becuase they have forgotten more than I even know now almost 20 years later. Now we've got a bunch of kids that call in 2 days a week and think their bad asses becuase they can load a part and press a button. They have the Hangman attitude of "I don't need to take advice from the older guys." And now if you try to humble them they go to hr and you get fired. It's insane.

[@VenomHernandez]

I've had experiences with working with the younger generation, I'm barely 28, I worked with an obnoxious high school kid thinking he was a big shot at work everyday and nobody else saw the problem but he worked very slow and yet the manager gave him credit for being a lazy azz...

[@andyvan27]

Yeah, same issues here. I started out on manuals and started doing Cnc's years later. I would do my own programming. This young kid messed up a bunch of parts, the root was bad on the threads. I told him he could trace threads on a manual or CNC, he stated you couldn't trace threads on a CNC, he argued with me until he was blue in the face. I just told him oh you don't know how lol.

[@Hypno_BPM]

it’s a zoomer thing , they think they know it all and don’t need advice. i think people watch a couple videos and read some wikipedia about something and think they’re an expert at it.

[@Bruv234]

That’s why I started my own business and don’t look to hire folks in that age bracket with that mindset. You have to keep the toxic end of the millennial culture out of your place of business.

[@MetlKen87]

@@andyvan27 that's hilarious. Still to this day if I don't know how to do anything I admit to it and then ask how and actually learn a new method or technique. It's amazing what you can learn when you're honest with someone. Then you add it to your resume and are able to get more money later on. 😄

[@Gamblestein]

I was never a fan of Bischoff over the years but I've definitely come to appreciate him recently. His insight is great and it's refreshing to hear someone who was at the peak of the mountain and ran a company talk about just how disrespectful and unprofessional Punk was in dealing with Tony. The whole thing (and its aftermath) has been a real black eye for AEW. They desperately need a head booker and a talent manager... And neither should be Tony Khan.

[@robertrodriguez787]

And how would a booker or a Talent manager have Prevented what happened .WWF had all that did it stop Bret and Shawn when they had there Hair Pulling fight . Did it stop Goldberg and Jericho from fighting backstage . Did it stop Brock and Curt from fighting on a Plane . did it stop Dan Spivey and Adrian Adonis when they had there Fight

[@Gamblestein]

@@robertrodriguez787 I never said anything about a talent manager preventing what already happened. But a good talent liason would certainly help diffuse future ticking time bombs. JR was in that exact position in WWE and he was a very good at it. They need someone like him, but not actually him because he's too old and probably wants nothing to do with managing talent these days. Regal would be a good choice.

[@datacipher]

@@Gamblestein no need to explain. Robert is being silly. Citing a few fights that happened over the last decades does not change the fact that AEW is now riding a very public train wreck. That’s the issue - not the little locker room right. None of the fights he’s cited were big, public, company issues involving both management and the owner directly.

[@robertrodriguez787]

@@Gamblestein Really cause whoever was there didn't diffuse the Best Hart /Shawn Michaels situation or they would have never had there Backstage Fight . Or that Backstage Fight with Jericho and Goldberg .

[@robertrodriguez787]

@@datacipher Hey Dumbass I'm trying to prove a Point Here that you can have whoever you want Backstage and it won't prevent something like that from happening . What happened did your Brain 🧠 suddenly decide to go on Vacation 🤣😁. And it led to the Montreal screwjob where Wrestlers where getting ready to walk out and quit. But it led to nothing right Dumbass

[@LINKMASTERX]

Great discussion. I listened to this clip 3x already

[@wrestlingcommunity]

Why not 4x?

[@gabrielguzman6018]

I mean Khan embarrasses himself to by being passive and being a friend rather than a boss.....

[@deelux5519]

Eric is turning into a national treasure. He was fired from WWE so quickly because he challenged Vince on how broken the creative process was, that's why Vince. dumped him. And his commentary on the current wrestling scene is second to none. I've never been a bigger Easy-E fan, than I am right now.....JOE!......Get some T-shirts happening!....Oh, and I STILL think Eric can take CM Punk in a shoot.

[@PhinneusPrune]

Eric Bishoffs influence on Smackdown when he took over was fantastic. His first day he had Kevin Owen's brawling in the parking lot because Shane wouldn't let him in. He did the Roman Reigns forklift incident. It left cliffhangers that kept us wanting to see what happened next. And then Vince stepped in and ruined it by having Kevin Owen's crying in the ring about how he needs to feed his family and he was going to sue Shane McMahon. And Vince also ruined the Roman Reigns forklift thing when he had Erik Rowan introduce the spider in the cage. Vince McMahon ruined what Eric Bishoff was doing. Vince brought the show back to the juvenile nonsense when Bishoff was actually making the show better. Then Bishoff gets fired and then the FTR angle with the shaving the backs in the shower segment happened. Vince probably didn't like the fact Bishoff could write a show better than he could. Once Bishoff got fired by Vince. I stopped watching WWE. I am now tuning in again to see if Triple H does anything better.

[@deelux5519]

@@PhinneusPrune HHH may not be as good as Bischoff. Eric "Gets it" He always hammers home the same point: STORY TELLING STORYTELLING STORYTELLING. Eric understands what this stuff is all about. That having been said, HHH understands "old school wrestling" psychology, and that the psychology is all storytelling. So I think HHH for a few years will be good. I'm hoping it will almost be like a "re-set" HHH can take things back to the fundamentals of what makes wrestling WORK!.....Can he do it as well as Eric? I don't know. Hopefully Vince isn't meddling from behind the scenes, and HHH will get the same chance Eric did in the 90's TO PROOVE HIMSELF!.....But we should be able to tell pretty quickly in Vince still has his fingers in the pie. And no disrespect to Vince, he's the O.G of the game. (No pun intended.) But his time has come and gone, it's time to find out for REAL how good a booker HHH can be....So far, I think he's doing a pretty damn good job....there's PLENTY of room for improvement, but we'll see how things go.

[@Sam1c9797]

@@PhinneusPrune Hahaha what planet are you on, where was it said he wrote any of that

[@reformedleftie]

@@PhinneusPrune Bischoff probably had nothing to do with the writing/producing of any of that. When him and Heyman were the "heads of creative", it was just in-name-only, Vince was still pulling all the strings. Vince just wanted to put their faces/names on it to make it look like change was occuring, because this was around the time that AEW had all the buzz in the wrestling world.

[@jasonelliott7977]

@@deelux5519 HHH just got the reins. It’ll take some time to fully see what, he’s made of

[@johnnytheworldowner9130]

This is really why Tony Khan needs to stop with his whole "i'm a tough guy, i'll take anyone one" attitude because he was holding back tears while CM Punk schooled him.

[@maxwelljacobfreedom]

I thought u were talking about CM Punk

[@sbj97]

@@maxwelljacobfreedom 😂😂😂😂😂

[@johnnytheworldowner9130]

@@seanleary7711 ok... what's that got to do with what I said?

[@ronniejdio9411]

Khan is the least tough billionaire I've ever seen. Such little dick I'm energy

[@johnnytheworldowner9130]

@@ronniejdio9411 part of me feels bad for the other, the other thinks "dude, all this drama is your own fault"

[@josephmatthews7698]

You can just hear the respect Disco and Konnan have for Bischoff even after all these years. I'm sure they had their differences but theres real respect their between them despite it all.

[@Simouno]

The main problem AEW faces is that Tony Khan is a mark, therefore he treats wrestling not like a business but rather like a kid treats his playground where he can throw his toys together to play with them and then taking them off when he gets tired of them, thinking they will just sit on the bench and not complain about it. He has no idea how to handle public relations and even worse he has no idea how to talk honestly to people and be an adult about the way his booking affects their character arc. Take Darby Allin for example, the guy was the most over Babyface the company had at one point, then he signed Punk and let him bury Darby and since then the guy has been completely lost in the shuffle with no direction despite having Sting by his side. Similar stuff it's happening to Wardlow who doesn't even appear on TV most weeks despite handling the 2nd most important title in AEW. Tony Khan has no idea how to mantain momentum, he just lives for the temporary pop and leave the guy losing steam by not featuring them in prime position. That's why people like Punk and The Élite knew they could take advantage of him and use the company to their own benefits since the guy is a big name mark that gets overwhelmed by big personalities. AEW needs adults in the room from outside their roster to handle the locker room and the booking duties, otherwise they will crumble under the weakness of their leadership

[@robertrodriguez787]

Well hell since your such a Expert why don't you share your Business expertise with him and his Family who own the Jacksonville Jaguars .And show him how to run his Playground . If you could Refresh my Memory again and Tell me how many successful businesses you have ran

[@gustavoschiller6852]

@@robertrodriguez787 ¿And how are the Jacksonville Jaguars? doing? 🤣

[@LeviGIV]

I agree 💯percent that respect across the board has eroded, not just in wrestling but society as a whole.

[@MegaFinalRound]

💯

[@christerry1611]

The world is a toilet and everyone is to blame for it

[@rikmichaels9233]

Merica is falling, we’re living in the Neo gilded age. A military police state dystopia. It’s okay, humans only have 100 years left, Mother Nature will wipe out the human virus. Thank the boomers, things were okay until they became adults

[@christerry1611]

@@rikmichaels9233 Your tin foil hat is showing bud

[@donovanbradford8231]

Great love when you guys can get Eric on here because all of you end answering a lot of either questions and issues about a subject in the ring or behind the curtain.

[@randyruger9063]

One thing new fans can't get from the network or KZbin is the atmosphere. It's hard to describe the feeling of walking through multiple wrestling discussions on the the way to your first period class in high school.

[@Oh-ffs]

I'm pretty sure everyone knows AEW's core audience is in high school. Adults can't watch that unless they're being paid to review it

[@neilsun2521]

I remember talking wrestling at infant school aged 10-11 around the lunch table during the Hulk Hogan era. And again at 6th Form during the attitude era aged 16-18.

[@mrdee2454]

Konnan and Eric Bischoff. Hell yeah

[@adrenochromejoe7448]

As Punk started trashing people, TK shouldve said something like: "Stop! Were handling this backstage. We can take care of these problems."

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

Yep. Tony Khan got trashed to his face by Punk and did nothing about it, this is right after Khan said that he wasn't gonna take any "F'N S" from WWE.

[@silentjp19]

He's not brave enough to say that stuff lol

[@russellcampbell3500]

@@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL " let's fucking go " " let's fucking go" " fucking bullshit" " I got more cash then him, so let's fucking go". The guy is a sore loser and a walking meme who doesn't see how nerdy and wimpy he is.

[@theninthheart4736]

It. Is. A. WORK.

[@theninthheart4736]

@@silentjp19 no, he’s too smart. Why would he have done that....?

[@markahicksii]

Good job getting Eric on the show. 💯👍

[@y2k704]

the comment Disco made about media is so accurate, Bischoff did a great TED talk discussing how media uses wrestling psychology to get viewers enotional

[@darnelldarden9429]

Now that Vince is retired imagine if he did start a podcast

[@RonJP-pm7jp]

He probably wouldn’t say much or the host will lob Vince soft ball questions.

[@412StepUp]

he’s worth like 4 billion dollars. i doubt he’d waste his time with a podcast.

[@Matt-cr4vv]

The rankings and records need to go. It was an interesting concept but they’ve shown they’re pointless. An example is their tag division. FTR has been ranked #1 since April but haven’t had a title match. The Bucks hopped from #3 to win the belts then lost them to a team that was ranked #3. That just shows that the rankings being there is pointless. And if the rankings are pointless then records are pointless.

[@emanuelfer456]

Records are manipulated by squashed on dark, onlt tv and ppv should count

[@alexs7670]

Their debut payperview had a "lights out" match which didn't count towards the record. They immediately showed that they could just handwave away the ranking.

[@geneanthony3421]

I remember Konnan and DI doing a review of a RAW show and then finding out later it was a year old episode. That is one of the main issues with WWE. It was incredibly state and repetitive. Things barely change and even the people who make money off of wrestling won't watch it but will criticize fans who have an issue with it. AEW definitely has its issues, but I had no faith in WWE to improve while Vince was there.

[@philwalsh8975]

How topical

[@RelTheKing]

Also whos fault is it that they reviewed the worms show. Theirs lol. They critique everything like they single handlely propelled WCW when they were there. How do you review the wrong match when wwe has a website that shows highlights from every match?

[@phoenixmodellingphotography]

@@philwalsh8975 He didn't mean to trigger you

[@philwalsh8975]

@@phoenixmodellingphotography you gotta learn what that word means before you use it

[@shadow_td]

I agreed with a lot of what they criticized of aew doing. I don't watch aew but watch basically small summary's and half of the show its "who are these guys what hapepend to the stuff that happened last week". Granted sometimes they do continue but other times they ignote it for months and bring back up as if its been continuing all along

[@al2085]

Fucking christ it took Disco forever just to ask "How would you have handled Punk blowing up at the conference?" .

[@djohns9295]

They might be “out of touch” but AEW hasn’t been able to get “in touch” either.

[@neilsun2521]

I don't think it's possible to get in-touch when TK's from the school of Meltzer.

[@TheBeatdownBros]

They need to create a formula for building anticipation and that includes video packages backstage videos interviews recaps

[@johns1187]

Punk is the kind of personality to me who would fit in better if a work environment where a person like Konnan or Regal were in charge. Sure Khan is ultimately the company president, but Punk reports to the "coach" first and then if any further issues, he has a meeting with the "coach" and "GM". Referencing a sports team chain of command here as example. Badass wrestlers should be reporting to a badass firm but fair boss, not some nice guy buddy like Khan. Khan is not protected enough. There lacks a chain of command. Khan should be less available to his employees and the workers should know he is the boss of the bosses that wrestlers report to. Punk should not be reporting to The Young Bucks or Omega has his boss. Those guys are wrestlers and not ready for retirement positions that are deserving for veterans that should be moving into non-active roles as mentors and supervisors for younger and activr roster talent.

[@jackwest1394]

Great podcast. Loved listening

[@josephmoore1168]

I’ve been trying to tell my best friend all of this. I like AEW but the booking is insane.

[@bradgaines]

I love Eric. He tells it like it is. I also loved his character back during the Monday Night Wars. He was such a great heel.

[@Number9_Media1]

These interviews do very well in KZbin viewership. I hope we see more of these. P.S. Bring back Mark Madden. I definitely wanna hear his commentary on recent wrestling topics.

[@Ghost-Face420]

I love Cornette’s Podcast but it urges me that they always defend Punk with their Life’s. Punk is a crybaby and there’s no wonder why he had problems everywhere he went.

[@hermonymusofsparta]

Cornette is wise when it comes to wrestling but also stupid on certain issues.

[@jbbrolic]

Punk and Cornette are the same person, the type to scream at a fast food worker about what a piece of shit they are for 10 minutes and ruin there day because they didn't hear exactly what they said.

[@gazzyb1079]

I think its more Cornette sees himself in Punk somewhat, he’s said numerous times anyone who doesn’t take shit like that is over with him. Plus he’s had personal dealings with the Bucks and Omega and doesn’t think much of them.

[@vainalba226]

Eh sure but they sure as hell are right about the joke “evps”

[@segagenesis7708]

I agree. I too love that Podcast and usually agree with 85% of what Cornette says, but in this case he's defending Punk way too much. When you are the supposed locker room leader, Champion and top guy, you should never be 'pushed' into doing what Punk did, and torching the entire company that, oh by the way, is still paying you 3-5 million dollars. We all know that the Elite never should have been made EVPs, but we also all knew that Punk is not cut out for leadership the way he thinks he is. You can't put the strap on him.

[@daedaethomas47]

*That is the funniest picture of Tony they could've used. Very flattering, lol.*

[@neilsun2521]

'Deer in headlights' look, lol

[@madant22]

If CM Punk tired heel none of this heat would be on AEW and Punk now. it would be understandable.

[@mrjeremyleblanc]

I love these. 83 Weeks and K100 are the only two podcasts I really enjoy out of the wrestling community, currently

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

Bischoff is the ultimate guest.

[@russellcampbell3500]

Same I never miss konan and disco. I even started to go back from the beginning and start catching up on all the vids I missed.

[@attitudetv92]

@@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL Eric Bitchoff screwed Shannon/Daffney's career in TNA. I don't have respect for him honestly.

[@JakeK3339]

@@attitudetv92 Who?

[@dallas317]

@@attitudetv92 who?

[@segagenesis7708]

CM Punk is FAR, from the first Champion and top star, to deal with leaked stories and varying forms of backstage politics. Sting, Rock, Cena, Reigns, they all went through it. Yet, they were all able to show actual leadership. CM Punk handled this like a complete tool

[@GLPitt1]

Yes. 👍

[@n0m4nic]

Remember when Mikey Whipwreck came out and shot on Stone Cold on air. Or when Gillberg did it to The Rock.

[@karlm641]

Tony is so far out of his depth he’s laughable. That comment about him knowing so much about booking sums it up. He’s had so much smoke blown up him that he’s genuinely deluded about how good his company is… he’s surrounded by yes men and guys milking him for a payday

[@Saddler1944]

Yep, Tony and the people around them have no idea how to attract casual fans to wrestling. In Tony's and his EVP's mind everyone who watches wrestling is online 24/7 reading the Observer and watching 4 to 5 hours of KZbin a day to keep up with all wrestling around the world. Thats who they book for and that's all they will ever have. Impact in its heyday was run the same way and they had about 1.2 million people every week never any more and sometimes a lot less. I expect AEW to follow the same path.

[@lmaoitsmee1812]

@@Saddler1944 Impact wasn’t like that until Hogan came. It was a legit fresh WWE alternative.

[@leelohaskin7941]

@@lmaoitsmee1812 yeah beforehand...

[@Handle_Needs_3_Or_More_Charact]

​@@lmaoitsmee1812 Impact still had a ways to go and there was a chance they could have been a major player then they botched it with Hogan and that was it.

[@Number9_Media1]

I'm gonna save this listen for my lunch break! 😁😁😁😁

[@lesweenmachine]

11:14 I agreed so much that I had my local bar change the channel so I could contribute to the ratings 😂

[@austinmcavany5329]

I think Tony embarrassed himself when he threatened wwe because he “has more money”. Like that matters. Wcw had way more money than Vince and they couldn’t sustain a good product.

[@Xeryoc]

Not to mention WCW had ratings that AEW might be able to barely pull 10% at best. TNT wishes they could pull those numbers again

[@robertrodriguez787]

Problem is PG fans like you fail to see Vince and WWF had Wrestlers that could actually do the jobs and entertain fans unlike the Wrestlers they have now .And better Storylines . That's what Beat WCW Not because of who had more money . fact is like you WWE and Vince are a Joke Right now as Is his doofus son-in-law and his Daughter

[@robertrodriguez787]

@@Xeryoc Well hell maybe they should give AEW to your McDonald's Working ass since you can run it so much better

[@sourabhkarkala343]

@@Xeryoc one thing tony has that wwe had but doesn't have any more is that it's not a public traded company.. Tony should take a page out of the attitude era imo

[@Souleman561]

When business is decided by the reactions of wrestlers, then you don't have a wrestling company

[@ambassadorofthekingdom8896]

Punk didn't talk bad about the company, he only defended himself from false accusations of those who started these amd spread them.

[@neilsun2521]

Yep, he was in a room with all the dirtsheet marks and he decided to unload on all their corny asses.

[@RonJP-pm7jp]

“I’m trying to make 1 million dollar gate on my back”. That can be taken as disrespect. That’s something you probably shouldn’t say in public even if it’s true.

[@ambassadorofthekingdom8896]

@@RonJP-pm7jp and why not? Top guys are judged by their gates & Punk was stating his importance to AEW compared to the no drawing Bucks & Omega!

[@RonJP-pm7jp]

@@ambassadorofthekingdom8896 it can destroy the “TEAM” feel. I can’t see Taker coming out saying something like that. But I get what you’re saying.

[@danlc95]

Eric Bischoff is such a great listen. He is articulate, insightful, and very intelligent. Makes for an entertaining experience.

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

he's one of the greatest podcasters in the world

[@danlc95]

@Keepin' It 100 OFFICIAL - You guys did a GREAT job with matching his level too. Well done.

[@manniking233]

Bryan and Vinny going over WCW Nitro many times in the past for recaps and my listens to them showed me how painstakingly committed Bischoff was to format. Most of what you could roast about their shows was what was done, but not how the show was structured. And if there was a structural error, it would take weeks before it would be repeated. The amount it took for Bischoff to make an engaging show even in 1995 when Hogan was annoying WCW fans and anyone following with cartoonist nonsense is scary. It was systematic and every part of the show felt full of depth and well built. WCW's structure ensured if you had an only part of the show that you wanted see, you would be served with it brilliantly and there'd be something to hook you to stick around. AEW even when they had quality shit does not structure it well, so they grab you at one point and lose you in the next one. I spent Bryan and Vinny Nitro recaps trying to just follow Cruiserweight matches and I always found myself waiting for odd stuff like Ric Flair segments or Haku matches. Tony Khan makes watching AEW a painful, excruciating experience because you are fighting a death match with boredom for most of the night. The nerve of some folks to compare themselves with WCW and throw shots at Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo is gobsmacking and truly annoying. AEW is closer to Herb Abrams' 90s UWF in structure than WCW. And that's me being nice.

[@jeffraines8075]

This is quickly becoming my favorite podcast. Keep up the great work K-Dawg and crew🤘

[@codyjohnson4174]

I’m a big fan of aew, and I agree with Eric bischoff on a lot of things. If there’s anybody you should listen to Tony, it should be the only guy to have beaten Vince McMahon at one point

[@azazaeldevile2506]

If Memphis had Ted Turner, they couldve beat Vince's Cartoony WWF of 95, 96 and 97. Wrestling territories been doing realistic style storylines since 70s. The reality based storyline is what made both WCW and WWF beat each other.

[@shelleyallen6346]

No if other ppl like the evp or anyone else is hired to be a boss they also need to listen to them

[@neilsun2521]

I agree TK should listen to Eric here. But Eric's thing was mainly spending TT's money on WWF talent. Eric was more politician than creative.

[@andrewk7800]

Again Eric Bischoff right on the money. We need him back in the wrestling business

[@Tigerdriver91Academy]

No we don't need him back.

[@andrewk7800]

@@Tigerdriver91Academy Yes we do.

[@teebird6952]

I don't think anyone should put any weight into the "this is still on the AEW KZbin channel" thing. Keep in mind. This is the same company that goes after people for posting botches, only to turn around and post the very same botches they just tried to stop others from putting out there. Nothing they do makes a lick of sense.

[@AcesPlace22]

This is one of my top interviews. Good work

[@unknowniam121]

DI has to be the only person I know to cut himself in a conversation.

[@elkornu8]

This was awesome!!!!!

[@ithinkaboutthings9052]

EB can be interesting to hear. I love his selective memory gimmick.

[@BrandonMobley614]

If this had happened in the mid 90s and Punk was working for Eric Bischoff, not only would Bischoff have fired Punk, he probably would have beat his ass too.

[@tnafan93280]

Chris Jericho is literally helping book Daniel Garcia, he is a big part of that storyline.. At AEW Full Gear it’s going to be Jericho vs Garcia you can see it from a mile away

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

yea Jericho has been more idiotic than anything in AEW. He keeps trying to "make" guys and it never works. His feud with OC was garbage.

[@Mistertbones]

Eric Bischoff got his start doing syndication and promoting spot shows for AWA, and worked his way up to having WCW beat Vince McMahon for a little bit. Tony Khan has all the money in the world, and still struggles.

[@AG-xc5ni]

Bischoff is an expert at being humiliated by talent. 🤣

[@bradgaines]

I love that Kermit the Frog has finally started a podcast.

[@bren7883]

I love how the people who dislike CM punk are trying to make it 100% his fault. Tony should take the majority of the credit for this situation I would reason

[@ithinkaboutthings9052]

A guy like Punk can easily identify a weak “boss” and Tony’s lack of business experience is further exposed.

[@coyote271280]

Disco should either learn how to synthesize his ideas, or run a parallel podcast, same themes, but just by himself, then he can have this one and be an actual host and let everybody else talk while he directs the conversation.

[@thandolwethuthabethe4583]

It’s like he’s Morty from Rick & Morty. “It’s like the internet wrestling fan base is toxic, they attack us. Wam wam wam wam!”

[@falsedemocracy83]

Dynamite Main Event: Dan Garcia vs. Jimmy Utah lol

[@mblair5327]

I watched Dynamite yesterday but I don't know what to look forward to on Rampage or the next Dynamite. If the show mentioned it I don't recall.They don't promote it enough. I know we are getting Mox v Danielson but don't recall when they said it's happening. They need to get my attention better.

[@ronniejdio9411]

I can almost guarantee Excalibur ran through it at 100 miles an hour while going on about 5 other things without slowing down and putting emphasis on upcoming matches. Aew has some issues and I e if the main ones is Excaliburs ineptitude

[@jameswhoever3730]

Konan went deep... crystalized intelligence deep!

[@attitudetv92]

Eric Bischoff will go to Hell for what he did Shannon Spruill/Daffney in TNA in 2010.

[@shawnstarks1743]

Well, that’s Tony Khan’s fault. If he gets ran over. He needs to grow a pair. Having a lot of money, doesn’t make you a man.. He’s a “mark”

[@loooooooongstanding2141]

Tony Khan gave CM Punk absolutely everything that he's ever asked for and it's still not good enough for Punk. That's the kind of guy he is.

[@torymann248]

No he didn't if he did he would've jump to the front of the line which wasn't the case.

[@timmygolden4461]

Punk want Tony to stop the poor booking mess and hire a real booker.

[@loooooooongstanding2141]

@@timmygolden4461 Really? because CM Punk is booking his own storylines

[@timmygolden4461]

@@loooooooongstanding2141 yes, and punk segment are good but the rest of the show sucks.

[@Matt-cr4vv]

Punk comes off as a guy who nothing could ever be good enough. He’s the top of the heap in AEW and making millions and because it isn’t perfect he emasculated his boss in front of everybody. Really puts his WWE complaints into light.

[@amazingredkitty3605]

I'm one of the 400,000 that tuned out.

[@ItwasMenotU1234]

I have to think Punk told Kahn he was injured and was going to say some things to set things off for when he came back knowing he was going to be out. The way Tony sat there letting him run with it he didn’t try to stop him and cut him off. That’s where it got out of hand and Punk said screw it I kno I’m gone for a while.

[@Jukeboxster]

No one except for the most diehard AEW fans are going to care by the time he gets back. People said the same thing with MJF, then when he came back he didn't do anything to capitalize on what he said last. People are going to figure out sooner or later that AEW is just a mess and half the shite they do isn't on purpose or to advance an angle.

[@ItwasMenotU1234]

@@Jukeboxster absolutely agree. I wouldn’t be surprised if knowing he was that hurt and the idea of being able to now sue for an unsafe work environment to get out of his contract isn’t another ploy for big money and no more career.

[@Jukeboxster]

@@ItwasMenotU1234 the worst part is AEW has a fanbase that badly wants everything that they do (even the stuff that's real) to be a part of a storyline, so they don't have to do that much to make those believe, but they can't even do the bare minimum to link one thing to another.

[@ItwasMenotU1234]

@@Jukeboxster agreed

[@DR.64A9]

Is it my turn to talk yet? Holy shit, one person at a time. This is on Disco.

[@ryancreecy9105]

The thing with the rankings that confuses me is this weird they say the rankings reset every year but yet when they pop the rankings up it's the actual wins and losses for like their whole career it's not restarted for the new year they might show their wins and losses streak in the new year but for the most part after that they still show their whole career which is weird just restart it and then do it that way like the way he's doing it now in a couple years they'll be somebody with like $300 or something silly like that it'll just look ridiculous

[@Oh-ffs]

The ranking mean nothing so long as the quality is independent garbage.

[@Xeryoc]

Plus factor in the bloated win/loss from programs no one gives a crap to watch in Dark and Elevation.

[@Michael-hk6dj]

CM Punk is really pissed because he was never the man in WWF/ WWE and he's trying to be the dictator in AEW to compensate for this shortfall. I'm not even going to mention his UFC chronicles.

[@JMFSpike]

Personally, I would have fired everyone involved in the fight. You could just suspend them without pay for awhile as well, but you have to do something otherwise it sends the wrong message. Everyone will start thinking that kind of behavior is okay and incidents like that will continue to happen. But what Tony apparently did is the worst thing you can possibly do, and that is to suspend them *with* pay! That's a freakin' reward, not a punishment!

[@shelleyallen6346]

The elite are the ones that got it they shouldn't be fired punk and ace should be fired

[@JMFSpike]

@@shelleyallen6346 Those two get most of the blame for sure, but The Bucks came banging on CM Punk's door looking for a fight. I might keep Kenny because it looks like he may not have really done anything wrong.

[@Xeryoc]

Personally I wouldnt bat an eye if everyone involved got fired. Maybe we could have actual EVPs trying to run a company instead of PWG 2.0

[@ronniejdio9411]

They let the evps come back and immediately had another back stage brawl between. Sammy and Andrade. Sammy and Eddie had an altercation afterwards as well. Total lack of control

[@ziamarie]

If Corny, Bischoff AND Russo are all saying the same thing about your shows, maybe it's finally time to start listening to them and changing things. But what do i know right? 😂

[@neilsun2521]

Exactly.

[@Mr.Majestic77]

Umm.. Jim Cornette (Smokey Mountain Wrestling) and Jeff Jarrett (TNA "Impact" Wrestling) w/Conrad Thompson have their own podcast.

[@hermonymusofsparta]

Difference is Smokey Mt was never a big deal but the guys Corny dislikes personally, Bischoff, Russo, and Heyman were far more successful as a booker/executive.

[@nathanguffey4204]

@@hermonymusofsparta please tell use how more Successful they were? Write real examples for that option?

[@Tumorcoach]

@@nathanguffey4204 telling me WCW wasn’t bigger than Smokey mountain? I think they were saying no other podcast as booked for major television

[@nathanguffey4204]

@@Tumorcoach Paul didn’t run WCW. Russo book the worst times of WCW and TNA. All of them have been fired from every place that worked expect rosso from WWE. But that’s just a start on comparisons. You still didn’t state how they are more successful?

[@Tumorcoach]

@@nathanguffey4204 are you stupid or can you just not read ? Never said Paul booked WCW was referring to mami not Bischoff. And WCW even in shit phase was more successful than Smokey mountain. Please tell me what drew more money and views ?

[@iggycieplinski2082]

I tried with AEW and was pretty excited that there'd be an alternate to WWE. There's no difference from AEW to WWE other than old announcers vs. young announcers.

[@juicebirdmedia1406]

Sorry dude. I can’t agree. AEW is a breath of fresh air after years of boring WWE

[@shewannaseered]

MLW and Impact are better but they have no real financial backing.

[@postpunkfunk8009]

its also Tony's fault for not putting Punk in check during that scrum. Tony needs to stop being too nice and looking at his employees as friends or viewing them from a fan boy perspective. No one is gonna respect that.

[@bls8959]

Never will happen...he's weak

[@thattimestampguy]

3:16 why does it bug me so much? The lack of respect pisses me off 5:17 2 Poles: AEW Vs WWE, Older vs Younger 7:08 Narrative-Driven Industry 11:33 Lack of filling the viewer in to where the story is 14:46 Lean in to Chris Jericho, William Regal, Jake Roberts. They know. Tap into them. 16:02 What purpose does the record serve? Over the long term it loses its meaning. 17:53 Fantasy Booker, Wrestling Fan. Money Mark. 💰 19:41 Openly Burying Tony Khan 21:14 Humiliated by MJF & CM Punk 22:50 Real Heat that turned into Fantastic TV • Like Primary Politics 26:10 what could CM Punk be fired for? How is MJF not fired?

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

great work!

[@ChaosSkye]

Tony is just too nice and treating everyone like his friends. That's the problem now since there are some wrestlers that will take advantage of that friendship and will treat tk like someone who could they just bully around.

[@smackdowngod]

I’m sure he is a nice guy, but I dont think that it’s he is nice, I think he just wants to fit in with the wrestlers.

[@Oh-ffs]

He's gutless

[@jakedupree7268]

@@smackdowngod that's the problem he isn't a wrestler. He is so post to be a boss but he is like there bitch

[@MattJungleCat]

If I took one shot of whiskey for every FIVE times Disco says "like", I would have alcohol induced brain damage five minutes into this clip...

[@QAZ-OMEN]

I was waiting for this , I wonder if tk views punk as a failure now

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

it's gonna be interesting to see what happens because AEW Dynamite pulled one of the strongest tv ratings ever this week and this is without CM Punk, The Young Bucks, Kenny Omega or even Adam Cole. So Tony Khan now has actual proof that he doesn't need them for AEW to keep their audience.

[@wce05308]

@@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL it also shows their audience isn't growing.

[@timmygolden4461]

No, Punk is not a failure. Tony Khan booking is a faliure.

[@russellcampbell3500]

He should be embarrassed at being spoken to by an employee like that. He needs to grow a pair and step up or this is done, wrestling gig will never go his way

[@QAZ-OMEN]

@@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL honestly the 1st 4 were holding everyone back. Cole had potential maybe stil has potential ( although I dnt like him , he is a heel for me ). Maybe aew should try a reverse macho man / Elizabeth thing and have Cole escort Baker

[@ShivzDotzTV]

Tony should hire both Konnan & Eric behind the scenes the structure can only improve.

[@Faustino__]

I don't disagree with Eric's point about Punk. Though when he said only Hogan & Macho had ever drawn money in the business, it wasn't exactly respectful to a locker room packed with draws. Or mocking Mick Foley winning the belt

[@Superior_uno]

He’s also said he regrets that. Live and learn

[@rondoughhowell6442]

@@Superior_uno after Ric Flair kicked his butt of course he would regret saying stuff like that

[@Ghost-Face420]

@@rondoughhowell6442 why can a guy not just learn out of his mistakes? Everybody does them, including your favorite Wrestler’s

[@theninthheart4736]

@@rondoughhowell6442 flair never kicked anything, and he couldn’t shine Hulk nor Motch’s bootstraps, on his best day. Flair was a fraud. Hulk & Motch WERE pro rasslin post-1982.

[@jbbrolic]

@Captain Charisma yeah, Mick works as a disgusting carnival freak side show attraction because he is willing to do far more harm to himself than his pay would justify. Mankind as the babyface champion was a prelude to the childish stuff we have been getting on PG Raw.

[@goldenserenity2385]

It would be great to see a podcast episode with Bischoff, Russo and Cornette

[@mattdillon7615]

Dude sounds like Kermit

[@brettgranger4781]

In-regards to the first several minutes of this clip - As a teenage fan during the Monday Night Wars, seriously, what a time to be alive. Nothing has come close to matching the energy from that time & I honestly don't think anything ever will.

[@Clubber-Slang]

Take a shot for every Disco "like" and be dead in 6 minutes.

[@Mr.Majestic77]

CM Punk took advantage of the vulnerability of Tony Khan as TK has too many hats he's wearing in AEW. At this stage in CM Punk's career, he should be doing in ring performances on special occasions (like Sting) and should be help Tony khan on the creative side.