Bischoff in an interview with Action:>“Tony likes to compare himself to me and to WCW, but he hasn’t gotten to the part yet where he’s actually changed the industry or defeated his competition in head-to-head ratings.”>"Tony likes to draw a lot of parallels to himself or WCW or Eric Bischoff, but they’re really not appropriate. And the real reason I’ve been vocal about Tony and AEW, and Tony knows this, I’ve talked about this, is Tony came out on national television and was very disrespectful, in my opinion, to Ted Turner. The guy whose name is still on the door at Turner Broadcasting, where Tony airs his show. And Tony made some ridiculous comment to the effect of, ‘if Ted Turner knew 1% about professional wrestling as I do, WCW would still be around’.”>“It was such a profoundly stupid thing to say that it made me lose respect for Tony. It also indicated to me that Tony doesn’t really understand the business he’s in. Tony has the benefit of having a couple billion dollars behind him. He doesn’t really need to worry about performance from a revenue perspective, because he’s not really accountable to anybody. He’s spending his own money. And he’s got a lot of it to spend.”>“He makes no bones about it. This is his hobby. Some people play golf. Some people have wrestling companies. But to be disrespectful to someone like Ted Turner while you’ve got a show on his network, to me, just told me everything I needed to know about Tony, and look, I’m critical, I want it to succeed, I know people have a hard time believing that. But I’ve been critical because I wanted it to succeed.”
>“I’ve pointed out that they need to actually tell real stories, not cosplay wrestling journalist stories, but actual real stories with real structure, with real stakes, with real arcs to those stories, and real payoffs to those stories. The characters have to be interesting, there needs to be some depth to these characters. They can’t all look like they just showed up at the Jiffy Lube Oil Change Center, so you can change your oil for .95. I mean, you actually have to look like a star for people to perceive you to be a star.”>“So there’s just so many basic, fundamental things that are lacking from the AEW show, which is why, over a year and a half ago, I predicted, with uncanny freaking accuracy, exactly where the ratings for AEW would be today. Over a year and a half ago, I predicted it, and guess what? I’m right on the money. And it’s not because I’m that smart, it’s just because I understand the business, I see the trends, I see what’s missing, and I can tell you within probably 100,000 viewers what the ratings are going to be a year from now.”
>>20412223What did Turner know about wrestling? From my understanding he was just a fan that understood it was cheap programming to throw on that always drew decent rating but had trouble with advertisers.
>>20412485Yeah i dont get the glazing of turner. Just some slop pusher. Fuck him
>>20412223Is tony going to mock and disrespect him after he died just like he did to Hogan?
>>20412485>>20412538Study cagematch some more you fucking ignorant retard
>>20412573He already mocks Ted by pretending to run a successful wrestling show.
>>20412583Fuck off faggot
>>20412583I ain’t never said Turner wasn’t important sugar bugger
>>20412583BBD
>>20412223Oh shut the fuck up, Bischoff. lol Everybody disrespects everybody, no matter who it is or how much money they have. Hiding behind dignity and respect is slimy, when he knows he's said much worse shit.>oop, you can't say something mild about Turner, he's got a billion dollars!Fuck outta heah. kek Same goes for Tony.
>Losing Bitchoffs respectOH NO!!!
>>20412583Nobody gives a shit about him on Cagematch
>>20412583The question is what did he actually KNOW about wrestling. Not how long did he keep it on air. The owner of MTV shaped music for decades, doesn't mean they knew jack shit about music.
>>20412628He knew Hogan was a draw and to pay him which ended up almost killing the WWF, so I think he knows alot. Compare that to a fucking retard like Tony Khan who fires his biggest drawing star and defends a couple of indie faggots who have never drawn a dime
>>20412640>He knew Hogan was a drawSo did 5 year olds in 1987
>>20412223>>20412226Tony is a vile human being. Scratch that. He's not human. He's evil scum who probably had Ted whacked so Daddy could buy Turner Broadcasting and air AEW forever.
>>20412223Bitchoff
>>20412651He knew Hogan was a draw and Hogan was treated as one, whilst Pepsi Phil was not. I think that is OP's point.
>>20412223>TONY KHAN Being Disrespectful To TED TURNER Made Me Lose Respect For Himfunny because bischoff had no respect for him either. bischoff literally stole millions from ted turner and was put in a position he didnt belong in. bischoff didnt understand the business he was in either
>>20412628Him keeping it on aire because he knew despite the national push from Vince, people from the south still wanted to see their guys is proof he had an idea of what he was doing. Most people would've easily sold to the highest bidder, but Ted kept his shit going and paid contracts to guys like Hogan. You think Bischoff post 94 was doing 90% of the shit he claims? WCW was broke as shit, it was Turner that got Hogan and loosed the purse strings because he actually felt like he could compete by then. He also realized that Vince was weak and letting go his top draw for a youth push even though the top guys were still drawing. A lot of that comes from Turner wanting to push more VHS as part of Turner Media. It was a part of his life, but to say he knew something is wrong.
will eric pay tribute to turner like aew and sting just did?
>>20412485>just a fanGood enough for me.
tl;dr: tony is a useless faggot
>>20412223eric is upset againevery day ending in “y”like a boomer ftr bald
>>20414321of course they'll use ted for clicks and do a podcast on him. incredibly predictable behavior. JR probably will too. this death, like most deaths, is another cash cow for Conrad.
>>20412223Wrestling was also Ted's hobby. Let's not pretend he was a master booker. There's a reason why he hired hacks like Bischoff to run the company instead of him.
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>>20412580The only one was sting which is ironic because sting's story telling with his last match and darby allen is probably the only good long term aew story telling too.
>>20416694>the story is that I beat everyone in sloppy, plodding matches where I wrestle at half speedincredible storytelling no wonder Poop Dick is losing their TV deal
>>20416694>>20418025>9 hrs between postsnice necrobump loser
>>20418062you're sat like a faggot guarding Page 1, we know who the loser is
>>20412223fill that bankrupcy form, Eric
>>20412223>RingsideCome on, man
>>20412223all facts no cap
>>20412223Bitchoff disrespected Ted by blowing his money on shitters and giving bloated contracts to his buddies. Also losing the war was peak disrespect, very shameful behavior
>>20418728Many are saying thisSting's rehab cost a shit ton too
>>20412223>Tony likes to compare himself to me and to WCWdoes he though
>>20418728Many things were out of his control (Russo coming in, Sting refusing to get a tan and becoming a druggie, AOL takeover, Owen's death demolishing Bret's motivation, Shitberg ending Bret's career)
>>20418774>Sting's rehab cost a shit ton tooStink cheated on his wife/family - he's a worthless piece of shit I don't give AF that he's a drug addict like Tony Kahn
