During his recent chat with Monday Night Raw commentator Corey Graves, WWE Hall Of Famer Eric Bischoff discussed the things he'd like to see more of in professional wrestling. Bischoff also explained a few of the thing's that he'd like to see less of, as well as a dozens of other topics.
Check out a few highlights from the latest episode of After The Bell below.
On the things he would like to see more/less of:
“I think what happens is, people lose sight of what has always worked. What’s the one thing about sports entertainment that has always captivated people? And it’s really hard to pointpoint one thing because it’s different for everybody. But I think across the board, it’s the story. I would love, if there was a way in today’s environment and the sheer volume of things that needs to be produced, there could perhaps be more emphasis on story and less emphasis on the dynamic physical presentation. I think what’s happened with the industry over the years – the last 15, in particular – is that the athleticism has reached a point of being mind-boggling. I see things today, it’s like watching Olympic-quality gymnasts do things that seem to defy physics, and now we’re seeing it within the context of a wrestling match. But I think with the emphasis that’s on the physical presentation, unintentionally, story and character have become de-emphasized. So, I’d like to see that balance shift a little more than it currently is, but part of that is just me. I’ve always loved the story. I’ve never been as excited about the physical presentation as I have been about the story presentation, but I may be in the minority on that one.”
On the importance of mixing up storyline length's:
“Mix it up a little bit. You don’t have a lot of hours of television. You don’t have to produce every single match and every single story and same type of pace. You can have a slow-burn story that takes three months to evolve over the course of a quarter, while you have other short-term stories that are developing underneath, or vice versa so you’re satisfying both audiences. You’re giving them the fast-paced visually dynamic presentation that people seem to be used to because of the way we consume entertainment. But underneath, you can still have a couple of key stories that are slow burns.”
