-- Eric Bischoff appeared live last night on After 83 Weeks with Christy Olson, in a revealing follow-up to his interview with AEW president Tony Khan. Their conversation, which went down on AEW's YouTube channel and is also featured on 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff, lead fans to wonder if Eric has a future with the company. He answered that question and more. Excerpts are below...
Whether Eric hesitated to sit down with Tony after his recent criticism of WCW:
When Conrad [Thompson] reached out to me I said, hell yeah. Why not?! No harm, no foul. It will be fun. And it was fun. But that's the extent of it. There's nothing going on behind the scenes or anything like that.
How his interview with Tony changed Eric's opinion of AEW:
They are far more likely to be successful than I possibly would've given them credit for being, had I not had the opportunity to hear directly from Tony. [It was] not to hear from him and realize how smart he was. There was never any question of that. But hearing his real, genuine passion for the business probably impressed me more than anything.
Does Eric expect AEW to offer him a position?:
I sincerely doubt it. I don't know what they would need me for. They've got a good team. They're doing great. Tony's having a blast producing the show. He's surrounded by a lot of really talented people.
Have the two wrestling honchos stayed in touch?:
I haven't talked to Tony since. I don't expect I will anytime in the near future unless we happen to cross paths, which is very unlikely. No, we just had a conversation.
After having previewed the match with Tony, Eric shares his thoughts on Sonny Kiss vs Cody for the TNT Championship:
I guess because of the quality of work that I had seen him do [I felt] that [Sonny] deserves a shot and stands a good chance of coming out on top. It didn't work out that way, but I loved the match. I loved the finish.
On Cody's future:
I think Cody is probably nearing his peak. I don't think we've seen the best of Cody Rhodes yet. I think we'll get to see Cody evolve as he matures and gains more experience and has more people to work with.
