WWE Hall of Famer Eric Bischoff and AEW president Tony Khan have been taking jabs with each other for a long time now. Although Bischoff started off with a lot of respect for Khan in his heart, he seems to have grown in the opposite direction for a while. In his podcast, Bischoff called out Khan’s achievement as being a ‘joke’.
For the unknown, Hulk Hogan’s heel-turner has been running a podcast called ‘83 Weeks Podcast’. In an episode, fans caught him talking about the AEW President and CEO. What went viral was the fact that he wasn’t talking about him in peace.
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WWE Hall of Famer considers Tony Khan’s achievements a ‘joke’
There are plenty of opportunities for celebrities to score and a lot of awards to win. Tony Khan, the CEO of AEW, also happens to be a booker. He hires people to perform in his promotion. Whether he is the best at this job or not can be subjective. So, when the Wrestling Observer Newsletter named Tony Khan ‘Booker of the Year 2022’, it infuriated Bischoff. Consequently, the WWE legend ended up calling him out for it.
“To suggest that Tony Khan was Booker of the Year, Promoter of the Year when his company damn near imploded last year as a result of the piss poor decisions, immature decisions, and nonsensical decisions that Tony Khan has made last year, is a joke,” said Bischoff in his podcast. It is sure that he wasn’t looking for an alternative when blaming Khan for the mistakes that he made. Bischoff wanted him to own up to his faults rather than accept the title that was given to him. However, the feud between the two seems to have started more than a year ago.
Tony Khan’s increasing competitiveness with WWE
Since he has to stand out from a sports entertainment giant, Khan often finds himself in a lot of competition. In October 2021, Khan mentioned how he absolutely hated one Raw episode and ‘AEW Rampage’ would be a better deal for the fans. When WWE responded by confirming a grand SmackDown episode to clash with Tony Khan’s ‘Rampage’, the president then took to Twitter.
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I saw you’re doing a half hour head-to-head with us. I can’t wait to finally beat your main show head-to-head. It’s been a long time coming. See you next Friday for #AEWRampage on @AEWonTNT!
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) October 9, 2021
Although Bischoff had said a lot of good things about Tony Khan earlier, this “childish” act really upset him. “When he comes out publicly and says these stupid things, he is coming off like a dirt sheet rider,” said the Hall of Famer followed by Khan’s tweet.
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This is where the feud seems to have started and has been known to go on since. This recent addition to the internet war will surely lead on to another update soon.