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Late last month, Bill Goldberg sat down for a podcast discussion covering a range of topics, including his opinion on AEW CEO Tony Khan. During the chat, Goldberg compared Tony Khan to former TNA Wrestling promoter Dixie Carter but declined to get too deep into specifics. Speaking on "Wise Choices," former WCW executive Eric Bischoff was asked about Goldberg's comment, offering his opinion on the comparison between Tony Khan and Dixie Carter.
"There are several similarities that jump out at me right away," Eric Bischoff said. "[Carter] wanted to be the female Vince McMahon so bad."
Eric Bischoff quickly clarified that he didn't mean that as an insult to Dixie Carter, as it's a worthy thing to aspire to. However, he believes that the former TNA Wrestling executive let that desire overshadow her responsibilities of actually running the business.
"I see a lot of that with Tony," Eric Bischoff continued. "Tony wants so badly to be considered a Vince McMahon, in Vince's prime. Or to achieve what Vince did, or Paul Heyman, or probably ever yours truly back in the 90s — to be in that kind of fraternity of major league promoters that had a major impact on the industry. And he's never gonna be that guy — he's gonna be the guy that spent a lot of money in the industry, but he's never gonna have that impact."
The former WCW executive doesn't believe anyone will be able to recreate the kind of success Vince McMahon and Paul Heyman were able to in the 1980s and 1990s. Additionally, Eric Bischoff shared his confidence that AEW won't have the same lasting impression as either "WCW Monday Nitro" or ECW as a whole.
Thank you to "Wise Choices" for the transcription.
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