Bischoff Loses Respect for Khan Over Ted Turner Remark

Former WCW President and WWE Hall of Famer Eric Bischoff revealed in a recent interview that a single comment by AEW President Tony Khan about media mogul Ted Turner prompted him to lose respect for Khan and become one of his sharpest critics in the professional wrestling industry.

Speaking with Action Network, Bischoff pinpointed a 2021 social media post by Khan as the turning point. In the post, Khan wrote, "Ive never met Ted Turner. Its very possible Ted Turner is smarter than me, but he didnt know 1 of what I know about professional wrestling or WCW would still be on TNT/TBS." Bischoff described the remark as "profoundly stupid" and disrespectful, especially given that AEW's programming airs on networks associated with Turner Broadcasting. "The guy whose name is still on the door at Turner Broadcasting, where Tony airs his show," Bischoff said. "To be disrespectful to someone like Ted Turner while youve got a show on his network, to me, just told me everything I needed to know about Tony."

Bischoff, who led WCW during its peak competition with WWE in the late 1990s, argued that Khan's statement revealed a fundamental misunderstanding of the wrestling business. He noted that...