Eric Bischoff on Tony Khan
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00:00A lot of the things that I said a year ago, year and a half ago,
00:04some of the things I predicted a year ago, year and a half ago,
00:07are all now coming true.
00:08For example, when I said to Tony Khan,
00:11and this is what started last October or November,
00:13I made a comment, I said, Tony, just shut up and wrestle.
00:15Quit comparing yourself to the WWE.
00:18Quit trying to create this cosplay competition between you and WWE
00:22because that's exactly what it was.
00:24They weren't really competing head to head.
00:25Tony, I think, was trying real hard to recreate that Monday Night War level of excitement.
00:31And I get that.
00:32What I saw happening was Tony was losing the goodwill.
00:35When Tony came out with AEW, the audience wanted AEW to be so successful.
00:40The audience was starving for an alternative to WWE.
00:43But when you start taking pot shots and you start comparing yourself
00:47in a way that's not realistic, the audience sees through that.
00:50Let the audience put you over.
00:52Getting yourself over doesn't mean coming out and telling the world how great you are.
00:55Getting yourself over is getting the audience to do that for you.