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Tony Khan Receives Crucial Advice After CM Punk-Jack Perry Wembley Footage Incident: ‘Same Level as Vince McMahon’

Published 04/12/2024, 1:17 PM EDT

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Among others in the business world, Tony Khan has developed a special rivalry with the former WWE employee, Eric Bischoff. Amidst their already heated feud, Bischoff took his criticisms to another level when he learned that Khan wishes to be counted on the same plane as Paul Heyman and Vince McMahon, given his role as the promoter of AEW.

Following this claim, Eric Bischoff sat down in his podcast to talk about why Tony Khan doesn’t deserve to be on the same plane as the other two legends because of certain things that he doesn’t like about him.

Tony Khan receives backlash for his desire

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On his latest podcast, Wise Choices, Eric Bischoff sat down with the footage of CM Punk‘s real-life feud against Jack Perry that led to the WWE legend’s firing from AEW. After reacting to it live, Bischoff arrived at the topic of the CEO of AEW. Revealing that Khan allegedly wishes to be treated the same as Paul Heyman, the WCW legend had a message for his rival.

Eric Bischoff said, “Tony Khan wishes that he was perceived on the same level as Paul Heyman or Vince McMahon, or h*ll, even Eric Bischoff, back in the 90s. That’s okay too, not a thing wrong with that but work your way up, brother.” He further added, “Don’t come out of the ‘chute, taking swings at guys that have been there and done it.

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Bischoff demands his online foe to not drop in and start taking shots at the men who have been in this business for a long time. This is a callback to the time when Tony Khan called out Ted Bundy for not being able to handle WCW well enough. He further added Vince McMahon and himself into the mix too.

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Even before Bischoff started talking, the podcast’s name itself was a callout to the AEW CEO.

Tony Khan’s online rival named a show for him

Recently, the WWE legend parted ways with one of his co-hosts to conclude the show that he used to host together. Under the tweet that Bischoff’s friend wrote to thank him, Tony Khan commented and appreciated them for closing the financial advisory which was of no use according to him. This grabbed the former promoter’s attention. He waited around before striking at the perfect moment.

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Eric Bischoff uploaded a picture of the empty seats at one of the more recent AEW events and revealed that he will be starting a new show, evaluating Tony Khan’s business decisions. This was when he revealed that the new show would be called “Wise Choices”.

What are your thoughts on the rivalry between the two promoters?

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Kaif Ali is a pro wrestling writer at EssentiallySports and a massive WWE enthusiast. Currently pursuing an English degree, Kaif has started his career off strong, having written 1000+ articles at ES. As a huge Dwayne Johnson and John Cena stan, he loves covering their antics both on and off the small screen.
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