Eric Bischoff would love to see this match go down at AEW All In at Wembley Stadium.
Speaking with co-host Jon Alba on Strictly Business, WWE Hall of Famer and former WCW President Eric Bischoff shared his thoughts on CM Punk’s potential return to AEW.
During the conversation, Alba noted that having Punk on the card for AEW All-In at Wembley Stadium seemed like a no-brainer, given his star power. Bischoff agreed, but he described how he believes not booking Punk for the show would make a statement.
He then jokingly suggested that AEW should book a match between CM Punk and Goldberg for the event because it would sell tickets.
“That I agree with, and that will probably be the tipping point for young Tony Khan is because there’s a lot of pressure on Tony. I think Wembley’s gonna be great, with or without Punk. I would prefer, if I was Tony Khan, to do it without Punk because that makes a real statement. Who drew the house? Did AEW draw the house, or did CM Punk draw the house? If I was Tony Khan, strategically, looking forward, I would absolutely not book CM Punk on that show, even though I would know that doing so would ensure more sales. I wouldn’t do. I wouldn’t sell my soul to that piece of garbage. I just wouldn’t do it. I wouldn’t compromise my company. I wouldn’t dilute my leverage as a brand, depending on a guy who, six months ago, absolutely buried my company, while I was sitting right next to him, acting like a petulant 14-year-old piece of garbage. No, I wouldn’t do it, even though I know that putting CM Punk on the card would ensure a much better turnout. Hey, I’ve got an idea. Book CM Punk and Bill Goldberg. You wanna book something that’s gonna sell out Wembley, book that. Bill Goldberg’s last match against CM Punk. Dare you. Grab your balls, TK. Go with it. Dare you,” Bischoff said.
In the same conversation, Bischoff stated that, if he was Tony Khan, he would pay CM Punk off and chalk it up to a learning experience.
Tony Khan previously stated that he was paying attention to Goldberg’s free-agent status.
h/t from Fightful.
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