Eric Bischoff is disappointed with TNA Wrestling‘s AMC debut.
Speaking on his 83 Weeks podcast, WWE Hall of Famer and former TNA Executive Producer Eric Bischoff shared his thoughts about Thursday Night iMPACT’s big AMC debut. He noted that the show fell flat for him, citing production issues and formatting choices as the main reasons.
“Overall, disappointed because it was such a big opportunity,” Eric Bischoff began. “This is a giant step forward… and anybody that knows me well personally knows that I hate when people miss big opportunities… That’s why I hate it so much, because I know how it feels when you realize that you had a great opportunity and for whatever reason, you didn’t maximize it, and that’s what this felt like to me overall.”
“It’s really production stuff. I’m not even going to address the creative or anything like that, but the production itself was so poor that that’s where I think they missed it. That’s why you’re getting the reaction you’re getting from the audience… Television is nothing but the little details laid out in a way that captures the audience’s imagination and holds on to it. These shots the way the director called them. The ring looks like you could fit it in my kitchen,” Eric Bischoff said.
Eric Bischoff also addressed TNA wrestlers facing visa issues
Speaking further, Eric Bischoff also commented on TNA incorporating Leon Slater and Dani Luna’s real-life visa issues into their storyline. He offered some advice about how to book wrestlers from other countries before reiterating that he was disappointed with the production and formatting.
“I also heard before the show that there were some visa issues. That’s, you know, part of life when you’re dealing with talent from other countries. I will say, if I was just consulting, and somebody asked me to kind of run down and give them a list of things that I would focus on right away. On the admin side, yeah, don’t book people if you don’t have visas in your pocket ready to go… But my bigger issues were really with the format of the show,” Eric Bischoff said. [H/T: WrestlingNews.co]
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